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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
Background Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
… surrounding BOSS and the Security Police. This week sources within the Commission told me that their …
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV has puzzled scientists ever…
Increase Assistance to Liberation Movements - Statement at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa by O. R. Tambo, Oslo, 11 April 1973
… Mozambique, Angola and Rhodesia comes from South African sources. Even if South Africa were lacking in such … in the hopes of crushing us, we were able to…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… and stories from their history in their own language (oral sources provided much of the material). [151] The novella is …
Pridekit - Enoch Sontonga
… 1929, in Johannesburg. Sontonga died at the age of 32. The sources differ about the year of his death, ranging from 1897 …
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
An Invaluable Historical Source The literature on "life in Sophiatown" by a generation of prose writers, novelists, playwrights and poets is recognized as…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
In 1884, at the Berlin Conference, the European powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, except Liberia and Ethiopia, was under…
ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Reasons: DEIC permanent settlement at the Cape 1652 The DEIC (Dutch East India Company) in the Netherlands was set up in 1602 to trade. In 1647, the Haerlem,…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
Mesopotamia The name Mesopotamia was given to the Middle Eastern civilisation that existed between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers…
ArticleTswana
… and symbols. The Tswana seek medical help from a number of sources, including clinics and hospitals, traditional …
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… However, through a synthesis of primary and secondary sources, including interviews with many resistance …
ArticleSouth African Film
… and sell films, film scripts, ideas for films and to find sources of finance for their film projects (via, for example, …
Islam
Islam What do Muslims believe? This is the Arabic script for Allah.Source: www.webislam.com Muslims believe in a Supreme God that is called Allah in Arabic…
ANC NGC – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Marius Strydom (News24 Voices), 12 October 2015
… its current tax revenue buck before looking for further sources of revenue. I am somewhat cynical when reading about …
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Introduction by Kumi Naidoo
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ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
Important events and systems in European Societies during the 1600’s Robb Schultz, “Europe leading into the 17th century (1600’s)”Image Source The…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… Minneapolis, pp 73-83. End Notes [i] There are conflicting sources saying that he was born on the same day in 1920. The …
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… “for many years a source of difficulty,” and, as of late, sources of the Administration’s distress. On four occasions …
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
OriginsOne of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and its aftermath. The heavy-handed response…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
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?
Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific racism and social Darwinism. Scientific…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the 1960s and the 1980s South Africa was ruled by the National Party. The NP…
Address by Jacob Zuma marking the Commemoration of the International Day of persons with disabilities, during the State visit by President Rupiah Banda of Zambia, 03 December 2010
… because of their disability and have no or limited sources of income. In addition, we established the Ministry …
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… Between Empire and Revolution. p.207. [5] Jstor Primary Sources, Press Release “May Day 1985 – A Message from the CC … May 1985, p.1 (Also available on DISA)…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 Political Legislation Economic Legislation Legislation regarding…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the Zulu were gradually stripped of most of their arable land. There was widespread poverty, made worse…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
Interactive and educational sites for learners and educators: These websites are recommended for use as an extra resource and as an 'activity' tool for the…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
CONTENT West Africa before the European slave trade A map depicting the three most well-known West African Kingdoms. Image source The peoples of West…
ArticlePublic Protest in Democratic South Africa
Since South Africa’s advent to democracy in 1994, public protests either service delivery protest, protest against undemocratic laws or land distribution has…