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BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
… and Thabane Zulu. As negotiations for the dismantling of Apartheid gathered momentum, political prisoners were …
BiographyLeo Linda Sihlali
… the struggle for education with the struggle against Apartheid. Thus, Sihlali played a role in affiliating Cape …
BiographyZolile Malindi
… an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. When police raided the Congress of the …
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… government appointees, to advise him on matters affecting urban blacks. Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, made an historic … many of the irritating, but not…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… debate on the launching of an armed struggle against the apartheid state. Vandeyar was among the first to agree to … for a selective cultural boycott; the…
Inqaba ya basebenzi
… struggle for national liberation, democracy and socialism. Issues discussed include wage negotiations, improved working … resistance to the repressive…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… It became the major rallying point of the struggle against apartheid. Military Response: Camps in exile The incident … installations and the subsequent…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… the South African regime for perpetuation of the policy of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In … the organisation and made a tribute…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… on 1 December 1985, at the height of the struggle against apartheid. As a federation, it brought together many of the … movement, and the divisions were…
ArchiveLegislation and race relations: a summary of the main South African laws which affect race relations
… others those relating to political rights, Africans in the urban areas, the African Reserves, housing and immorality. … Acts from 1948 to 1971 include, among…
Draft Declaration by ANC, 20 December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
… women and men, workers and business people, rural and urban, young and old, intellectuals and religious … and searching debates on the persistence of the…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… as a weapon can be considered a very natural phenomenon in apartheid South Africa in light of the arguments made for … to believe they are in the Kraal even…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… It was a struggle to survive in the city. Workers' wages did not keep pace with the cost of … not have to carry passes. Thus, in order to survive in the city…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… Mary Fitzgerald Square, the listed starting point in the city for Cosatu's protected national strike. “Sorry guys, the … we know you for who you are. You…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… programme, which included the enactment of new apartheid laws, as well as the stricter application of … to remove Coloureds from the common roll was enacted…
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
… Luthuli House, which accused Mabuza of being an apartheid spy. Mabuza claimed R10 million in damages from …
BiographyMaggie Bopalamo
… She was approached by security policeman to spy on anti-apartheid comrades. She spoke to Bishop Kevin Dowling, and …
Subbiah Moodley
… Free State - OFS (now Free State Province). During the Apartheid era, Indians were not allowed to live in the OFS …
ArchiveD.I.V.I.D.E. And Rule; South Africas Bantust
… poster blue, orange, white; map showing Bantustans; text: Apartheid: 70% of the population are Africans. They are … They have no land at all -- only…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
Letlapa Ngoato Mphahlele was born on 8 December 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History
… population. As a result, most men have to go out into the urban areas to work for most of their lives. But the pass … distinct and also experience the…
Work In Progress
… scene. In September 1977 popular political resistance to apartheid seemed to be waning, although the impetus that 16 … concern with the class nature of…
PlacePotchefstroom
… House and various Churches worth visiting. The Edwardian City Hall, together with that of Krugersdorp , is the oldest existing City Hall, North of the Vaal…
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
… Nature Reserve protects and conserves, one of the City’s- natural Areas with biodiversity and Heritage. The … elements. It is within the growth corridor of…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces the Group Areas Act will be repealed.
… and Indian people were removed to areas outside the urban areas or to remote areas. The announcement was part of … new legislation the government had planned…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… houses with communal showers. Later, Jabavu and then White City were established. There seemed to have been class … was led by Chief John Ndlovu. In the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… an attempt to make the country ungovernable and force the apartheid regime to abandon its oppressive policies. Similar campaigns targeting specific apartheid…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… is opened in ornate Gothic revivalist building opposite City Hall. 2 June, Peace is officially declared 4 August, … boom in the Albany. 28 July, Port…
ArticlePublic Protest in Democratic South Africa
… protests, increased militancy reminiscent of the anti-apartheid struggle days. Since the beginning of 2014 police … had taken place in the informal…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… and the undermining of traditional leadership under the apartheid regime. In 1975, Chief Buthelezi, a very important … the President of South Africa, Jacob…