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'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… the African National Congress was a live organization in that part of the country. His name and that of the late … with the properties which Congress…
ArticleBlack Women’s Federation
… In 1973, Natal women formed a federation of Black women after … to a body offering resources to member organisations. In 1975, the women in Natal made…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… The idea of forming an association was discussed in the Nyanga hostel. The discussion were given impetus by … The Western Cape men’s Hostels Association was…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… the State. Take a minute to consider the important events in your life – birth, marriage, death and school … Government's aim to highlight the democratic…
ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte
… A new absolute ruler After the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government. They … very corrupt. There was still a lot of…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… farm near Rustenburg. 1845 Paul Kruger moves to Ohrigstad in the eastern Transvaal. 1846 Paul Kruger's wife, Maria du … becomes field-cornet of his area, an…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… citizens of South Africa to support fully and cooperate in this struggle for: 1. Full franchise. 2. Equal economic … Nations decisions and to treat the non…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 3: Transport through time
… This topic examines transport, in all its forms, namely; land, water and air. It looks at … earliest to the most modern forms of transport. The focus in the…
Grade 5 Archive
… features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. Provincial histories In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of ……
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… lasting peace or a better society. After the war: women in growing economies were beginning to do paid work outside … culture started to emerge. The section…
The Black Face of Apartheid
… its policy of separate territorial development. In an article written under his pseudonym Frank Talk , Biko … like you epitomize the kind of militant black…
National Land Committee
… JUNE 2000 RESTITUTION PRINCIPLES ADDRESSING DISPOSSESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA The Restitution Programme should address the … Restitution should transform land…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… For some time there had always been a question in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In…
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
… This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, … are addressing ourselves directly to you, to voters, who in the…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… War? 3. What is meant by the military rivalry mentioned in this source? 4. Name and briefly describe one incident … War? 3. What is meant by the military…
Conquest: 1600s-1800s
… M. (2004). Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa, Cape Town: HSRC Press, pp 43-44, … by the Khoikhoi leaders at the so-called peace…
ArticleSS Mendi
… the greatest wartime maritime disaster ever suffered in South Africa. During the First World War , there was a … of labourers, which despite the draft,…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… 2009 marked 100 years since Yusuf Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many … liberation, socialism, non-racialism and…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… individual who spent her life uplifting those around her in her multiple capacities as nurse, freedom fighter, mother, … age when she had to take care of her…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… and non-racial society. We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political significance. In his message to…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… The outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have given a measure of warning to other coastal cities in the Cape, and a number of preventative and…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… known as the African Political Organisation is formed in Cape Town . 1910 Union of South Africa, which would be … Isaka Seme and Sol Plaatje . It has been…
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) came into being in 1996 when communities on the Cape Flats, Cape Town decided … and violence akin to terrorism. PAGAD…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… Soon after his death, Lenin's body was embalmed and placed in Moscow's Red Square. His supporters, attempting to develop … death. Stalin's regime is recorded…
Glossary: Transport through time
… about the period before Christ and before the fall of Rome in the year 476. Archaeologist Somebody who studies ancient … animal's sexual organs. Common…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… A person who officially represents his or her government in another country. Banish Send someone away from a place and … families with a common forefather…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… when this land was expropriated to make way for an airport in 1953, they were relocated to the District of Odi, where … features, including a number of…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… Uzbekistan. The Moghuls conquered almost all of south Asia in the 16th century. The Emperors ruled over a population … easily storm them. When the enemy's…
ArticleSweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)
… Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). … latter was elected as its first secretary…