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BiographyJeremiah Baden Leeuw
… Jeremiah Baden Leeuw was born in 1932. Originally a member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), Leeuw was one of the group of Africanists…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… who was educated at a Mission school, was the headmaster of a high school in Klerksdorp, a small town in the Western … , visiting Winnie Mandela in Brandfort…
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the welcome ceremony by the President of the Republic
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the welcome ceremony by the President of the Republic …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly …
Speech delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation
… delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation …
BiographyMagnus Malan
… 1930. His father, Avril Ire de Merindol, was a professor of biochemistry at the university of Pretoria, and later a … caused, but he characterized the…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian community, While in her … on 17 June 1986, she was arrested…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… note: This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it slightly … motive for imperialism was to obtain…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour movement. It…
ArticleHistory of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa
… and Forced Labour Model. This was the original model of colonialism brought by the Dutch in 1652, and subsequently … Western Cape to the Afrikaner Republics…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… station for the Dutch East India Company. Members of the occupation forces were settled as free farmers. They … independence of the Transvaal Republic and…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, 8 May 2006
… Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson … Directors General and Heads of the Security Organs of the…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… Sibeko joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the state of emergency after the banning of the organization in 1960. He … (1999) Southern African…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial … withdrawing from the organisation in the 1950s…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended King … grabbing settlers. Cecil John Rhodes who…
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and … of national importance. He stood steadfast…
BiographyJosepha Selhorst
… Rosa Hope gaining a BA(FA) 1947 and 1956-57 at Düsseldorf State Academy attaining a testat. She was an art lecturer at … Mariannhill, Natal from 1951-52…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the government and employers were … the Congress-aligned political organisations…
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… it was here that he started his art classes. With the war of 1900 between the Boers and the English, the Pierneef … was 23 and his new bride was 35years old…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… Map Description 1554 The earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa. Because it was issued with some variations in both of Münster's very…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… first democratic constitution - the interim constitution of 1993. The Court, the key institution of our constitutional democracy, continues to function under…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes … it is the general consensus that credit for the discovery of the…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 … broad-based women’s organisation. This was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… 1997 September, The statue of Steve Biko is defaced twice within a space of three weeks after it was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. 2006 February,…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… and friends may be able to recall their experiences of that time. Books and films also inform about the past. How do the writers of these books and the…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may still shape what people believe … and how they…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th … to create an organisation that could become a think tank of the resistance movement…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and … livestock. Bantu-speaking clans that…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… David Ivon Jones was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) -…