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ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… The period after the Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African … anti-apartheid politics that only…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to 1644, the Ming … its lifespan. [3] Lineage [4] The Ming…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced student protests … Student Financial Aid schemes (NSFAS) support, quality of…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers lies in modern Turkey and they cross Syria … two rivers kept the land fertile through…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… in attendance. The congress elected an executive committee of ten people, with Basil Moore as president. The executive … second congress in Stutterheim in…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, … station. The accused were charged…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… in September 1915. It was created by a progressive faction of the South African Labour Party (SALP) as a reaction to the … S. P. Bunting was also a popular…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, racially segregated commuter trains. [i] It … possible. [ii] According to the founding…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa … Revolution in South Africa started with…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid … own struggles. In recent years, there…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… Consciousness leader Steve Biko died while in the custody of security police. The period leading up to his death, beginning with the June 1976 unrest, had…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… as the non racial political party, IFP. The headquarters of the IFP were in Ulundi, the former capital of the apartheid era KwaZulu homeland. Inkatha …
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
… Seminary. 1961 Tshabalala-Msimang receives her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Fort Hare located in the Eastern Cape. 1962 Tshabalala-Msimang…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… 1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the right to vote. 1915 … I. 1920 The post WWI…
Mission Stations - I-L
… Niven, who was residing alone, in a stone house consisting of a few plain rooms, one of which was used for a school. There were a few (Xhosa) huts … kraals…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… the darkest complexioned middle child in a Coloured family of 4 boys and 1 girl. His mother made obvious her dislike of him because of his darkness, and from…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to … purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure…
The South African War
… this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate ( read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910 that…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… Cape Town. The Sharpeville massacre “signalled the start of armed resistance in South Africa.” 28 March, The ANC calls for a nation-wide strike in protest of…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Company could … Khoina. First contact with Blacks would…
France in 1789
… or society. A political revolution happens when a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt … An economic revolution takes place when…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the Zulu were gradually stripped of most of their arable land. There was widespread poverty, made …
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… links on this site which deal with the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. This Grade 12 classroom section gives a broad…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… pretended to be a labourer and investigated the conditions of farm workers in Bethal. He wrote the story 'Bethal Today' … Snyman, on whose farm he had worked…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC…
Introduction
… IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
Article2016 in Review
… In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… Union Government offered to raise an infantry battalion of Cape Coloured men for service in the First World War. A strict selection process was decided upon…