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ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… to the vision that all oppressed racial groups must work together to achieve anything. Therefore, a delegation …
Manifesto of the emigrant farmers By Piet Retief, 1837
… Soon after the close of his correspondence with Lt.-Governor Stockenstrom, Piet … of severing that sacred tie which binds a Christian to his native soil,…
PlaceSwakopmund, Namibia
… rescue it from complete dereliction. Recently large scale work has been completed on the jetty which now proudly boasts …
PlaceUlundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
… maintain White supremacy and strengthen the Government's Apartheid policy . By definition a 'Bantustan' was an Area … A Bantustan was intended by the…
PlaceRiemvasmaak
… first time that land was restored to a community, after apartheid ended . The saga started in 1973, when the entire …
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… was an unassuming freedom fighter who, at the height of apartheid repression in the late 1960's and throughout the …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… and the Federation of South African Women (FSAW). Her work in these areas led to harassment and police … many political trials of activists who had continued…
EventRobert Sobukwe is sentenced to three years' imprisonment
… was arrested and sentenced, but refused to appeal against his sentence, as he had refused the aid of an attorney, on … either a court of law or a court of…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… On 16 February 2019, Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first State of the Nation Address at the parliament as … the newly elected president of South Africa. This…
EventHashim Amla retires from international cricket
… of international cricket. Amla, a versatile batsman, made his international debut on 28 November 2004 in a test series … in Kolkata, India. Amla broke…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… to contact their families and inform them of the tragedy. His statement to the House read as follows: “It has never …
EventTwo prisoners sentenced to death for sodomy
… that Jacobsz had made sexual advances towards him. After his complaint, Hermanus Munster of Steenwijk and Jacobus de …
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… to contact their families and inform them of the tragedy. His statement to the House read as follows: “It has never …
EventBanyana Banyana player, Eudy Simelane, is found raped and murdered
… to life imprisonment—stated that he “was not sorry” for his crimes. …
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… 1910. During World War 1 , Moschke was interned and upon his release he found the building in a state of disrepair and …
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… Temba Ngendane put forward evidence at this trial against his comrades. Zephaniah Mothopeng, who was also an internal …
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… a military medic gave him an injection to stabilise his condition but he died later, on the way to Alldays. The …
EventPope John Paul II appoints 31 cardinals, three from Africa
… of Wako had serious political implications for him, and his country's minority Christian population. Wako had openly …
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… in 1980, faced one of the fiercest challenges to his presidency at the March poll from Movement for Democratic …
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… commando evicted the British Resident, Major Warden, from his small barracks in Bloemfontein. The Battle resulted in …
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… the act. The law favours men. A man is allowed to beat his wife if she is disobedient, provided he does it within …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… to Dr. Xuma on January 30, 1946, to congratulate him on his cable regarding South West Africa. "My quarrel with you …
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… Lord Charles decided to close the farm before the end of his term because of the charges that were laid against him by …
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
… injured by security police fire on 21 March 1960. Under his stewardship, the police force became a formidable tool, …
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… Republiek (ZAR), later known as the Transvaal, to work on the reconstruction of the railway line. However, …
Message to the Rally to Relaunch the ANC Women's League by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 9 August 1990
… openly and inside our own country - those who have had to work underground with those who have worked in exile, women …
PlaceObservatory
… is your go-to place. It’s right next door at number 215. Work it all off at City Rock (Anson Street) , an indoor …
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… people be guaranteed complete equality, equal rights to work and education, and full right to vote, organise, serve …
Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions”, The Torch, 1 April 1958
… Workers Act, which extend inferiority and segregation in work and wages; by the Suppression of Communism Act, which is …
EventCanaan Banana is found guilty of sexual offences
… immediately issued a warrant for Banana's arrest. His bail was also revoked and the title deed to his Harare mansion was impounded. The Botswana Police … a…