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ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… in the Zuurveld region between the Sundays River and the Great Fish River. This, the theory claimed, gave equal right … a long time, with many colonists…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… settlement The situation in the Eastern Cape led to a great deal of conflict between the Dutch and British settlers … in 1778 when the Dutch governor of the…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… huge Sahelian markets. That year France also joined Great Britain in taking financial control of Egypt. From 1879 … made a treaty with its old ally, the…
The French Revolution
… difficult terms. The 'thinkquest' site also boasts a great school-oriented section on the French Revolution. When … July 1789 - Storming of the Bastille Late…
Afrikaner
… The migrant farmers and pioneers who took part in the Great Trek into the interior didn't have any kind of … South African War (Anglo-Boer War). The…
ArticleXhosa
… to one oral tradition, the first person on Earth was a great leader called Xhosa. Another tradition stresses the … allowed to interfere in their domestic…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… of drought and the Mfecane was thoroughly exploited and a great part of South Africa was won for European colonisation …
Glossary: Local History
… from heating limestone. Lush When something is present in great amounts. Marsh A wet area between land and water with …
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Europe for the first time. The Spread of Islam and the Great Mosques Although Islam had entered the western Sudan as … and to facilitate periodic…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… the Americas range from 9 to 15 million people. Although a great deal of violence accompanied the trade in slaves, the … black Cape residents. In fact, one…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… of the Orange Free State and Lesotho. The Basotho lost a great deal of land to the Boers and Britain finally took over … chief. During the next 20 years,…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… under-privileged colored girls in district six and took great pride in being a part of it. It has been said that Robb … daughters, one son, thirteen…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… crisis of capitalism that happened as a consequence of the Great Depression. From its inception, Roosevelt’s New Deal … serious way. [19] What followed after…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… banks as well as use Afrikaner insurance companies. [6] Great Trek - This was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists … 338-358. [7] Britannica, T. Editors of…
Bonani Africa 2010 Awards
… work. Working with very little resources and, at times, at great personal costs to produce extraordinary images they …
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who lost their own lives including in trying …
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… mid-1800s and for a short while, had some links with the Great Trek. These two mass migrations played a very important … that replaced the Rozwi, Ngoni,…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… through their work. The Institution has catapulted many great photographers into the world of art and photography …
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… her seat in Parliament for the PP. Thus began one of the great parliamentary performances of all time. Suzman sat …
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… All shipwrecks are fragile and non-renewable. They are of great national and international archaeological and cultural …
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… continent, this article will serve as a reminder of the great potential it holds. Tourism Tourism is one of the most … The South African golfer Gary Player…
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… , Phyllis Mqoma and many others who would go on to have great careers in the arts. The production was not without its … reception of the show Opening night…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… or famous people and, as much about everyday life as about great events. Archaeologists, like other people who study the … arrows from about 14 000 years ago…
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… work Stances et Poèmes. This prize has been given to a great variety of writers from different cultures and … writing has - in the words of Alfred Nobel -…
Hinduism
… are generally vegetarian, and don't eat meat. They have great respect for all living creatures because of their … the god Muruga or Subrahmanya, who is…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… medical examination. Photograph by Ernest Cole During the great depression in the 1930s, prison labour was made … The detention of high profile political…
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
… illness to go away. Rock art San rock art is one of the great archaeological wonders of the world and it is a mirror … of the African past. It is one of …
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… first time the tournament is held in Africa. It will be a great event to reinforce one South African identity. However, … was changed to O.R. Tambo…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… films and movie production. 1965 — The Writers' Guild of Great Britain called for an embargo on the sending of films …
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… an obligatory id card in South Africa 1913 Gandhi begins "Great March" to gain Indian rights in South Africa 1914 …