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ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… After the end of apartheid, as well as the release of political prisoners in the early 90s and the … in 1994, South Africa witnessed the establishment of the…
The Truth (Anti-Segregation Council)
… The Truth (Anti-Segregation Council) …
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt they had been a…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government…
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Application
… Truth & Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Application …
Opening Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Special Debate on the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… Opening Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Special Debate on the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… in South African Literature Hannah Pagan Abstract The social model of disability has recently been adopted by the South African government. This paper…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
… The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far … Dealing with the past and facing the future …
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… The emergence of the Black Consciousness movement that swept across the country in the 1970s can best be explained in the context … by the police under the…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… Popular violence in the decade between 1984 and 1993 is well documented. Existing literature on this brutally violent chapter in the history of the…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale , which opened on … Pik…
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… intersectional story about three Xhosa men that is told in the setting of the mountains of the Eastern Cape during a period of the male … and modernist lens,…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to … inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… In 1975, Peter Johnson, joined the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a … Andreas, one of Peter Johnson’s sisters, approached…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical … Makoma, Nonxuba, Mlambisa and…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… T his feature celebrates Samora Machel and examines the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death and acknowledges the contribution that he made to…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and Makapansgat … the disruption…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut (AHI – in English the Afrikaans Commercial Institute) was formed during WWII to … issues and projects. The institute also took…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… to Biko's inquest, magistrates had declined to examine the interrogation methods used, and had attributed detention … deaths to natural causes, suicides or…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… home library articles & documents NANA SITA: LAST OF THE GANDHIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) Among those who kept the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi alive in South…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) or Dutch East … Company came into being on 20 March 1602 and is seen as the first company that issued shares to…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… years ago (100 BC), life began to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known as the Khoikhoi, arrived, bringing with…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… After actively petitioning the National Convention and being ignored during 1910 and 1911, delegates to the South African Native Convention (SANC) decided to…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had lost the war and peace … The Aftermath of the war …
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… to South African citizens for distinguished service. The service awarded is well above and beyond the ordinary call of duty. It is an award for exceptional…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass … National Conference held at Lobatsi in November last year. The…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH … | BIBLIOGRAPHY Introduction (BACK TO TOP) CHAPTER I: The Establishment of the Indian Community: The…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… Very little is known about the languages of South Africa's San people, as most of these … ancient languages were never recorded. Fortunately, the /Xam…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… On March 28 1658 the Dutch merchant ship the Amersfoort anchored at Table Bay with 174 Angolan slaves in her hold. These slaves constituted the first…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… Bloemfontein is the birth place of the SANNC, which became the ANC in 1923, one of the largest organizations in later … The formation of the SANNC/ANC …