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ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2013 submissions
… Texas. She studies studio art and hopes to work in design or merchandising when she graduates. Project: The Institute … She plans on pursuing a PhD in…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
… it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Introduction During the 1980s , the … to have political rights in the so…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… victims of the violent officers of apartheid government or people who died of disease or malnourishment due to the conditions in the concentration … had very…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… United Nations met time and time again to try to sanction or reason with South Africa, no positive results were … in South Africa. Apartheid would not end…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… had to decide between working for the white farm owners or moving to areas set aside for black people. The situation … The situation with regard to labour…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… on subsequent writers whether they wrote in English or Xhosa. Newspapers played a highly significant role in the … a period of intense political activity…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… Africans were forced to work for wages on white farms or in the mines or factories. 1914 January, A delegation from the South … troops receive the…
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… monetary value which could be privately owned, exchanged or sold, was at odds with Khoikhoi views of land and grazing … the Dutch if they were not permitted…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… itself. Airport names were changed SAHO biography: OR Thambo The names of all South African airports were first … changed from Apartheid politician's names…
Why have so many major South African films featured non South Africans in the starring roles?
… film, because feature films cost a lost of money. People or institutions (like banks) that invest money in feature …
The Origin of People
… ever been told weird and wonderful stories about what one or other of your relatives did in the past? Some of these …
ArticleA White Referendum
… a vote in the referendum, anticipating a low turnout or rejection. In the end, 76% of the 2,5 million eligible …
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Apartheid legislation. Although it lasted only a decade or so, it had been planned for from the 1976/7 provincial …
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… achievements of performers in various fields. Inner ovals or borders - (glorification in sport) - they symbolise the …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… the High Commissioner for such native territories, unless or until provision shall be made for the representation of … aggrieved that solely on account of…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… way. If a man came in and needed new clothes or shoes, it was absolutely verboten to ask him what size he … beyond my telling. At the Convent I had been the…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… Regional integration is considered the process where two or more countries in a particular area voluntarily join … and objectives in matters of general…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… immense powers. These included the power to recognise or appoint any person as a chief or a headman in charge of a tribe or location, and could depose any…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… located many kilometres away from the nearest urban centre or shop, meaning they have little or no option other than to purchase basic goods from the ……
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… the 3500 metre slope of the Drakensberg, no brake shoe or changing of wheels could have saved a wagon from hurtling … Trek and the 'empty lands' The Empty…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… was convinced that, for exiled students, joining the ANC or the PAC was not an option that would advance the … He urged students leaving South Africa not…
Mission Stations - M
… we supposed that the people would fetch water from it, or that they probably knew of other springs in the locality … was a commodious chapel. The estate was…
ArticleKey sites
… From around 1900, the market moved to the Juma Masjid or Grey Street Mosque where fruit and vegetable hawkers sold … and sacks. Vegetables and fruit were…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… the year 1968, which Diseko emphasises was before the SASO or any BCM organisations came into existence. Diseko, who … had no precedents to follow, and thus…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… now uncertain whether the NP could win a general election or whether it could win the referendum De Klerk had decided … range of principles, including:…
ArticleGreater St. Lucia Wetland
… Africa's third largest park. It stretches from Mapelane, or Cape St. Lucia, in the South to Kozi Bay in the North. The …
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… to segregated areas and also subject to colour bar or job reservations where they were barred from skilled jobs …
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… promotion of human rights cannot be left to individuals or the government, Chapter Nine of the Constitution creates …
Key players in the various passive resistance campaigns
… looks at the various important 'passive resistance' or 'non-violent' campaigns in 20th Century South Africa; …
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… anti apartheid statements such as ‘Away with Apartheid’ or ‘Unite Families, Away with Apartheid’. Other demands of …