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ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… and did not try to control land in the interior. As the colonial trade became more competitive, trading stations grew … of settlement. Colonies of settlement…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… the continent, he calls for a reassessment of the imposed colonial story of South African history: Black living has …
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… a mass meeting is organised mainly by leaders of the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA). July … representatives of the Natal Indian…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… P.S Aiyar a Tamil journalist began a Tamil-English weekly Colonial Indian News. Aiyar's ventures reflected the … as this too lasted for just a few years…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… in customary law can be seen with the 1652 arrival of colonial settlers and their administrations, during the era … the development of law in South Africa…
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… suffered some of the harshest experiences of modern colonial history - first at the hands of the Germany then from South Africa. This German colonial…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… expanding, aggressive and self -confident. In short the colonial history of the Cape of Good Hope from its first …
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… 1884, the German State declared South-West Africa a German colonial territory. The Germans began to take more and more … weakened, the Germans became ever…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… identities, languages and ethnic bonds. During the colonial times, the Dutch East Indian introduced racial … the reproduction of social and economic life…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… Chiefs proved they were willing to be co-opted by the colonial rulers at the expense of their subjects. The … ended in chaos and police officials were…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… in order to undo the oppression which resulted from colonial domination. They also advocate for free education, …
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… 1914 1919 The British government passes the Rowlatt Act in colonial India, indefinitely extending the use of 'emergency …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th … scramble for Africa, this system was replaced by French colonial rule in…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… Cetshwayo's ruled the Zulu nation at a time when British colonial penetration of the South African hinterland was gaining momentum. Successive British…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied … causes of tension was between wanting to be…
Griqua community
… Free State province. The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied … causes of tension was between wanting…
PlaceRwanda
… in World War I Rwanda became absorbed into the Belgian colonial empire as part of a mandate from the League of Nations (later United Nations). The Belgian…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is still seen by many throughout … of his policies were a response to…
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… battle marked Herero resistance against expanding German colonial rule and land grab. The Herero people are pastoral people who store cattle as wealth. Since…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… was in South Africa inthe 1940's, came to the attention of colonial authorities as one of the rising stars of Rhodesia's … African nationalist movements…
PlaceCuylerville
… Thomas WAKEFORD. Settler Handbook Content: No. 33 on the Colonial Department list, led by John Bailie of 7 Manchester … War Claims Commission. Bailie was…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… in cities and mines became one of the only ways to pay colonial taxes and survive. With the hardening of White … War thwarted their hopes © unknown Since…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… in cities and mines became one of the only ways to pay colonial taxes and survive. With the hardening of White … War thwarted their hopes © unknown Since…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… I am interested in the role of NGOs in Africa and pre-colonial and apartheid history of women. I like traveling, … in History at McGill University. My…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… sent him to prison for discipline. He thrice reported to colonial authorities the ill treatment he received from his … was never able to cut itself off from…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the twentieth anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union, 01 July 1974
… the people of Tanzania along the road of independence from colonial domination. The proud banner of independence was … difficulties imposed on the Tanzanian…
Message on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union by O. R. Tambo, July 1974
… the people of Tanzania along the road of independence from colonial domination. The proud banner of independence was … difficulties imposed on the Tanzanian…
BiographyJennifer Davis
… study of the role of foreign capital in South African and colonial development, and her introduction to the Unity …
BiographyDavid Livingstone
David Livingstone was born on 19 March, 1813 in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. His father was a committed Protestant Sunday school teacher and probably…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… just been opened to the fact that the received wisdom from colonial sources could be challenged and the myths, which …