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Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… the kings. One of the Gods worshipped in the city of Eridu was called the House of Water, or Enki. He … The people also worshipped Enki as a god of knowledge…
May Day
… later, in 1872, a hundred thousand workers in New York City struck and won the eight-hour day, mostly for building … success. On 1 May 1890, May Day…
PlaceBurundi
… War (the Great European War) [xxx] . The transfer took place legally on the 20 October 1924 [xxxi] . In the years … groups [xxxvii] . A system of identity…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… the way in fighting for gender equality, with policies in place to educate and liberate African females. One of … Conference of Negro Workers, which was to…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… release of all political prisoners. The actual award took place at the University of Oslo, Norway on 10 December 1984. … government found it ‘inconvenient’…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… urban population. The first Alexandra Bus Boycott takes place in Alexandra Township , Johannesburg, with commuters … Sam Kahn begins serving as a member of…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… Youth Association (Soya). When the Soweto Uprising took place in 1976, a wave of student protests swept through the … at the Bleskop Stadium in Rustenburg…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… 1923 The Native (Urban Areas) Act is passed. This ordains city authorities to enforce residential segregation to … This results in the proposal by the…
PlaceStanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
… Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal some eighty kilometres from the City of Durban. Stanger was granted Municipal Status, in 1949 … last years of his life. KwaDukuza -…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… farmer's wife into supplying them with a good meal and a place to rest for the night. The next morning the party … for the insurrectionists at Salt River…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… MD degree, Xuma begins a one-year internship at St Louis City Hospital. 1926 June: Xuma graduates with an M.D. degree … in sponsoring a multiracial…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… but has lived in Providence, Rhode Island, New York City, New York, and Jerusalem, Israel. He is particularly … of history as a discourse, human rights, and…
PlaceEdward Hotel, Durban
… the many beautiful and exciting parts of the vibrant City. The Hotel is situated on 'Durban's Golden Mile' and is … Centre. The Hotel is also one about five…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official launch of the Dube Trade Port and King Shaka International Airport, 8 May 2010, Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
… not, our currency strengthened. South Africa has become a place to invest in, in times of stress. This is a real … Cape Town and Durban. Durban, however, was…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… in which the Management Committee of the Johannesburg city council introduced the motion of autonomy for Lenasia on … policies are our recognised leaders…
ArticleNational Newspapers and News Sites
… the north eastern part of South Africa. Local Newspapers City Vision - (Western Cape) Carletonville Herald - …
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… President lives in the White House. The Federal capital city is Washington, D.C. Presidents whose names and years of … Americans from voting. In March 1965,…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… topic, we will identify and explain the changes that took place in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving … concerned both with identifying…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… at the Main Road. A Lease was later negotiated with the City Council to enable them to encroach onto the Church's … a plan showing the layout of Grave Plots…
PlaceSt Stephen’s Church, Dutch Reformed Church, Riebeeck Square, Cape Town
… was soon being used as a school during the week and as a place of worship and a religious school on Sundays. In 1857 … as a School during the week, and as a…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Glossary
… ago. citadel - a fortress overlooking and protecting a city colonialism - the practice of acquiring political … - the distance a boat must sail before it can…
PlaceMotswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
… opportunities for locals; provide residents with a place where their diverse cultures can be explored and celebrated; and a place where artistic talent can…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… administration by destroying records of blacks, and took place on the eve of the anniversary of the Sharpeville … Union named an executive committee room…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… year. These were held variously at the Drill Hall, the new City Hall on Darling Street (opened in 1905), the Divisional … Sir William Tfiorne, Mayor Of Cape…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… of trying to control South Africans of getting into the city, finding better work, and establishing themselves in the … - which gave details of the holder's…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… government regarded the region as a health hazard to the city. As a result many ‘Malay’ people were moved along with … She does not attend the wedding…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… lived in harmony in the Republic and by 1880 the capital city, Bloemfontein, had a population of 2 567 people, of … to the new mining industry were…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… 1989 secret meetings aimed at bringing down apartheid took place between the ANC and the National Party. Western … meetings between the ANC and NP…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
… the cemetery. These improvements were said to take place through employing more cleaning staff. The City Parks Department which runs 40 cemeteries in Cape…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - What is industrialisation? by Emilia Potenza
… lived off the land, to an industrial society. This took place largely as a result of the discovery of large diamond … industrialisation in Britain was a slow…