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PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
Hellenic Football Club, is a South African Association Football Club based these days, in Cape Town. They are nicknamed: "The Greek Gods". Established in 1958…
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, edited 2018). In 1956, Trevor Huddleston, an Anglican priest, wrote the…
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
Dr. James Sebe Moroka was the great grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong, from Thaba Nchu in the then Orange Free State. Moroka was born on 16 March…
First National Consultative Conference: The Freedom Charter revolutionary programme of the ANC, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… Act which introduces racial discrimination in churches and places of worship; the Bantu Education Act which makes …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… system introduced by Stockenst in 1836. In its place he places his own treaty system which fore spells conflict on …
Grade 4 Archive
This archive features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. Origins of major world religions reflected in SA: Religion is an…
List of ANC and MK members killed in combat
This is a list is part of the The ANC and the turn to the armed struggle: UMkhonto we Sizwe, MK Feature. Unknown |1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s …
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation…
Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… the map above by clicking on the pins (yellow pins are places visited by Ramaphosa; green pins are for … of Africa and they'll see amazing things. But it's…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… us, workers, women and youth, must meet. It however also places a special responsibility on all our white compatriots …
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… us, workers, women and youth, must meet. It however also places a special responsibility on all our white compatriots …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 December 1985, at the height of the struggle against apartheid. As a federation, it…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
Her collegue in the anti-apartheid struggle, Hilda Bernstein, describes Florence Matomela as ‘a woman who gave out warmth and life like the African sun, full…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
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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…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
South Africa’s Radical Tradition: A documentary history, Volume two 1943 – 1964. Edited by Alison Drew.Part oneHarry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation!…
Dr. Pallo Jordan’s speech at the 20th anniversary of the Bisho massacre, 07 September, 2012
… similar to the mass demonstrations in Leipzig and other places that finally forced Erich Honecker and his colleagues …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 4 - The Fruits of Freedom by Eddy Maloka
… informal settlements around the major cities not only places a heavier burden on the infrastructure, but also on …
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
For each individual photographer, there was the struggle to overcome the blind spots resulting from an internalised apartheid ideology. To see what had not…
PlaceSenteeko Dam
Senteeko Dam, officially "My Own Dam" near Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, is facing an imminent risk of failure due to severe erosion and undercutting of…
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
… https://www.places.co.za/info/tourist-attraction/rorkesdrift.html …
PlaceBritstown, Northern Cape
… Slowly the Bushmen moved widely through the Karoo. At Places where they sought shelter and rest from their …
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher's exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
In protest of the system of apartheid, economic sanctions against South Africa had been advocated from the 1960s onwards. However, it was only in the 1980s…
PlaceSpringbok, Namaqualand
Namaqualand's largest town, is Springbok. You can enjoy the wild flowers and dramatic landscapes of the Northern Cape, a South African destination that stands…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 3: Colonisation of the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries
The word ‘San’ means ‘people different from ourselves’. The San, who were hunter-gatherers, were the first people to live at the Cape. They got their food by…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
GRADE 4: INTERMEDIATE PHASE HISTORY - TERM 1 Topic: Local History Suggested contact time One term/15 hours …
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… way? They were right. The same thing happened in other places. We had branches and secretaries who were active and …
ArticleTransport on water
Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel over and across water, and to fish. Boats are smaller than ships. They can be powered by…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement from the Heren XVII. On…
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
What is Gender-Based-Violence and who does it affect? Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) is any violent act or action directed at a person on the basis of their…