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May 27, 2011

Men of Dynamite

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

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Biography
May 27, 2011

Pambani Jeremiah Mzimba

For his exceptional contribution to and pioneering spirit in the formation of the African independent churches and his r...

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Biography
May 27, 2011

Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo

For her excellent contribution to music and putting South Africa on the international music map with her prolific musica...

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Grade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
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May 27, 2011

Grade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)

This major event came to be known as the Great War which was the first war to be fought along modern industrial lines an...

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Biography
May 27, 2011

Ismail "Tatamkhulu Afrika" Joubert

Author, poet, political activist, World War II prisoner of war, founder member of Al-Jihaad , member of MK.

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Grade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
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May 27, 2011

Grade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860

The industrial Revolution has shaped the societies we live in today and more so in Britain and in Southern Africa. It br...

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Grade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
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May 27, 2011

Grade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century

British arrival and the expanding frontier A frontier marks the edge of a known area, but a frontier is not a formal bo...

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Grade 7 - Term 3: Colonisation of the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries
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May 27, 2011

Grade 7 - Term 3: Colonisation of the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries

The word ‘San’ means ‘people different from ourselves’. The San, who were hunter-gatherers, were the first people to liv...

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Biography
May 27, 2011

Arthur Goldreich

Artist, industrial designer, architect, member of MK, political prisoner and lecturer 

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Human evolution
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May 27, 2011

Human evolution

Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to l...

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Grade 6 - Term 3: Democracy and the Constitution
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May 27, 2011

Grade 6 - Term 3: Democracy and the Constitution

National Symbols since 1994 In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and cultures, but we are all South Africa...

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Grade 6 - Term 4: Medicine through time
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May 27, 2011

Grade 6 - Term 4: Medicine through time

Isangomas and inyangas are the two main types of indigenous or traditional healers in South Africa. Isangomas Isangoma...

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Grade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
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May 27, 2011

Grade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa

Great Zimbabwe  When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political ...

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Grade 6 - Term 1: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
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May 27, 2011

Grade 6 - Term 1: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe

This topic describes the history of the southern African kingdoms of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe with a spe...

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Provincial histories
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May 27, 2011

Provincial histories

In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of South Africa’s different provinces, including each one&...

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