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ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… Adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and … The Freedom Charter …
The National Flag
… The national flag was designed by a former South African … Mr Fred Brownell, and was first used on 27 April 1994. The design and colours are a synopsis of…
Insurrections: The Storming
… Project Management: Tinashe Kushata, Aderinsola Adebulehin THE IDEA Insurrections was conceived and initiated by Ari … and Neo Muyanga in 2011, to open a…
The National Anthem
… Words This is the official version of the national anthem, combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika ……
ArticleThe New Group
… from study in Europe in 1937 began to question and oppose the conservative values propounded by the South African Society of Artists. At the time of its…
The National Flower
… Giant or King Protea Protea cynaroides The Giant or King Protea is widely distributed in the south-western and southern areas of the Western Cape, from the…
The CASA Conference
… The Anti-Apartheid Beweging Nederland (AABN), which was part of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement, organised the Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)…
The National Tree
… Real Yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius The Yellowwood family is primeval and has been present in this part of Africa for more than 100 million years. The…
The girl child
… Gender differences manifest themselves in South Africa in the altogether different experiences of boys and girls in schools. A girl's position in the school…
The Children’s Charter
… states that children have special rights which include the right to “special care and assistance”. The United Nations drew up the Convention of the Rights of…
The National Fish
… Galjoen Coracinus capensis The Galjoen is unique to the South African coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is often found in rough surf right next to the…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for … from being a…
The National Animal
… Springbuck / Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Typical of the Springbuck is the 'pronk' (jumping display) which explains its common name. Both sexes have…
The National Bird
… Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisia The elegant Blue Crane stands about one meter high. It is a … head, long legs and elegant wing plumes which sweep to the…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… The Big Debate is a national forum that brings together all … sectors of society, including government, civil society, the private sector, experts, youth,…
Speech at the launch of Edupark, the Turfloop foundation and the chancellor's fund
… Speech at the launch of Edupark, the Turfloop foundation and the chancellor's fund …
Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A.
… Address to the Joint Session of the houses of Congress of the U.S.A. …
Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India
… Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India …
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, is a city in the western African country of Mali. Often used as a popular term to describe a distant and mystical place, the…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the British Government called upon the dominions in the British Empire to come to its … Swart, Sandra …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution
… Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution …
Exhibition: Kathy - the man behind the public figure
… Exhibition: Kathy - the man behind the public figure …
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal
… Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal …
Organize... or Starve! - The history of the SACTU
… Organize... or Starve! - The history of the SACTU …
The Road to Freedom is Via the Cross
… The Road to Freedom is Via the Cross …
The Formation of the Multi-Party Negotiation Process
… The Formation of the Multi-Party Negotiation Process …
A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), "The Colour Bar and the National
… A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), "The Colour Bar and the National …
Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937
… Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937 …
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… 1917 ordinary workers and rank and file soldiers overthrew the Tsarist autocracy that had been in power in Russia since the late 1400s. This became known as…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal with … The International Criminal…