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ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… in South Africa. Historically, South Africa operated on the understanding that prisons were places of punishment … which was mainly executed through forced…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time for the …
ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… Most people credit the abolition of apartheid to many organisations and leaders, such as the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela. It is, however,…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working … and begin…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's Congress…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… As part of the governmental process for transformation of institutions … were merged to form new institutions. In January 2004, the historically Black…
Islam
… Islam What do Muslims believe? This is the Arabic script for Allah.Source: www.webislam.com Muslims … in Arabic and a Muslim is a person who submits his life…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… born in Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal. 1958 Zuma joins the African National Congress (ANC) and through its youth structure the ANC Youth League (ANCYL)…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… educationally, industrially and politically is based upon the protection of a nation founded by ourselves. And the nation can be nowhere else but in Africa…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist movement and other stalwarts of the liberation struggle, such as…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… article was written by Carly Spagnola and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Since the beginning of the struggle of…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Background and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what … it affected people. What…
ArticleDrum Magazine
… The establishment of Drum Magazine in the 1950s, notwithstanding the newly-elected Nationalist Party’s policy of Apartheid, reflected the dynamic changes…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… This article was written by Cait Chapman and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Coloured and Indian women faced harsh…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… When the Dutch settled in South Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology to the African continent. Jan van…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was … Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… Though first publicized as a respected medium for the liberation struggle in 1967, poetry and literary expression had been popularized throughout the 1950s…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… held its first democratic elections in April 1994 and the African National Congress (ANC) won with a majority vote to head the government of national unity…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… The Progressive Federal Party (PFP), successor to the Progressive Party (PP), was formed after a group of liberal members of the United Party (UP), broke…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… 22 June 1946 — The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… Africa for more than 100 000 years. As a matter of fact, the Cradle of Humankind, or what is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is close to Pretoria in…
ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… Where is Great Zimbabwe? The Great Zimbabwe ruins date from the Iron Age and lie between the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers in the Limpopo Province east …
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came … and ship repairs companies also came out on strike…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in … a phenomenon of early British…
Tsonga
… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to the Sabie…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … political rights and independence. While in some…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Pan-Africanism is the belief that people of African descent have common … be unified. Historically, Pan-Africanism has often taken the shape of a political…