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ArticleTransport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
… exceeded 20 000 in the transport sector. In 1986 GWU merged with TGWU. Lydis Kompe became an organiser after …
BiographyColine Williams
Coline Williams was born on 30 May 1967 and grew up in Bonteheuwel, a township in the Western Cape, South Africa. The eldest of three siblings, Coline, her…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
Makhosi “Tholi” Nyoka was born on 3 April 1957 and grew up in KwaMashu, a township north of Durban, where she attended Umzuvele Secondary School. Nyoka was…
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza was born at King Edward Hospital, Umbilo, Durban, in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or…
BiographyStephen Joel Chifunyise
Stephen Joel Chifunyise[i] was born on 21 September 1948 in Nhema, Shurugwi, in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He started school…
Banned SACTU leaders
… Vice- President Heynes, Bennie - Garment Workers Union (GWU) Khunyeli, S - Transvaal Workers Union (TWU) Kukulela, L - HWU Lekoto, M - Garment Workers Union …
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… be organised by the Transport and General Workers Union (T&GWU). Comrade Mashishi became the Transvaal Branch … stood for workers democracy and Socialism…
Document 36 - The first hearing on certification: a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… the 14000 South African Public Service Association. 7. T&GWU MASS ACTION On the march by T&GWU against the privatisation of the public owned passenger … in…
EventHester Elizabeth Cornelius is born
… and branch secretary of the Garment Workers' Union (GWU), was born in Lichtenburg, Transvaal. Hester played an …
EventNotices served on Solly Sachs
… an official of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). The first notice ordered Sachs to relinquish his …
The Sweet Workers’ Union
… – as occurred in the case of the Garment Workers’ Union (GWU) . The solidarity experienced in the SWU strike allowed …
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… organised by the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). He was later arrested as the protest was deemed …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… earning ten rand per 60 hour week, Tariq joined the J&GWU a former affiliate of the banned SA Congress of Trades …
BiographyBheki Cele
Life and Early Career Bhekokwakhe (Bheki) Hamilton Cele was born on 22 April 1952 to Albertina Mtshali and Gillford Cele at uMuzumbe Mission Hospital near…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… George Washington University, [online], Available at www.gwu.edu [Accessed 26 November 2010] Piero Gleigeses, (2002), …
ArticleThe Seriti Commission
Background Terry Crawford-Brown petitioned the Constitutional Court in 2011 to compel former president Jacob Zuma to establish a commission of inquiry into…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
Note: All definitions are acquired through Google’s online English Dictionary. Nationalism: Nationalism is the feeling of belonging to a nation. Nationalism…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
Impact of the 1913 Land Act Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam…
Intersex South Africa (ISSA)
Intersex South Africa (ISSA) is an organization founded in 2010 by late activist Sally Gross. According to ISSA’s manifesto, the goals of their mission include…
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
What is Gender-Based-Violence and who does it affect? Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) is any violent act or action directed at a person on the basis of their…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
Shaka Zulu Legacy Essay questions on Shaka Zulu’s legacy will be asked as 8-mark questions where students have to use sources to answer the question. The…
Article#Am I Next? A Global Question
During September 2019 protests against Gender Based Violence (GBV) peaked after Uyinene Mrwetyana, a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), was brutally…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION In May 1906 smoking habits amongst the ladies…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
In March 2015 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Western Cape, launched a student movement, namely #Rhodes Must Fall which focused on the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
Impact of Slave Trade and Colonisation on Indigenous Societies at the Cape Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper …
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
An example of a reference entry in APA style, highlighting key elements (Author, Date, Title, Source, URL). Mastering such referencing formats is essential for…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
In Kadzamira Modjadji’s MatieMedia newspaper article about Fees Must Fall he quoted students who described the movement as revolutionary since protests against…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
Explain to what extent Stalin succeeded in transforming Russia into a superpower by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after…