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ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… 1919. Established by Clements Kadalie , who was originally from Nyasaland (now Malawi), the ICU started out as a trade … in its membership skilled as well as…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… all natives coming away with purchases and take the goods from them'. The women demanded that people stop buying from the white shopkeepers until prices were…
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… From the outset a large number of Indians were employed in … in existence today. Indians were brought were brought out from Madras in 1861 as boatmen which…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo … speaking people, and the spelling of…
ArticleWhen, why and where the first African farmers settled in Southern Africa
… father a certain amount of cattle. Where did they come from? African farmers arrived in southern Africa around 250 AD, which is about 1 000 years ago, from…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… - Door IBALELO - Used to signify a roof timber spanning from post to post, or from roof beam to roof beam, and could mean either a batten, … IFESDIRI - A…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… that South African movement was engineered and controlled from India and the British Indians continually shifted their … Gandhi stated: "A cheque for £250…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… (ANC) Programme of Action . March, Dr A.B. Xuma resigns from the African National Congress (ANC) national Executive … in terms of the Riotous Assemblies Act…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… with hard labour or a fine of £40. He makes a speech from the dock. The Star and Daily Mail report his speech in … Indians. In terms of this Act some…
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
… 7th place at the Sydney Olympics. In 2004 he was omitted from the list of Olympic athletes representing South Africa. …
BiographyOliver Mtukudzi
… the first born in a family of seven siblings. Mtukudzi was from a musical family, as both his parents were singers. This …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… News of his illness spreads and messages of concern came from all over. Dadoo drafts a message, which is sent to all … meeting in Moscow. For the first…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… also bad for the environment. The exhaust fumes that come from cars contain poisonous gases and pollute the air. The most dangerous gas that comes from cars …
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… were tasked with defending the refreshment station from possible attacks from the original inhabitants of the Cape. In 1681 a defence … South Africa also has…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… 1998, two Senegalese and a Mozambican were thrown from a moving train in Johannesburg by a group of individuals returning from a rally organised by a group…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A … “Marxist-Leninist” books; periodicals and journal articles from China,…
BiographySicelo Shiceka
… had beaten him up. He sustained serious head injuries and, from that point, his life, both private and public, began … Bheki Mthethwa after which the bill…
ArticleSouth African History Online and the University of York Collaborative Project
… jointly taught by Professors Attwell and Drew benefited from productive Skype discussions with SAHO researcher Jeeva … gained important insights into the…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… to extract some lessons/reflections for the present from ESKOM’s past. This is especially important in 2022 where … coal – a primary resource for electricity…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… believing that if communists and Jews were driven from the nation, all Germany’s problems will be solved. His … contempt for traditional German law had been…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… of their time defending their territory and their women from their rival gang, the Berliners. They later turned to … They would often travel the trains and…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… of Angola (UNITA). The Angolan government received support from the Soviet Union, Cuba and other liberation movements from the African continent. It was also…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… died of the plague. By soliciting descriptions and maps from German scholars and foreigners, he was able over time to … most decorative and popular of all…
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… eugenics program aimed at weeding 'undesirable' genes from the population. The Holocaust was the consequence of … African constitution. Keep in mind that…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC) office bearers
… you would like to add a name or biography. ANC Presidents from 1912 - present President Period John Langalibalele Dube … - 2007 Jacob Zuma 2007–present ANC…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… G.M. Pitje and Oliver Tambo March, Dr A.B. Xuma resigns from the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) after … The Conference is attended by the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… with Khoi-Khoi, probably due to a misunderstanding arising from barter between the Khoi-Khoi and the Portuguese at the … is wrecked north of the Great Fish…
Tsonga
… the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to … known of their early history. Some…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… 1990s. It is a mixture of a number of different rhythms from marabi of the 1920s, kwela of the 1950s, … have influenced Kwaito. At times the use of styles…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… of many new and different schools. Britain’s withdrawal from Bloemfontein The population grew fast, but conflict in … make the necessary arrangements for…