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Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
South African History Online, the Wits History Workshop, the Department of History at the University of the Free State, the Department of Development Studies…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… of pres John F. Kennedy implemented a sweeping program to further enhance racial equality by appointing …
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… with Abdullah Ibrahim and his band named African Space Program. The partnership between the two allowed them to …
PlaceCabo Verde
… but lived in Guinea-Bissau [xxv] . The PAIGC launched a program of unity between Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, with …
Displacing Hierarchies: Nation and Universities in India and Africa by Amrita Pande, Faisal Garba and Ruchi Chaturvedi
… was laid out in the wake of the structural adjustment program when following the debt crisis of the 1970’s the IMF …
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… they were forming ANC Youth League, that in 1949 had a program of action. After I got married in 1944 to Mr Sisulu I …
PlaceBlinkwater
… A plan supported by the United Nation Development Program was developed to create a hybrid mini grid system to …
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahatma Gandhi to fight discrimination…
ArchiveDemocracy and the Left in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ben Turok interviewed by Carilee Osborne
… a way. However, they are clearly populists without a real program. We don’t really know what they stand for. Like all … a broad left and discuss these…
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
The four murderers of Amy Biehl, American Fullbright exchange student, are granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). They appealed to…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
Introduction Discriminatory, separate and oppressive, these are words that were used to explain South Africa’s Apartheid regime, which officially lasted from…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract …
PlaceOranjezicht
Oranjezicht is a charming suburb located in the heart of Cape Town’s City Bowl, offering a unique blend of natural beauty, vibrant culture, and stylish living…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the SA-USA Business and Finance Forum, Roosevelt Hotel, New York, 23 September 1999
… the positive gains made through the macro stabilisation program and on the trade and industrial development side have …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… and Girl Guides will also take part. A comprehensive program has been drawn up which includes Indian folk dances, …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… them the Civil Works Administration (CWA) - a job creation program. In addition, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) …
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
Before learning about Social Darwinism, it is important to understand Darwinism. Here is a brief summary, but you can read more in the section in Grade 7 Human…
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Short Bio Johann Maree was one of the founders of the Western…
PlaceStellenbosch, Western Cape
… hockey and netball. It also offers a strong cultural program, including a school choir, orchestra, school …
ArticleNational and Provincial Elections - 2024 - South Africa
Introduction President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the new members of the National Executive, for the seventh administration, which includes all the parties…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section…
ArchiveHARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… this organizing was shop steward training via an education program designed to provide relevant information, build … positions existed regarding the…
Eye of the Needle - Preface by Richard Turner
… Africa's white voters to begin putting its calculated program of apartheid into operation, there has seldom been … they are about the injustice of apartheid,…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… was a top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program instituted by the South African government during the … , a former head of the chemical and…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… as the children who had become orphans. In short, a social program commenced which is attributable to the visionary …
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
Gandhi arrived in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1893 to serve as legal counsel to a merchant Dada Abdulla! In June, Dada Abdulla asked him to undertake…
ArchiveMandela’s Democracy by Andrew Nash, 26 June 2013
… was "by no means a blueprint for a socialist state but a program for the unification of various classes and groupings …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 7 - Participatory Democracy for South Africa
… the more technical problems. A large-scale adult education program communicating technical skills and explaining the … and "white" with good. But being black…