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BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
… was passed and Judge Cloete sentenced Kondoti : On count one I give you five years; count two – five years; count …
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… absorbed the female population. In more recent times, one tends to think of slavery in terms of the capture of … in principle or in practice." Fortunately…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… The Empire of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at … who became the next King, is considered to have been one of the most…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… friend Nelson Mandela ' and said that South Africa 'was one big jail where the black people were crying for their … sister in Scotland - family members speak…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… begun. Nelson Mandela headed a nascent guerrilla army, one which on 16 December 1961 commenced a campaign of … against colonialism and apartheid South Africa…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… Areas Act put an end to diverse areas and determined where one lived according to race. Each race was allocated its own … practices, perspectives, and…
The National Arts Festival
… office space as well as performance facilities. The NAF is one of the oldest cultural events in South Africa, having run for over 40 years and it has also…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… the new land of "milk and honey" where they believed all one had to do was reach out and pluck food from the trees. … group of men were known as the ' Brain…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… its name from the Nguni tradition of carrying a child on one's back, Imbeleko adopted the motto "carrying the nation," … development. Organisational…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the … 1978: 471). First Pieces of Anti-Terrorism Legislation One of the…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… day after defying the restraint order and sentenced to one year's imprisonment. On August 23, Gandhi was released … as "penance for intolerance shown by…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… death in 1903, his family moved away, leaving behind one of their daughters, Nomatombeni Dina Mahlangu who had in … Unfortunately the history of the Msiza at…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1948 - Press Reports on the Campaign
… of a country should be prevented from moving freely from one province into another within the territorial boundaries … the mass meeting which had been…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… of the Basotho in the 19th Century The Basotho kingdom at one time included what is today part of the Orange Free State … in the area just north of the…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… teaching position at St Cyprians School, in Cape Town, by one of her previous teachers, who was now the current … This made women such as Robb more aware…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of Gordimer’s central focuses in Burger’s Daughter. The … through the novel’s titular Character…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… men, but they equally share with them their sacrifices. One such figure is Zarina Maharaj, a daughter, a sister, a … me as a person? (O’Malley, 2004) Zarina…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Themba’s temporary home and, not long after, his permanent one as well when he died there at the age of 44. At the end, … . His surname has Shangaan origins…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… While the council responded to some of their requests, the one requiring women to carry residential passes remained. On … women until 1954 and reference…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… to males only, there is no specific age for when one should start practicing and generally boys learn the … protection (Ubhoko), this stick long comparing…
ArticleThe San
… art gives us clues about their social and belief systems. One of the most significant pieces of Rock art found in South … protected from the elements, has…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… farm, allowing them to catch each farmer by surprise. Only one farmer is reported to have fought back, a certain Hendrik … Of the 326, 47 were put on trial…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… had branches in the Transvaal, Natal and the Western Cape. One of its achievements was successfully breaking down ethnic …
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… about Lembede is a challenging task for several reasons. One is that we are still faced with significant gaps in our … in the eastern Cape. The Youth League…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… passivity and action, and encourages them both to help one another through apartheid and understand each other's … MK members and others against apartheid to…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… aid societies, were an important example of this. As Leah, one of the characters in Peter Abrahams' novel, Mine Boy, explains: They are all women who sell…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… and mobilise supporters from the wider black community. One such organisation, founded in January 1972 (although some … the Black Consciousness Movement The…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… apparent unity, the SCA was divided into four chapters, one each for Africans and Coloureds, White English speakers … in their home country. They published a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… Perestrelo, Portuguese navigator and cartographer is one of 64 survivors of the crew of 473 who reaches Delagoa Bay on foot, and one of 23 to be ultimately…