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ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… until a united stand was found. The Inaugural Conference on 5 March 1955 The Inaugural Conference on 5 March 1955 The inaugural conference for SACTU was held…
Thupelo (1985)
… artists’ workshop in New York in 1982 and based Thupelo on a similar approach of the artists run workshop. South … facilities and resources were not offered…
Independent Electoral Commission
… for all nine new provinces. Elections were held on 26-29 April 1994 under a system of proportional … for the Republic of South Africa. The Constitution…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… On 17 March 1992, President Frederick Willem de Klerk … through a negotiated settlement. The CP capitalised on fears among conservative Whites that a black…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… National Congress (ANC) . The MDM also began to focus more on joining together with whites, as well as allowing some … took place with Nelson Mandela and…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… close Document 33 Accord on Afrikaner self-determination 23 April 1994 BETWEEN THE … report to the Constitutional Assembly and the Commission on the…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… that transports liquid, usually oil. When a tanker breaks on the sea, the oil can spill into the water. This creates … for them to swim, fly and breathe. The…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… complete. The Transvaal government increased the rates on the part of the railway that ran through the Transvaal … by blocking access to the Transvaal,…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… for South Africa’s participation in the First World War . On 22 September the ISL was formed with W. H Andrews as … the SALP, socialists and other…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban … as rioting spread from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. On 6 February 1949 , the South African…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Hundreds of years later the first Europeans set foot on South African soil for the first time. BP = Before … hominid or human-like skeleton in South Africa,…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… in May 2012. During her undergraduate degree, she was on the editing team for thepoliticalbouillon.com, … and tries to finish her codeacademy assignments on…
Call for papers: 100 years of the SACP
… Party (SACP): one of the first Marxist-Leninist parties on the continent, and among the oldest surviving parties in … as well as to take stock of the recent…
Imperial Duty by John Ruskin, Oxford 8 February 1870
… king? There are the two oriflammes; which shall we plant on the farthest islands, ”” the one that floats in heavenly … every piece of fruitful waste ground…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… of the Riviersonderend Mountains, 20 km from Robertson, on a good tarred road. A dirt road does connect the Village … rain falls and occasionally snow…
PlaceSedgefield
… this sea bringing sediment with them that was deposited on a granite base. This sediment was converted to hard rock … – 1879 –1881 Sedgefield lies between…
Place"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"
… of 'padkos'- (South African slang for: 'food taken to eat on a journey at the halfway mark.') Long before cheap flights … of hitting the open road, the Karoo…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… in 1968, but was only legally institutionalised on 16 May 1969 by John Vorster under the leadership of … discussed later. Agents and Antecedents of BOSS…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of the times wrote that when he travelled to Mecca on a pilgrimage he distributed so much gold that he caused … from the Atlantic Coast south of the Senegal…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… came to be known as South Africa. The Union is founded on racial segregation and disenfranchisement of black people … by putting a range of skilled jobs…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project
… 2-month long pilot project with South African History On-line. This pilot was inspired by SAHO’s longer … the fall 2017 pilot, students produced…
ArticleGrade 12 - How SA emerged as a democracy from the crises of the 1990s
… Factors resulting in the crisis Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Please note, there may be … and students, check with your teacher…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 2: Learning from leaders
… Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi as great leaders, focusing on the qualities they possess and using their life stories as … SAHO possesses a large database of…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… stricter checks be made at Calcutta and Madras as well as on disembarkation at Durban. There was an increase in the … while the supply of drugs was…
Griqua community
… however their history had an important influence on the history and development of the Orange Free State … subordinate Blacks who could speak Dutch, ride and…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… for the African National Congress . The meeting centres on discussions to rebuild the Party inside South Africa and … resettlement orders. January 20,…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… farming settlements of people were established. Later on in southern Mesopotamia, people began to develop irrigation agriculture instead of just relying on…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… government under Charles Smythe, imposed a Poll Tax of £ 1 on all men over the age of 18. To pay the tax, African men … teach him the value of labour a hut…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… role as a member of the TUCSA executive, focussed on making a distinction between TUCSA and the work that the … for the registered unions to organise African…
First Matabele War
… successfully acquired Bechuanaland and soon set his sights on Matabeleland. Image of King Lobengula from a brochure by … for wealth and arms he entered into…