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ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… of omnipotent rulers. All of Egypt was subjugated under one ruler, the Pharoah, who was god, king and high priest all rolled into one. The Pharaoh, screening…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… activities after the banning of the ANC and SACP. She was one of the early detainees in the 1960s, held when she was … or exiled or killed by the apartheid…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… Trek. The Cape stayed a British colony until it became one of the four provinces of the Union of South Africa in … possibly because many of the Black groups…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… in possession of 11 slaves, of which four slave women and one male belonged to Commander Van Riebeeck , one slave to the sergeant, one female slave at the…
ArticleProvincial histories
… of South Africa’s different provinces, including each one’s government and symbols. We will also look at oral … provinces each have their own special history…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent … the view people are given of Africa is…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
… cultural diversity is expressed in a number of ways; one of the most famous is the different cultural influence … is the Domba, or python dance which is held…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… of the world banded together to form the United Nations. One of the first tasks this august body set for itself was to … never happen again. This new, post…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… For a long time the Khoikhoi were called "Hottentots". If one met the people called "Hottentots", they would say this … of sounds, which Europeans found…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. In the ten month battle, one of the longest in the war, both sides suffered almost one million casualties. The aim of the…
ArticleTransport in the air
… like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the story, … has become the most popular and convenient…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… argument and an application to gag the media. 04 October, One of the Boeremag treason trial accused is rushed to a … Legal Aid Board disputes, have stretched…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… world had such a culturally diverse slave population, nor one in which the cultures of the slaves so intricately meshed … arriving at the Cape thus had very…
The Origin of People
… you ever been told weird and wonderful stories about what one or other of your relatives did in the past? Some of these … The reasons become very clear when…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… responsible for a different issue – for example, there is one for health matters, one for education, and one for sport. The Executive is a committee of all…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… before he was given leave of absence from Parliament, he, one evening, drove for several hours looking for his home at … capable political leader, an…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… They must have thought the police were firing blanks. One woman was hit about ten yards from our car. Her … 'My God, she's gone!' Hundreds of kids were…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… recounted such a visit. He also mentioned the name of one De Lange who was present. After the Italeni incident in … of the Potgieter-trek were entitled to…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 1: The world around 1600
… was the world like around 1600? Europe is considered as one of the world’s major super powers which played a … role in Southern Africa’s development. For…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… The Postal system The act of sending letters from one person to another developed soon after the invention of … creation of a formal postal system developed…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… were born in the area or had worked continuously for on one employer for 10 years and if they had not been found to … . Albertina Sisulu was the wife of…
South African Constitution 1996
… of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for … in this country. The Constitution is…
ArticleThe Constitution
… Republic of South Africa The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following … discriminate directly or indirectly…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… uncertainty. During 2014 the continent experienced one of its most turbulent years in its recent history, … of the great potential it holds. Tourism Tourism…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… roles. Although it is riddled with humourous scenarios one is nevertheless confronted with the reality of the masked … Following this success Zukiswa in…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… measures passed by the apartheid government in the 1950s. One of the factors that loomed large in the general elections … housing schemes soon after World…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… children about what happened, and so it was passed on from one generation to the next. In this way history was kept … recognise how important oral traditions…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… because of its sensitive nature and associated secrecy. One of the conference’s key aims is to provide a space for … Africa . The conference will include two…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
… movement. This in turn led to clashes with the DAC. One of the organisation’s biggest impacts was in regards to … audiences and how to increase them, among…
ArticleTimeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993
… on 27 April 1994 to govern South Africa’s first democratic one-person-one-vote non-racial election. …