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The National Tree
… Real Yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius The Yellowwood family is primeval and has been present in this part of Africa for more than 100 million years. The…
The girl child
… Gender differences manifest themselves in South Africa in the altogether different experiences of boys and girls in schools. A girl's position in the school…
The Children’s Charter
… states that children have special rights which include the right to “special care and assistance”. The United Nations drew up the Convention of the Rights of…
The National Fish
… Galjoen Coracinus capensis The Galjoen is unique to the South African coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is often found in rough surf right next to the…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for … from being a…
The National Animal
… Springbuck / Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Typical of the Springbuck is the 'pronk' (jumping display) which explains its common name. Both sexes have…
The National Bird
… Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisia The elegant Blue Crane stands about one meter high. It is a … head, long legs and elegant wing plumes which sweep to the…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… The Big Debate is a national forum that brings together all … sectors of society, including government, civil society, the private sector, experts, youth,…
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
… The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to reject tribal authorities and … to death for their participation in the…
Speech at the launch of Edupark, the Turfloop foundation and the chancellor's fund
… Speech at the launch of Edupark, the Turfloop foundation and the chancellor's fund …
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A.
… Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. …
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from which 616 South Africans lost … was not a prosecution, but an investigation to get to the truth of what…
Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India
… Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India …
BiographyKrishna Rabilal
… was born on 6 November 1952 to working class parents in the township of Merebank, south of Durban, Natal (now … in both mathematics and physical science. He…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, is a city in the western African country of Mali. Often used as a popular term to describe a distant and mystical place, the…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the British Government called upon the dominions in the British Empire to come to its … Swart, Sandra …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution
… Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution …
Statement at the Symposium on the Survival and Development of Children in the Frontline States and Southern Africa, Harare, March 1-5, 1988
… Director of UNICEF, Dr. Richard Jolly, Comrade Members of the leadership of ZANU (PF) and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Your Royal … reality…
Exhibition: Kathy - the man behind the public figure
… Exhibition: Kathy - the man behind the public figure …
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal
… Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal …
Organize... or Starve! - The history of the SACTU
… Organize... or Starve! - The history of the SACTU …
The Road to Freedom is Via the Cross
… The Road to Freedom is Via the Cross …
The Formation of the Multi-Party Negotiation Process
… The Formation of the Multi-Party Negotiation Process …
A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), "The Colour Bar and the National
… A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), "The Colour Bar and the National …
Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937
… Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937 …
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… Mafika Pascal Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in the town of Verulam, a region predominantly inhabited by … Natal province (now Kwazulu-Natal). His father…
BiographyChris Hani
… Thembisile Chris Hani was born in the rural village of Sabalele, in the Cofimvaba region of the former Transke i. He was the … 1997 Walus and Derby-Lewis…
EventFormer member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu appears before the TRC
… A former member of the Mandela United Football Club, Katiza Cebekhulu, who disappeared on the eve of the 1991 trial in which he was expected to testify,…
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… police Colonel Gideon Nieuwoudt who appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) admitted their role in the 1977 killing of Steve Biko, the…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… 1917 ordinary workers and rank and file soldiers overthrew the Tsarist autocracy that had been in power in Russia since the late 1400s. This became known as…