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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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… laws for women a these had been relaxed after the success of earlier resistance to passes. In the light of these events, the Bantu Women's League (BWL) was…