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ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his …
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… Activity: Learning about the farmers Archaeologists found a lot of information from their research surrounding … for grinding Remains of huts made from clay…
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… July Ngalo, Johannes (26) Parys Found dead in cell due to serious internal injuries. 29 September Sebokeng … at hospital with badly swollen face…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… one. The Pharaoh, screening much of his work and status in a kind of confusing mystery, centralized socio-economic power … and bureaucrats were exempt from…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… all international competitions until apartheid ended. As a result, the Springboks could not participate in the 1987 … Rugby Board. In 2005 the unified body…
ArticleAfrapix
… Afrapix – Comrades with Cameras A history of a South African anti apartheid Documentary Photography … organisations and grassroots activism which was gave…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
… Artist Proof Studio (APS) offers a three-year printmaking-training program to diverse young people from across South Africa as well as … came from two…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated immediate Namibian independence from South … its apartheid policies to this territory…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… is the Zion Christian Church [i] . Its members, estimated to number between 2 million and 6 million in more than 4,000 … in 1924 by Joseph Engenas…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an … by the system of racial segregation. Mandela became a civil rights…
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… of Derdepoort signed by the three Boer States in Transvaal to formalise unity talks. These subsequently proved fruitless … 1858 Zoutpansbergers agree to be…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… 1906-1907 South Africa fields first national rugby team on a tour of the British Isles. British media anglicizes the … is composed of Whites-only. 1948 The…
ArticleEOAN Group
… was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. EOAN Group was a social and educational centre and cultural association that … training for the Coloured…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… of armed tactics and the transition from non-violent to armed resistance being among the most controversial. Yet these debates need to be grounded in a…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… The origin of South Africa’s judicial capital goes back to the mid 19th century when Major H.D. Warden established a British outpost in the then Transorangia…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… by bubonic plague in 1904, many of the evacuees moved to the 'Malay Location' (Fietas). By 1927, the racial character of Pageview had become racially mixed…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… This Order is to be awarded to foreign nationals (Heads of State and … O.R. Tambo (Bronze) All the awards include four elements: a walking stick, a neck…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) is a network of Christian individuals, congregations and … and peace in South Africa. Its stated mission is to…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Africa Contribute Tell us your story Contribute to the site Timeline pre 1900 1902-1910 … Albertsville. Govan Mbeki publishes…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… Nelson Mandela is a figure who has undergone many transformations in the eye of … , a group that continuously pushed its parent organisation to more radical…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… Theatre Workshop ‘71 was a theatre training workshop that was founded in 1971 by the … Mclaren (also knowns as Mshengu or Kavanagh) - who was a lecturer at…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… Pottery Pottery production was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age … were also probably used in religious ceremonies. Note to…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… charged with high treason. They were initially sentenced to death, but their sentences were later commuted to life … Although he was defended by William…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… British arrival and the expanding frontier A frontier marks the edge of a known area, but a frontier is not a formal border. A … the Cape, there was no…
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a 'political miracle' and the subsequent installation of … Africa's first democratically elected…
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… 25 in Catholic, Protestant, and most Orthodox churches, is a public holiday in South Africa. On this day Christians … Bethlehem. The date is traditional and…
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… African township and coloured areas moved towards forming a combined force of organisations, but in 1981, civic … progressive political views. The WCCA was…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… the ANC. Tamana who was aged 80 at the time and confined to a wheel chair opened the conference urging all women to … white people amongst its ranks. For…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster Prison, a moment in our history that signalled perhaps more vividly … at hand. As he stood on the balcony…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… Post-structuralist discourse has resulted in a shift in emphasis from the author to the reader, or the production of art to its reception. … of art history…