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… Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel over and across water, and to fish. Boats are smaller than ships. They can be powered by … content for this section. If you have any content to send us or suggestions please click on 'contribute'. The …

… behind, like pottery and bones. Artificial Made by man, to look like something natural. Atmosphere Gasses that … that can be also be called corals. Destination A place to which somebody/something is going or being sent. Domestic Kept as a pet or to produce food. Domesticate Tame. If you domesticate a wild …

… The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source … was made by some mine owners and the ZAR government to find common working ground, when this failed almost all of … and left, many going no further that Cape Town and Durban to await developments. At the onset of hostilities in October …

… population of New Brighton had grown from 3,650 in 1911 to 35,000. Almost all of the population was Black. This … Urban Areas Act of 1923 which required municipalities to establish separate locations for their Black citizens, and made Black residents in ‘White’ areas subject to a permit system which Apartheid legislation subsequently …

… studying literature, history and philosophy, she switched to film studies and finally decided to settle with photography, as the medium offered her more latitude and independence to travel document and tell people’s stories. Through …

… "We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society. We have … the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on … University on January 27, 1987. "It is our responsibility to break down barriers of division and create a country where …

… Mesopotamia The name Mesopotamia was given to the Middle Eastern civilisation that existed between the … the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers allowed the Mesopotamians to grow crops and to settle between these two rivers. By the 7th century BC …

… on the 8th of December 1984, bringing together close to 200 women from all over the Transvaal (now known as … of Women's Day, August 9th . The federation was regarded to be a necessary link that allowed women in the Transvaal to work together on issues such as high food process. High …

… 1930 there were no women in South Africa who had the right to vote. It was felt that a women's place was in the home and … Women's Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU) to work for their cause: to gain the vote. Even in its early days the WEAU, while not …

… From bondage to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian … on the People of South Africa. It is a long term project to build a comprehensive overview of the rich diversity of … birth of this community in South Africa. We are using this to launch and major project to build a comprehensive social …

… station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM), in Natal to Rev James Dube and his wife Elizabeth. 1877 Rev James … of John Dube dies 1887-1888 John Dube leaves South Africa to study at Oberlin College in the USA. Dube works in the US … Dube enrols as a student at Oberlin preparatory school to study the sciences, mathematics, classical Greek works, …

… was so successful that Bailey used its urban, racy style to produce a number of East and West African editions of the … above suggests the popularity of the magazine that was to become known simply as Drum . However, the true reach of … 240,000 copies of Drum were distributed across Africa, to countries like Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The …

… Populations of the Cape Province and Natal were considered to owe allegiance to Britain, while Transvaal and the Orange Free State had … that delegates of the four provinces were determined to forge a settlement that excluded Africans from meaningful …

… took place in 1776 when a number of farms were allocated to local Dutch graziers. In 1799 the British erected a military outpost, called Fort Frederick, to overlook the harbour and to provide military support to the Landdrost at Uitenhage. …

… 1980, Zimbabwe. The Frontline States were formed in 1970 to co-ordinate their responses to apartheid and formulate a uniform policy towards apartheid … apartheid. However, these states still found it difficult to pursue their goals of ending apartheid. The president of …

… The Progressive Federal Party (PFP), successor to the Progressive Party (PP), was formed after a group of liberal members of the United Party (UP), broke away to form a parliamentary opposition against apartheid. The cause of the split was the UP's inability to find a clear-cut alternative to the National Party's …

… "Without pausing in the native quarter, we proceeded to the mission-house, a stone building, with a gabled roof … a nice little garden. On entering we found ourselves face to face with a gentleman about thirty years of age, with a … and four others, are situated on the top, which is to them an impregnable fortress. The Missionary Station is …

… already living there. Initially British control was aimed to protect the trade route to the East, however, the British soon realised the potential to develop the Cape for their own needs. Indigenous …

… by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd … whilst contested at home, facing early closure and failing to be realised in subsequent years. [1] Titled Trades Routes: … Institute for Contemporary Art.  Enwezor’s vision was to “look beyond the givens of history”, contesting the vogue …

… MILESTONES 1910 - Birth of Mohambry (Monty) Naicker to Papiah Gangathura, a fruiterer, and Dhanamal, of Leopold … for his Matric. 1928, March 10 - Left for Edinburgh to study medicine, enrolled at Skerrys Tutorial College where he prepared for the entrance exam to the Edinburgh University. Dr Goonam was a fellow student. …

… Over the eight years of its existence, Medu varied from 15 to as many as 50 members. Most were South Africa exiles. The … resister) and Uriel Abrahamse. Medu members preferred to call themselves "cultural workers" rather than "artists". … community arts structures. Thami jokingly referred to Medu as "Staffrider in exile". These strands came together …

… home and stay...because we formed the slogan "an injury to one is an injury to all" So we were supposed to be there. - Solomon Marikele Rhulane Senior Primary The …

… and called for the unity of all African people. He managed to streamline the running of the ANC. This he accomplished by … the war, bad living conditions and inflation - all linked to global developments. These gave the black population reason to expect better conditions. In 1944, the ANC Youth League …

… the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new … Sabbath every week and millions of Muslim pilgrims travel to Mecca in the Middle East every year. They do this because … principles for thousands of years. People have looked to religion to answer questions like "Where did the world …

… public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context … and a turbulent recent political past, one is obliged to ask, for instance, whose heritage it is that South Africans are being called to celebrate. Another point of contention is that in a former …

… How to find out about the present or the history of a local area? When investigating our past, we need to look at various things and resource information that helps … through pictures: Cape Town Pictures are a great source to use to learn about history. Learners will be developing …

… in 1834, when he was appointed Colonial Secretary to Van Diemen's Land, later known as Tasmania which, at that … grounded in the puritan belief that correction ought to be brought about through a mixture of a protestant work … On 18 December 1843 Montagu was ordered by Governor Napier to visit Robben Island, for the purpose of "inquiring into …

… Trade Centre in Kempton Park. Working groups were formed to deal with specific issues. The first multi-party meeting … the declaration seriously committed all the parties to bring about a united South Africa sharing a common citizenship, to work to heal the division of the past, to try hard to …

… of the reluctance of the dominant liberation movements to share power within a multi-ethnic society.  Unlike former … forces, however its popular appeal was largely limited to the Mbundu – Angola’s second largest ethnic group – and … Mestiqos.  The MPLA’s nationalist drive did not appeal to the Bakongo people, who rallied to militant right-wing …