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ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… Land dispossession lies at the heart of South Africa’s history and heritage of inequity. The new ANC was created … Massacre. It opened another chapter in…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… marked one of the most important turning points in the history of the organisation's existence up to that time. The … at the Treason Trial in Pretoria. ©…
PlaceClarens, Eastern Free State
… This became a Village and was named Clarens after the History that President Paul Kruger was in voluntary exile for … of Clarens. The uniquely shaped rock…
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… the biggest and most powerful labour organisation in our history. We recognise that battles won in industrial disputes … of our struggle today. We salute…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… the general election of September that year. However, the history of the DP goes back to 1959 when a number of liberal … This organisational history is a…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… the country launched a new struggle to deal with a history of pervasive human rights violations while at the …
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… Because of South Africa's long colonial and apartheid history, the ethnic and racial terms that have been used to …
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… remains one of the worst crimes against humanity in history and is referred to as the Holocaust. The Second World …
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… June 1976, Soweto Youth Riots. Picture: Bailey's African History Archives. The UDF took little notice of township …
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… defiers who began the campaign did so with a sense that history was being made. For the first time Africans and …
Africa and Freedom, 1961
… men whose names and deeds have enriched the pages of human history, men whom future generations will regard as having … own, encompassed some of the…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Introduction
… to all South Africans who care deeply about their history, and take a keen interest in the diverse and … story that either re-wrote or else virtually erased…
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… referred to as the ISL -Jhb) was a turning point in the history of the South African radical movement, firstly … Branch), 23 destined to become one of the…
PlaceLeliefontein
… IN FURTHER READING. The Village is steeped in Wartime History: During the South African War - (also known as the …
PlaceSlave Church Museum
… does not require anentrance fee. The church depicts the history of mission work undertaken by South Africans. It also … of ten illuminated panels, which…
The Storming: Insurrections Ensemble by Dilip Menon, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, June 2017
… about one language, a master language whether connected to history and territory or to the aspiration to universal … arrangement as befits the libretto that…
Communique of the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC, presented by O. R. Tambo at a Press Conference, Lusaka 25 June, 1985
… an occasion will constitute yet another milestone in our history. It is most satisfying, especially in our present … years as we feel our way forward. "In…
Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985
… an occasion will constitute yet another milestone in our history. It is most satisfying, especially in our present … years as we feel our way forward. "In…
Speech on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ANC, Lusaka by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1972
… Turning Point January 8, 1912 marks a turning point in the history of the people of Africa - it signifies the end of an … victory for the oppressed black…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
… Cape Town, I thought we should pay some attention to the history of our people, many of whom lived in this part of our … Bushmen. Many of us, South Africans,…
Introduction - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa epitomizes the history of South Africa itself during the last thirty years, … but I played a leading role in the…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
… Lolonga Lincoln Tali, PhD candidate, Department of History and Political Studies, Nelson Mandela University Gary … Research Associate and Honorary Professor,…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… lines can presently be seen as national borders. “A brief history of European Colonisation in Africa” Berlin Conference … European influence very early on…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… according to these categories, it is impossible to write a history of South Africa without using racial labels. The … well-known today but also played an…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… 8th of January 2012. This is a rare privilege bestowed by history on our leadership, and is an achievement not only for …
PlaceMarket Theatre
… works at the forefront, giving them a rich cultural history. … Accessed on 14 January, 2017)| https://markettheatre.co.za/history/ (Accessed on 14 January,…
PlaceOld Post Office, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… of the original materials. To ensure that this piece of history wasn’t lost, a conservation policy document was also …
PlaceDiep River
… rehearsed here back in 1994 for their world tour - quite a history for one old building. In the lower reaches of Diep …
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… is one of the six sites of the South African Cultural History Museum , and is well known for its unique wall …
PlaceNewlands
… of Montebello. These buildings and land have a colourful history, being the birth place of Ohlssons Brewery and …