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… spent one year at Wits University and became a member of the  Progressive Forum a Trotskyite group which was affiliated to the NEUM. 1944  Raised £1 000 for the famine relief in Bengal 1946 Her political career began …

… In July 1967, the University Christian Movement (UCM) held its founding … with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The congress elected an executive committee of ten people, with Basil Moore as president. The executive included Colin Collins, Winifred Kgware , and …

… The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of … students at various schools regionally and nationally. The body first emerged as the African Student Movement, and was enlarged and renamed, …

… With colonialism, which began in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labour Model.  This was the original model of colonialism brought by the Dutch in 1652, and subsequently exported from the Western …

… land dispossession and segregating South Africa. The Khoikhoi, San and Black Africans under the British and the Afrikaner republics were dislodged from the land. …

… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s organisation. This was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew in others such as Helen …

… South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees …

… Read more on Slavery at the Cape After the establishment of a refreshment station at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck was to ensure a constant supply of …

… organisation called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). The following year its name was changed to the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The organisation had one main aim: to further Afrikaner …

… John Barrow indicates on a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the Witwatersrand or the Magaliesberge. 1852 Gold is found near Krugersdorp. 1853 …

… By 1980, the Black Consciousness organisations were in a gradual … Congress-inspired traditions were also re-emerging. The Johannesburg-based Sunday Post launched a nationwide … Mandela' campaign, with some 1,5-million people signing the petition. The campaign was supported by a wide variety of …

… Great Zimbabwe  When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to Great Zimbabwe and this area took control …

… In the following years, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be … passive deputation, but very little was achieved during the 1920s and 1930s. The ANC continued to criticise the government and called for …

… Awards In 1960, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee made history by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Albert Luthuli in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the non-violent resistance struggle against apartheid in …

… The inclusion in the Bill of Rights of a special section on the rights of the child was an important development for South African …

… 'It would be of little consequence if you people stayed at the fort, but you come right into the interior and select the best land for yourselves ..." - Jan van Riebeeck. …

… Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho) people are concentrated in the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces, with small groups in Namibia and Zambia. While the Sotho people’s history is not directly intertwined with … Bloemfontein, their history had an important influence on the history and development of the Orange Free State …

… The Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure of 1930 The (Amendment) Bill is introduced by Minister of Interior as … who had acquired interests on proclaimed (mining) land. The Industrial Conciliation Act of 1930 Provided for the …

… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received … recognition as equal citizens. South African women -under the social and even legal control of their fathers or …

… (seTswana [language], baTswana [people]) The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. Together the Nguni and Sotho account for the largest percentage of the …

… lands troops in Algoa Bay. Construction begins on the building of Fort Frederick. 1803 Founding of Bethelsdorp. 1804 25 April, Proclamation issued creating the District of Uitenhage. In September the farm of the widow Scheepers was chosen as the site for …

… 16 December 1959  - At the annual  African National Congress  (ANC) conference, … Chief  Albert Luthuli  declared that 1960 would be the "Year of the Pass",  with a nation-wide anti-pass campaign to start on …

… Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Harry Escombe became one of the most prominent White politicians in the Colony of Natal.  …

… This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached Pietermaritzburg by 19 January. A total of 142 people died in the ensuing violence. Among them were 87 Africans, 50 … Meer, I. C. (2006). I Remember - Reminiscences of the Struggle for Liberation and the Role of Indian South …

… 1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the right to vote. 1915 Second general election in which the …

… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. …

… SAYCO was regarded as the most significant youth organization to emerge during the 1980s. Initiated by COSAS , it focused on organizing the non-student youth, unemployed youth and young workers who …

… This article was written by Claire Wilt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … all-girls missionary school, played a pivotal role in the education of Black South African women. Just outside of … a home and place of refuge for its students for 143 years. The school’s powerful core values shape the minds and conduct …

… The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an anti-apartheid body … in 1983, in Mitchells Plain. Steps towards forming the UDF began in the late 1970s, and moved forward when Allan Boesak called …

… Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been … There have been different ways and forms through which the June 16 1976 student uprisings have been commemorated. The Soweto student uprisings have also inspired the … A, K. (2008). Commemoration, memory and monuments in the language of Black liberation: the South African …