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EventThe Rand Revolt breaks out
… deal of support among the poor whites, particularly the Afrikaner. In the subsequent elections a Pact government of …
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… site of many important events, one being the: 'March of Afrikaner Women to the Union Buildings in 1915 ', to ask for …
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
… of the Cape and Natal, symbolising the union between Afrikaner and Briton, at the expense of the black majority. … in politics was elevated by the rulers to…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… Union of South Africa in 1910 Transvaal When the Dutch or Afrikaner Boers left the Cape with the Great Trek, they moved … colony called Natal. The…
PlaceTransvaal Province
The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994. It's now part of the…
PlaceZonnebloem College, Cape Town
… of South Africa in 1910 – where the racially motivated Afrikaner republics lost the Boer War but won the peace …
PlaceBantry Bay, Cape Town
… Bay much sought after and, because of its position, an ideal base from which to explore Cape Town ! Bantry Bay lies … Bay much sought after and, because of…
The Colors of Resistance in Apartheid South Africa: Black Consciousness Poetry and the Racial Elusiveness of Wopko Jensma
… an inclusive “human consciousness” and anticipating the ideal of the “rainbow nation” invoked in South Africa after …
PlacePort Owen Marina, Velddrif
… ranging from studios to one and two bedroom apartments, ideal for families and couples. Each apartment has a fully …
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
… of our culture, the concerts also proved to be an ideal medium to protest against the Apartheid system. At the …
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
… am the perfect nightdress on those hot African nights The ideal attire for household chores I secure babies happily on …
PlacePaarden Eiland
… of the city. It is close to all services and amenities and ideal for motor, home improvements and leisure industries. …
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… of the Indian population live in KwaZulu-Natal. The Afrikaner population is especially concentrated in the …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… of the security, freedom and peaceful co-existence of the Afrikaner volk (people), the Democratic Party (DP) advocated …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… of the South African governments existing before the Afrikaner Nationalist Party came to power in 1948. The main …
Conflict among civic organisations
… was 16 December 1982, a date that was rallying point for Afrikaner nationalists and conversely an important one for …
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… Louis Trichardt, and Potgietersrust were named after Afrikaner leaders. They became, Polokwane, Makhoda, and …
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… The underlying igneous rocks produce a rich, dark soil ideal for sorghum cultivation. Although the area suffers …
PlaceStrandfontein
… high cliffs provide excellent views across the sea ideal for spotting whales during season from the late winter …
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… as far as the future of South Africa is concerned, that Afrikaner and English speaker must understand each other. … the past, that as far as this issue is…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… in 1987 and later banned. Prior to 1994 a group of Afrikaner right-wingers attempted to stage a coup in …
PlacePreller-Rondawels, Pelindaba
… Coert Steynberg and many others became an integral part of Afrikaner History and Culture. Gustav Preller died on 6 …
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… saw the new medium as a threat to Afrikaans, and to the Afrikaner volk, giving undue prominence to English, and …
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
… Union of South Africa was formed bringing together former Afrikaner Republics and the Cape Colony. South Africa was …
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… the significance of the 16 December in both the Afrikaner and liberation struggle traditions and to rename …
Chapter 13. General Strike, 1932
… might impair the chances of his party. Here were masses of Afrikaner women fighting against starvation wages, and the Nationalist Government, the so-called…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… escape the British imperialism. The formation of Union was ideal for the Afrikaners, as shown in a letter from Jan Smuts … them at their own game: Rugby,…
PlaceO.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
The renaming ceremony of the Johannesburg International Airport to O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 27, 2006. Oliver…
EventSeretse Khama is asked to renounce chieftaincy
… South Africa had come under the control of white Afrikaner nationalists in 1948. The British were told that …