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Segregated schools of thought: the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
Various political parties, civil rights groups and columnists support the view that one of South Africa’s foremost socio-economic challenges is overcoming the scarring legacy which the Bantu Education Act of 1953 left on ...
Cousins no more? The 1948 crisis in ties between the Netherlands and Afrikaner nationalists
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
Despite historic Dutch-Afrikaner links, the Netherlands became a leading critic of South Africa’s National Party (NP) government. Many scholars agree that while differences on involvement in World War II hurt ties, the ...
“The British coloureds of Sophiatown”: the case of St. Joseph’s Home for coloured children, 1923-1998
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
During apartheid South Africa (1948-1994), black, coloured, and Indian children did not enjoy the same privileges as their peers of European descent – because of racial discrimination. However, some destitute coloured ...