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ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
1993 The Guptas arrive in SA. 1994 The Guptas establish Sahara Computers. The Guptas fund Essop Pahad’s publication, The Thinker. 2002 Jacob…
Local Government
When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep region, they brought with them a mindset that was essentially rural and…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Radebe, ANC Provincial and regional Leadership present, The Treasurer-General of SANCO, Mr…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
Introduction The people sent a hero to prison, but generally ignored the fact that he had responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his…
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights and passenger services. The Wonderboom Airport was…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
“People who come here say how alive this place is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact that the republic had now been achieved…
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 4 'Our Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering': report in the South African Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
Racial segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act, passed…
Christianity
Christianity What do Christians believe? Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. Source: atschool.eduweb.co.uk Christians, Jews and…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
Introduction The Tricameral Parliament, a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary…
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
Introduction A provisional settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. Cachalia, chairman of the British…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with the agitation at present going on in the…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians who came to trade,…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the 1960s, integration schemes became an increasingly important tool for facilitating…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
The Empty or Vacant Land Theory is a theory that was propagated by European settlers in nineteenth-century South Africa to support their claims to land. Today…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
Xenophobic violence against foreign nationals in South Africa has worsened. South Africa witnessed widespread xenophobic attacks since 1994 in provinces such…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
This short history of Electrical Supply Commission (ESKOM) aims to provide an overview of the history of the power utility over its first seventy-eight years…
PlaceGraskop, Mpumalanga
Graskop is a small Forestry Town, perched on the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment, a region of Mpumalanga. Graskop is only a few minutes drive from a number…
PlaceMitchell's Plain, Cape Flats
It was laid-out as an Area for Coloureds and erected to house the middle income group, about 30 years ago! Parts of it quickly deteriorated into little more…
Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985
The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth anniversary of the Soweto Uprising of 1976 and closed…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
On 4 December 1981 Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign…
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie?Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock of Cammisa Create.Wat Was Hie? is a powerful site-specific film…
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - The linguistic classification of Kora
From: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis Introduction. This chapter [1] begins within an overview of the…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - 1. The linguistic classification of Kora
Introduction. This chapter [1] begins within an overview of the Khoisan languages in general, and briefly describes the three or four main families that…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy and remains contested. This timeline…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
The Nile river and its influence on settlement The tomb of Tutankhamen Way of life in ancient Egypt The spread of Egypt’s knowledge Together we will learn…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
Turning points in modern South African History since 1948& In 1948 South Africa held a general election which was to be decided by the white population of…