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Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… for example, was such a well put together piece of our history struggling with funding? Surely the government would … in funding directors who want to expand…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
… a definite Christian bias and the syllabus included Bible History. As a result Muslim merchants came together to … College was used as a temporary first home…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… for the South African Society of Arts to reflect on its history, it also presents it with an opportunity to …
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… leaving scores of people dead. References: South African History Online (2011). ‘Bophuthatswana’from South African History Online [online]. Available at www…
EventA plan designed to fight Italian forces, Operation ‘Agreement’ is executed in Libya
… References: Boddy-Evans A., 2011. ‘This Day in African History: 14 September’from African History [online] Available at www.africanhistory.about.com …
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… turned out to be the longest and costliest strike in the history of the mining industry. The strike was also costly … Click here to read more about the South…
Grade 12 - Topic 4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… position to loot his country's riches and he became one of history's most corrupt dictators. He funnelled the wealth of … in this task on the Congo are taken…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… deny she played an even bigger part in the South African history. During her time in exile she became very outspoken … at the same time he admits “unlike…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… within a new political context. This museum shows a history experienced by the residents, a reality portrayed without criticism or bias, and reflects the…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both … issues. The lecture series is in line…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… term had been the most disastrous in South Africa’s history and that the measures to enforce apartheid would see … five years , as numerous secret projects…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… This article was written by Baruch Hirson A Short history of the Non-European Unity – An insider's view Where … the fact that it is important to gather…
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… a few exceptions to the rule in South African labour history, and there lies the historical significance of the … the slow process of resolutions taken by…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
… On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME … languages. It is one of the most popular magazines in history, with readership…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… (9 June 2017) ↵ [3] Biography/Profile/Life History of Refiloe Maele Phoolo AKA Cassper Nyovest, http://dailymail.com.ng/biographyprofilelife-history-of…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… place to meet friends and enjoy delicious food and coffee. History of Art is an inherently interdisciplinary field of … a World powerfully shaped by the…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… to look back at more than 100 years of motoring History with its unique and exciting collection of vehicles, … the Museum's inspiration; to vintage motoring…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
… "Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders acted so … of the people for freedom - it cannot change the course of history. "The…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… continued to contribute to many journals, articles on the history of the Southern African liberation movement. Working … She wrote novels and plays with…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
… locals and visitors today. Explore Cape Town’s cultural History with Iziko Museums. Iziko Museums of Cape Town is the … referred to as the 'City’s Museum…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… popular culture and it is important to understand its history and significance within the broader South African … to describe it as well as its relevance to…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 1 - Rural Change and the Future of South Africa by Rachidi R. Molapo
… M. Carter, From Protest to Challenge – A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa, 1882-1964, … it began to recruit farm workers in 1926,…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … the main urban centres, i.e. from areas where the Congress…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… does celebrating ?Indian contributions? to South African history falsely isolate the lives and struggles of Indian … unity in order to demonstrate the ways…
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It is the largest of the three…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… they could be tied onto the backs of the cattle." From History Alive Std S by J.Nisbet et al, p 114 ”¦cattle are a … as members of these communities. Adapted…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… The history of the struggle against racial oppression and … and became the biggest political trial in South African history, surpassing the trial of those…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… prefix 'aba'. This original meaning changed through the history of South Africa. It is a term used in archaeology, history and anthropology: (1) It named a…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… agents. This meeting was the most significant in the history of Black protest politics as it was the first joint … and indicated that Blacks were capable of…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… has created and worked in groups that encourage writing of history so that it is not forgotten or repeated. These groups … He ensures that South Africans and…