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Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… information from their research surrounding Suikerbosrand and Hartebeespoort Dam near Johannesburg. They discovered: … Stones used for grinding Remains of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… 1950 In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mandela trained at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre. He excelled at boxing and shared his love of the sport…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… : Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana was a South African jazz pianist and alto saxophonist from Port Elizabeth. Due to rising … countries with multiple bands, most…
ArticleTransport in the air
… desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the story, Daedalus was an artist,…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… Their activities were becoming increasingly radical and openly hostile to apartheid and white supremacist rule in general. SASO took its … was politically…
ArticleKora
… leader detached himself from this group with his followers and became the first great chief of the Korana. Others say … Initially there were two main groups,…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) amalgamated. [1] … Union Government in…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… is a Gramy award-winning singer. She is from Johannesburg and dedicated her life to fighting for equality in both Somuth Africa and America Key Words: Miriam…
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
… the San people. They mostly survived by hunting Gemsbok and other antelope and gathering plants. Hunter-gatherer societies hunt, fish and gather wild plants…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments since shortly after the…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… East Indian Company could obtain fresh vegetables and fill their waterbutts, while meat would be obtained by … the Far East, but an uneasy relationship with…
Judaism
… of God's law. Sources: www.ida.net Jews, like Christians and Muslims, believe that God created everything and that he is the lord of the universe. They also…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we grew up and where we live are important because we learn from the people who live there with us, and the…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… Consciousness organisations were in a gradual decline and struggling to avert state repression. Congress-inspired … Party , the South African Council of…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… In an attempt to restore artistic exchange and dialogue after the Cultural Boycotts of the Isolation … represented the lifting of internally imposed…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African … Struggle', Ravan Press... "The aeroplanes were flying…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During … known that many black…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… date back to 1779 when Xhosa people, Boers, Khoikhoi, San and the British clashed intermittently for nearly a hundred … due to colonial expansion which in…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… founding congress in Grahamstown, with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The congress elected an executive … The executive included Colin…
Thupelo (1985)
… Nthubu Koloane , together with William ‘Bill’ Ainslee and a group of artists. Koloane had been a participant in the … Triangle Network artists’ workshop in…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… This article was written by Nicole Dellaportas and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Women’s … Negotiations Women…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… formed by former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and former ANC Youth League spokesman Floyd Shivambu. The organisation describes itself as a…
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… 1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the … Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate views and those…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… fundamental socio-economic transformation, peace and stability for all our people. The basic principle … enjoyed many advantages over the regime, both…
The French Revolution
… in France that determined every single person’s position and rights. Workers who had long been denied rights and privileges grew frustrated and angry that…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached Pietermaritzburg by 19 January. A total of…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… first were professional soldiers who made up the garrison, and the second comprised a citizen force. These soldiers were … under the command of a Captain,…
The oldest forms of human communication
… or making sounds, drawing or painting, dancing, acting, and using symbols. From sounds and symbols to written communication and language Making sounds such…
The National Arts Festival
… of celebrating landmark anniversaries on a grandiose scale and presented the space as a “living” monument in which festivals, conferences and other…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… Middle Ages in Europe are the years between about 410 AD and 1500 AD. At the time that the other empires you read … Europe was quite isolated from the rest…