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ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… April, The first formal school in South Africa is opened by the Dutch East India Company. It is specifically intended … the Cape. This interrupts educational…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… youth organization to emerge during the 1980s. Initiated by COSAS , it focused on organizing the non-student youth, … would work in close cooperation with…
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… and empire led to the appropriation of rugby and cricket by Whites, and football and boxing by Blacks. Between the 1880s and 1910s, African, Indian, and … 5…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape Town) 'Total strategy' is a term with … common use during the era of P.W…
The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary
… is a term for people who survive, or used to survive, by hunting and gathering food. QUICK INFO GUIDE: Southern … been around for 11 000 YEARS! 2. Name: San …
Conflict among civic organisations
… the maintenance of food subsidises. The 1990s were marked by intense rivalries and conflicts within the civic movement … area largely because of social…
The girl child
… A girl's position in the school Many households are run by children as parents have passed away as a result of HIV … Julesburg, Northern Province According…
ArticleThe Constitution
… with it is invalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled. Citizenship There is a common South … anthem The national anthem of the Republic is…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… Oliver Tambo, was secretly driven across the border by Ronel Segal into the then British controlled territory of Bechunaland. He was followed by Dr. Yusuf…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… the immigrants acted in response to proclamations made by fellow countrymen, having already established themselves … African rural lifestyle [viii] . The…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… in the 1970s The Black Consciousness Movement, led by Steve Biko, was a new source of resistance that had arisen … leader, political activist and student…
Safety and security issues
… the family, statistics show that women are most affected by this form of violence. In many domestic violence cases women and girls are often battered and…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… should be made to induce Natal Indians to return to India by paying their passages and giving them a generous bonus on … of this day show that the DCC put up…
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
… of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions mainly representing White workers and mixed … Trade and Labour Council, which was formed in…
Durban an Overview
… Governor of the Cape. In 1836-7 the region was settled by numbers of disaffected Dutch farmers from the Cape, who, … approval, and in 1842 a British force of…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
… which provided evening classes for the poorer children. By 1899, there were 2088, we assume, White pupils in … 1854, a boarding school for boys and girls was…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the interim … open. This issue was debated at a conference…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… Mail . During the course of the uprising, he was assaulted by the police on many occasions. Subsequently his nose was broken by a police club and he was…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… near Dandi where Gandhi had broken Salt law on March 5, by the British District Magistrate of Surat under Regulation … return to India from England. Released…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… paralyzed with indecision. The event has been seen by some as a turning point in South African history. Kgosana … He was tricked into dispersing the crowd…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC and South African … Communist Party (SACP) in 1961. The…
Bantu Women’s League
… organisation in South Africa. It was started in 1918 by one of our earliest women activists, Dr Charlotte Maxeke . One of the issues at stake was the…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… the European powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, except Liberia and Ethiopia, was under … countries faced in Africa after…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… into the interior of southern Africa, this was a search by dissatisfied Dutch-speaking colonists for a promised land … the white men were coming in their…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… with the South African government, which is currently led by the African National Congress (ANC) towards a more unified … was seen as direct attack towards…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1940-1948
… meal. Broke fast on January 18 on written assurance given by leaders to maintain communal peace. January 30, at an evening prayer Gandhi was approached by…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… self-determination with dignity. Largely influenced by their own religious - mainly Christian - beliefs, early … Africa. This venture was unsuccessful due…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… and redressing their grievances, the government reacted by banning the ANC in all these districts." A year later, … in Rustenburg. The "Red Pimpernel", as he…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… for South African products. Security was also provided by Western powers, and South Africa did not want complete … on the agenda of the first meeting of the…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… the Sahara desert [i] . The Empire was founded in 1235 CE by the legendary King Sundiata [ii] and lasted until the … about the Empire of Mali’s early…