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Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
… Another deputation was sent to London and was received by the Secretary of State for Colonies, Lewis Harcourt, in … had been a failure because the British…
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… It is also given additional powers and responsibilities by other national legislation. Since its inauguration on 2 … the noble ideals expressed in our…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… in the Nyanga hostel. The discussion were given impetus by the 1981 decision by the local authority to grant as permit to a resident to …
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… school certificates, your passport – they are all endorsed by the Coat of Arms. Your smallest coin has it on one of its … Great Seal on it, as this means…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… Transvaal Cricket Board (TCB). 1980 October, the TCB, let by Asvat, organizes a protest against the opening of a new … WRAB informed Asvat that he must move…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… African Students (NUSAS) in Durban, is appointed a member by the NUSAS Council and is also asked to become the editor … for a commission investigating…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… an emergency conference. The Conference is attended by the representatives from the following organisations: … Bill the Conference manage to adopt a…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… elections South Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters drawn from across the country’s racial divide in … elections, 1995 to 2011 Local government…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… quality of staff, alleged victimisation of students by some staff members, and academic exclusion. The protests … demanding free education. The protest was…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… the interests of the workers but was also influenced by them. Most employed blacks felt little need for their own … as freedom to search for a new assignment…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… with placards through their township streets accompanied by their teachers who are determined to keep order. Students … clash with police whilst in UWC a…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… between about 1240 AD to 1700 AD. This was determined by the researchers from the Thulamela Project, a venture by the Gold Fields Foundation and the Kruger…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… first and best place to begin addressing these topics is by acknowledging that in a country like South Africa, there … and conquer the majority of the…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… against black women. This can be partly explained by the fact that African women did not have to carry passes … which lessened the chance that it would be…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… modern infrastructure. In contrast to this, it is plagued by persistent and widespread poverty and deep inequalities - … ARV's to the public, but only after…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… becomes a British Crown Colony — ruled from the Cape 1849 By this year the first Indians, had been introduced to Natal by E.R. Rathbone. 1856 The Natal…
15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… and the Government for which they were brutally shot down by the aeroplanes, machine guns, artillery and rifle fire of the Government troops instructed by…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… father, Arthur Mafokate says: "Lyrically we were inspired by people like Brenda Fassie and Chicco Twala, Fassie and … proud of these things. The township is…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… my project and research with the help of funding granted by Prohelvetia. As in most cases, one ends up taking … my presence. However the chief was not there,…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… South African. Our narrative is primarily dictated by foreign story-telling models." Seipati Bulane Hopa, … anti-apartheid films that have been made about us…
South African Constitution 1996
… democracy in this country. The Constitution is considered by many as one of the most advanced in the world, with a Bill … second to none. South Africa's…
S.A shipwrecks and the National Heritage Resources Act
… as a cultural resource has been significantly enhanced by the improvement of legal protection under the National … now defined as archaeological sites and…
ArticleTimeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… charter is adopted. This was the statement, charecterised by its demand that “ the people shall govern” that … the Colored People’s Congress. The Black Sash…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… to the Badfontein Type. This settlement was occupied by the Ledwaba, a group of Northern Ndebele who claim Langa … Africa ). Typical handaxes and cleavers…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… ideology and implementation from 1950 Conclusion 1910-1950 By 1950, the population of New Brighton had grown from 3,650 … the population was Black. This…
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… called Bushman art because most of it was created by the San. What did the artists paint? Ancient rock artists … are so thin and delicate that they were…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… active Black students from government counter-action by speaking out for them. However, Biko felt that even within … of the government. Primarily because…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… , twelve men and four women, to cross the Transvaal border by train. The police arrest these resisters. They are … to be arrested 6 November, Indian miners…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Textile Workers Union in Clairwood that 'repressing people by instilling fear into them and using force to subdue them … Dr Naicker addressed a meeting at…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the … African townships march into the centre of Cape…