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… Volkskas was one of the four largest banking conglomerates in South Africa, and one of the three biggest Afrikaner monopolies. It was established to harness Afrikaner economic power at a time when the economy was dominated by English capital. It was the … A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group …

… The 52nd African National Congress ( ANC ) National … Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference was remarkable as it signalled the fall from grace of the then President of the Republic of … The 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007 …

… The first farmers in southern Africa were Bantu-speakers and … between 2 000 and 1 700 years ago This topic focuses on the life of the first farmers of southern Africa and the ways we can find … Grade 5 - Term 2: The first farmers in Southern Africa …

… The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in … of various broadly leftist political tendencies. The ALSC launched Azania Worker and Azania Frontline as publications that were part of the South African liberation movement but independent of any …

… By the 1950s, Harriet Bolton began to help with organising work in the unions. From the late 1960s Harriet Bolton was an executive committee … Harriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union …

… able to feed their children. [1] -Archbishop Desmund Tutu The following article seeks to better understand how … weaponry. Questions we will pose include; how has the colonial state employed photographic imagery to construct … white supremacy utilized photography to undermine the photographic discourse created by the State, and the …

… This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it slightly to fit the new curriculum but we will be further updating the content in the coming months. Many countries in the world … Imperialism and socialism in the context of Africa …

… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ascended to the South African presidency on 9 May 2009 on a wave of … [1] Yet his popularity endured. Zuma’s acquittal opened the way to advance his campaign for African National Congress … (ANC) president. [2] Having usurped Thabo Mbeki as the head of the ANC in 2007 following a successfully waged …

… Air pollution The ways in which we travel have changed a lot over the last few centuries. Transport has become faster, easier and sometimes cheaper. But the developments in technology have not always been good for … The environmental impact of different types of transport …

… Held at the University of Cape Town from 16-20 July 1979, The State of Art in South Africa Conference was chaired by Neville Dubow, then head of the Michaelis School of Art. It was the first … The State of Art in South Africa Conference …

… settlement when food became scarce in their area. Who were the herders? The first herders, or pastoralists, in southern Africa were the Khoikhoi. They were also called Hottentots, but also … Khoisan herder society in the Later Stone Age …

… The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to organise is inextricably tied to the struggle against racism and national liberation. The roots of Trade Unionism and Socialism can be traced back … History of the Labour Movements in South Africa …

… In 1949 the government appointed the Eiselen Commission with the task of considering African education provision. The … Bantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education …

… South African Prime Ministers from the NP (equivalent to the position of President today): Following constitutional reforms in 1984, the office of State President became an executive post, as in … South African Prime Ministers from the National Party …

… Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa The Mineral Revolution in South Africa started with the … Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa …

… stepping in for her mother who had fallen ill with the Spanish flu of 1918 . As a teenager, Ma Sisulu’s … in her career choice as a nurse, and her involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle. Her profession as a midwife at … guided much of her political activity as well and invaded the political spaces she went into. The kind of justice she …

… The National Heritage Resources Act , no. 25 of 1999, aimed … preserve national heritage resources. It also established the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and Council. The conservation of shipwrecks as a cultural resource has … S.A shipwrecks and the National Heritage Resources Act …

… South Africa’s advent to democracy was ushered through the 1993 Interim Constitution, drawn up through negotiations … among various political parties, culminating in the country’s first non-racial election in 1994. All legally … eligible South Africans were able to cast their vote for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid …

… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) …

… This feature looks at the various important 'passive resistance' or 'non-violent' … campaigns in 20th Century South Africa; therefore the lists of key players are broken down into their … if you would like to add a biography please click on the contribute tab. The Satyagraha Campaign 1906-1914 …

… This archive consists of Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege … Newspaper Clippings relating to the 1980 Silverton Siege …

… Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly …

… Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937 …

… Leon Trotsky, Remarks on the Draft Theses of the Workers' Party of South Africa, 20 April 1935 …

… Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 …

… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa …

… Speech at the state banquet held in honour of Prime Minister Ramgoolam of the Republic of Mauritius …

… Speech by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded the freedom of the city and county of Cardiff …

… How and why did the Holocaust happen? …

… Key People involved in the Matabele Wars …