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ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… African Students (COSAS) was established in June 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students in the … 1989, COSAS…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… and their ideas away. The Nile River was very important to Egyptian civilisation . The Nile provided a communication and trade route across a huge and harsh…
ArticleKora
… The Korana or Kora were a nomadic Khoikhoi group that probably derived their name from a chief called Kora (or Gora), who was originally a leader of … for…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, is a city in the western African country of Mali. Often used as a popular term to describe a distant and mystical place, the…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… Air pollution The ways in which we travel have changed a lot over the last few centuries. Transport has become … trains came, and they were somewhat cleaner…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of … discoveries in South Africa and East Africa we need a basic understanding of the…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… influenced by the places and the people around them. In a country like South Africa, which has a rich diverse heritage, many people have learned from stories…
Introduction
… African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a 'political miracle' and the subsequent installation of … Africa's first democratically elected…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition is a national competition that has taken place annually since 2006. Each year it is open to secondary…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… between the third and 11th centuries. 1804 Moshoeshoe, a son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bakoteli lineage, forms his own clan. … founded by King…
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… inhabiting South Africa for more than 100 000 years. As a matter of fact, the Cradle of Humankind, or what is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… Chinese civilisation stretches back to least 2000 BC. It became a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… swing. This decade also marked the gradual transition from a mining and agricultural economy (before the war) to a flourishing industrial economy with the…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… F. D. Tothill Even now, almost half a century after it … necessarily be tentative. Nevertheless, it is difficult to disagree with the contemporary National…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Abstract : Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana was a South African jazz pianist and alto saxophonist from Port Elizabeth. Due to rising political oppression imposed by…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Natal and Limpopo where there is still attachment to the soil, differs greatly from that of the Free State and the Cape countryside where, to a large extent,…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… (then known as South West Africa). However, there were a number of workers’ strikes during this period. Poor wages, … bad working conditions and the contract…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… century. 1914 28 June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife … in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, by…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… occupation, white minority rule and apartheid took up arms to overthrow their oppressors. In South Africa, the last … southern Africa, the advent of…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… 100 000 BC Humans begin to migrate from Africa to other parts of the world 8500 BC – … to southwest Asia. 5000 BC The continent is hit by a dry phase, drying…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… from the late 1950s the South African Government attempted to divide South Africa into a number of separate states, called homelands, for Blacks. … homeland…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more inclined to action than passive deputation, but … , with support from the dockworkers in…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… companies where the union organised from 1973 was Sarmcol, a subsidiary of a British Tyre and Rubber Company. However, the company refused to recognise the…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… at school kids. South African Educational Portal Welcome to the Thutong Portal: Delivering information, curriculum, … museum, understanding Apartheid The…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… 1961 FNLA and MPLA begin a guerrilla campaign to overthrow Portuguese colonial rule. 25 April 1974 Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the…
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… the organisation’s programme for the year. Following a hiatus, the ANC issued its next January 8th statement in … the anniversary of the founding of the…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black women under … Drawing its name from the Nguni…
Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurverenigning (FAK)
… Kultuur Vereniginge (FAK) was established in 1929 as a branch of the Afrikaner Broederbond , a secret Afrikaner organization which aimed to further the…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to organise is inextricably tied to the struggle against … The story of labour is also the story…
First Matabele War
… of the Afrikaner Bond. Rhodes' grand imperial vision for a British Africa included Pan African Highway from "The Cape to Cairo," stretching through British…