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ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… were early Iron Age settlers. They lived there from about 1000 AD to 1300 AD, and around 1500 Iron Age … the rich farmland caused by the flooding of the area…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… the amaKumalo under Mzilikazi invaded the highveld, and in about 1825 they attacked the Ndzundza, burning their capital … course be argued that this is a…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… a political awareness amongst Africans by educating them about their rights under the prevailing system of government … clauses’ should be ‘totally repealed’…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… is not often that a young activist is called upon to talk about the life of an elder and a great leader. It would have … visited him late last year, he was…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… joining Slovo in England. 1965 First’s book, 117 Days , about her experience in solitary confinement, is published. … responds to questions submitted to him…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
… heated discussions agreement was reached on how to go about forming such a front and what the front should look … speeches focused on Charterism. What was…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… Indian Immigration Department. My eldest brother, who was about 16 years old at the time, also took part in the strike … and transportation facilities. The…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… a small event - so small that history records very little about it, save that the initiative came from a meeting of the … who took this decision had some…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… [i] Zulu Stick fight Origins There is a great debate about the origins of this indigenous sport within the Zulu … on the physical stature of its owner, but…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… exhibition, in 1965, attracted a racially diverse crowd of about 1 000 people to the Durban Art Gallery opening. Judges … in tone and subject matter…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… arrangement between rival Afrikaner interests still bitter about the outcome of the Anglo Boer War of the previous … urbanisation. These wartime developments…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… on the land, these absentee landlords appeared unconcerned about what the land was used for. The “bywoners” allowed … families seeking access to land. In the…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… in the form of a thatched dome, and were set in a circle about a central cattle byre. During the 1860s they came under … front of the unit was faced by a…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
… I could speak about all the things that you already know about Robert: That he was a brilliant man, that his was the … by a single historian and that there…
ArchiveCoal not dole!: an exclusive interview with a British miner
… We reckon there are about 130 production workers in regularly. This would mean about 1 500 to 2 000 per week is being produced, compared to a normal…
Thupelo (1985)
… within a shared creative process and learning about different disciplines, experiences and techniques from …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… and the Dutch during the 17th century was also ultimately about territory, but also involved issues like cultural …
Glossary: Local History
… danger of being extinct. Epic poems Long, story-like poems about a person or events. Excavated Opened up by digging. …
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… As pointed out earlier, this invasion was brought about by Rhodes British South African Company (BSAC) in 1890 … Rhodes deceitfully obtained Lippert…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not readily know. Ten … is often a narrow one. In this piece we…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… he was able, by drafting memorials and petitions, to earn about Rs.300 a month. His brother Lakshmidas asked Mohandas … to do so and walked out of the court…
ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
… VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) wonderful reports about what they had seen at the Cape – plenty of water, … and settle at the Cape. By the early…
ArchiveNon-Violence News, Fourth Quarter 1994: The South African Fellowship of Reconciliation.
… The newsletter is about South African Fellowship of Reconciliation (SAFOR) … Centre on 14th and 15th December 1963, the conference about the struggle to…
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
… BEEN SPORADIC DISCUSSIONS IN GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY ABOUT A MONUMENT AND SOME KIND OF OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE … Invariably, there have been robust…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… Prof. Gokhale. We have not received detailed information about how this was collected; we are yet to know in what … Settlement. April 28, Gandhi, in…
Madiba The African Opera
… Family and Nation. He soon realized that a unique story about our beloved Madiba would be a great conduit for the story he wanted to tell about his family…
EventBritish pop star, David Essex, claims to have been quoted out-of-context regarding his return to perform in South Africa.
… pop star, David Essex, claims he is quoted out-of-context about his return to South Africa to perform to a racially … claimed that he was quoted out-of…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… to put himself on the global stage. [7] Quincy Jones heard about Semenya’s work ethic and extended an offer to work with … States [8] , The Lion King, an…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… 1830s were a time of great upheaval. There were many wars about land which caused thousands of people to flee to other … power. He had defeated the Tlokoa in…
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
… with European women, and as a consequence develop ideas about equality with whites. John X Merriman , a prominent … trusted with white women, and any native…