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Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… In 2002 the South African Society of Artists, the oldest surviving organisation of its kind in our country, marks its centenary. It is perhaps not … broadly-…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition … kaMancinza , head of the Zondi, a Zulu clan that lived in…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact that the republic had now been … On the other hand, most South…
Judaism
… that they have a Covenant, or solemn agreement, with God. In the Bible, about 4 000 years ago, God makes a promise to … shave the hair next to their ears…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the end. Stalin: The First Five- Year Plans … Communist Party accepted Stalin's…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… for parliamentary representation for Coloureds and Indians in one of three separate chambers, a supposed reform and … order, the process represented Indians…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference was remarkable as it signalled … Jacob Zuma . Zuma was appointed as…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… Court A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a … Typically, cases that reach the Constitutional…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… was chiefly concerned with expanding its territory in Southern Africa, in so doing enforcing dominion over all the inhabitants of … were chiefly…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… was launched on the 16th December 1961. On the same day in 1838, the Afrikaners had defeated the Zulus at the Battle … made it necessary for the national…
ArticleEskom Energy Crisis: Will there be a “just transition” to renewable energy? by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty
… energy industries, and the unions that protect the workers in them, are having to reckon with an increasingly … visible effects of pollution and climate…
South African Labour history
… a country. The same story can be told a different way, as in this. We tell it as the struggle for survival of those … from the introduction to Luli…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the Industrial … some of the party's support for the African…
The French Revolution
… of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, … last for 10 years. The Revolution…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… European's settle in South Africa for the first time and begin to further … Joris van Spilbergen, leading a Dutch fleet, casts anchor in the Bay of Saldaha …
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became … subordinate…
ArticleThe Causes of World War I
… In the years immediately preceding the First World War all … growing working class. The influence of socialist parties in France, Germany and Austria was…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… people except for a small number who previously qualified in the Cape Colony . 26 February, Mahatma Gandhi supports the … to declare the day of arrival of…
Islam
… script for Allah.Source: www.webislam.com Muslims believe in a Supreme God that is called Allah in Arabic. "Islam" means "submission" in Arabic and a Muslim…
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agricultural sphere were not unreservedly accepted in the homelands. Opposition came from…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1920-1929
… February, Gandhi: Second week, (Bardoli). Five days' fast in connection with Chauri Chaura incident. November 9-13, … of Wales' visit. 1922 March 10, Gandhi:…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… working for justice, reconciliation and peace in South Africa. Its stated mission is to bring reconciliation and peace in South Africa. It was launched in…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… Disgrace being the most critically engaged with novel in the South African canon, there remains an ambiguity … associate. Attempting to explain these…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… and Prince Ndlambe led the Rharhabe people of the Amaxhosa in the early 19 th century. Their relationship is of … by the determination and craftiness of…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a large plane to Moscow. February, Siphiwe Nyanda tells … Zuma came back from Swaziland to visit Samson…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla … trial. The…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also a leader in the South African Communist Party. Black workers were … years of their existence the white…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… story of the Forgotten People of Simon’s Town”. [1] Formed in 1998, the Heritage Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure trove of local history that … whole of…
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
… were printed and distributed by the students to workers in industrial areas, outside factory gates and at taxi ranks. … a group of workers at the McWillaw…