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ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to … inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… Few Southern African indigenous groups have so captured the interest of the world as have the South amaNdebele of the central … The Ndebele in history …
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small town,…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Contents Pretoria the Segregated city The Tomlinson Report Atteridgeville and Saulsville … city Post-1948 Legislation This period marks the beginning of the…
Address by President at the official opening of the new bridge over the Limpopo River at Beit Bridge Beit Bridge, 24 November 1995
… Robert Mugabe; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen. The people of South Africa and Zimbabwe share a long history going back centuries and cemented in…
The Cape Northern Frontier
… The San © www.safrica.info In the late 17th and early 18th century the Dutch at the Cape … more land to cultivate in order to meet the requirements of the…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… The early 1980s There was little change in the situation from the late 1970s to the early 1980s in South Africa. After the crisis of the early and mid-70s,…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… In July 2001, The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to … tenants from commercial…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical … ANC. In March 1982, Mandela…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be … at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his essay ‘ The Impossible Concept:…
The National Arts Festival
… In 1974, an inaugural festival titled the 1820 Settlers National Monument was opened as a memorial to the British immigrants in South Africa. They…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… The first sign of open resistance against payment of the tax came when a magistrate called A.W. Leslie went to … The Bambatha Rebellion begins …
Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade Union Advisory Coordinating Committee (TUACC), 1970-1979 by Nicole Ulrich
… Only the Workers Can Free the Workers: the origin of the workers’ control tradition and the Trade …
ArticleThe House in session
… With the parties and their representatives elected, the Tricameral went into operation and the various houses sat for the first time on 1984. While the House…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… The following article is based on an essay from Kees van der Waal’s chapter in “Critical Essays on Afrikaans Places of Memory” The term ‘Bantu has gone…
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… On this day Sergeant Jonas de la Guerre left the Cape to venture north in search for the "great river that … He was acting according to the instructions of…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… Hopa, producer and director (Molo Fish): November 2002. "The lion's share of monies earned from local cinema releases and television … Officer. David Wicht,…
ArticleTransport in the air
… Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… The Market Photo workshop is a division of the Market Theatre Foundation. Founded by renowned … that stimulate interactions and responses to a complex set of…
The people shall defeat agression and destabilisation
… Gold, black and white poster. In Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the people shall defeat agression and…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… sanctions. Further urging from then U.S. Secretary of State, Henry A. Kissinger led Smith agree on a plan to … toward majority rule. Critics pointed out,…
”Resolution against the Natives Land Act, 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission”, by the South African Native National Congress, October 2, 1916
… ”Resolution against the Natives Land Act, 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission”, by the South African Native …
The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 617; Howcroft: … The Portuguese ship Sao João goes…
The leader of the NRP, Vause Raw, states that the country’s major parties are divided and in disarray and that the NRP could la
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The leader of the NRP, Vause Raw, states that the…
Resolution against the Natives Land Act 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission, by the South African Native National Congress, 2 October, 1916
… Resolution against the Natives Land Act 1913 and the Report of the Natives Land Commission, by the South …
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
… On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest …
On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest
… On this day, the first and the last African ever to be elected to serve as a member of the Provincial Council wins the contest …
The French Revolution Activity
… Working from sources: Activity 1: The Old Order The three men in the picture stand for the three Estates of the Old Order. Look at the picture, then answer…
Akasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from North of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained Municipal status on the 1 October 1984. Akasia is…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings - The street of Alex by Khomotjo Lekgoro
… From the book: Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by … Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings - The street of Alex by Khomotjo Lekgoro …