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ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… immediate Namibian independence from South Africa and became the country’s leading party following independence … Africa extended its apartheid policies to…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… “District Six is a blot which the government has cleaned up and will continue to clear up.” [i] - P.W Botha The memory of … of the Bubonic plague. [iv] The…
The turn to armed struggle
… the Sharpeville Massacre, the state banned the ANC and PAC in April 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act . Severe state repression, the detention and…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife, by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The … heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian…
ArticleHigh Farce in the House
… Both the HoR and HoD were characterised by impotence and incompetence. Examples include one NPP MP voting to … long accused of maladministration, accepting…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… years, most people all over the world followed a hunting and gathering way of life. Until recently, people living by hunting and gathering could still be…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 … The Germans launched six offensives between…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… a non-violent end to apartheid. November, Quote: 'Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant' from Hope and Suffering:…
Vakalisa Art Association
… Western Cape . James Matthews , a well renown poet, writer and publisher, was a founding member of Vakalisa, along with … Patrick Holo , Sydney Holo, Michael…
ArticleThe House in session
… With the parties and their representatives elected, the Tricameral went into operation and the various houses sat for the first time on 1984. While … two…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… football matches in South Africa are played in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (between White civil servants and soldiers). 1879 Pietermaritzburg County…
Gary Hirson
… I’m a photographer, writer and author of 2 children’s books, I’ve been shooting for about 13 years my passion is reportage and travel, and have submitted…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… “People are looking for things that are easy and foreign. We use foreign models that militate against our … story-telling models." Seipati Bulane Hopa,…
South African Constitution 1996
… had representatives from all the major political parties and liberation organisations. The constitutional assembly sat between May 1994 and October 1996…
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… focused on the development of key sectors like transport and communications, energy, mining, and industrial production. From 1992 when the organisation … an…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… 9 May 2009 on a wave of popular euphoria fuelled by voters and fellow party politicians alike. A controversial … rise to power had withstood a long…
ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… American Zulu Mission (AZM), in Natal to Rev James Dube and his wife Elizabeth. 1877 Rev James Dube, the father of … to study the sciences, mathematics,…
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… The WEAU and votes for white women Until 1930 there were no women in … to vote. It was felt that a women's place was in the home and that politics was the…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… 2006. Each year it is open to secondary school teachers and learners in Grades 8 to 11. The aim of the competition is to increase the interest in history and…
George Hugo
… George Hugo obtained a National Diploma in graphic design and photography at Planet Pixl Brand Communication School, … working as freelance photographer,…
Bonani Africa 2010 Awards
… Mary Corrigall, David Goldblatt, Thembinkosi Goniwe and Riason Naidoo has awarded the following photographers … Village, Limpopo , Santu Mofokeng, Let’s talk…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… since 1989. The referendum was a gamble for both De Klerk and the National Party (NP) and an opportunity to silence the white right-wing. The … NP, was…
ArticleBalfour Declaration
… London in 1926, Hertzog (with support from Canada, Ireland and India) decided to form a committee to discuss and clarify the status of dominions. They would…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… date. When we got here we found the party split sideways and endways with quarrels, intrigues, backbiting etc to … over the slogan had led to general bad…
Lenore Cairncross
… MSc (Chemical Engineering) from University of Cape Town and MBA from Gordon Institute of Business Science, UP. Studied photography in London and Tuscany. He…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power since the transition to democracy in … characterized by political inertia due…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
… set in the 19th century in the Free State were not high, and it was considered adequate if a person could read and write. This perception restricted…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… society, the private sector, experts, youth, workers, and affected communities, to discuss the foremost issues … of March 2019 with an episode on Land…
Julian Goldswain
… has been exhibited extensively in South Africa, Germany and the USA. His photojournalism has been published both locally and internationally. A recent story…
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… are actually impaired or not, is the struggle to speak and communicate in their cultural and societal surroundings. By reconciling this struggle with … is “a…