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The collapse of apartheid in South Africa - coming together of internal and external pressures
… The collapse of apartheid in South Africa - coming together of internal and external pressures …
BiographySolwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
… was born on 22 May 1922 in KwaZali village, near Alice in the Eastern Cape. His mother, Notyhume, named him Looksmart … Ngudle worked as a malaisha, a loader…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… expeditions between 1497 and 1502. This feature focuses on the first, as it was during this expedition that Vasco da … any claim they make to "owning" the…
Grade 7 - Term 3: Colonisation of the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries
… The word ‘San’ means ‘people different from ourselves’. The San, who were hunter-gatherers, were the first people to … around to find different plant foods…
Declaration of principles adopted at the foundation conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions, on 5 march 1955, and included as a preamble to its constitution
… Declaration of principles adopted at the foundation conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions, on 5 march 1955, …
Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President
… Nelson Mandela's address to the people of Cape Town, Grand Parade, on the occasion of his inauguration as State President …
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 … returned to their…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg area. … line…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… Percy Fitzpatrick was born in King Williams Town. He was the eldest son of James Coleman Fitzpatrick and Jenny Fitzgerald, both of … mother and sister…
Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address
… Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address …
Turning the Tide: A chapter from The UDF. A history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa
… Turning the Tide: A chapter from The UDF. A history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa …
ArticleList of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860
… List of the first Indian indentured labourers arriving in South … List of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860 …
EventThe governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, opens the Graaff-Reinet-Middelburg railway line
… Africa in May 1897. In South Africa he became governor of the Cape. The cape was under British rule, as opposed to … led by State President Paul Kruger…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… Vavi has four brothers and seven sisters. He is the 10th child in a family of 12. Until he was baptised, he did not know the date of his … started in 1984…
BiographyArthur Nuthall Fula
… Transvaal Province (now Gauteng). He attended the Siemert School for Coloureds before going to the … his primary school teacher’s diploma. From the age of 17…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Alusaf Hillside Smelter
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Alusaf Hillside Smelter …
Presidential Address to the 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress
… Presidential Address to the 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress …
Response by President Nelson Mandela to the 1994 Peace Lecture of the WCRP
… Response by President Nelson Mandela to the 1994 Peace Lecture of the WCRP …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church
… Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church …
Nelson Mandela's closing address to the 48th National conference of the ANC
… Nelson Mandela's closing address to the 48th National conference of the ANC …
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates among historians about their … Popular struggles in the early…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the State of Emergency (SOE). In periods when the government…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
… The Black Consciousness philosophy gained most of its support in the secondary schools and universities. The role played by … Black Consciousness and 16 June…
Opening address by CDE Nelson Mandela on the occassion of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national capacity for Economic Research and Policy formulation
… Opening address by CDE Nelson Mandela on the occassion of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national …
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… Jazz has had an especial role in the social and cultural politics of South Africa. This paper will trace its function in the political struggle waged by…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… 1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant … Streitwolf hold a…
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… While looking at the background information on the Russian revolution and the change to a Communist state in Russia, we have already touched on many of the…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… In 2002 the South African Society of Artists, the oldest surviving organisation of its kind in our country, … Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture,…
BiographyDenis Mayer
… Johannesburg, on 8 September 1923. His father, Harold, was the Recruitment Manager for the Chamber of Mines, and had come to South Africa from England in the…
BiographySaul Msane
… little is known about his early life. He was educated at the Edendale Mission in Pietermaritzburg, and at the … in the Eastern Cape. In 1892 he undertook a…