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Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… racism is interpreted in psychologistic terms, and its history and practice are seen as the product of the … ‘The Restructuring of Agrarian Class Relations…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… following year, at their national conference, the activist women's organisation, the Black Sash , passed a resolution … closely with the UDF. Silkscreen…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at war with the Transvaal and British colonial administrations. 1879 The battle of Isandlwana … the Union in 1910 undermines these efforts…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… Union split over issues of rail and customs tariffs. The Colonial Secretary Jan Smuts proposed finding a political … on the franchise and the colour bar…
PlaceSpringfield Convent School, Cape Town
… Convent School is steeped in almost 150 years of cherished history. Springfield is today a leading Independent Catholic … and backgrounds to classes from…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1
… reviewed by Comrade DG Wolton, who stressed the growth of colonial liberation movements and the colonial workers' growing unity with the workers of the home …
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, … numerous awards for her efforts in the advancement of women and for her national development…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… settlement of Johannesburg. Kasturba meets with Indian women about disease prevention and treatment. The “coolie” … 19, M.K. Gandhi accuses the government of…
Submissions & winning projects 2009
… Learners First place: Fairouz West (Western Cape), ‘A history of sport’ Second place: Neo Panane (North West Province), ‘A history of my school’ Third place:…
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
… place among the Hall of Fame elite, Morake went into the history books as one of those who died from injuries he …
PlaceNewlands
… hands thereafter. During the 1860's it was let to the Colonial Government and became a country residence for Cape … of Montebello. These buildings and land…
Document 53 - M. Harmel, “Observations on Certain Aspects of Imperialism in South Africa”, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 3, February 1954
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 53 … those elsewhere-in Africa - and the…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… were very strained. The pro-white policies of the British colonial administrator Alfred Milner engendered considerable … a book about forgotten pages of…
Address to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, 2 May 2002
… that we are, in many ways, one people. Long before the colonial borders were arbitrarily imposed on us, we shared common history, traditions, cultures and…
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
… Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts the history of the Simon’s Town community, past and present, with … moved to "The Residency" in 1982…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… affects the entire subcontinent. Despite joint efforts by Colonial and Republican governments, about 4,5-million cattle … camps, many in the Rustenburg area,…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… Coast, but are defeated by the Portuguese. In a brutal colonial campaign, the Portuguese try to convert people into … Swahili population, and take Zanzibar…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a film focusing on the struggles faced by African-American women in the early 20th Century. [10] Caiphus received an … (2011) Bibliography Anon, 2011. Letta…
References and links: Transport through time
… Berens, P., J. Gurney & Rob SiebÁ¶rger. (1996). Making History Standard 2. Johannesburg: Heinemann. Marneweck, L., R. SiebÁ¶rger & L. Torr. (1995). Making…
A new class struggle
… a sophisticated and active menace to their position in Colonial society, competing for space, place, trade and … "solutions" to their common problems and…
PlaceKhwe Living Museum, Namibia
… with only about 4000 people in Namibia, has a turbulent history, determined by relocation, political restraint and … grass huts around which the pristine way…
PlaceLuderitz, Namibia
… town on the Atlantic Coast in Namibia . It boasts German history, art-deco architecture and excursions to the ghost … are encouraged to walk around and have…
Address on Receiving the Freedom of the City of Kingston Jamaica, 30 June 2003
… of freedom to share with a people their rights, culture, history and residence, with all the glory that goes with … the Atlantic Ocean, are anchored in a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… granted. Many past difficulties are now mere footnotes of history. There can be no equivocation that the majority of … will know there is hope. For this we…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
… as a military Fort for 100 years, incarcerating men, women and even children within its walls. South Africa’s … Four Prison Block, a so-called “Native Prison…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… 40 pounds. Little's first tour victory was in 1976 at the Women's International at Moss Creek, where she made one of the most famous shots in LPGA history. …
National Land Committee
… must benefit the rural poor generally and poor rural women in particular rather than foster class formations Rural … for all especially the historically…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… in rural areas and informal settlements and amongst women. According to the South African constitution , all … policies and programs to alleviate the plight…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… Namibia, organised and united in Swapo, and the Pretoria colonial regime on the other. As the forces of tyranny had in … Silverton. Booysens Sasol and…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the history of different workers charters in South Africa and … Charter was such an important moment in…