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ArticleThe House in session
… novel experience of sitting and deciding issues related to their respective communities. Botha appointed Rajbansi and Hendrickse to the Cabinet in September…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an … and economic growth of the region. As…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the movement of powerful Cuban armed force, into the west, … The fighting in the south western…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… Thirdly, the unravelling of the leaders’ relations proved to have dire consequences for the Xhosa nation but was not … , who ruled over all of the amaXhosa…
The appointment of Judges
… of the time, Judge Michael Corbett. Then began the process to select the Court's other 10 members. The appointment … in consultation with the cabinet and the…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… and the Basotho kingdom (a case study) Moshoeshoe moves to Thaba Bosiu The 1820s and 1830s were a time of great … were many wars about land which caused…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… and progressive initiatives, this essay is going to argue that little has substantially changed for the position of women. To gain a greater understanding of…
ArticleSocio-economics in Sophiatown
… children living in Sophiatown were particularly vulnerable to the harshness of urban life. Schooling was not provided by … and church groups, but many…
America, Spanish conquest
… – The Slave Trade The content below has been modified to align with the 2011/2012 curriculum changes Conquest, … He built a fort and left behind Spanish…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and … against apartheid through the Congress…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… by forcing the majority of Black South Africans to live in reserves and making it illegal for them to work as sharecroppers. The Land Act prohibited Africans…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… Slavery was introduced to the Cape Colony by the VOC in its desire to boost the agriculture and food supply while retaining … the expansion of agriculture…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… a protest against pass laws for 1960. The PAC decided to jump ahead of the ANC planned march, and organised a … fire on the crowd without warning or order…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… old Afrikaner Republics and harsh new immigrant measures to restrict the entry of Asiatic , both former residents and … this Notice, Indians are informed…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… closing of this frontier: they paved the way for the Boers to establish their control over what came to be called the Orange Free State. The Orange Free…
Luli
… rust nor worms can spoil this metal. It has the power to excite the minds of men.' Kings and traders sought after … therefore is important for many reasons…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… It challenges constructivist research and its tendency to be satisfied with simply identifying ethnicity as a social … interpretation is correct, such…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… in the struggle against foreign domination, and helped to popularise the concept of Pan-African unity. Background … region today known as Tanzania was…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… in the struggle against foreign domination, and helped to popularise the concept of Pan-African unity. Background … region today known as Tanzania was…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… come about only through the return of all Afro-Americans to their ancestral homes in Africa The majority of the … and the African National Congress (ANC) -…
Conquest: 1600s-1800s
… all these centuries... They asked if they would be allowed to do such a thing supposing they went to Holland, and they added: 'It would be of little … …
ArticleSS Mendi
… the draft, caused delays in moving supplies from the rear to the front lines. In September of 1916, General Louis Botha … South African Native Labour…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… Daughter Abstract: The Black Consciousness Movement rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of … movement mobilised a large number of…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… policies that subjected Black people young and old to indignity and inferior status. From the early twentieth … of the problems faced by Black people and…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… his death and acknowledges the contribution that he made to Mozambique and her Independence. Machel was a … South Africa, Mozambique and Soviet Union, was…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… National Party (NP) and Labour Party (LP) formed a pact to win the general elections held in the Union of South … since Louis Botha's death in 1919. The Pact…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… of university and college students. NUSAS was open to students of all races. At the organisation first inaugural … (C.I.E.) which was founded in 1919 in…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… and being ignored during 1910 and 1911, delegates to the South African Native Convention (SANC) decided to call a meeting in Bloemfontein on 8 January 1912…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… from Gujarat on the west coast of India. Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 of indentured workers were Muslim, as were most of … and, after self-Government in 1893,…