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Griqua community
The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… to each of the scores of villages that he was going to cover. It was a note demanding information ahead of time on …
Chapter 11
… however, that they left the matter there. In order to cover up their tracks and divert attention away from their …
Mission Stations - A-F
… bore all this with fortitude. He took the precaution to cover in his house with a terrace, instead of an ordinary …
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? After the Second World War, there was a struggle between two world…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two…
The Johannesburg Biennale by Bisi Silva (Artnet), 1998
As curious as it may seem to a jaded Western art world, the large-scale global art exhibition still strikes many emerging nations as a good idea. One such is…
Address at the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 12 October 2000
… and effective. Accordingly, it is not necessary for me to cover the detailed ground you have already traversed. …
Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
… character. For its success preparations on a mass scale to cover the people both in the urban and rural areas would be …
PlaceWorld of Birds, Hout Bay
World of Birds is the largest bird park in Africa and one of the few large bird parks in the World. Over 3 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different…
”South Africa - Time of Challenge” - Report to the Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, October 1973
… in the enemy camp that urgent gestures are necessary to cover up the real processes at work, because more than ever … whether it be for their business…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 96th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2008
… the key priorities for the next 12 months, we will cover some of the main areas of our programme for …
ArticleEuropean Revolutions Timeline 1768-1848
1768 Industrial Revolution: Hargreaves perfects his spinning jenny. 1769 Industrial Revolution: Watt develops the modern steam engine. 1779 …
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
Before the June 16 student uprising, the Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) was formed. This organisation led the march that the police fired on…
France in 1789
What is revolution? Revolution literally means a turnaround or a complete somersault. It is used to describe periods or events that bring about dramatic…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… purpose of the apartheid policy of the Nationalists. Under cover of the airy talk of complete territorial apartheid, of … no jumble of reforms. The ten…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due to his role in spreading awareness about his…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
The reign of Mzilikazi Under the leadership of Mzilikazi, the people who came to be called the Ndebele in Zimbabwe (originally of the Khumalo clan) broke away…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
David Ivon Jones was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) - and…
ArticleWorld War I
This feature commemorates the outbreak of the First World War. This major historical event became known as The Great War. The main belligerent European…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
Lenin Soon after his death, Lenin's body was embalmed and placed in Moscow's Red Square. His supporters, attempting to develop a personality cult, gave…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
A number of interrelated factors led to the South African War. The factors that have been covered in the text below include; the conflicting political…
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa’s history. It was an event that…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… environmental history since 1989, teaching courses which cover the South African Communist Party, the African National …
The National Fish
Galjoen Coracinus capensis The Galjoen is unique to the South African coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is often found in rough surf right next to the…
ArticleHuman evolution
Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the earliest…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
The rise of Afrikaner Nationalism like Capitalism and African Nationalism profoundly shaped the history of the country, and continues to influence the…
Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In Chapter 8 we examined the emergence of a strategy of…