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EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
… The newly appointed British High Commissioner for Southern Africa delivers to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his … nation at a time when British colonial…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
… of this great monument; Distinguished guests, Fellow South Africans: On this historic day, June 26th, 2005, the … the Freedom Charter set our country when it…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… dignitaries. It is to be awarded for friendship shown to South Africa. It is therefore an order of peace, co-operation and … bring the friends of South…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… of its task Conference must seek to re-assure the world in general and white South Africa in particular that our struggle is a non-violent one …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… fall from grace of the then President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Thabo Mbeki . Mbeki had been running for the … of the ANC. Susan Booysen refers…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… at the Fish River in the 17th century as one group moved south and the other north. Archaeological evidence, however, … record about150 000 years ago, and…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… colour. Under the direction of the ANC, the Federation of South African Women, which was formed in 1954, and the … had made the journey. Those are the women…
Schlebusch Commission
… Movement (UCM), the Christian Institute of Southern Africa (CI) and the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). The …
Presidential address by Alberth Luthuli to the Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Branch of the African National Congress, 5 July 1956
… otherwise we would be so untrue so disloyal to our dear Africa for too long despised and called a dark continent: A … some Ministers of the Crown still…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Introduction December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa. Today in the new South African it is celebrated as … 16 December to be a public holiday…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
… Ebony. Reproduced with permission.) ...The solution to the South African problem will call for radical reforms, some of … tenants. This is the land that the…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played by women … apartheid. Black women faced three…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th December … it is they [the youth] who have to solve the problem of South Africa …
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… project. The BCM emerged with the formation of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) in 1969 after … the White-led student federation, the National…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the interim … in the land in all constitutional matters…
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
… Republic your Government, which is already notorious the world over for its obnoxious policies, would continue to make … of a sovereign national convention…
Address of the TMF Patron, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occassion of his Installation as Chancellor of the University of South Africa: UNISA Campus, Tshwane, 27 February 2017
… extended to me by the community of the University of South Africa, led by its Council, as it elected me to serve as the … does not feature among the 200 best…
PlaceDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. It's Port is the busiest in South Africa and also one of…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… a descent into institutionalized racism unseen in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership … opposition from the African National…
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian … for political and ethical struggles in other parts of…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
… construct that beleaguers the nationalism playing out in South Africa today. In the latest issue of the Chimurenga Chronic , … alike expected from …
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… The Black Consciousness Movement rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of Gordimer’s central … as responsible for every wrong and…
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
… terror, shut up behind the iron curtain of apartheid South Africa, where every day we have to bury hundreds of black … of that purpose in man's many-sided…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… despite its aim to do so. What is a Customary Marriage? In South Africa a customary marriage is understood as being entered … outline the evolution of…
ArticleThe Nile river and its influence on settlement
… followed by arid desert. The Nile is the biggest river in Africa, and is the result of the joining of three rivers from Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia. It starts…
Bonani Africa 2010 Awards
… Webster, Rosendal High There are many essays in the Bonani Africa 2010 Exhibition that straddles the twin worlds of … extraordinary images they help us see…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… of the 15th century sailors had limited knowledge of the world since they continued to use maps based on the … Western Asia and the Mediterranean, but…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… Carter and Reagan administrations had tried to influence South African governments by working with them discreetly in … of influence in the coming political…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… was appointed to improve the affairs of coloured people in South Africa. The Theron commission (1977) argued that the … good governance in a multicultural…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… marks the beginning of the rise of apartheid. Although South Africa was already a very segregated country, apartheid laws … consumer boycotts erupting on…