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The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… nearly 100 000 signatures for the Charter, most of them from the Transvaal. The Freedom Charter was endorsed by the … it was younger, less affluent and more…
ArticleMads Nørgaard
… to Khayelitsha, the inevitable awkwardness that comes from having a foreigner in one's space, is circumvented by … in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain. Mads used…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… the Afrikaners and the British to dislodge African people from their land while consolidating areas of White … accomplished in 1910. However, black people…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… the first time. BP = Before present, calculated backwards from the date AD 1950 4 000 000 BP Australopithecus: … dwelling. Australopithecines roamed the…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… It remained Dutch in character, despite employing men from all over Europe. The colony grew slowly during the … about 1000, of which one sixth were…
Judaism
… Israel In the Bible you can read about the Jews escaping from Egypt and slavery with God's help. This is called the … Israel is seen as the centre of the…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… became a fascist country under Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945. Here you can read about the Nazis rise to … these thousands as one." - J. Noakes…
Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… the mining industry used to employ only unskilled blacks from rural areas. Because of the Group Areas Act mine workers … and unflappability", writes Gevisser…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Cecilia was disgraced and forced to move to Port Elizabeth from Oudtshoorn, a small town in the Western Cape, after her … he was an adult. His mother kept…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 16) On … State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others The change from being a…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… Every child has the right to - a name and a nationality from birth; family care or parental care, or to appropriate alternative care when removed from the…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… it remains a pan-racial organization. 1927 A delegation from the ANC attends the inaugural Congress of the League … in 1927, where ANC members met many anti…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… there were many forms of government in Africa, ranging from powerful empires to decentralised groups of pastoralists … Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… 2012, his public statements had gotten him suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for 5 years. Malema … general secretary, Sindiso Magaqa were…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… launched. 18 March Russians try and divert German troops from Verdun by staging an offensive on the Eastern Front in … days of fierce fighting and heavy…
ArticleInanda Seminary and its Influence on Education in South Africa by Claire Wilt
… teacher at the school was Mary Kelly Edwards, a missionary from Ohio who taught at Inanda Seminary for almost sixty … again’ , and the ‘ war times’ . The…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from small packaging, transport and ship repairs companies … on broader political issues. The first…
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… was representative of the past. Seeking to move away from the past, in May 1998, the newly-instituted President's … Orders. Context South Africa has taken…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… 1. Introduction ↵ The value of history is derived from its obligation to view all factors and clues of the past … its periodical occurrence. By taking in the…
Gallery
… in the liberation and democratisation of our country from 1900-present day. It has been published decade by … developed alongside the struggle for national…
Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC)
… premises in 1986, where all the art departments operated from, including the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, which was … In the late 1980s reductions in state…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… houses. In most cases a man would own a variety of sticks from which a selection would be made by the owner before a … the forest by his father where he…
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… the other races’ (20 May 1944). Mohl kept the school going from 1944 until Sophiatown was demolished.” Location on … Ainslie. The Bill Ainslie Studios was in…
ArticleThe San
… 'clicks', belonged to a totally different language family from those of the Bantu speakers. Broadly speaking, they are … namely the Khoikhoi and San. Many…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… to unite Coloureds against the efforts to remove them from the common voters roll. The SACPO also collaborated with … involved offering Coloureds terms that…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… in 1924, and by 1933 it was producing five copies a year. From 1943 eight editions were published every year. The … member of the TLSA and a school principal…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim … * advising Muslim businessmen in commerce and economics from the Shari 'ah point of view; *…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… sat by the solid waste Stacked up to the sky Eating lime from the quarry There was a crescent moon that night Waving … dead 4. Dyani-Hani: An Era Ends …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… Council that emigration to Natal is prohibited with effect from 1 July. 13 March, The Colonial-Born and Settlers Indian … they form 80% of the population)…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… VR: Good morning. I am Vino Reddy from the Documentation Centre of the University of … That's where I was born. My father was an Indian…