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ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… north of Pretoria. Its residents are Ndzundza Ndebele , and belong to three major family groups: the Msiza, the Bhuda, and the Skosana. They originally lived…
ArticleDISA Archive
… of the country’s history. Much time, creative thought and debate goes into the selection of the content, and participation and input from interested persons,…
ArticleFederation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)
… after the South African Congress of Trade Unions ( SACTU ) and Federation of Free African Trade Unions (FFATU) … aimed to ensure that its partners were…
National Orders Recipients
… has taken many strides away from its past of exclusion and discrimination on the basis of sex, colour and creed. The country has been steadily moving forward…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… fifty percent of South Africa's arable land was reserved and divided into ten Black "homelands" amongst eight ethnic … renamed the Black States Citizenship…
The National Anthem
… of the national anthem, combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' … die kranse antwoord gee, Sounds the call to…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… The first ship the Truro arrived on 16 November 1860 and the last ship, the Umlazi arrived on 11 July 1911, … of the notorious system of indenture. The ports…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1960 Sharpeville – black mass movement curtailed and white opposition groups shown to be ineffectual 1963 BSc … 1964-1966 Travels in Italy, Yugoslavia,…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
… The order that comes from this conference is: Close Ranks and Intensify the Armed Struggle!" The Conference was … we Sizwe - the ANC`s military wing - leader…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… topic focuses on how communication has changed over time and how many forms of communication have stayed the same. We … We need communication. Communication…
ArticleFederation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)
… its mother body Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and also in commemoration of Women's Day, August 9th . The … of men into the army, inadequate…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… Escombe said, This country (Natal) was meant for Europeans and was never intended to be an Asiatic Colony. As part of … Colony of Natal sent a deputation…
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… to investigate. The ANC could not accept the allegations, and was upset that their representative at the UN was under … himself at the expense of the…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… who went to prison in the individual satyagraha in 1941, and Ramamma. 1943 E.S. Redy receives his B. A. from the … as Political Affairs Officer in the…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… the first war to be fought along modern industrial lines and it lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was also the first time … The focus of this lesson is on the…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… of his political career, his bannings, subsequent arrest and trial, followed by 27 years imprisonment. His story … of his captors, negotiation, his election…
ArticleZulu Family History
… Nongoma. Buthle MaMathe, born c1951. In May 1996, she and her daughter were seriously wounded in an assault during which they were clubbed, stabbed and…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political … of the ANC said: "‘Why will this assembly be…
ArticleBlack Sash
… Ruth Foley, Elizabeth McLaren, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson (among others). The organisation … policies by means of marches, convoys,…
ArticleSocio-economics in Sophiatown
… state. There were a few black schools run by missionaries and church groups, but many parents could not afford to send … to earn money directly themselves…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had lost the war and peace negotiations begun in March 1902. On 11 April…
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a workshop on The role of the Church and the 'Healing…
The French Revolution Activity
… picture means. Activity 2: Go back to the content pages and read about the changes that the National Assembly made … Name the one column "Changes of the…
Why have so many major South African films featured non South Africans in the starring roles?
… Cry Freedom, about the relationship between Steve Biko and Donald Woods, starred Americans Denzel Washington and Kevin Klein, and featured wince inducing…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… Southern Africa experienced transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the period that became known as … includes research that helps us to…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… This group of people resolved to break away from the ANC and form a political party. On 6 April 1959 the PAC was … to the breakaway, was elected as its…
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… a state funded institution, which was founded to promote and produce Afrikaans and English theatre in South Africa. The organisation was … the need for the…
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… students, parents, activists, government employees, and others were in Soweto itself and elsewhere across the country. They made their … to destructive)…
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… separate from one another or not linked in any way. Free and fair elections: These are elections in which all citizens … ballot: A ballot is the piece of…
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… with a statement became a tradition over the years and is known as the January 8th Statement. However, in the years between 1972 and 1979 the ANC issued…