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BiographyCheryl Carolus
… She was detained for five months in 1976. Carolus became a History and English teacher and was involved in the 1981 …
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… are played in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (between White civil servants and soldiers). 1879 Pietermaritzburg County … Football Associations (FIFA) announced…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the 1995 National Conference of IDASA Cape Town, 18 August 1995
… One of South Africa's most valuable assets is the vibrant civil society that its people forged in the struggle for … right to confront the difficult issues…
ArticleThe missionaries
… by missionaries. Well-known leaders in South African history such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , Mangaliso Robert … education from mission schools. As the…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… and 1933. It was the worst economic disaster in American history. Farm prices fell so drastically that many farmers … Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… oppressor. Indeed, Afrikaans has a violent and racist history of oppression during the eras of White Afrikaner … government (including police officers,…
PlaceWakkerstroom
… and bustle of city life. Mpumalanga, is a town rich in History and natural beauty. Originally inhabited by the San … The Town has played a significant role…
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… to be awarded to South African citizens for distinguished service. The service awarded is well above and beyond the ordinary call of … Science, medicine and…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… gold, silver and bronze medals for long and distinguished service in the struggle for freedom and democracy. …
PlaceChad
… area which is now known as Chad has a long and complicated history. It was a central part of some of Africa's greatest … extract work from prisoners [lxviii]…
ArticlePublic Protest in Democratic South Africa
… advent to democracy in 1994, public protests either service delivery protest, protest against undemocratic laws … in protest action since 2009. These…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… and Smallholding Irrigation Schemes in South Africa: A History and New Institutional Challenges, University of … and Smallholding Irrigation Schemes in South…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… South African World Heritage Sites Land dispossession history of South Africa 19th century South Africa South … the Natal Indian Association (NIA) on 9…
BiographyPetrus Nzima Nyawose
In the 1970s, Petrus Nyawose worked as a bouncer at The Paradise, a popular nightclub in Durban. Nyawose spent most of his working hours at the offices of the…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… who established the first passenger stage-coach service between Pietersburg (now Polokwane) and Bulawayo (in … survive in Southern Africa, the one above at…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Women’s Day Celebrations, Atlantic Park Stadium, Witbank, Mpumalanga, 9 August 2004
… play a central role in different areas such as politics, civil service, business and civil society. As we gather to reflect on the journey of the …
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… it to Castro's historical speech at his own trial - "HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME". My Basotho clients complained that … the church, and the mines and with…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Yellow, red, black and white poster. History of cotton in the Southern United States of America, the start of the Civil War, and the end of slavery. Series…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… the pace of the government’s assaults. A programme of civil disobedience was eventually proposed to counter what … was path-breaking action which “would…
The Lessons of the Transition Era, Inequality and the Politics of Universal Health Care: Re-visiting the Proposals of the Macro-Economic Research Group (MERG) and the Reconstruction and Development Programme by Robert Van Niekerk
… which was a core demand emerging from the anti-apartheid civil society and the progressive trade-union movement. In … of a de-commodified, people centred…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
… instead. He was appointed lecturer in the Department of History of Art. He headed the Department from its inception …
BiographyKewpie
… District Six” unearthed an entire archive of local queer history. In 2018, the annual District Six Heritage Day Parade …
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
… Riet River and its many small tributaries. There have been Postal Coach Tracks discovered, dating back to 21 February …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… of Egyptian civilization, that we cannot separate the history of Egypt from its geography and other natural … and other structures. The royal household,…
Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… by the apartheid government. Rationalisation of the Public Service Rationalisation of the public Service must happen must take into account the auditing ……
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… in April 1994. There is little doubt that coming from a history of a racially divided society, people voted for their … issue based, promoting the interests…
ArticleThe Homelands
… White South Africa. Segregation took place throughout the history of South Africa during the Apartheid era. Segregation … The Act did not give Blacks South…
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… organisations. This ushered in a new period in the history of the ANC and of the UDF . As the ANC moved back … their support and help to the ANC; or they…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… protest, including “immediate and active boycott, strike, civil disobedience, and non-co-operation,” (as stated in the … marked one of the most important…
EventAmichand Rajbansi threatens non-cooperation with the James Commission
… to offer his close allies liquor licenses, influence the civil service appointments and promotions, and that he had …