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… Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in Pretoria in 1848 [i] . At the time of his arrival , King Mzilikazi and the southern Ndebele peoples (referred to as Amatebele) had … Pretoria: The Founding of the City …

… A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may still shape what people believe and how they live in society today. The Declaration of the Rights of Man One of the legacies of … The legacy of the French Revolution …

… The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress … The adoption of the Freedom Charter …

… awarded this medal include Chris Barnard who performed the first heart transplant in South Africa. Recent recipients include the gold medal posthumously to Oliver R Tambo and Chief A Luthuli for singular contribution to the liberation struggle. The silver medal has been awarded to …

… The campaign for the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of … Significance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter …

… Resistance to apartheid Umzabalazo - The Freedom Struggle in South Africa Conditions in Rustenburg point to deprivation throughout the segregation and apartheid period. In 1952 Drum magazine's … meetings were not allowed to take place. Testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1997, Dowling …

… The Duration of the strike! …

… Background What is today referred to as the “Ancient Olympic Games”, was a sports festival celebrated in honour of the Greek god Zeus in the town of Olympia. As far as could be … was discovered that sports historians discovered the truth. In this cutting Len Tau told a journalist that back …

… < Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War Issue In … The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… < Menu page < 6. The Moderates' Eclipse | Conclusion > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up … The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned political parties, … people, including Nelson Mandela. On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic … groups at this event. All parties agreed to support the Declaration of Intent, which said that they would begin …

… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and … The Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955 …

… In the 1870s a series of farming associations emerged in the Cape, both in the west and in the east. While both English and Afrikaner … The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond …

… The Constitutional Court is South Africa's highest court on constitutional matters. So its jurisdiction - the scope of its authority to hear cases - is restricted to … with decisions on constitutional matters. Chapter 8 of the final Constitution, entitled "Courts and Administration …

… is detailed and we have broken it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Introduction During the 1980s , the apartheid … The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid …

… In around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Botswana. Their population grew, and spread throughout the Western half of South Africa. They were the first pastoralists in southern Africa, and called …

… The San, the first people in South Africa The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. The San were also known as 'Bushmen', a term … The San …

… Struggles against the Bantu Authorities Act were fought in the Transkei , where the resistance of the peasants culminated in the Pondo revolt … The Transkei …

… Missionaries arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when  Faku , the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed Wesleyan … to establish a mission station within his kingdom. The missionaries were first given land in the west of the … The missionaries …

… The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on … The War …

… South African Constitution of 1996 Republic of South Africa The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values: 1. Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human … The Constitution …

… The Bantustans or homelands, established by the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the Blacks population was moved to prevent … Homelands or the dumping grounds? (Online) available at: … Jeffrey, Robert I. Rotberg, and John Adams. (1978).  The Blacks Homelands of South Africa: The Political and …

… In the early 1800’s there was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There were a number of conflicts between various tribes and, as a result of the Mahlatule famine, some people were even driven to … The Basotho …

… This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to receive this message from the African National Congress: surprised because this is … to stir up racialism. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are a serious and responsible minded body of men …

… The passive resistance campaigns led by MK Gandhi in South Africa had huge consequences not only for the history of the country but also for world history in … Gandhi was forced by the logic of his ‘experiments with truth’ to become a defender of the rights of the oppressed …

… The impact of the collapse of the USSR in 1989 …

… The Cold War was the period of conflict and competition between the capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union, and their respective allies. From … Grade 12 - The impact of the Cold War in forming the world as it was in the 1960s …

… The implications of the freedom charter …

… "The Nature of the Struggle Today." …

… in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the government and employers were shocked, and they responded mainly by giving in to the workers’ demands. Thus began a resurgence of union activity that would culminate in the formation of massive trade union federations that helped …