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ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… a distorted version of "tribal" law, which had governed pre-industrial African society, South African courts …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… (the Transvaal and the Orange Free State) and the British Colonial Powers. One of the causes of this tension was the … as he claimed that he already paid…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… P.S Aiyar a Tamil journalist began a Tamil-English weekly Colonial Indian News. Aiyar's ventures reflected the … as this too lasted for just a few years…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… in customary law can be seen with the 1652 arrival of colonial settlers and their administrations, during the era … the development of law in South Africa…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… a novel primarily concerned with presenting a critique of pre-apartheid South Africa and the way in which it … own actions, disadvantage the black population…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… 1884, the German State declared South-West Africa a German colonial territory. The Germans began to take more and more … weakened, the Germans became ever…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… identities, languages and ethnic bonds. During the colonial times, the Dutch East Indian introduced racial … the reproduction of social and economic life…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… Chiefs proved they were willing to be co-opted by the colonial rulers at the expense of their subjects. The … ended in chaos and police officials were…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… 1950s that this possibility was finally sabotaged. The colonial background The features of the industrial revolution … country. To what extent did…
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… suffered some of the harshest experiences of modern colonial history - first at the hands of the Germany then from South Africa. This German colonial…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
POLITICAL HARASSMENT FAROUK ASVAT was banned by the South African regime between 1973 and 1978; and nominated an Amnesty International "Prisoner of…
PlacePolokwane
… building with a comprehensive collection of exhibits from pre-history to Victorian and modern times. North of the city …
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… in order to undo the oppression which resulted from colonial domination. They also advocate for free education, …
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… 1914 1919 The British government passes the Rowlatt Act in colonial India, indefinitely extending the use of 'emergency …
PlaceEdward Hotel, Durban
… where guests can go to enjoy sun-downers or relaxing pre-dinner drinks. This Durban beach hotel also ensures that …
The Treason Trial: Foreword by Chief Albert Luthuli to a book by Helen Joseph, 1963
… occupy a special place in South African history. That grim pre-dawn raid, deliberately calculated to strike terror into … Nationalist rule over our fair land…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied … causes of tension was between wanting to be…
Griqua community
… Free State province. The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied … causes of tension was between wanting…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… allowed CHAP to connect with the community through the pre-existing informal health care networks. By working with …
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… the Stalinist conception of a 2 stage-revolution in the colonial countries, ie that first there should be a period of … with the local middle and capitalist…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… Cetshwayo's ruled the Zulu nation at a time when British colonial penetration of the South African hinterland was gaining momentum. Successive British…
PlaceFicksburg
… offers cherry tours in season from October to November, pre-booking for visits is essential. Ionia is situated on the …
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… evident today in the stark differences between the colonial-style buildings in the Western side and the bustling … School for Girls: As a private school that…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is still seen by many throughout … of his policies were a response to…
EventHerero people defeat German Forces
… battle marked Herero resistance against expanding German colonial rule and land grab. The Herero people are pastoral people who store cattle as wealth. Since…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… was in South Africa inthe 1940's, came to the attention of colonial authorities as one of the rising stars of Rhodesia's … African nationalist movements…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… in cities and mines became one of the only ways to pay colonial taxes and survive. With the hardening of White … War thwarted their hopes © unknown Since…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… in cities and mines became one of the only ways to pay colonial taxes and survive. With the hardening of White … War thwarted their hopes © unknown Since…
PlaceCuylerville
… Thomas WAKEFORD. Settler Handbook Content: No. 33 on the Colonial Department list, led by John Bailie of 7 Manchester … War Claims Commission. Bailie was…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… just been opened to the fact that the received wisdom from colonial sources could be challenged and the myths, which …