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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,…
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…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… at Boshoek, a farming area between Rustenburg and Sun City. The doting king feted Moffat. He allowed him to lecture …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… law at the Glen Agricultural College outside the city (1918-1921). From 1921 to 1922 he studied at the …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… at the home of Mr Berkin, the growing village was named D’Urban, after Sir Benjamin D’Urban, then Governor of the Cape, … of the old Town Hall. It was…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… an anomalous position within the politics of the anti-apartheid struggle. He brokered Zulu ethnic nationalism, feeding a measure of credibility into…
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,…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… art to its reception. Reception/perception problematises issues surrounding the discipline of art history and art … and art movements in South Africa and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… the South African Communist Party (SACP) and other anti-apartheid organisations, the suspension of the death sentence … 50 000 people from the steps of the…
PlaceCape Town International Convention Centre
… was formed in 1999 through collaboration between the City of Cape Town, the Provincial Government of the Western … its varied purposes. The complex is right…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre , in … in the space of a few years. The new…
ArticleEOAN Group
… Didi Sydow and Gwen Michaels. Despite the constraints of Apartheid the EOAN Group achieved great heights, however the … move affected the group’s connection…
South African Labour history
… the introduction to Luli Callinicos' book 'Place in the city' We have made links to the various resources within the … It was made up of... read more "Land…
June 17
… had refused to go to work. It was indeed a crisis for the Apartheid government. It was also a serious loss of face in … 300 predominantly white Wits students…
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…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… to the Kingdom of Benin sacks and burns down the city, loots its artworks and artifacts, and exiles the Oba of … the pan-African national anthem in South…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… to the Kingdom of Benin sacks and burns down the city, loots its artworks and artifacts, and exiles the Oba of … the pan-African national anthem in South…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… he represented defendants against South Africa's apartheid government, including the infamous Rivonia Trial of … was a member of the Technical Committee on…
BiographyJabulile Nyawose
… a township south of Durban, designated under the apartheid Group Areas Act for Indians only, to discuss what …
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
… experience with the racially oppressive system of the apartheid government came at the tender age of 14 when he …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… white population of the country. A manifesto outlined how Apartheid would be implemented in practice which was enforced … 65 000 Coloured people from…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… much of it to the murky realm of post-colonial and post-apartheid amnesia." 11 Despite this, it cannot be denied that … year. These were held variously at…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… subjugation building on prior oppression unleashed by the apartheid state to bolster its power, created a situation … wing of the ANC, spearheaded the armed…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… order to rebuild and transform the economy after years of apartheid regime’s economic isolation and financial sanctions … to address and redress the…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong alliance was being forged between … groups and sympathetic whites. As a…
Now You Have Touched the Women - African Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960 by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong alliance was being forged between … groups and sympathetic whites. As a…
EventMartin Luther King, Junior, is born
… stimulated by the arrest of Rosa Parks. Parks boarded a city bus and refused to give up her seat for a white person. … led by the National Party under D.F…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… all major military conflicts from 1820, including the apartheid struggle. The Queen’s Fort Military Museum, in … attacks by local Basotho tribes. This…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Nujoma of Namibia Cape Town, 13 May 1996.
… in the usa and a growing worldwide antagonism towards apartheid - African students began to kick against the … in the cities a school built jointly by…
ArchiveHamba kahle Jennifer Davis 1933-2019
… of majority rule in South Africa and leader in the anti-apartheid movement in the United States, died on October 15 … of entertainers to put pressure on…