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… or as a habit. Pre-historic Something that existed before history was recorded. Prospector Someone who explores an area … Glossary: Local History …

… Early History Few Southern African indigenous groups have so … arrival on the highveld are scarce, and their recorded history only begins with the names of their first two kings, … rural households are currently headed by widowed or single women. If we were to assume that in the 1850s an equivalent …

… equal treatment. This study will examine the legalistic history of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual life in South … should be considered moral. There is evidence that pre-colonial African societies accepted homosexuality on a … that some men even preferred to be with men rather than women. The argument can be made that these men chose to …

… city it is today are so often overlooked. In the light of Women’s Day, on the 59th anniversary of the 9 August 1956 … Munnik in honour of the adroit doctor. Later promoted to Colonial Medical Inspector of the Cape, James enacted … Ann Darvall (27 February 1942 – 3 December 1967) made history as the donor in the world’s first successful heart …

… Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. … Dictionary. s l: Harper Collins. Hoopes J. 1979. Oral History: An Introduction for Students. Chapel Hill: …  [Accessed: 12 January 2015]. ShowMe, (2008/8), “The 1956 Women’s march to the Union Buildings” from ShowMe, 12 …

… the past and how to apply this knowledge to their local history. The lesson ends with a case study of Pretoria and … sources. SAHO has used Pretoria as an example of a local history project, it being the capital of South Africa. The … about the past and present. Further reading - Oral history as a methodology presentation by Mrs FL Mrwebi at the …

… the Third War of Dispossession between the Khoi-San of the colonial authorities 1800 Cape Colony: An official newspaper … AmaXhosa, which includes the indiscriminate shooting of women and other civilians as well as destruction of crops, … This troubled period goes down in official South African history as either the Mfecane (IsiZulu) or Difaqane (SeSotho) …

… ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry … resources within the SAHO site and library to tell the history of Labour in South Africa. Please click on the … ttp://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/governence-projects/labour-history/#8212; …

… the advice of Cape Governor W.A. van der Stel, the Dutch colonial administration annuls its policy of forbidding the … children captive. This is the first record of indigenous women and children being taken captive and forced into … (Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, …

… Postal workers go for unity …

… the University of Cape Town, [vii]  where she studied History and Shona, graduating with a BA in History [viii] . … archive has been pivotal in showing the active role that women played in the Liberation Struggle, in what is now known … space [xxxi] . This reduced the image of women to being colonial wives and middle class philanthropists [xxxii] . …

… the Founding Conference of the Federation of South African Women Johannesburg, 17 April 1954. The Charter expressed the … aims of the newly established Federation of South African Women (FSAW). It was adopted at the inaugural conference and … in the final report of the conference. Preamble: We, the women of South Africa, wives and mothers, working women and …

… The Bantu Women's League was the first women's organisation in South Africa. It was started in 1918 by one of our earliest women activists, Dr Charlotte Maxeke . One of the issues at … Bantu Women’s League …

… In 1973, Natal women formed a federation of Black women after Fatima Meer returned from the USA, where Black American women were moved by the problems faced by Black South African … Black Women’s Federation …

… behind a growing demand of labour that was filled by women who were previously housewives. In South Africa, white … A history of Soweto …

… History of Black women in South Africa …

… of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference … P.S Aiyar a Tamil journalist began a Tamil-English weekly Colonial Indian News. Aiyar's ventures reflected the … the handful of men. Indian Opinion provided a place where women could work as equals and be freed of cultural and …

… Natal is prohibited with effect from 1 July. 13 March, The Colonial-Born and Settlers Indian Association is formed at a … divides land between black and white people.African women resist the imposition of residential passes, organising a passive resistance campaign that left many women jailed. African miners strike at Jagersfontein Diamond …

… The Industrial Revolution and colonial expansion (under construction) …

… S. P. Bunting,'5 The "Colonial" Labour Front, 23 October 1922 …

… not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal citizens. South African women -under the social and even legal control of their … having attempted to rape another woman. Despite the man's history of sexual violence, the police and the prosecutor had …

… started operating, The focus of the tour is on the ‘history of Fietas’ and it is led by former resident Feizel … Nazir Carrim (1990) Fietas, a social history of Pageview 1948-1988 . Published by the ‘Save … Programme’ organizers.|Madumo, L. (2007) " Discover the history of the old Fietas" [online] Available at: …

… and independence. While in some parts of the continent colonial powers reluctantly and grudgingly relinquished … launched protracted struggles against the recalcitrant colonial regimes. Thus, between 1945 and 1965 a significant … of African countries gained independence from European colonial powers. Ghana became the first African country south …

… places we see every day.  We must remember that the full history in South Africa and all over the world has been hidden and distorted.  By writing a history you may uncover information about the past that you … Major events are not the only contributing factors to history and it is important to include the stories and …

… and 'Coloured' people and Tamil people moved in. White women get the vote. This means in effect that the weight of … The first restrictions against the urbanisation of black women are introduced. The official government reasons for … South African Indian Community with the formation of the Colonial Born and Indian Settlers Association. 4 February, …