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ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the … poverty, made worse by a series of natural disasters. In 1903 an epidemic of East Coast fever…
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who lost their own lives including in trying to save the life of another person,…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… Context In the early 1980s the government took steps to control the level of resistance in the country. Its solution was to arrest key people and … so…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… and so it was passed on from one generation to the next. In this way history was kept alive. This is called “oral … are. It is one of the only ways to know…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… Post-structuralist discourse has resulted in a shift in emphasis from the author to the reader, or the production … the latter being a field still strongly…
ArticleNew light on ‘76 uprising
… Hector Peterson was not the first person to be killed in the 1976 Soweto uprising, a new book sensationally claims. … the first casualty. Pat Hopkins and…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… That was how I managed to get away. People were running in all directions”¦some couldn't believe that people had been … and nobody seemed to be afraid”¦There…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… [1] Opposition to the participation by the NIC in the Colonisation Commission appointed by the Union Government in 1933, some members of the NIC resigned and…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1968 December SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended … 1970 July The first General Council (GC)…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… 1968 December, SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended … 1970 July, The first General Council (GC…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a … This was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew in…
First Matabele War
… In 1890 Cecil John Rhodes became premier of South Africa with … from a brochure by 'the History Society of Zimbabwe'. In 1888 Rhodes sent Rev. J.S. Moffat to…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… Russia. Why was it called the ‘Cold War’ ? The reason lay in the threat of new and even deadlier weapons of nuclear … nuclear races, and sport. Besides…
Andrew Tshabangu
… (1998) and at the Alexandra Community art centre in Johannesburg (1991). He was awarded a scholarship by the Gasworks Art Studios in London (1998) and taught…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… the scandal. Dr. Mulder was the Minister of Information in John Vorster's government. Moreover, he was tipped to … would ruin his political career. The…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black … be understood within the context of…
TCOE Online Exhibition
… are concerned with the crucial issue of land rights in South Africa. They are adapted from a rural people's … was designed to: give insight into rural life…
ArticleIndian women workers, Durban’s clothing industry and the GWIU
… for the GWIU, Indian women started to enter the industry in significant numbers from 1960 while the number of Indian men employed in clothing factories,…
Buddhism
… 'interact' menu options on the right. Buddhist monks dress in orange rhobes. Source: sundaytimes.lk Buddhism is often listed as the fourth largest religion…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… PHASE HISTORY - TERM 1 Topic: Hunter-gatherers and herders in southern Africa Suggested contact time One term/15 hours … aims and skills and the associated…
The National Bird
… which sweep to the ground. Blue Cranes lay their eggs in the bare veld, often close to water. They are quite common in the Karoo , but are also seen in the…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the representatives of 20 amateur dramatic societies in South Africa. The…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… The Second Anglo-Boer War resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had lost the war and peace negotiations begun in March…
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… nuts, berries, mushrooms and roots. Hunter-gatherers lived in small groups. They were nomadic which means that they did not settle in one place. They moved…
ArticleCradle of Humankind
… and Environs The Sterkfontein Valley landscape is in both western Gauteng and the North West Province and is … with them. Unesco declared it a World Heritage…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… African Native Convention (SANC) decided to call a meeting in Bloemfontein on 8 January 1912 to consider the formation … (all lawyers educated abroad). Seme…
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
… This article deals with values and education in South Africa, and more specifically the proposed 'pledge'. … pressing challenges than learners' patriotism. …
ArticleEOAN Group
… The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. EOAN Group was a social and educational centre and … drama, singing, painting and sewing…
Prehistory of the Nelspruit area
… Another settlement feature points to another Nguni trait. In Badfontein settlements, the cattle track leads to a … of stonewalled settlement also occurs on…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… of unorganised or unregistered groups of workers in all industries. The Act aimed to raise the wages of … that there was a need to fix a minimum for Black…