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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…
BiographyPeter Rudolf Gisela Horn
… African poet, who made his mark especially with his anti-Apartheid poetry. During the eighties all his writing in …
BiographyZolile Malindi
… an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. When police raided the Congress of the …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EventJulius Nyerere chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) addresses the ANC in Arusha
… National Congress (ANC) conference in the Tanzanian city of Arusha. Significantly, Arusha is the city where … rule in South Africa and encouraged the…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… storey house in Bird Street that had been donated to the city for use as a museum in the estate of a well-known Port …
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…
ArchiveSouth Africa is coming back: our children
… issued during 1979, International Year of the Child. Issues covered include family life under apartheid, child health under apartheid, child farm labour,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… countries and individuals who were sympathetic to the anti-apartheid cause. Towards the end of the decade, the ANC held … the 300 magisterial districts,…
Article20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014) - Profiles of the Presidents
… for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This … of democracy it is important to…