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ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land; respect those who have worked to build and develop our …
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… famous for her art of rain making. Kings from all over the land asked her to make rain for them – like Shaka of the …
ArticleHealth and welfare
South Africa is a country of relative prosperity, with vast resources and a modern infrastructure. In contrast to this, it is plagued by persistent and…
CHAPTER 4 ANARCHISTS AND ACTIVISTS AND CRITICAL ART PRACTICE
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… delivery of services such as houses, water, electricity, land and other public infrastructure, as well as minimum …
Work and education
Primary and Secondary Education Rhulani crèche and classroom. Northern Province. © Omar Badsha The biggest challenge the first post-apartheid government was…
ArticleHistory of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa
… were released from their contracts and were allocated land along the Liesbeeck River. These officials became known … the first free burghers had been granted…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence public opinion within South Africa with the view to rebuilding its clandestine…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… fell so drastically that many farmers lost their homes and land. Many went hungry. Faced with this disaster, families … left their farms and headed for…
Speeches and Statements
Lusikisiki and Bizana
Accomodation and transport
Africa and Freedom
NOTES AND REFERENCES
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… from Cape Town, eastwards and northwards, in search of land to live and farm on. As they moved, the Cape frontier … was frequent. Vocabulary Definition…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 3: Colonisation of the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries
… well as good water resources. They believed that all the land belonged to the community. They hunted using arrows …
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… towns continued. Many Afrikaners who were still on the land also began to drift into the towns, creating what was …
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… had been legislated by the government since the Native Land Act of 1913 that restricted all Africans to thirteen percent of the land. The novelty of…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… settlers had defeated Native Americans in war battles for land and had had taken their land. On the other side, in the 1950s African Americans were … New…
Safety and security issues
Domestic Violence and Abuse Assault victim. Julesburg clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… resistance against displacement and for access to land and public services in South Africa’s past and present. … of Writing Out Loud: Interventions in the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
… Impact of the 1913 Land Act Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade … Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo The Land Act of…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the international…
References and links: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal citizens. South African women …
ArticleANC Origins and Background
The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, the…
ArticleCouncil policies and practice
The council was divided, with verligtes and verkramptes pulling in different directions. It was subsequently also schizophrenic in its approach to reforms,…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, on researching the role of the arts under apartheid. We hope that our work will…