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ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… With many hardships, violence and struggles that majority of the population had to endure, when change came about South … be hopeful for a better future in…
The appointment of Judges
… Chaskalson, senior counsel and the national director of the Legal Resources Centre, was appointed as President of the Constitutional Court by President…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… From voyages of trade and discovery to colonisation: This section of the grade 10 curriculum was developed in 2009. While much of the content is still…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… first black South African woman to publish a collection of short stories. [i] She was also described as a passionate and invested woman in all subjects of…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred … hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South Africa. The town…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… Fietas was known as the 'Malay location' because most of the people who lived there were 'coloured', 'cape … location' was struck by bubonic plague in 1904,…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
The Origin of People
… are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other … told weird and wonderful stories about…
ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… The triangular flint stone represents a basic tool of survival used by prehistoric ancestors to produce … to make clothing, among others. It symbolizes the…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… task that must be completed in this section (part of the curriculum) New identities: Human Rights for all The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. … Ikhamanga (Strelitzia) plant…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a cultural figure such as Mr. Semenya, an understanding of the social environment in South Africa is essential. The White minority rule of South Africa and…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… 16 Days of Activism is an international awareness-raising campaign … from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… been cultivated from a young age when she had to take care of her siblings, stepping in for her mother who had fallen ill with the Spanish flu of 1918 . As a…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the … Negotiating Process (MPNP) had…
Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius
… Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius …
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
… Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada …
Glossary: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah Kingdom : an area controlled by a particular person … particular thing or idea is important…
Durban listing of mayors
… This list is listed in chronological order, listing mayors of Durban, starting from 1854 to date . Dr. John … Durban listing of mayors …
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… violence against women. In 1975, Anne Mayne, a survivor of both domestic violence and a gang rape, attended the UN International Year of the Women Conference…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the 26th assembly of OAU Heads of State and government …
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… As the driving force behind the creation of the Ko-operatieve Wijn-bouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika, … stability. His idea was in essence that such a body…
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
… During the 1990-1994 period of political liberalisation and negotiations leading to the … Students Organisation (SASCO) continued the tradition of militant…
BiographyKing Sarhili kaHintsa
… Xhosaland before it was fragmented by the consequences of the ‘Cattle Killing Movement’ of 1856-7. The movement was … was the injury of Xhoxho who was of a…
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1960, was President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 … and the value of a “healthy mind in a…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to … people Vukani Bantu! Rise Up…
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE purport to mark the centenary of the founding of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) in 1902, it is actually the Society's ……
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
… , Eastern Cape in October 1942. She was the first born of seven children. After completing her matric she joined a … her seven years in the nunnery, she was…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… Savannah, eventually resulting in the infiltration of several SADF forces and a clash between the South African … conflict. July 1975 FNLA…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… stretched across more than 1.29 million square kilometres of West Africa, encompassing the headwaters of the Senegal and Niger rivers and controlling the…