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Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
… the early distortions in its perspective causÂed by its origins in the organisations of the white workÂing class - … the early distortions in its…
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… sustained interest in black South African history and the origins of political opposition, Native Life was rediscovered …
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… the prestigious Livingstone High School. View Larger Map Origins The first Estates emerged in Claremont in the early …
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… Rustenberg Both Blaauwklippen and Rustenberg trace their origins back to the early 1680s, making them among the oldest …
PlacePort Alfred
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers, was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship entered the Kowie River and the…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… to become Absa, now the largest bank in South Africa. The Origins of Volkskas At the Economic Volkskongress held in …
PlaceAMabele, Eastern Cape Railway Station
Railway Station 14km South-East of Stuterheim on route to Kei Road. The name is of Xhosa origin and refers to the AmaBhele clan.
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 6: militant white workers
Multicoloured poster produced for the Department of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photographs and history of origin of white workers unions. Artwork of…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
January 1976, a group of people with Mosima Sexwale are taken by two cars a Fiat and a Soviet-origin vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a…
ArchiveOur Glorious Heritage - A Dravidian Experience
For some considerable time, the Author has been contemplating a survey of the social, educational, cultural, religious, economic and political development of…
PlaceAbbasas Mountains, Namaqualand
A Mountain Range 150 km from Springbok. The name of Khoikhoi origin and means 'to carry on one's back'; the Mountain looks as though they are carrying each…
ArchiveFacts 2: Covering The Wages Commissions: how they started
Fact sheet giving information about the origin, purpose and activities of the Wages Commissions which had been established on the five campuses affiliated to…
The Sweet Workers’ Union
The Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived Women Workers’ Union, founded by Fanny Klenerman in the mid-1920s, when that…
ArticleSocialism
… of production should be publicly owned and managed. The origins of socialism can be traced back to the writings of …
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
The Moravian Mission Station of Goedverwacht, is nestled between the Piketberg Mountains and is accessed by an excellent tarred road off the R399, between…
PlacePrestwich Memorial and Garden
During excavations for a new residential block in Cape Town in 2003, old bones were uncovered! These were decided to be unmarked graves of slaves, dating from…
PlaceKakamas, Northern Cape
Kakamas is a rather small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. This interesting town was originally built by a church and named after the Khoi…
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
In the heart of the 'Mother City', Golden Acre Shopping Centre has been a key part of everyday life in Cape Town since 1979.This shopping-Centre on the site of…
ArchiveSATUCCs Social Charter
Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of Workers in Southern Africa 1992. Outline of origin of Charter. Green, red, black and white poster. List of demands of…
PlaceAnagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape
Hill 926 m high, situated 18 km North-East of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of Keimoes. The name is of Khoikhoi origin means 'Tree Hill' recorded as such in…
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
Christopher Daluxolo Mpofu (popularly known as Dali Mpofu) is a South African advocate, legal expert, and former African National Congress (ANC) stalwart…
PlaceGrootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
Grootvadersbosch Farm offers a comfortable guest house named; 'Snelsetter', built in 1735, this Historic Homestead is largely maintained in its original state…
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
Positioned beautifully on the mountainside as you go along to Worcestor, is a health resort! This region in the Worcester district is noted for its medicinal…
PlaceBethal
Established in 1880, Bethal is a small farming town, in Mpumalanga. Farming in potatoes, maize, sunflower seeds, sorghum and rye. There is also a large amount…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and…
PlaceUniondale
Uniondale lies adjacent to the Langkloof, which winds its way through the foothills of the of the Tsitsikamma Mountain range in an Area renowned for its scenic…
PlaceGouda, Cape Winelands
Gouda is a little Village just 37 km South of Porterville, at the Western entrance to the Nuwekloof Pass that links Tulbagh to Wellington. "The Town does not…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… world. [2] Tadjo, as an afrocentric writer, balances her origins with the wider world in a way that electrifyingly … the lives of inpiduals throughout Africa…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
A map representing the ‘new’ Union of South Africa of 1956 (The British Cape Colony and the two Boer Republics: The Transvaal and the Orange Free State). …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Source-based Questions
General Tips when answering Source-based Questions: When approaching a source-based question, look at the MARK ALLOCATION of the question. It will…