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ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… intention to change the future (Govender). The goal was to organize women around the central issues that passes had been … run primary by males were…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… the government was not concerned about the causes of or solutions to the school crisis. It did not publish the two reports or follow up on them. On the other…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… branch was the first to be established, probably in 1977 or 1978. The BCM footprint can be traced to Onkgopotse Abram … the country who were planning to flee…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We shall … without creating a military branch…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… The Khoi-Khoi developed the ramkie, a guitar with three or four strings, based on that of Malabar slaves. They used … people into the shebeens (bars selling…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… Council. 29 March,The state failed to prove that the ANC or the Freedom Charter were communist and thus all accused … There targets were chosen to avoid loss…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… a new rule of law that put masters and their servants more or less on the same footing in the eyes of the law. So when … were sentenced to death, while the…
ArticleNdebele
… - and those with humbler aspirations. Rites of passage or initiation ceremonies are practiced among the Ndebele; … the help of a traditional healer is sought…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… industrial action on constitutional lines, and”¦not foster or encourage antagonism towards other established bodies, political, or otherwise, of African…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… the idea that all labour whether that of the professional or the manual labourer was equal but also that `the life of a … affiliations. `we are not, and…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC) office bearers
… icon on this page if you would like to add a name or biography. ANC Presidents from 1912 - present President …
The Children’s Charter
… work before a certain age. Children should not be beaten or abused. All children should be cared for when sick. …
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… well. The Xhosa encountered eastward-moving White pioneers or ‘Trek Boers’ in the region of the Fish River (near … 100 houses, exclusive of huts; the houses…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… in the city of Eridu was called the House of Water, or Enki. He became a major God for the people of Mesopotamia … were not used as tombs. Instead, they were…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… mosques. The impact of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) or the ‘nationalists’, the Transvaal Indian Organisation (TIO) or ‘accomodationists’ and the…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… be elected to a newly established State Duma (parliament or legislative assembly). Most revolutionary parties … Soldiers themselves came from either the…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Defence Forces (SADF) , a tactical withdrawal by the SADF, or, a stalemate. The battle, or more correctly termed the siege, of Cuito Cuanavale was … from…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… period. Mfecane - Zulu name, also known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane in Sesotho), is an African expression which means something like "the crushing" or …
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… slogan 'Izwe Lethu', which means 'Our Land', or gave the thumbs-up 'freedom' salute and shouted 'Afrika!'. … never crossed our minds that they would attack…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… act paid farmers to limit the amount of crops they grew or simply to dig back into the ground crops already grown. … subsidies to farmers who agreed to…
ArticlePoqo
… a socialist African state. The word 'poqo' means 'pure' or 'alone' in Xhosa and the organisation drew most of it's … Rio Donge). Initially the Ruvu camp was…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… for the performing and visual arts. The ‘Rimpelfees’ or Fringe Festival as category was removed in 2004. Tensions … Northam. End Notes [1] Zebulon Dread…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… as a ‘multi-national’ state comprising of between 10 or 12 ‘nations [2] ; hence the formation of the … light of the constitutional rhetoric about a “non…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… personifies the Boerejood ? A Boerejood (‘farmer Jew’) or Boerejode (plural) is the term used to identify South … geographical locale is usually either on…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… they were doing so peacefully, without signs of violence or revolution. The only Communist M.P., Mr. Sam Kahn, who had … with hard labour if he so much as…
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… however, but from the "new leadership" installed at (or rather before) last conference, which really means Com. … in "Umsebenzi" of 4th September last about …
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… to obtain sexual and other undue advantage from members or others, contrary to Rule 25.5(e) of the ANC Constitution; … representatives and of conduct…
The Afrikaner Bond
… the Orange Free State. Until then, Afrikaners had little or no representation in the Cape Parliament, and the Boers … of Africa’s interests to England and…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… SAIRR arranged for Robert Mclaren (also knowns as Mshengu or Kavanagh) - who was a lecturer at the University of the …
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… however the stadium was also used as a venue for protest or organizing (since 1913). In the late 1970's the use of …