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ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… Campaign of 1952 and the Western Areas Campaign. Some sources site that the reason for these ‘moderate’ successes …
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… of the laws of the land). The reasons cited by many sources for this split are that the PAC promulgated policies …
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…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Glossary
Authoritarian: A system where people are expected to obey all authority and rules, even though some of these rules and regulations may be unfair and cause the…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
South Africa’s Maritime History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel to the East with ease. Before the canal was opened European ships had…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, is a city in the western African country of Mali. Often used as a popular term to describe a distant and mystical place, the city…
ArchiveThe New South African Revolution by Prithiraj Dullay, 03 April 2017
… of S Africa’s massive potential in renewable energy sources, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that the …
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… plenty to keep a look out for especially around the water sources of the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve. The reserve is …
May Day
… struggle. Below are some links to important features and sources on this history. Feature : South Africa's Labour …
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… struggle. Below are some links to important features and sources on this history. …
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Introduction
… place in the region now called South Africa. Although the sources of African history became relatively more abundant in …
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say that the jump of the disease from animals to …
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - The linguistic classification of Kora
… Komaggas and Nababeep, to mention only a few. A number of sources have been suggested for the name Garies, [60] … also contains a near exhaustive collation…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - 1. The linguistic classification of Kora
… Komaggas and Nababeep, to mention only a few. A number of sources have been suggested for the name Garies, [60] … also contains a near exhaustive collation…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
From 10 to 31 October 2011, South Africa will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a massive exercise…
ArticleThe Basotho
In the early 1800’s there was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There were a number of conflicts…
ArticleHistory of Photography in South Africa
A survey of the history of photography in South Africa reveals, broadly, three important eras, colonisation, repression and Apartheid and the democratic…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ago. Several human remains have been…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… looked at changing South Africa (FEDSAW 1955). Though some sources illustrate this identity of motherhood as a strong …
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
At a time when the country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… Doornfontein to Sophiatown and Orlando . The following two sources describe Orlando township: Source 13 We are building …
Christianity
Christianity What do Christians believe? Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. Source: atschool.eduweb.co.uk Christians, Jews and…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… synonymous. By this definition we were all communists. Our sources of information about the Campaign were several - the … Elizabeth and East London. We had…
American Supporters of the Defiance Campaign by George M. Houser
… synonymous. By this definition we were all communists. Our sources of information about the Campaign were several - the … Elizabeth and East London. We had…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
The global pervasiveness of racism and segregation in the 1920s and 1930s During the 1920s and 1930s, there were discriminatory policies in different parts…
The Atlantic slave trade
Causes and results of slavery A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European countries were starting to develop. In America, for instance, which was…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
… the M-plan (the M stands for Mandela, though some PAC sources say it stands for AP Mda), a mode of operation …
Turning Adwa into a global heritage site of Pan-African struggle by Mammo Muchie (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… that African history, civilisation and culture are sources of pride and a fountainhead of European culture. …