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ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the 1960s, integration schemes … Although this was one motivation for the…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… In the 1950s the government's increasingly repressive policies began to pose a direct threat to all people of colour, and there was a surge of mass political…
Freedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance grass roots involvement
… A SASO memorandum for the Transvaal Regional Formation School, held at Turfloop, … Freedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance…
ArchiveFreedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance grass roots involvement
… A SASO memorandum for the Transvaal Regional Formation School, held at Turfloop, … Freedom struggles of the past: what can we learn from them to enhance…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and … The Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999 …
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… On 14 August 1882 Cetewayo (Cetshwayo), king of Zululand, visited Queen Victoria of Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… Introduction King Ngqika and Prince Ndlambe led the Rharhabe people of the Amaxhosa in the early 19 th century. Their relationship … Wits University Press,…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established by Canon L John Collins of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1956. Its mission was to work towards a…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Written by: FRANCO FRESCURA The exploitation of convict labour at the Cape during the Colonial era is closely connected with … Early Convict Stations in the…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… The Boer Republics, and the Basotho kingdom (a case study) Moshoeshoe moves to Thaba Bosiu The 1820s and 1830s were a time of great upheaval. There were many…
National General Elections 2009: List of candidates for the National Assembly: National-to-National, 2 March 2009
… The ANC is fielding candidates for all seats in the National Assembly. In putting together these lists, the ANC has emphasised inclusivity and representivity…
ArticleThe Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was different that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had banished … The Black…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to 1644, the Ming Dynasty ruled over China. This was the…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 1: The world around 1600
… Topic 1: The world around 1600 What was the world like around 1600? Europe is considered as one of the world’s major super powers which played a significant …
Event”Ghetto Act” or The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act No 28 of 1946 is passed
… The "Ghetto Act" was designed to curtail Indian property … Natal was divided into controlled and uncontrolled areas. The controlled areas would be White…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… Activity: Learning about the farmers Archaeologists found a lot of information from their research surrounding Suikerbosrand … used for tools Dung-lined pits…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… him dramatically. Gandhi extended his original period of stay in South Africa to assist Indians in opposing a bill to deny them the right to vote. He became…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK in response to the implementation of new land laws in the Orange Free State, which had…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to … Capitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940 …
Submissions by the McGill University students 2014
… and Labrador. She is a Labrador Inuk and a beneficiary of the Nunatsiavut landclaim. She completed her Bachelor of … active in British Parliamentary debating…
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… Susanna Helena Kok was born in 1911 in the Free State. She studied medicine at the Universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand and became a missionary …
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South … Human Rights and the South African…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… occasionally trying to play a piano. Project: A biography of Michael Guthrie Scott Elizabeth Hudler Elizabeth Hudler … in May 2012. During her…
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agricultural sphere were … from two sides. On the one hand, there were the people of…
ArchiveSummary of activities taken against the Christian Institute and Spro-Cas between August 1973 and January 1974
… Chronology of the Commission of Enquiry into Certain Organizations, which became a parliamentary Commission of Enquiry known as the Schlebusch Commission…
ArticleThe Strikes and Popular and Political Support
… By late February 1973, the spread of the strikes was the most significant development since … and the GFWBF was able to garner support from a network of…
CAPS Grade 6: The Transatlantic Slave Trade - term 2
… Focus : The nature and impact of the slave trade between West Africa and the American South … before the European slave trade · The nature of…
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption. The ruling came after Chiluba brought…
ArchiveSASO Executive and Staff: Minutes of the meeting held in Durban at Head Office, 23 March 1974
… The meeting discussed the business affairs of the branches of the South African Students Organisation … SASO Executive and Staff: Minutes of the meeting held…
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… he was struck by a train on a railway bridge close to the home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, … KwaZulu…