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ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… this area as compensation for land that has been taken and used for military purposes 1914 George Cato subdivides and sells the farm to prominent residents…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… of South Africa women – ranging from all backgrounds and cultures including Indians, Coloureds, Whites, and Blacks – staged a march on the Union Buildings of…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… Teachers and learners should note that there are many links on this site which deal with the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South ……
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… who drew in others such as Helen Joseph , Lillian Ngoyi and Amina Cachalia who formed the steering committee for the organisation. One hundred and forty-six…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… era to the new democratic dispensation was a powerful and fundamental process for South Africans. With many hardships, violence and struggles that majority…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… half of the nineteenth century, the territory was claimed and occupied by an expansionist European power, in this case Germany. Their rule was oppressive and…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo , was elected the ANC’s national … townships erupted,…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… up of savannah, dry scrub land, as well as the Kalahari and the Namib Deserts. The country is rich in minerals such … diamonds. It was these mineral…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… The emergence of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the adoption of its philosophy by the youth and students added a dimension to the struggle…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… It came into common use during the era of P.W. Botha and was portrayed by its authors as the apartheid … the story went, was the threat posed to South Africa…
The girl child
… Africa in the altogether different experiences of boys and girls in schools. A girl's position in the school Many … (DoE), in the Grade 12 Senior Certificate…
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… embracing the American ideologies of neoliberal globalism and market fundamentalism. From 1990 Nelson Mandela and Harry Oppenheimer met regularly for lunch…
France in 1789
… a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt to overthrow it. It is usually associated with violence, like the French Revolution, and…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… farming associations emerged in the Cape, both in the west and in the east. While both English and Afrikaner associations emerged, the Afrikaner … of the…
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… Eugenics and Genocide in Nazi Germany Summary The Holocaust was a form … systematic extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, … meeting of CODESA was chaired by…
ArticleWomens Rights
… as equal citizens. South African women -under the social and even legal control of their fathers or husbands - were … obviously doubly disadvantaged as a…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… the war significant was the sheer scale of the conflict and the gross violation of Human Rights. All the great powers were involved as the conflict between…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… during the Indian passive resistance movement of 1946-48 and helped build the alliance with the African majority. He … liberation movement had become…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… protest that broke out on 16 June 1976 was organised and directed by the Soweto Students Representative Council … accounts of the event suggest that the SSRC…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… He eventually sought political exile in Europe and the United States. [1] During his time in exile, Ibrahim found success and developed his musical…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract: Ruth Heloise First was a…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… people (San/Tsam//Xam) teach their children how to hunt and gather food, skin animals, prepare and cook food and also how make and use stone tools. ± 1500 …
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster contact between students at various schools regionally and nationally. The body first…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
… This article was written by Meghan Knapp and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project … Abstract The African National…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… deliberate, organisational efforts on the part of the ANC and other political formations? And to what extent were they inspired by local and grassroots…
Karen Nieuwoudt
… Administration. My work pronged me on to study further and I obtained Master's Degrees in the adult education field as well as the Public and Development…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and archaeological evidence indicates that…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… held at the Durban Art Gallery before touring the country, and its judges included Michaelis School of Fine Art lecturer … Cecil Skotnes , Amadlozi Group…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… The three Basotho Wars (1858-68) and the formation of Lesotho The conflict between the Basotho people and White settlers in what is now the Free State/…