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ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers and … (ZAR) is established. 1853 16…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… two women who focused on a common ideal, namely, the use of hand labour for social reconstruction after the Second South African War of 1899 to 1902. The…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… later becomes known as Chris Hani , is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St Marks) region, … Cape), South Africa, to Gilbert and Mary…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the …
Afrikaner
… from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle of the 17th century. Portuguese mariners discovered the sea … to the East…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… Fischer, Brams grandfather, who was State Secretary of the Free State Republic and the only Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in 1907, and his father…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist movement and other stalwarts of the liberation struggle, such as…
A growing urban African population
… African labour. After the First World War, a large number of factories were being established and were growing in size. … African working class grew in…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA … mean either a batten, or a ring beam IBODA - The drum wall of a cone on cylinder…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… antenatal survey, conducted in 1990, found that only 0.7% of pregnant women were infected. Yet, in the same year, ANC … statistics indicate that we are still…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… over the negotiation process. During the two days of discussion the mechanism and technicalities of transition and a changeover of political leadership were…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal … African women -under the social and even legal…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
… people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and development of…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… South Africa is a country of relative prosperity, with vast resources and a modern … and widespread poverty and deep inequalities - the legacy of apartheid…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the … Although this was one motivation for the establishment of the Organisation of…
Insurrections: The Storming
… in 2011, to open a conversation between the imaginations of Indian and South African writers and musicians. The idea … our globally dark present, and to…
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
… in 2011, to open a conversation between the imaginations of Indian and South African writers and musicians. The idea … our globally dark present, and to…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… Students Representative Council (SSRC) . Recent accounts of the event suggest that the SSRC was motivated and guided by underground networks of the African…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent … Bantu Education , and especially against…
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
… Portuguese expansion into Africa began with the desire of King John I to gain access to the gold-producing areas of West Africa. The trans-Saharan trade…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… similar wealth that had drawn Europeans to the rest of the continent. By then, South Africa had no known gold … in West Africa in the fifteenth century. The…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… played a major role in shaping the history and diversity of Cape Town. Origins The exploration of the African continent in the fifteenth century and the…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… the Sharpeville massacre, Soweto uprising and the release of Nelson Mandela and unbanning of liberation movements have been selected to gain a deeper…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… 1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The population of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… is fought and slavery is entrenched. Throughout the rest of the country Nguni and Sotho groups begin splitting, as a result of strengthening chiefdoms, into…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In 1956, their question … trial for high treason. The swoop…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… Introduction: Background to the Strike The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was a development that had vastly … Kruger who wanted to maintain…