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EventBattle of Viervoet (Basotho-British war)
… the fertile Caledon River Valley served as a vital area in terms of agriculture for both the British and the Basotho. …
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… the only president in U.S. history to be elected for four terms of office. Despite all the President's efforts and the …
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… by articulating what that freedom would mean in practical terms in various spheres of life in South Africa. The Charter …
ArticlePan-Africanism
… people of the African Diaspora can live. In more general terms, Pan-Africanism is the sentiment that people of African …
After Apartheid - Social Identities in the New South Africa Vol. 1
… Many South Africans are struggling to come to terms with the new conditions in their country, in a world …
EventThe Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out
… However, the Basotho were soon dissatisfied with the terms of the treaty and that led to the third Basotho war. …
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… Transvaal government to surrender and accept the British terms for an end to the war. …
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba's mutilated body is found
According to Coleman (ed.) in A Crime Against Humanity, the mutilated body of Toto Roy Dweba, member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and of the Natal…
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product of this…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… organisations. Both Meer and Singh would serve prison terms during the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance campaign . … the campaign thousands of volunteers…
PlaceMolweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
… investment in roads and bridges. There is a complex mix in terms of both housing and land ownership. The meaning of … improvements, and experienced…
PlaceElandsfontein Phosphate Mine, Hopefield
… demand in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean markets. In terms of competitiveness, (Elandsfontein should enjoy …
PlaceOld Presidency
… Pretorius. They all lived in the dwelling during their terms in office. In 1860, the Volksraad approved plans for a … lifestyle between 1886 and 1899. Learn…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between …
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… elected members and sixty-four ex-officio chiefs who in terms of the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 were employees of …
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… Linnaeus). Governments all over the world agreed to the terms of this convention, including the Union of South …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… and resisted attempts by other members to include such terms as "common citizenship" and "duties and obligations". …
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi calls for National Convention
… the IFP agreed to provisionally register for elections in terms of the Electoral Act. However, the IFP concession was …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… attack came a year after major organisations agreed to the terms laid down in the National Peace Accord. Furthermore, …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… that states that the president can only serve for two terms as the head of state. Mandela felt one term was enough …
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… was brokered by the United Nations (UN). According to the terms of the peace agreement, UNITA pledged to demilitarise …
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
In an interview with the New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special…
EventPiet Retief's Great Trek manifesto is completed
Piet Retief completes the manifesto that sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony. It is published in English in the Graham's Town…
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
… second half of year 3. 3. Components of the violence In terms of HRC categories of components of violence, the … bring this violence to an end? The…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… 400 in the National Assembly and 90 in the senate. In terms of section 68 (1) of the interim constitution, a joint … between the present and the future: a…
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?
… there were no fixed or consistent differences in race in terms of characteristics like physical features. In other … smaller families that they could manage…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
… Development indicators demonstrated slow progress in terms of poverty alleviation and reducing socio-economic … development discourse which defines state …
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… the Natal Act No. 14 of 1859 and we all understand the terms under which we are engaged, wages for the first year to … entered into a treaty with the…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… that it is not only her country that is in a bind in terms of fair governments. She wrote about her experiences … took part during her examinations of the…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… All ‘Africans' living in Pageview are there illegally in terms of the Native Urban Areas Act of 1927 and are removed … a small tract of land proclaimed as an…