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ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, in the United States of America and Canada resolved that eight hours should …
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… TLSA. Alan Wieder, author of Richard Dudley’s biography, states that Abdurahman admitted in 1934 that the TLSA was …
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… and beyond. It also accelerated the formation of several states, notably those of the Sotho (present-day Lesotho) and …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
… of their constitution and protests. Source D: The United States of America’s Declaration of Independence. Signed on … Through a democratic system, laws to…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP),…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… a loyal subject to Shaka Zulu. In Source C the author states that he does not view Shaka as this “pathological mass … [11] , which reinforces the first line…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… goal to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States within 10 years. In a medical breakthrough, the kidney …
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa By Brij Maharaj 15 Nov 2023 Dr Brij Maharaj is an academic…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… resulted in the passing of 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution . Abolition Resources | CRITICAL …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local conditions…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… toward "realistic" images, had crystallized in the United States during the depression era with the photographers of … and the success of documentary…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… gold to maintain this position. Neighbouring independent states like the Orange Free State and British colonies like …
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… people and coastal towns. These coastal towns or city-states were independent from each other and they sometimes …
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
… gold to maintain this position. Neighbouring independent states like the Orange Free State and British colonies like …
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
Pass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But earlier forms of passes, had in fact been used in various instances…
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… are awarded to Winnie and Nelson Mandela by the United States Ross University Medical School in the Caribbean Named … Awarded the Presidential Medal of…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
The clippings collection built up by the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (Saldru) in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
The term “poor whites” was coined during the 19th century, as the mineral revolution and development of mines forced smaller farmers off their land.[1] This…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… from Britain, France, the USA and West Germany; the Arab states were supplied by the USSR. Despite the presence of the … from Britain, France, the USA and…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history, being a day of commemoration and celebration of the…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… men with multiple partners; Haitian entrants to the United States; present or past abusers of IV drugs; patients with … to be a threat to U.S national…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… have nothing to do with poverty and low wages. He further states that his first duty is to thank the South African … is made. 14-26 June , The second…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… October 1929 (also known as “Black Tuesday”), the United States (US) stock market crashed which initiated the Great …
ArticleShipwrecks in South Africa
Historic shipwrecks are time capsules of their time, they are often untouched for decades, sometimes centuries, until they are discovered. Everything onboard…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… and survival. Writing about this period Alex Hepple states: "It was a struggle of white men, striving for a … South African Senate, used the occasion to…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 Political Legislation Economic Legislation Legislation regarding…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… In the face of this development, she stayed in the United States (US) and married Stokely Carmichael, a Black Panther … struggle progressed. Still others,…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… apartheid.’” When Hallett was offered a job in the United States, he took it. In the 1980s, Hallett worked at the … Amsterdam When Hallett decided to leave…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… Kuhn, Mr. Gordon Winter, and Mr. P.C. Swanepoel. Winter states that he knew of a fellow agent, Keith Wallace, who was … in the war had been entirely…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… United Nations General Assembly makes the request to all states to prevent all cultural, academic, sporting and other …