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ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… 1 January Battle of Artois and Champagne in France begins. 31 January 1915 The German Army makes use of poison gas for the first time in an attack on the…
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… set up the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF) in 1972. They worked closely with Harriet Bolton of TUCSA. … to make workers aware of their rights…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… late 19th century Pan-Africanist movement which emerged in the United States of America (USA) among Black American … among these intellectuals centred on the…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… over leadership as Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers in Natal. He immediately re-organised the Voortrekkers and … Pretorius and his followers made a vow…
Kutlwano Moagi
… a Photographer and an aspiring Jazz Upright Bassist. Born in soweto, 14 April 1983. Completed a photography learnership at the MArket Photo Workshop in 2005…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… station changed into a colony proper. It remained Dutch in character, despite employing men from all over Europe. … (refugees from France since 1688), who…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… Unseen boulders struck midstream Cross currents caught us in between Then some of our boatmen Suddenly turned into … Emasimini Angiholi napeni Ngihol’ imvubu…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he was still … Malema’s term as ANC Youth League president…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
… touch a little bit on your early life, when you were born in South Africa; where, exactly, were you born? SS Well it … west; what, south-west of Durban; area…
ArticleNew Africa Theatre Project
… The New Africa Theatre Association (NATA), founded in 1987 by Mavis Taylor the head of University of Cape Town … which defied apartheid laws. It was…
ArticleProvincial histories
… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of … elected leader and how citizens can participate in a democracy will be explored. South Africa…
Defining Black Consciousness
… " Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the Black man of the need to … - the blackness of their skin and to operate as a group in order to rid…
The National Arts Festival
… In 1974, an inaugural festival titled the 1820 Settlers … was opened as a memorial to the British immigrants in South Africa. They established the tradition…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… relations. Organisation This Order can be awarded in three Classes: Class 1 = Supreme Companion of O.R. Tambo … Central Motif / Symbolism O.R. Tambo: Played…
The South African War
… read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern Africa would have been inevitable before the … industry could become a more important…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… As an ideology, nationalism holds that 'the people' in the doctrine of popular sovereignty is the nation. … As a general definition, African nationalism in…
Schlebusch Commission
… In 1973, the Government appointed a select committee of … orders. The Christian Institute was banned completely in 1977. The Schlebusch Commission concluded…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… The independence of Mozambique, in particular, gave tremendous momentum to the armed struggle in South Africa. Jacob Zuma recalls that when Angola and…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU) was formed on 31 May 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. It was also established with the help … figures was Aninka Claassens. PWAWU…
Grade 7 Archive
… features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. Human evolution Evolution refers to the … of years. The roots of humanity are…
ArticleSASO Bannings
… SASO came under increasing attack from the Government. In March 1973, eight Black Consciousness leaders were banned. In 1977, nine SASO members were…
ArticleMarxism-Leninism
… the Russian revolution and the change to a Communist state in Russia, we have already touched on many of the … remaining questions, but we will now examine…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of ……
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… over a long period of time. This exchange must be seen in architecture or technology, the planning of the town or … buildings, use of technology or reflect…
Tsonga
… are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu … through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Tsonga…
Conclusion: Treks & Land conflicts 1600s - 1800s
… for the destruction of many lives and cultures. In many cases the changes were enforced and driven by greed, but in others by necessity. The conquering of…
Submissions & winning projects 2009
… camp” Rose Mohlala on “The history of refugees in South Africa” Mapungubwe Award The National Heritage … Bakgafela’. Natalie Naidoo, ‘a history of the Hindu…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… during this expedition that Vasco da Gama's crew landed in South Africa. The reason for putting "discovery" in inverted commas is because the land was not,…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… at the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1652. The intention was to provide a post where traders … Europeans started to settle there. Read…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which was popular in the Nguni ethnic group (Zulu). It further looks at how the … collective name for ethnic groups of…