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ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster…
ArticleThe Causes of World War I
In the years immediately preceding the First World War all the European countries were facing increased political dissent from the growing working class. The…
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
The area, known as the Malay Quarter of Cape Town, nestles against the steep slopes of Signal Hill. It formerly covered a much larger piece of land but this…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
1500-1800 This period is marked by the advent and growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade affecting West Africa, Central and East Africa. On the Southern African…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
Introduction Nationalism refers to an ideology, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It emphasises the collective of a…
Mission Stations - G-H
Mission Stations - G GABAZI, Libode, Cape: No data available GABERONE, Botswana: SPG 1895 GAGA, Cape: GMS GA LEKALEKALE, Transvaal: Bn GA MATLALE,…
Durban Historical & community
Did you know An interesting history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. Inanda was home to three key figures in South African and World history…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
The Nile river and its influence on settlement The tomb of Tutankhamen Way of life in ancient Egypt The spread of Egypt’s knowledge Together we will learn…
PlaceChris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape
The Chris Hani municipal region lies at the heart of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the second largest of the Eastern Cape province, district…
PlaceLangebaan Lagoon
The Langebaan Lagoon is a large salt water lagoon, regarded as a wetland of international importance, protected by the West Coast National Park (formerly…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 10) Time for a Chartist Movement The idea of the Freedom Charter and the…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
PlaceMaluti-a-Phofung Municipality, Free State
The Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Thabo Mofutsanyana District in the Free State Province. It is bordered…
Polokwane the Segregated city
Contents The Segregated City, 1910-1948 The Apartheid City A decade of Turbulence, 1976-86 Ructions within Afrikaner Politics Forced removals in the…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
Q: Who are the Africanists? A. A simple answer would be that they are the members of the Africanist Movement. But, if one wishes to go deeper into the…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, the…
“Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa”, Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December
Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our…
ArticleThe Basotho
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…
PlacePanorama Route, Mpumalanga
The Panorama Route starts at, Nelspruit where you can go visit the Lowveld Botanical Garden. It moves on to White River where you can go play Golf and visit a…
The Afrikaner Bond
The Origins of the Afrikaner Bond The Afrikaner Bond, an Afrikaner political organisation that was effectively the first political party in South Africa, was…
Local Government
When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep region, they brought with them a mindset that was essentially rural and…
PlaceMobeni
Mobeni, is located in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (formerly Port Natal). The largest City of KwaZulu-Natal Province and the chief Port of South Africa. (With the…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
On 12 September 1977, the Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko died while in the custody of security police. The period leading up to his death, beginning…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific racism and social Darwinism. Scientific…
The Detention Weapon
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman A number of observers and students of repression around…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
2009 marked 100 years since Yusuf Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
The industrial Revolution has shaped the societies we live in today and more so in Britain and in Southern Africa. It brought about not only changes in…
PlaceRandjieslaagte Beacon, Parktown, Johannesburg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 February 1965. When Johannesburg was proclaimed in 1886 on the triangular site…
PlaceLetsemeng Local Municipality, Free State Province
The Letsemeng Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the South-Western, Free State Province within the Xhariep District. It is bordered in…