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Grade 4 Archive
… the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new … Sabbath every week and millions of Muslim…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… are also available for public consultation, as they offer a wide field for research. Documents that are at least thirty years old are transferred to archive…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… owners in Sophiatown were themselves poor. In order to pay back the mortgages on their properties, they had to … or tap, or none at all, were shared by…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… ministers from their ministerial duties. According to section 91(2) the South African constitution: “The … weak areas that needed reinforcing and he wants to…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… Between the 20th and 21st century, a number of people lost their lives in South Africa amid … In the early 1990s, the political violence claimed a number of…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in motion. … of the United Democratic Front (UDF) on 20…
ArticleJune 16 Youth Uprising casualties
… A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U … investigation Albern, Bazil Elsie's River 16 9.9.76 Shot to side of…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 2: Learning from leaders
… This topic looks at what makes a good or great leader, and how we can learn from them. The … life stories as examples. In addition, teachers may add a local,…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
… State were not high, and it was considered adequate if a person could read and write. This perception restricted … all White children between the ages of 10…
Buddhism
… was added recently and is not complete. If you would like to contribute a lesson on this topic or have any content suggestions please … belief in karma,…
Glossary: Local History
… Account A record or description of past events. Archaeology The study … of pre-historic people and their culture. Banished Forced to leave a place as a…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… organisations in the Congress Alliance, with the view to form a Congress of Democrats (COD). The ANC played a major role in the formation of the COD because…
ArticleEarly civilisations
… rivers. Most of these civilizations were organised under a central and organised leadership. These civilizations often … We will examine each civilization…
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… rejected the system of Black authorities because it aimed to restore the tribal system and the power of the headmen, … stock farmers who did not like the…
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… The topic is under development. To conduct your research follow the links to SAHO features and external sites relating to content in … ka Isaka Seme -…
Fictional Cape Town
… South Africa, thanks to the 2010 World Cup, has been topical lately. But what I have to offer is not a football story, but an unusual reportage located in…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… given impetus by the 1981 decision by the local authority to grant as permit to a resident to convert a disused ablution facility into a dry cleaning port…
The Performing Arts Councils (PACs)
… The Performing Arts Councils (PACs) were conceived in 1961 to replace the NTO, and in 1963 then Minister of Education, … of the four performing PACs. The…
Grade 8 Archive
… and angry that the higher classes would never be fair to them. They decided to challenge the ruling order to force change. …
ArticleSASO Bannings
… were banned. In 1977, nine SASO members were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to five years for their involvement in political activities … meant…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… in April 1994. There is little doubt that coming from a history of a racially divided society, people voted for their skin … candidates at the tail end of…
Tsonga
… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas … from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to the Sabie River,…
The War
… Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was … 1900 onwards the Boers changed tactics…
The National Flower
… southern areas of the Western Cape, from the Cederberg up to just east of Grahamstown. The artichoke-like appearance of the flower-heads of the King Protea…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… This major event came to be known as the Great War which was the first war to be fought along modern industrial lines and it lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was…
Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB)
… CAPAB was instituted to promote the performing arts in the Cape Province . … play, The Guise, by David Mowat. It was staged as an ode to the closing down of…
ArticleHarriet and the Bolton Hall Four
… of Communism Act on 1 February 1974. Harriet organised a meeting to protest the bannings at the Currie’s Fountain Stadium on 9 … paid up members; their…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… World opposition to Apartheid Enforced racial segregation in South Africa … Nations (UN) passed Resolution 395(V) declaring that "a policy of 'racial…
ArchiveHow China broke the chain of infection by Vijay Prashad
… On 31 March 2020, a group of scientists from around the world – from Oxford University to Beijing Normal University – published an important paper … City…