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EventSACP is legally re-launched
… here. References: South African Communist Party, ‘The History of the SACP 1912-1990’[online] Available at … at www.cosatu.org.za[Accessed: 17 June 2011]…
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… Soweto is an area of South Africa that is rich in the history and heritage of the struggle for freedom against … museum add to the appeal and conservation of…
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… Somme) References: "ANC daily news briefing, this day in history: 6 July" (1997) [online] Available at: newsbrief … unknown) "The South Africans at Delville…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… centuries played a strangely ambiguous role in the history and affairs of the region. On the one hand they were … with them some acquaintance with…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… and there was a customs union between the countries. Postal, telegraphic and monetary ties were also firmly …
PlaceEersteling Monument, Polokwane
… commercial gold mining activity in South Africa’s modern History, has, in many instances, been relegated to mere footnote status in our mining history. While…
71.The Group Areas Act
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … plans. It is the duty of the Natal Indian Congress and the…
Class Struggle
… All of history, said Marx, is the history of class struggle. All societies are divided into …
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… Anon, Conflicting Missions, Secret Cuban Documents on History of African Involvement, from the National Security … N. Stearns, (2001, 6th Ed), The…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… after his death. With the help of the National Cultural History Museum, and later the Ditsong Museum, the house was … looking for things to do in Gauteng…
ArchiveThe Soul of a Nation
… fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new democratic order. The … it reflects the soul of the nation. A…
To Change the World ! Is Reason Enough ?, London, August, 1995
… use swearwords loosely. It is not leaders alone who make history. It is the small people the little people whom we … Port Elizabeth was holding a big…
ArticleMafika Gwala School Debate Contest 2020
… Topic One: Government should make South African History compulsory for all students in high school. Winner …
PlaceChad
… area which is now known as Chad has a long and complicated history. It was a central part of some of Africa's greatest … and about 110 languages [ix] . This…
The ANC Gauteng condemns violent protests and ongoing disruption of schools in Gauteng Province!, 7 September 2011
… discussion documents that are currently being debated in branches in the run-up to the Regional Conferences. The …
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
… that abounds with a troubled but immensely rich history. The wheel of history has turned full cycle in the life of this university, … personality who left an…
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
… Tambo. [vi] Endnotes [i] Cameron-Dow, J. 2007. A Newspaper History of South Africa. Wynberg: Don Nelson Publishers, p. 131. ↵ [ii] Cameron-Dow, J. 2007. A…
”The African Mine Workers’ Strike-A National Struggle.”flyer issued by the ANC Youth League, August 1946
… callous and inhuman exploitation of man by man in the history of mankind. Their struggle is a challenge to the … can be kept in a state of slavery and…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… education. Various churches and missionaries had a long history of providing education for Africans. The Government … leading part in opposing the Government…
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10. "History of South African soccer" [online] Available at: … 4 May 2009] "2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa, the…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… African country to gain independence. References: Ghana - History, from Mongaybay.com,[online], Available at: … [Accessed: 31 July 2013] Tuesday, August 3…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… Schoeman is the author of 18 novels and numerous works of history, he is one of South Africa's most awarded and … for African TV dramas 1990; the Stals Prize…
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
… and declined a position at UCT as lecturer for a post as history teacher. She played a very important role in the … in 1954 and was offered the King George V…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
… (ban) www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmanou Bansphor, branches of the Dom Caste.- basket makers. … goldsmith, coppersmith, masons, etc www.alcbroadway.org…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
… Hani The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the … too well how close they had come to the…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
… ask different questions about the past. Knowledge of history grows and broadens as more archaeologists find … school students in South Africa only learnt…
Chapter 1 - Striking a balance between Tribalism and Christianity
… for his close identification with Zulu tradition and history, had his ancestral home outside Zululand. 2 Gumede … Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in the…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
… we were also street wise," he said. Now to capture the history, work is underway on a book being penned by siblings … typical research. Much has already been…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as … succeeded Inkosi Sigweje the previous leader, related the history of his people and their struggle to…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… 1993 Saunders, C., (ed.) The Readers Digest Illustrated History of South Africa. The Real History. Cape Town: The Readers digest Association Limited, ……