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ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… to least 2000 BC. It became a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and … over China. This was the last native…
EventWomen's Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… 251 women and children who died during the Anglo-Boer War 2, mainly in British concentration camps. Many politicians …
ArchiveDemocracy - Christianity
Lilac poster with purple lettering. Notice of Lenten Lectures on 21st Feburary, 7th March and 21st March at Cathedral Place, Saratoga Avenue. List of Agendas…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… trialists, including Chief Luthuli, are discharged. 1 September, In an interview with the New Age, Chief Luthuli … Minister following the death of J.G…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… Motlanthe returned to Alexandra and enrolled in Grade 1 at an Anglican Missionary School. The school was eventually … then stayed at her parents’ home in…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… Department of Bantu Administration. The following year, on 2 July 1952, he married Irene Audrey Thandekile Mzila, a … elections, on 27 April 1994, the IFP…
Article2016 in Review
… part of a total medal tally of 10 including 6 silver and 2 bronze - the highest since re-integration. SEPTEMBER - … africanus, an extinct hominin that lived…
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
… On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we …
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… start at the beginning of 1981 for children entering Grade 1 in selected schools. The pupils would have to continue at …
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrub land, as well…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… delivers his first public address as President of the ANC 1 May, A May Day stay at home is successful in Johannesburg … the huge task of arranging…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… is recognised by the UN for its achievement in building 1.45 millions houses, which have housed 6 million people, in … Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… Labour System Emergence of Classes The South African War 1. Discovery of Gold in the Witwatersrand: During the late … of the World’s gold in the 19th and…
The South African War
The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate (read more). Regardless of who provoked the war,…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… but took part in the 1994 elections obtaining 1.3% of the vote. The PAC continues to exist as an opposition …
EventInternational Day of Peace Vigil is observed
After the United Nations General-Assembly resolution 55/282 of 2001, beginning 2002, 21 September of each year is observed as the International Day of Peace…
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… was bound for Durban, and arrived in this harbour on 1 July 1909. With 211 passengers and crew on board, she left … [sic] wave encounters". Published in…
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
The Canadian government offered a second contingent of troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South…
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
On 27June 1976, Air France Flight 139, en route from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked after a stopover in Athens. The four hijackers were members of the Popular…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… disease that developed from a type of Corona virus. [1] A Corona virus is a virus commonly found in all kinds of … forms that can infect humans (in this…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… Pixley ka Isaka Seme Life Timeline 1881 1 October, Pixley ka Isaka Seme is born in Natal. 1906 Seme …
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… (COSATU) meet the external hierarchy of the ANC in Lusaka. 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the … to the killing of defenceless…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… the National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus] pg 1.| AssataShakur Forums, (n.d.), ‘The Sharpeville Massacre …
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… SADF officers. The register of objectors soon passed the 1 000 mark -- far too many for the state to charge (although …
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… (1995), New Dictionary of South Africa Biography , Volume 1, (HSRC Press, Pretoria), p.138| Switzer, L & Adhikari, M, …
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… evident. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduction of 1.3% was reported. This resulted in an economic growth of only 0.6% in quarter 1, 2014. During the…
EventSouth Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to bring it under communist rule The North Koreans were heavily supported by soldiers from the…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… SAHO website by visiting our online shop here. Endnotes [1] Ibid 115 ↵ [2] Ibid 262 ↵ [3] Ibid 293 ↵ [4] Ibid 30 ↵ …
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… 1989 Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/- National Party 1 039 704 48.2% -4.1% 103 -21 Conservative Party 680 131 31.5% +4.9% 41 … Party 431 444 20.0% +6.0%* 34 …