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ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… swelled, overcrowding and rack renting became the order of the day. Black property owners in Sophiatown were … and lively community developed and it is this…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… composed to mark this historic occasion. By the middle of 1956 plans had been laid for the Pretoria march and the … meet with their leaders so they could…
Hinduism
… everything comes from God and that he is like the root of a tree, while the rest of the world is the branches and leaves of the tree. They feel that watering…
Islam
… is a person who submits his life to the way and authority of Allah. This means that everything in a Muslim's life is … someone who can repeat the Shahada,…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… “Dumile” Feni was born on 21 May 1942 in the small town of Withuis in Worcester, Cape Province. While his date of birth varies substantially in various…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… businessman and lawyer Nic Barrow and the former head of Naspers, Andrew Marais, as an Afrikaans equivalent of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival , the…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… were hosted by the Botswana National Museum in July of 1982 in Gaborone, Botswana as part of The Culture and Resistance Conference. The Culture and … within…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa, which lasted from Saturday evening, December … delegates, 20…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… Albert Luthuli declared that 1960 would be the "Year of the Pass", with a nation-wide anti-pass campaign to start on 31 March - the anniversary of the 1919…
Glossary: Local History
… Account A record or description of past events. Archaeology The study of pre-historic people and their culture. Banished Forced to … Someone who believes in…
Imvaba Arts Association
… in New Brighton, Kwazakhele and Motherwell townships of Port Elizabeth. It was a community organisation with the aim of promoting and assisting artists…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… blood. Woltons and La Guma17 versus all the rest, but some of the rest also versus Thibedi; the branches also bewildered at this excess of partisanship at…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… disagree, and Potgieter moves north to found the town of Schoemansdal, while Burger’s group move south to found … Pedi support, launch an attack on Erholweni…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that … still find people living as hunter gatherers. This way of living is…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… Strikes in the Schools Presumably, not all students of the earlier generation 'worshipped the school authorities'! The first, recorded stoppages of lessons, …
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
… The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and … Sultan. In 1453, the Ottomans conquered the…
ArticleThe Homelands
… the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the Blacks population was moved to prevent them from living in the urban areas of South Africa…
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall of champion boxer Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ Dhlamini. It helped create a new set of opportunities for…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrub land, as…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) … Chaired by Cas Saloojee , and decide on the…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what became of the Ntuli clan 1843 George Cato, the first Durban mayor, … sell plots to Indian market…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… was prepared to condemn his treatment. The circumstances of his death were said to be inconclusive, and death was … damage. He was then driven, naked and…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo … attends a conference in Berlin on 'The…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
… The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far … In an interview, Nelson Mandela said: "With the…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… Muslim family who came from lands that are today part of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The Moghuls conquered almost all of south Asia in the 16th century. The…
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union
… The birth of the Industrial and Commercial Union of South Africa (ICU) came about after the ICU strike in Cape … a general meeting in Bloemfontein, with the…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to … also began to call for an end to apartheid. In…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Dr. Rick Turner Banned political scientist at University of Natal Shot dead at home. - Swaziland John Majola ANC … August Maputo, Mozambique Ruth First ANC…
ArticleInfecting the City Public Arts Festival
… an annual arts festival that takes place in communal areas of Cape Town and Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The … into unconventional spaces around the…