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Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB)
1 June 2017
CAPAB was instituted to promote the performing arts in the Cape Province. Operational costs for CAPAB, the Performing Ar...
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Thupelo (1985)
1 June 2017
The Thupelo workshops were initiated in 1985 in Johannesburg by the South African artist, David Nthubu Koloane, together...
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ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
30 May 2017
The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil “Jomo” Mavuso, a former MK comba...
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Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
25 May 2017
I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in S...
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Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
25 May 2017
Action Kommandant is a story about a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed...
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South African Labour Bulletin
24 May 2017
Blue poster with black lettering, front page of Bulletin. November 1990, Volume 15, Number 4. List of articles. Artwork ...
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The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
15 May 2017
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to for...
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The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
15 May 2017
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to for...
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The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
9 May 2017
Introduction European interest in Zimbabwe can be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian ...
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Grade 12 Teacher Activities
8 May 2017
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Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
8 May 2017
In 1884, at the Berlin Conference, the European powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, excep...
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Assessment task: Fascism and Nazism
8 May 2017
Source: www.dhm.de (Deutsches Historisches Museum) Question 1: Refer to the photographs of Hitler in Source A. These p...
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USA’s application of principles of Darwinism and Eugenics
8 May 2017
This section is under construction, if you have anything to contribute please click here. For a great link on the Soci...
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How did apartheid entrench ideas of race? (under construction)
8 May 2017
This section is under construction, if you have anything to contribute please click here. For a great link on the ...
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Comparison between racial policies of Nazi Germany before 1938 and apartheid laws in South Africa
8 May 2017
The ideas of Social Darwinism also affected South Africa. Because of South Africa's long colonial and apartheid hist...
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