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EPILOGUE
… unacceptable. We would sit down to do no more than haggle about what should constitute the agenda of such talks, rather … for curbing and eliminating…
Mission Stations - A-F
… 1840 (p 561), who recorded the following: "After riding about twenty-five miles from the Amse River, we arrived, long … days ago, by some hungry cows, but…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) and the Armed Struggle
… campaigns Between 1961 and 1963 MK was responsible for about 134 acts of sabotage. Many of these caused minor damage …
Glossary: Transport through time
… Ancient Very old. When we talk about ancient times, we usually talk about the period before Christ and before the fall of Rome in …
ArticleOrigins of major world religions reflected in SA
… are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into being every …
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… the war there was no access to the harbours. Speaking about ships and shipping was verboten. But when the war … of various things. But I had very little idea…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific … different types of races, where they made…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… 1877 with 25 men as support. Initially, he was vague about his real purpose. He used the weakness in the Transvaal … The first shots were fired in…
ArticleZulu
… name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670. Today it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… promised freedom to the people of France. The document is about how people should live together in society, and it has … for democracy in Europe as the 20th…
ArticleTransport in the air
… tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. … after the wing of his last glider…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… continues to raise awareness amongst South Africans about the negative impact of violence against women and …
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… their homes during apartheid. He also felt compassionate about other marginalised groups he encountered during his … of South Africa. They helped to “re…
The National Bird
… Crane Anthropoides paradisia The elegant Blue Crane stands about one meter high. It is a light blue-grey, has a long …
Provincial government and symbols
… Go to the places section of the SAHO site, and read about the South Africa’s nine provinces. Also visit SAHO …
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… people, led by Chief Musi. They inhabited this area about 300 to 400 years ago. The period from 1820 to 1832, … trek leader, Andries Pretorius, who moved…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… protests, the increased resistance and awareness brought about by them did affect the people. The UDF at this stage … presence in the areas caused further…
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
SA Painter John Thomas Baines was born on 27 November 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often reffered to as Thomas Baines). His father was a master…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Gilder, expressing how he finally felt at home, wrote about the hardships he faced in the MK training camp. Most of … revolutionary.” [ix] He weaved his…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… Kwazulu Natal. It is unclear exactly why the split came about. Some sources say that Mzilikazi had a falling out with … (visit our 'People of South Africa…
The French Revolution Activity
… means. Activity 2: Go back to the content pages and read about the changes that the National Assembly made during the … France's voting rights today? What do…
Prehistory of the Nelspruit area
… to the Central Cattle Pattern had a positive attitude about the role of ancestors in their daily lives. As a … Early Iron Age site have been central to the…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… 18 May: During the 2011 municipal elections COSATU spends about R2 million campaigning for the ANC. After a decline in … An estimated 50,000 people marched…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… and women alike. The story I want to tell here is the one about the contribution of the women to the anti-pass law … she would call Mary Mqhweto so that she…
ArticleMafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
… work played a leading role in giving form to the debate about ‘a people’s culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The …
ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
… work played a leading role in giving form to the debate about ‘a people’s culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The …
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… ↵ [2] N. Wetsman, “Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus,” The Verge, (Updated: 1 April 2020), … ↵ [3] N. Wetsman, “Everything You Need to Know…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… cattle. Dutch and British farmers had very different ideas about land ownership. They believed that people could own … When the British took over the Cape in…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… but he could not relax. He had the next issue to think about and it was due in five days time. He wrote `I am now anxious about the second number. With a…
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… as straightforward as it might first appear. To read more about what 'culture,' 'heritage' and identity' mean in South … quickly became complicated when…