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The Cape Northern Frontier
… The San © www.safrica.info In the late 17th and early 18th century the Dutch at the Cape Colony only had contact with the … The Cape Northern Frontier …
The Bill of Rights
… The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence … a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes … to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South…
The South African War
… The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate ( read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war,…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… The Ndebele and the apartheid state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform promised…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often … at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his essay ‘ The Impossible Concept: Settler…
The French Revolution Activity
… Working from sources: Activity 1: The Old Order The three men in the picture stand for the three Estates of the Old Order. … The French Revolution Activity …
The Atlantic slave trade
… Causes and results of slavery A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European countries were starting to … of England, there was a demand for many…
The National Arts Festival
… In 1974, an inaugural festival titled the 1820 Settlers National Monument was opened as a memorial to the British immigrants in South Africa. They…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the elections in 1994 the new Parliament -…
ArticleThe House in session
… With the parties and their representatives elected, the Tricameral went into operation and the various houses sat for the first time on 1984. While the … The…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… The first sign of open resistance against payment of the tax came when a magistrate called A.W. Leslie went to collect taxes from the Hlongwa and Cele clans…
ArticleTransport in the air
… Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the…
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
… Project Management: Tinashe Kushata, Aderinsola Adebulehin THE IDEA Insurrections was conceived and initiated by Ari … and Neo Muyanga in 2011, to open a…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism … Symbolism / Design Elements Central…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… The following article is based on an essay from Kees van der … chapter in “Critical Essays on Afrikaans Places of Memory” The term ‘Bantu has gone through…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… The Market Photo workshop is a division of the Market Theatre Foundation. Founded by renowned … and photographic practice to disadvantaged students during…
ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… The order is awarded to South Africans who have made a meaningful contribution to the struggle for democracy, human rights, nation-building, … justice and…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism … Symbolism / Design Elements Central…
BiographyDorothy Adams
… north-east of Cape Town . Wellington had been declared on the farm of Champagne in 1840, and it grew as the result of the wine making industry, tannery and…
The Origin of People
… People are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human … ways do people differ from other animals? Skeletons in the cupboards Have you heard…
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it … of Dr Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF),…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke FOR A PEOPLE … of history which are presented by the herronvolk as truth and…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: … to unite the country in mass action against what was in truth a neo-Nazi regime…
Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address
… Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address …
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament
… Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament …
Turning the Tide: A chapter from The UDF. A history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa
… Turning the Tide: A chapter from The UDF. A history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa …
The Bloemfontein Trade Union Conference and the Industrial Conciliation Act", The Militant Worked, October-November 1945
… The Bloemfontein Trade Union Conference and the Industrial Conciliation Act", The Militant Worked, October-November 1945 …
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… During the period of transition and negotiation in South Africa, the core area of the conflict in the late 1980s was in the … violence. Both a court and the…