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English Settlement in South Africa
… 1632 and 1640, the British also placed a group of Khoikhoi under the command of Autshumato (or Harry) on the Island. … British ships on their way to India. …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… 1497 24 December, A flotilla of three Portuguese ships under the command of Capt Vasco da Gama sailed up the eastern … where she remained immovably stuck…
ArticleEarly civilisations
… large rivers. Most of these civilizations were organised under a central and organised leadership. These civilizations … and Central America) Note: Some…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… defines the word "slavery." In ancient times, for example, under the Romans, a people defeated in war were usually taken … contracted his labour for a…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… era, [ii] so to understand those which famously occurred under the Group Areas Act (and heavily influence urban … to consider the legislation preceding that…
ArticleHarriet and the Bolton Hall Four
… and Halton Cheadle were banned for five years under the Suppression of Communism Act on 1 February 1974. … The GWIU was TUCSA’s second-largest affiliate,…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… in Grahamstown and Cradock. 1813 The freehold land tenure under a perpetual quitrent system is introduced. It replaces …
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… of everyday life for 37 years - the apartheid government, under PW Botha , declared a partial State of Emergency on 20 … anti-apartheid leaders, and the…
Polokwane the Segregated city
… instituted in 1913. Pietersburg got its first constabulary under Sgt JPJ Buitendag in 1917. The town’s activities … was published in Pietersburg just as Die…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC and the South African Indian … of Unjust Laws. I shall obey the…
ArticleThe Basotho
… defended his people against attacks from the Ndebele under Mzilikazi, the Griquas, the Boers on several occasions and the British, under the control of…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… rule of omnipotent rulers. All of Egypt was subjugated under one ruler, the Pharoah, who was god, king and high … priesthood and civil service administered…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… paid to the performers and play writers. The 20 societies under the Federation were all English spoken, while later, … – two of which were Afrikaans plays…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… women in the garment industry across colour and class, and under his guidance, the GWU became the most active and … Solly Sachs was arrested several times…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… South Africa. The Khoikhoi, San and Black Africans under the British and the Afrikaner republics were dislodged … and with the creation of the Union in 1910…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Africa, and Angola, which shares a border with a Namibia under South African rule, become independent. These countries … numbers to join the ANC and undergo…
Indian education in Natal
… a reasonable distance should be compelled to attend, under the direction and with the approval of the Protector of … in 1889. April, A girls? school was…
Griqua
… at Nomansland. Source: www.tokencoins.com The two groups, under their respective leaders Cornelius and the brothers … while the area north of the river,…
Griqua community
… Basters, some Khoikhoi and escaped slaves. The two groups, under their respective leaders Cornelius and the brothers … while the area north of the river,…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… military station was occupied by Herero and all soldiers under the command of Sergeant G. Rademacher were killed. … in London in 1918, January Cloete of…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… the British did bring with them certain improvements. Under British rule, officials received set salaries and were … on the eastern frontier intensified. The…
Conflict among civic organisations
… formed their own organisations which came together under an umbrella body of various African civic organisations … but it failed as many civic leaders were…
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… Through this, more African children attended school than under the old missionary system of education, albeit grossly … Education Act of 1963 put control of …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… 1850 The start of the 8th Xhosa war and the British under the command of Colonel Mackinnon After mutual setbacks … Relatively unscathed before, the Tembu…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… to the popular belief at the time that jazz is a western construct and many musicians sought to imitate the American …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… who participated in it, the only ones allowed to vote. Under their leadership segregation laws were predominant and … and capabilities as Black people…
ArticlePoverty and development
… today, where the poorest of the poor are still living under extremely trying conditions. Women predominate in the … the family (especially the mother)…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are … in solitary confinement at the Pretoria…
ArticleLink between US eugenic movements and Hitler’s ideas of racial state and the master race
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USA’s application of principles of Darwinism and Eugenics
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