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ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… with Afrikaans-speakers attending special church services or visiting the Voortrekker Monument. Until the National … Dingane's Day officially became the Day…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… called the Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, or human beings like us. There are many different theories … believed that complex organisms, like…
ArticlePass Laws in South Africa
… pass said which areas a person was allowed to move through or be in and if a person was found outside of these areas …
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page. Background Abdicate : Step down from … class (nobility), the upper class …
Mission Stations - A-F
… PCSA 1897; DGT AFRIKANER'S KRAAL , also known as JERUSALEM or as VREDEBERG , Namibia: LMS 1815. It was visited by James … River, we arrived, long after dark,…
Liberation
… and communal farmers, was absent at the negotiating table or in the streets. Instead, at the table, pushing for … Perhaps the fact that no large-scale, land…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… With leaders from the 1976 uprising either imprisoned or exiled, the liberation struggle did not move forward much. … Tricameral Parliament ), which created…
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
… The question is will the debate be allowed to take place or is the pledge a fait accompli ? Regrettably, much of the debate thus far has ignored or glossed…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… to justify draconian repression of the black population or that part of it displaying tendencies towards toppling … on Justice during January 1995 on the…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… were isolated from the rest of the world. The indigenous or 'first people' of Australia were labeled 'Aborigines' by … powers, but they are not necessarily…
The National Arts Festival
… continent. It has been open to all regardless of race or sex, and has never imposed artistic restraint or censorship on participants, instead it served as an…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Pan-Africanism has often taken the shape of a political or cultural movement. There are many varieties of … now taking the lead. That was due in part to the…
ArticleThe Basotho
… picture%2002.jpg Attacks on the Basotho In 1830 or 1831 Thaba Bosiu was attacked by the Ndebele, who were … whether the founder of Lesotho called Moshesh,…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… known South African academics, writings and from teaching or in their home country sparked an outrage in the UK. As a … exchanges” with the racist regime and…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… people who lived there were 'coloured', 'cape coloured' or Malay. When the 'Coolie location' was struck by bubonic … to 1970, all remaining 'non-white'…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… for ruling the country through different departments or ministries. Each department is responsible for a different … To legislate means to ‘make laws'. The…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… Nationalism refers to an ideology, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It … discrimination, inequality and barriers based…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… of the MK Umkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the Nation") or 'MK' as it was more commonly known, was launched on the … They were authorised to join with whomever…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Transvaal or Natal Indian Congress (TIC and NIC) or affiliated organisations. After the accusation of treason, ……
ArticleOrigins of major world religions reflected in SA
… every day and in Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into being every month. More than ten million …
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… there are no written records, where people did not read or write? Many cultures did not write down their history. … history – what, when and why things…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments or advances, or acts to traffic, or otherwise directed, against a person’s sexuality using …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… varied, where they were either stateless, run by the state or run by kingdoms. The notion of communalism was accepted … widely; land was held commonly and…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… very difficult to determine the reasons for the movement, or its course. The people who migrated used oral history to … traditions and history. When a group…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… as a result of their gender today, either in the workplace or at home. In this unit we will look at: some specific … (and into an area designated for whites…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… are hard to come by as any proof of their participation or planning was found on a person or at an organisation it could lead to an arrest or a raid, which…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… that an opportunity had come to take the armed struggle, or struggle in totality, some steps forward ... since we had …
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… to the war effort, none of these troops received a medal or ribbon. Source: Giliomee, H and Mbenga, B, New History of …
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… to the East was to avoid paying expensive customs duties, or taxes. The rulers of every country between India and … and influence through colonisation, use…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… as of historic importance before either the COP took place or the Freedom Charter was written. The South African Indian … all the people of this country…