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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…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
… South Africa, called by some people the 'Rainbow Nation', a title that captures its diversity and 11 official … all its peoples are celebrated and due…
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… the country. They made their contributions (from positive to destructive) leading up to the day, on the day itself, and through the tumultuous … other key…
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… This Order is to be awarded to South African citizens for distinguished … This Order finds its inspiration from the Baobab which is a tropical African tree…
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a workshop on The role of the Church and the 'Healing of … of Churches Conference by Fr. Michael…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… led the march that the police fired on and came to be known as the famous Soweto Revolt of June 16. The SSRC … students to protest the introduction of…
Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)
… In 1996, state subsidy was reduced and PACOFS became a non-profit entity. It was restructured as an agency of the … Centre of the Free State , which allowed…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… He wrote about the strike and subsequent revolt and aimed to raise support in Britain. Below is an extract of a graphic account of events in Jones? article,…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… Dutch East India Company (VOC) established Cape Town as a refuelling station in 1652 for their ships sailing between Europe and India. As a result, ‘the…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… for his safety, the church recalls Huddleston and he moves to England 1956 Huddleston’s book Naught for your Comfort is … of Masasi, Tanzania (then South…
Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT)
… the Orange Free State (PACOFS) other three organisations to serve what was known then as the Transvaal Province which … Mpumalanga and the Northern Province …
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, he had with him a small contingent of…
ArticleMafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
… for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS). Gwala was a prominent South African poet, activist and intellectual whose life and work played a leading role in…
ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
… for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS). Gwala was a prominent South African poet, activist and intellectual whose life and work played a leading role in…
The National Fish
… Galjoen Coracinus capensis The Galjoen is unique to the South African coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is often found in rough surf right next to the…
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… Online (SAHO) is hosting an intergenerational dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… centuries they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology to the African continent. Jan van Riebeeck formally … and stratification of the people of South…
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… From the outset a large number of Indians were employed in non-sugar growing activities. A small group was employed as domestic servants and they were ……
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… attends medical school in Edinburgh. 1918 He returns to South Africa as a medical physician. Moroka marries Maggy, daughter of Chief Fenyani. Moroka sets up…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, the Government declared a State of Emergency (SOE), in 83 magisterial districts – the … were detained since the proclamation…
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in … King Mzilikazi and the southern Ndebele peoples (referred to as…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… acronym, FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação Moçambique) is a communist party from Mozambique . It was founded in 1962 … FRELIMO and a mutual commitment between…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… (SAHO) began collaborating with Artthrob in an effort to highlight women artists who were active in the resistance … , Zanele Muholi have throughout the…
The National Animal
… the ram are thicker and rougher. This species has adapted to the dry, barren areas and open grass plains and is thus … Free State, North West Province and in…
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… heritage. Cultural sites Cultural heritage sites have to show a masterpiece of human creativity or an important exchange of human values over a long period…
ArticleTransport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
… hospitals, cleaning and security sectors. It was formed as a direct response to the Transvaal-based PUTCO bus company workers’ strike of … where it also…