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European Revolutions 1750-1850
… 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…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… is prohibited from attending any gatherings of any nature in two years. 1954 Trand Marquard is banned. October, … of 10 shilling per union, plus 1d. per…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… try to find the answers to certain questions about people in the past. To do this they look for evidence of the people they are interested in. This means…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… make arrangements to send delegates to the mass gathering in August. The Women's March was a spectacular success. Women from all parts of the country arrived…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… The Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU) was established in April 1973 in with the assistance of the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF). It was…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… The Institute for Industrial Education (IIE) was founded in Durban, in May 1973, to serve as a school for trade unionists of all … unionists. The institute…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…