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Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… 1997 September, The statue of Steve Biko is defaced twice within a space of three weeks … was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. 2006 February, The…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference on the Alternate…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… Mzilikazi (meaning The Great Road), was a Southern African king who founded the … He was born ca. 1790 near Mkuze, Zululand (now part of South Africa). The…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng , and 60 Kilometres away from the north … Pretoria (Tshwane): The…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact … Reactions to the formation of a…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal … and friends may be able to recall their experiences of that time. Books and…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… The conflict between the British Empire and the Zanzibar Sultanate in 1896 is most … war in recorded history, lasting less than three-quarters of an hour…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran … or sunk offshore after Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. Some of…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… The Bambatha Rebellion claimed the lives of 4000 Zulu and 30 white people and cost the colonial government £740,000. Some of the Zulu died fighting on the…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in motion. These plans culminated…
The oldest forms of human communication
… Some of the oldest forms of human communication include talking or making sounds, … written communication came about when humans realised the need to record…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… 1972 October and December - Strikes at the Durban docks October 1972 - when new wages for … Durban stopped work and demanded a minimum wage equal to the PDL…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist, … means that fought for those who were…
ArticleTimeline of the 2014 general elections
… 2013, South Africa’s first registration weekend for the 2014 National and Provincial elections. 25 November 2013, by this date the number of registered…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Dutch East India Company (VOC) … ships sailing between Europe and India. As a result, ‘the mother city’ is the centre for…
BiographyThabo Motene Marera
… Anchor Orlando North High School. After studying drama at the Natal Technikon he went into film production and worked … About ten years ago, he approached…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people … and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold…
Speech by President Mandela at the launch of the Canadian Friends of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
… Speech by President Mandela at the launch of the Canadian Friends of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the business leadership meeting
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Prime Minister's dinner
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the …
References and links: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… References and links: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century …
BiographyLebo Mathosa
… Lebo Mathosa was born in Daveyton in the East Rand. She began singing at the age of seven in the local church choir. The Mathosa family moved … Mathosa went…
ArticleCommemorating 350 years of the establishment of the first formal school in South Africa
… Commemorating 350 years of the establishment of the first formal school in South Africa …
Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states
… Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states …
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… content This topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and … indicating they were royalty…
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… Munnik (JBM) Hertzog was born in Soetendal Wellington on the 6 th of April 1866. Hertzog was the eighth child of Johannes … of the world's recession, Hertzog…
ArticleKingdoms of southern Africa: Great Zimbabwe
… Where is Great Zimbabwe? The Great Zimbabwe ruins date from the Iron Age and lie … Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers in the Limpopo Province east of the Kalahari…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The African Peoples Organisation and the Teachers League of South Africa
… Like their African counterparts, the organisations of the coloured elite came out strongly in support of the … Responses in South Africa to the outbreak of…
Calendar of major events during the unfolding of total strategy
… Calendar of major events during the unfolding of total strategy …