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Liberation organisations
… UDF The United Democratic Front (UDF) was a non-racial alliance of about 400 national, regional and local organisations. It … launched in Cape Town in 1983,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC and other parties…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… Introduction General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his …
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his …
Afrikaner
… From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle of…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Artefacts in a site known as 'Gemsbok' in the north of the Orange River near present day Oranjemund is dated to this …
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… 1948 May 26 , The National Party (NP) wins election and immediately … measures against Blacks, Indian immigrants and those of mixed race. 1949 October 6 ,…
ArticleWomens Rights
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories …
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Indian education in Natal
… day and evening schools.Á‚ There was a Mr Earl?s school on the Isipingo plantation which was attended by both Natives … September, Lieutenant Governor Keate…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… Introduction In a democratic society, the observance of chieftaincy faces many problems. One of the key issues relates to chieftaincy operating on principles…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… 1984-1990:- The people armed Introduction Numerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the National Party government …
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent … students at various schools regionally…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 16) On Trial State … I could “enjoy” all these facilities but the effects of…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… In the early 1960s the Apartheid government moved swiftly to dislodge numerous … at Boons or Molote. This feature explores the history of Bakwena ba Mogopa,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… By the 1970s a number of leading figures in the ANC were in prison while others were in exile. Those that … the political mobilisation – for instance, the…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… SAYCO was regarded as the most significant youth organization to emerge during the 1980s. Initiated by COSAS , it focused on organizing the … and young…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front deliberated over the negotiation process. During the two days of…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Land restitution is one of the key issues since South Africa achieved democracy in … and as such an overview of what has been achieved since the promulgation…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… 1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes … spent one year at Wits University and became a…
Khoisan Identity
… In his State of the Nation address on 9th February 2012, President Zuma uttered a promise that provisions would be made ‘for the recognition of the Khoi-San…
Turning-point elections in South Africa, 1910 - 2009
… Regular elections have been a feature of South Africa’s political landscape since the establishment of Union of South Africa in 1910. With the adoption of…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter application of existing discriminatory …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The histories of these two organisations are inextricably…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations…