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South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
… of F W de Klerk, who was also the Deputy President at that time, announced its withdrawal from the GNU. The main reasons … GNU. Serious challenges faced the…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… will make it unique because it will be the first time in the history of our multi-racial nation that its … the same lines as the National Action Council. At…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… set the magazine apart from anything published during it’s time. In order to fight the absence of sex education for … of contraceptives that women had access…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… placed on the agenda of the United Nations for the first time in 1946 by India regarding the treatment of people of … in South Africa. In 1952 apartheid was…
To Change the World ! Is Reason Enough ?, London, August, 1995
… teacher demonstrated the various chemical reactions from time to time while we merely sat and watched. This was not to … It had the right balance of…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… troops got involved directly in the fighting for the first time and rushed reinforcements into the battle. The siege was … large units to the border with…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… were to be held. Political parties were given a specified time to register, and only 19 political parties registered. … Cyril Ramaphosa , the Secretary…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… Christmas shopping in 1953 Image source During Christmas time, the street comes alive with decorative Christmas lights … South Africa participates in the…
First National Consultative Conference: Report on the Strategy and Tactics of the African National Congress, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… Africa. Unending Resistance to White Domination From the time alien rule was imposed there has been - historically … that before an actual beginning can be…
ArchiveLiving in the Interregnum by Nadine Gordimer (The New York Review of Books), 20 January 1983
… city is Johannesburg, the country South Africa, and the time the last years of the colonial era in Africa. It’s … one another and interacting for nearly 350…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… on 22 August 1939, discussed the amalgamation. At the same time a draft constitution was prepared and agreed upon and … to take place on the 27 August 1939. …
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… HISTORY - TERM 1 Topic: Local History Suggested contact time One term/15 hours This content must be integrated with …
Some Personal Recollections of the Free Nelson Mandela Campaign by Mike Terry
… of the Manchester Guardian and the New Statesman at the time, I have no recollection of either his arrest nor indeed … for the new policy mandate which…
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…
PlaceKgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons, where imposing camel thorn…
PlacePofadder, Northern Cape
Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. While pofadder means: 'Puff Adder'-(a type of snake). This town was named not for a…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. During this time, Serote wrote many works that conveyed the suffering and … racism and oppression taking place…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… other chiefs against 'smuggling' weapons. It was at this time that Paul Kruger was appointed a Field Cornet, and he … even if only 30 houses made up the…
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… would be very difficult to implement in a short space of time. For example, how do you provide for the feeding and … of political and worker action against…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… the 2019 elections, Andile Mngxitama’s BLF faces a legal challenge over its election registration due to its explicit … but is contesting elections…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… to the warriors' spears, shields and headdresses. 27 As time passed, interest in "native photography" increased and … the Natives in their primitive state…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… begin anew, as forces allied to South Africa continued to challenge the new regime. The oil-rich province of Cabinda, … Force. Despite the obstacles, they…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Disfranchisement of the Cape Native
… standpoint this was perfectly Christian and at the same time sound economics. The ministers of Queen Victoria thus … have dreamt of going into Union. They…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… Holland and Batavia stayed here for several weeks at a time. During their stay-over, they could enjoy boarding … a lack of organized entertainment in Cape…
Political report by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the African National Congress, 17 June 1985, Kabwe, Zambia
… here, both singly and collectively, a responsibility and a challenge which we must all discharge with all due … had made during the six-day war of 1967. At…
Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, June 1985
… here, both singly and collectively, a responsibility and a challenge which we must all discharge with all due … had made during the six-day war of 1967. At…
Crucial Stage in the Struggle for Liberation of Southern Africa - Statement at the World Conference for Action against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 1977
… later Murtala Muhammed`s heart would bleed for the last time, through fatal wounds opened by the hands of crazed … of the struggle to destroy the apartheid…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… what many imagine is modern. In another place, at another time, he could easily have become a great classical scholar! … concrete situation. It implies that…
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941
… we can to assist our people. Fellow Countrymen, this is a challenge. Shall we not pick up the gauntlet? South Africa, … out their duties. They seem to have…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 2 - Human Models: Christianity and Capitalism
… essentially, on being at the right place at the right time, that is, on being able to place oneself, perhaps, but … and as such should not be sneered at. But…