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… Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is … most important revolutionaries that fought against the apartheid.  Born into South Africa’s White community in the 1950s, Gilder followed the African National Congress into …

… interest in contemporary choreography and dance, launched the Vita Dance Umbrella in Johannesburg. The focus of the Dance Umbrella was to offer a free and open platform to …

… The Black People’s Convention (BPC) was an umbrella organisation of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). BCM had its origins … campuses, mainly white, liberal universities. Many of the campaigns that were undertaken under its auspices were …

… Here is a brief summary, but you can read more in the section in Grade 7 Human Evolution. Darwinism Today the theory of evolution is a well supported, unifying … which explains how life on earth began and developed. The scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the idea that …

… The Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the representatives of 20 amateur dramatic societies in South Africa. The Federation was led by the head of the Krugersdorp …

… Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, …

… has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and the Khoi … at: SAlanguages.com [accessed on 17 February 2009]| The Languages of South Africa  [online]. Available at: …

… on Mapungubwe. For this activity students will take on the role of a traveler like Marco Polo. They can be taking the role of a trader, a general traveler or someone visiting a relative who lives in Mapungubwe.   The will write a dairy of their stay in Mapungubwe. They …

… The student movement Rhodes Must Fall (#RhodesMustFall, #RMF) … media attention in March of 2015, after Chumani Maxwele of the movement defiled a Rhodes statue on the Upper Campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT) with …

… In democratic South Africa, the government allows citizens to express dissatisfaction … their employers arise. As often in industrial actions, the conflict primarily concerns wages – here with the mineworkers demanding an increase in their wages, often … [22 October 2014]|Singh, S. (2014). Effects of the mining strikes on the South African economy. Available: …

… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 and wounding 186 …

… In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' unleashed one of the most …

… On 2 November 1983, the government held a referendum to gauge White opinion on the new constitution and tricameral parliament – it baulked at allowing Coloureds and Indians a vote in the referendum, anticipating a low turnout or rejection. In …

… In this topic, we will identify and explain the changes that took place in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving force in history. Without change there would be … ways of explaining change. Some historians focus on the social changes. This means that they examine the factors …

… ..to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. Winning a Nobel Prize is one of the highest international honours that can be bestowed on a … Alfred Nobel - The Man Behind the Nobel Prize [online] Avaliable at: …

… and education in South Africa, and more specifically the proposed 'pledge'. Please read the article and send us your comments on this debate. We will … of your comments on our blog. Pledging to Debate History The pledge proposed by the Minister of Education and …

… 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my memorandum of the 26th June, 1992. Instead, you deliberately obscure … a serious crisis. When it comes to charting a way out of the crisis, however, it is clear that there are hardly any …

… Ndebele , and belong to three major family groups: the Msiza, the Bhuda, and the Skosana. They originally lived on the farm …

… a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It emphasises the collective of a specific nation. As an ideology, nationalism holds that 'the people' in the doctrine of popular sovereignty is the …

… Despite John Maxwell Coetzee’s Disgrace being the most critically engaged with novel in the South African canon, there remains an ambiguity regarding the purpose of Lucy’s rape and her decision to marry her … Buchanan, James, M. The Limits of Liberty . 1975. Chicago: The University of …

… From bondage to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South Africans forms part of our larger …

… persistent and widespread poverty and deep inequalities - the legacy of apartheid still casting a long shadow on the new democracy, after almost 5 decades of legitimised racial discrimination where the majority of communities were deprived of services and …

… The Millennium Development Goals (MDGSs) were perceived as a life line the United Nations and the rest of the world were throwing to Africa in order to …

… elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of over three hundred years of colonialism, segregation and white minority rule and the establishment of a new democratic government led by … Mandela and a new state subject to a new constitution.  The holding of the first non racial elections was the …

… Umkhonto we Sizwe logo 16 December 1961 is seen as the date of formation because Umkhonto performed its first … this date. Popularly called Dingaans Day and later renamed the Day of the Vow, 16 December commemorated the Battle of Blood River …

… believe that everything comes from God and that he is like the root of a tree, while the rest of the world is the branches and leaves of the tree. They feel …

… Race and ethnicity have been and still is at the heart of South African history, politics, society and economy since the European colonisation. South Africa remains a complex mix … cultural identities, languages and ethnic bonds. During the colonial times, the Dutch East Indian introduced racial …

… On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana, in the North West Province .  The police killed 34 mineworkers, and left 78 seriously …

… Unesco declared Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island … ground, a mental hospital and an outpost. Initially the island was inhabited by a variety of wild life, including … seals and tortoises. Its name "robben" is derived from the Dutch, meaning a seal. It also had a plentiful supply of …