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Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel to the East with ease. Before the canal was opened European ships had to travel around the…
Liberation
… and land hungry, declare our need for all the world to know. We are the people who have borne the brunt of … from migrant labour that has caused our family…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… the last thirty years, these communities have been forced to adopt a different way of life. In the 1950s, several … border between Namibia and Botswana. The …
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… BSc Engineering at University of Cape Town 1960 Changes to philosophy 1960 Sharpeville – black mass movement curtailed and white opposition groups shown to…
Journals
… a dynamic discipline, in apartheid South Africa it tended to be associated with Nationalist ideologies. By 1990, the … the Bureau that the SAAAH had…
PlaceRwanda
… who were either part of the opposition or who had refused to take part in the killings [vii] . The period after the … politicians and people in general [x] …
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… decades into the economic powerhouse of Africa. It led to a scramble by the British colonial administration to expand their political control over all of…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… the final Constitution. But this Constitution still had to be certified by the Constitutional Court. This meant that the Constitutional Court had to make…
CAPS Grade 6: The Transatlantic Slave Trade - term 2
… Slave markets - Numbers of slaves that were taken to America - What happened to the raw materials that slaves produced · The … slave…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… in 1948. Race is defined as a social concept referring to a group of people who share distinct and similar physical … purposes. Politically, White people had…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… for African Unity 1949 December, New leadership elected to African National Congress (ANC) Youth League including … of Communism Act is passed 26 March, In…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… of being Black or non-White in South Africa came to dominate cultural expression. By contrast, material that … and Bolt . The publications offered an…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… and all of its inhabitants. These impacts are important to understand as it gives one an insight of how some … a farm called Wilgespruit and a farm called…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his … South African nation and one which was…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… and bureaucrats were exempt from manual work and succeeded to their parent's position automatically. The civil service … and writing (on clay and papyrus)…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… believed that the world was flat and that is was dangerous to sail close to the edge. They believed in sea monsters and that strange … the world. People’s…
ArticleAfrapix
… organisations and grassroots activism which was gave rise to the emergence of what became known as the progressive or … censorship. Afrapix members driven by…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
… (APS) offers a three-year printmaking-training program to diverse young people from across South Africa as well as … individuals came from two different…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated immediate Namibian independence from South … The SWA territory was entrusted by the…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… is the Zion Christian Church [i] . Its members, estimated to number between 2 million and 6 million in more than 4,000 … community did agree with this, but…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an … faced by non-whites living in South Africa. He wanted to help end…
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… of Derdepoort signed by the three Boer States in Transvaal to formalise unity talks. These subsequently proved fruitless … the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek 1858…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… is composed of Whites-only. 1948 The National Party comes to power in South Africa after winning the national … enacts the Reservation of Separate Amenities…
ArticleEOAN Group
… Hall in District Six, Cape Town , the organisation grew to have 15 branches throughout the Cape Peninsula by the mid … composer. It was the first full length…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… of armed tactics and the transition from non-violent to armed resistance being among the most controversial. Yet these debates need to be grounded in a…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… by bubonic plague in 1904, many of the evacuees moved to the 'Malay Location' (Fietas). By 1927, the racial … particularly during its heyday between 1945 and…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… This Order is to be awarded to foreign nationals (Heads of State and Government) and other foreign dignitaries. It is to be awarded for friendship shown to…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… and peace in South Africa. Its stated mission is to bring reconciliation and peace in South Africa. It was … organised a national day of prayer throughout…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) - to run the workshop. McLaren’s aim was to “use theatre as a means of mass organisation,…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… were also probably used in religious ceremonies. Note to teachers: SAHO is still developing content for this … that these were used during the initiation…