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ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… makes use of poison gas for the first time in an attack on the Russian position west of Warsaw, Poland. The 18 000 … begins””the first use of poison gas by…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… countries. Due to natural and human reasons shipwrecks on the South African coast occurred often. Since 1500 more … also be that vessels from the Indian…
The National Tree
… green or pink. The female cone has a fleshy podocarpium on which the seed, which takes on the shape and colour of a cherry, develops. …
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… of the rare bird" and was traditionally bestowed only on the bravest warriors of the people, on those who distinguished themselves in the eyes of all the …
Gallery
… For more detail about the image and related info click on ‘image details’ on the applicable image However, it was not until the 1950s …
ArticleBalfour Declaration
… was Lord Balfour. Various people put proposals forward on what status the dominions should have, and Hertzog asked … dominion could no longer be forced to…
ArticleMaritime history and heritage: shipwrecks
… time capsules because, when they were wrecked, everything on board generally stayed, and were preserved, in one area. … that are better preserved than they…
Schlebusch Commission
… The Commission laid the groundwork for a State clamp-down on these organisations. Numerous Cape-based people refused to … in terms of the Suppression of…
Indian South Africans timeline 1990-1999
… Communist Party (SACP) was relaunched as a legal body on 29 July 1990, Nair was elected to the Central Committee. … of the South African Parliament in 1994,…
Melinda Stuurman
… my photography career. I spent my whole provident fund on my studies and I do not regret it for one moment. I … images is my biggest motivation. I am always…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… domestic servants, and males who worked in the evenings or on weekends to supplement their incomes. Malnutrition was … ends in Cape Town without any…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… of Bloemfontein, their history had an important influence on the history and development of the Orange Free State … They were long believed to be the first…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Cape Town. BLUE BOOK ON NATIVE AFFAIRS. 1880. Ministerial Department of Native … Report and Proceedings ... of the…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… were themselves poor. In order to pay back the mortgages on their properties, they had to take in paying tenants. … were victims of bloodsucking. Even house…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
… we have broken it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Introduction During the … the representatives of the 'White'…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… by putting a range of skilled jobs beyond their reach on the basis of ‘competency’.” (Morris: 2004) Lillian Ngoyi , … in the Cape province].” Sol Plaaitjie…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… and the genocide in Rwanda had a significant impact on the decision to construct the Rome Statute which … humanity, genocide and crimes of aggression. A…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… that encouraged and motivated South Africa to try and hold on to Namibia throughout the many years of revolution, 1966 – … of SWAPO who was sentenced to 20…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… five major policy programmes outlined in The White Paper on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (1995) as … in terms of economic growth which…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… where there was personal involvement, memory can be relied on. To know about events earlier than this, elderly relatives … oldest material will be at the…
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… the Jaroslav and the Veronej, which arrived in Cape Town on the 13 and 18 September with members of the South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) on…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… overthrow of Portugal’s Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, on 25 April 1974 hailed a watershed moment for the former … in Africa. Thus, Angola attained…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… wage, equality, fraternity and freedom. This feature on labour will be regularly updated alongside features on Land, Migrant Indenture, Slavery and the…
The Origin of People
… People are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a … The reasons become very clear when we see, altogether on one…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… and Pate into important centres of trade. African groups on the coast gradually develop the Swahili culture with Islam … 16th century The Portuguese try to…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… eventual dissolution of the forms of prohibition placed on the liberation movements, and their eventual return and … in touch with the structural problems of…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… of Parliament (MPs) meet to discuss matters and decide on new laws. The word Parliament comes from the French word … it before Parliament. Then Parliament…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… with someone. If you boycott a bus, you refuse to ride on it. Campaign A series of organised activities that are all … of art in which a lot of pictures or…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It emphasises the collective of a specific … is the nation. Nationalism ultimately is…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Importantly, these changes also exerted new pressures on the regime to fall in line with the emerging international … of Intent (which establishes national…