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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…
BiographyManasseh Tebatso Moerane
Manasseh Tebatso Moerane was born in 1913 to an educated Sotho parents in the Transkei, he attended Adams College and obtained bachelor's degrees from Fort…
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…
Gallery
… as by the suffrage movements in the West. For more detail about the image and related info click on ‘image details’ on …
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…
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…
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 …
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…