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… of domestic violence has always been alarmingly high in South Africa. Though domestic violence is not limited to … that women are most affected by this form of violence. In many domestic violence cases women and girls are often … on themselves. Incest and abuse is most commonly practiced in families where the father is the only source of income, …

… Verdun begins. Verdun, a French fortress town, was located in the western shadow of the Meuse river, close to the … significance to the French as it was the last town to fall in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871.  In the ten month battle, one of the longest in the war, both …

… While the abolition of the slave trade by Britain in 1808 was haled as a victory by abolitionists like … Wilberforce, [i] for the people who were ‘liberated’ in this way, its rewards were bitter sweet. [ii] This paper … regard than ‘slaves’. The abolition of slavery by Britain in 1808 was, on the face of things, a good and noble deed. …

… The destruction of the Zulu kingdom 1879 -1896 In the 1870s settler and colonial determination to bring … African societies had achieved. This was due to changes in economic conditions in South Africa's hinterland, and the consequent need to …

… Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to Great Zimbabwe and this area took control of the Indian Ocean trade routes in Southern Africa. All traders that went through Great … while the royal family lived on the hill. The king lived in a magnificent palace on the top of the hill. The buildings …

… Timeline: 1970-1979 1970 HA Naidoo passes away while still in exile. 17 February, African Peoples Democratic Union of … Organisation of Journalists (OIJ) awarded him a gold pin in 1971 on its 25th anniversary 'to recognise the services … could not be published. Her passport was withdrawn in 1975 and permission to accept a lecturing fellowship in …

… In August 1906, the British administration in the Transvaal passed the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance … by a certain date would no longer be allowed to stay in the Transvaal. The law required Indian people to have …

… of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in Madras on 10 April with 382 passengers on board. Within … about unfair conditions of employment and ill-treatment in Natal. The official who recorded the complaints hinted … the complaints could be exaggerated. The complaints lodged in Madras and in Calcutta reached the Government of India.  …

… newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the great diversity of cultures, … heritage is, however, not without its complications.  In a country of eleven different official languages and a …

… lies beyond just its periodical occurrence. By taking in the whole context, from prior to the events and … one can grasp themes and factors that could be pieced in different ways to formulate different narratives. That … construct narratives of precolonial and colonial history in Southern Africa is derived from the archives of …

… is carried out according to the laws that have been passed in Parliament. For example the Minister of Education must make sure that the education in the country meets good standards and that the schools and … is where the country’s laws are made. Because we live in a democracy, we vote for the parties we want to represent …

… patrols are deployed. 24 June, The Principal's office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was burnt out and the following … a boycott of classes. 6 August, The Hewat Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC boycotters. 8 August, Fire …

… which saw them lose the independence they had searched for in the Orange Free State area. In the course of the 18th century, new communities defined by … attachment to Christianity than the Khoikhoi or slaves. In the second half of the 18th century, small Baster …

… which saw them lose the independence they had searched for in the Orange Free State area. In the course of the 18th century, new communities defined by … attachment to Christianity than the Khoikhoi or slaves. In the second half of the 18th century, small Baster …

… example, the Tlokoa were driven from their villages and, in turn, attacked other settlements in the area. Moshoeshoe realised that his people needed a … attacked this mountain stronghold. No one ever succeeded in conquering it. How Moshoeshoe built up his power …

… day of arrival of the Prince of Wales as a day of mourning in protest against the disenfranchisement of the Coloured … The police arrest these resisters.  They are imprisoned in Pietermaritzburg  October 2, A dozen Indian women leave … Singh, a 70-year-old passive resister, dies of pneumonia in Volksrust Goal February 22,  Valliamma R. Munusamy …

… Premiers and Speakers of our Provinces; Mayors and leaders in our system of local government; Our honoured traditional … as we inter her remains. Thus she will only be with us in spirit when in October this year, we celebrate the 90th … overcome the legacy of racial inequality inherited from apartheid, partly through rights-based entitlements”. …

… Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Sazi Dlamini and Neo Muyanga in 2011, to open a conversation between the imaginations of … and to address the inadequacy of political expression in our times. This was not to be a glib declaration of … text to address the historical moment we find ourselves in. Click here to purchase Insurrections III: The Storming …

… Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Sazi Dlamini and Neo Muyanga in 2011, to open a conversation between the imaginations of … and to address the inadequacy of political expression in our times. This was not to be a glib declaration of … text to address the historical moment we find ourselves in. Click here to purchase Insurrections III: The Storming …

… At the Imperial Conference in London in 1926, Hertzog (with support from Canada, Ireland and … were autonomous communities All dominions were equal in status No one dominion was subordinate to another Each …

… Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are camping on the … beaches, while a further 3,000 are being accommodated in hotels in the city. In addition, 'about 1,000 Coolies and natives …

… evidence of encounters of colonists with the AmaXhosa. In an attempt to put a stop to cattle raiding and other forms … colonists owned 8 300 head of cattle and 54 000 sheep in 1700, by 1710 this number had increased to 20 000 head of … which is addressed to the Directorate of the VOC in Batavia. In the memorandum the signatories accuse Governor …

… 3 2013 Exiled Officers Film director David R Ellis dies in SA South Africa January 7 2013 David R. Ellis Judge Norman … January 7 2013 Norman Moabi Farm workers strike resume in the Western Cape. South Africa January 9 2013 Farm workers … South Africa January 14 2013 Boeremag 34 hostages killed in air strike by Algerian forces. Aligeria January 17 2013 …

… In the early 1800’s there was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There … 1800’s. He defended a mountain fortress at Butha Buthe in northeastern Lesotho and, although this camp was in a …

… recognised him as King of the AmaZulu and as an ally. In March 1839 the Voortrekkers declared the republic of … as its British counterparts, none proving more energetic in this respect than Commandant Gert Rudolph who claimed 40 … 250 000 acres. Raiding not farming was Natalias forte, and in 1840 the Natalians raided the Bhaca chief Ncaphayi, …

… , Namibia: LMS 1815. It was visited by James Backhouse in February 1840 (p 561), who recorded the following: "After … at Afrikaners Kraal, or Jerusalem, as it was often called in the days when it was a station of the London Missionary Society. At this place, which is represented in the annexed etching, there were a considerable number of …

… South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds … as this section specifically mentions race and ethnicity in response to South Africa's past, sexual orientation is … laws was introduced after a police raid on a gay party in a suburb of Johannesburg in 1966. Amendments to the …

… fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana, in the North West Province .  The police killed 34 … This event culminated after an intense week-long protest in which the miners were demanding a wage increase at the Lonmin platinum mine in a wildcat strike. A wildcat strike, or 'unofficial …

… International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961 [....] In March and April 1960, the African population staged a series of demonstrations, marches and stay-at-homes in all the large towns of South Africa. In the month of … the government -not on the pass issue or any other of the apartheid laws. The way in which the organizations collapsed …