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Polokwane an Overview
… as well as conflictual, but all were eventually vanquished by the Whites, either Boer or Briton, and by the late nineteenth century the Boers established ……
ArticleSharpeville
… freedom, which the organisation believed would be achieved by 1963. The PAC argued that if thousands of people were … the economy would come to a standstill…
ArticleThe South African Strategic Defence Procurement Package known as “The Arms Deal”
… was presented to the National Assembly and was supported by all parties in parliament. The then PAC leader Patricia de … gave the dossier to the special…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… without massive resistance. The Soweto riots were followed by continuous unrest: students and workers in the townships … the regime was hard put to restore…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… repression to curb widespread civil unrest. It did this by passing harsher laws, extending its use of torture, imprisonment and detentions without trial. By…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. Tabata Bloemfontein also played host to yet another … 1935, when the All African…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… two years. In May 1988, a committee was established by the government to handle the contact between government, … as the famous “tea party.” This prevented…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… the process of colonialism unfolded at a micro level aided by the manipulation of Xhosa political relations. Thirdly, … but was not entirely inevitable as it…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… 1990s. This historical significance has led to claims by various formations that they had played significant roles in mentoring and guiding the students,…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… Indian origin comprise a diverse community distinguished by different origins, languages, and religious beliefs. The … majority of slaves that came from the…
Zulu Community
… written history of the area before it was first mentioned by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who came to the … ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… was the practice before. Exploitation of African labourers by European employers added to the growing resentment among … In East Africa there was the Maji…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… Pretoria comes into being. 1855 March, elections are held by the Volksraad, with Rustenburg allocated three of the … (Gereformeerde Kerk). 1860 8 October, A…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… him under house arrest, where he was continuously harassed by unknown persons. The incidents included threatening phone … for him to "further the aims of…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… to complete some political business, and then, accompanied by Paul David, took refuge in the British Consulate. This … number to sixteen. While this was an…
The Atlantic slave trade
… and the indigenous people had largely been wiped out by disease and conflict, so the colonisers turned to Africa … There had been considerable trading of…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… age; have a legal practitioner assigned to the child by the state, and at state expense, in civil proceedings … was the unmarried father of a child put up…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… He very wisely chose a flat-topped mountain surrounded by a fertile plain for his new capital. Because they arrived … up his power Moshoeshoe built up his…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… were then sent to Simonstown for training and were joined by fellow recruits from Stellenbosch, Worcester, Port … the detachment succumbed to malaria and had…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… A second shelter was opened in the Western Cape in 1986 by RCCT (Anderson, 1988). Organisations like POWA and RCCTT, … domestic violence services of the time…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… settlement in Boipatong outside Vereeniging was attacked by a group of about 300 armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in … violence spread across South Africa,…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… of leadership among other herders. Young boys learn this by observing and imitation. The boys also use the opportunity … ritually prepared using traditional…
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… The White Studio The White Studio was established by John Koenakeefe Mohl in 1944. It was situated in … in 1964. The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… inclusivity rather than dissolution into sameness, by probing how “to avoid cultural re-colonisation” and … the Spanish Pavilion’s ‘Black Looks White Myths’…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… The gains achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under threat however, as African ……
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… Africa is the world’s second largest continent, both by size and number, after Asia. Its landmass holds 54 … is known. We know that the word ‘Africa’ was…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… again ushered in as changes were made in South Africa. By the end of 1988 a negotiated peace seemed likely, as talks … were introduced. Nonetheless, it…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
… Introduction South Africa, called by some people the 'Rainbow Nation', a title that captures … that people eat. Maize meal porridge and meat, accompanied by…
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… This was after the workers submitted a petition signed by 45 African and Coloured workers to the management … months ensued. The Coloured workers involved…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… were waived. 10 February, Gandhi is violently assaulted by a Pathan on his way to the registration office. 10 Feb – 9 … of movement. 25 April, The…