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ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… by 1965 Sactu was decimated, leading to frenetic debates about the relationship between unions and the liberation … project to achieve political rights for…
Gallery
… as by the suffrage movements in the West. For more detail about the image and related info click on ‘image details’ on …
ArticleThe San
… of the Khoikhoi and San languages. Very little is known about the different dialects of South Africa's San people, as … to be 26 000 years old. The San rock…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… we think of the leaders of the struggle we tend to think about Nelson Mandela , Walter Sisulu , Oliver Tambo , Albert … accept the pass laws without…
ArticleHistory of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
… both slaves and settlers to be roughly equal to about 6000 each. 1767 Abolition of importation of male slaves … 000 frontier farmers, who demonstrated their…
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… after reading my Slave Trades. Our concord was not about politics and art, we both have been unashamedly … black poets of the 70s and 80s. We talked a lot…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… to Moscow. February, Siphiwe Nyanda tells his parents about his plan to leave the country. February, Jacob Zuma … during the 16 June protests, is arrested…
Luli
… Thousands of years ago a Greek poet, Sappho, wrote about gold: 'Neither rust nor worms can spoil this metal. … and expense to find it. There are four…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
… TRC cartoon by Zapiro Activity: Questions to answer about this cartoon 1. Who is the iconic figure holding the … TRC was based on the belief that if the…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in South Africa. Joseph Chamberlain was … leaders in Johannesburg were arguing among…
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
… out of the boat's hold, laughing, jabbering, and staring about them with a very well satisfied expression of … disconcerted by the novelty of his situation…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… Two companies Wernher Beit &Co and H Eckstein &Co control about a quarter of the land owned. 1902 August, In … of the Government however acquired” and…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… that the purpose of armed struggle should not be about overthrowing the apartheid government by force. Rather it should be about the ANC using this tactic to…
Hinduism
… all things." Hinduism is a religious tradition that began about 5 000 years ago. The name "Hindu" came from Muslims … This shows that most Hindus are also…
The Origin of People
… Have you ever been told weird and wonderful stories about what one or other of your relatives did in the past? …
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… was a reform imposed from above, and existed for about 11 years, in a manner many characterised as farcical. …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… Heritage Site. The Cradle of Humankind is a large area about 50km north of Johannesburg, where many fossil sites are … bones of early humans have given us…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… entering we found ourselves face to face with a gentleman about thirty years of age, with a long light beard. He looked … feet long and thirty wide; it was…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… from South Africa due to his role in spreading awareness about his country during the times of apartheid. Born on 4 … the fact that people in America could…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… asset is the Dominion mine in Klerksdorp, for $37-million (about R280-million) in April. August 2010 The Guptas acquire … Arcelor-Mittals’s R9bn empowerment…
African Art Centre
… The centre offers support to 500 crafters and represents about 50 artists. Initiated in 1994, Velobala, is the …
ArticleGreater St. Lucia Wetland
… in the Wetlands and a large group of hippopotamuses and about 1 000 crocodiles survive there in safety because it is …
ArticleEarly civilisations
… of the world. The civilizations that we will be learning about are: Ancient Egypt (Africa) Nubia (Africa) Swahili …
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agricultural sphere were not unreservedly …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… let the Israelites stay, temporarily, despite being uneasy about the situation. July, The headman of Kamastone complains … armed with three machine guns and…
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
… Jameson Raid By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in South Africa. Joseph Chamberlain was … Uitlander leaders in Johannesburg…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… In 1970, official estimates put the African population at about 400,000, but even this figure was seen as too low by … figure of 1-million would probably be…
South African and World leaders
… who sacrificed their own freedom for others. To read more about other remarkable South African leaders, visit SAHO's … important leader in the talks with…
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
… East, Eastern Europe and North Africa and ruled over about 25 million people. The Islamic world was far more … reading. Read these interesting sources of…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… confrontation and to break the youths' spirit. 30 August, About 600 students from five secondary schools march to … the backyard with tear gas to prevent…