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The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… From: A Crime Against Humanity, edited by Max Coleman THE MANY FACES OF APARTHEID REPRESSION Repressive regimes … which control the presence in or movement…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… Chocolates for My Wife (1961), which describes the exiled South African writer and musician’s first two … in London, he recounts being interviewed by a “man…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… Programme Director, Esteemed Members of the Luthuli Museum Council, Comrades, ladies and gentlemen: … and careerists within our ranks. "These are the people…
PlaceDrakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
… "Kahlamba" is an alternative name for the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa. The range is more than 200 kilometres long and combines … of…
PlaceGauteng Province
… The Area of Gauteng Province is small; stretching from Pretoria in the North to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho … Executive or Administrative…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… after 22 years I had spent 45 per cent of my life inside the walls. Now I have been outside the prison again longer than I was behind the walls. Now the ……
PlacePanorama Route, Mpumalanga
… The Panorama Route starts at, Nelspruit where you can go visit the Lowveld Botanical Garden . It moves on to White River … beyond the main Natural…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… Q: Who are the Africanists? A. A simple answer would be that they are the members of the Africanist Movement. But, if one wishes to … we say, steps in the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… An image showing the acculturation of indigenous Australian children by the British officials Image Source Essay Question To what … Jews). This led to Jewish…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… of a famous Herero leader, Robert Grendon is one of the most extraordinary people in South African history. What … almost entirely forgotten. Born to an…
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
… Dullstroom dates back to the 1880’s and was name after its Dutch founder, Wolterus Dull, and the many Rivers found in the Area, hence the suffix- … of the…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… a strategic perspective 25 November 1992 As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The organization was later…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… The Nile river and its influence on settlement The tomb of Tutankhamen Way of life in ancient Egypt The spread of Egypt’s knowledge Together we will learn…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Introduction The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the … &…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British … after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun begins…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… The South African government is divided into three parts: the Executive (the Cabinet), the Legislature (Parliament), and Judiciary …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… on Afrikaner self-determination 23 April 1994 BETWEEN THE FREEDOM FRONT, THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-GOVERNMENT/ NATIONAL PARTY…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung by the fact that people from these agencies do not want their stories…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… On 17 June 1992 the Joe Slovo Informal settlement in Boipatong outside … men from Kwa Madala Hostel in nearby Sebokeng Township. The armed men were…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… Verdict Protests The Silverton and Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson…
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… The ANC in exile issued its first January 8th statement in 1972, the founding date of the ANC. This statement outlined the organisation’s programme …
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… - Timber roof rafter AMAOBA - Enclosed room located in the verandah AMATHURI - Verandah IBADI - Door IBALELO - Used … and could mean either a batten, or a…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's … kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in the…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… Ancient Egypt The ancient Egyptian civilisation grew for thousands of years intact because the Nile River Valley and Mediterranean and Red Sea border kept…
ArticleNdebele
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP ) formed an…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… had always been a question in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In 1956, their question …
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… them an alternative space to articulate their views. The emergence of a number of publications in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century spearheaded…
ArticleWomens Rights
… 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…