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ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… under a single authority and used the Congo River as a main transport link to other distant kingdoms. As a result, … Due to the many rivers, which cross over…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… and prepare for a rebellion. Zhu Yuanzhang was one of the main leaders of these rebel groups. He did not come from an … porcelain dish with a dragon. Image…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… and traditions are very similar to the Xhosa nations - the main difference is that the latter abolished circumcision. In …
ArticleThe Khoisan
… could mean ‘the real thing’. Initially there were two main groups, the Great Korana and the Little Korana. Each of …
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… trade unions and sports organisations, met in Durban. The main speakers at the conference included Archie Gumede, …
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… property ownership was not even an option. In the main, Black South Africans were effectively identified as …
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… Streets had already entrenched themselves as the town’s main shopping areas, stretching from the centre to the more … peripheral segment was the site of a…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… social ownership of the means of production where the main goal would be to transform society into a more equitable …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… in action. The anti-war camp was itself divided into two main tendencies: those who espoused neutrality, and those who … Herzog but the “Purified” National…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… on interventions to promote behaviour change. One of the main strategies was to inform people about the existence of …
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… whites could play a role in the liberation of Blacks. “The main thing was to get black people to articulate their own …
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… their ranks. Dr Goonam , a young medical doctor, was the main organiser, and in March 1946 a well-attended meeting of …
ArticleInsurrections Ensemble
… and Slave roots of music whilst becoming one of the main voices of the mass democratic movement of the 1980s. She …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… with Mbeki as leader in Britain. The ANC YSS had two main objectives: looking after the welfare of the ANC youth …
ArticleDrum Magazine
… when you left Drum and entered the world outside of the main door that you knew you were in apartheid-land. But while …
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… more on F.W. de Klerk, go to http://www.fwdklerk.org.za/main_frame.asp and …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… mining was introduced and it rapidly grew to become the main industry in the region. Following the introduction of …
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… and a detachment of the Faridhkot Sappers and Miners. The main objective of this campaign was to cross the Rufji River …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… the economic conditions in France was one of the main reasons for the revolution. Ultimately, there was three main reasons for the French Revolution. The…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… clothing, machinery, crockery and furniture. The Cape’s main export was wine. Cape Town began to develop as a vital … to succumb to the demands of the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… always be kept on the reins; the taskmaster’s lash is the main stimulus for getting any work out of them." [3] While …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… or attempts to take over Israel. Thus, security became the main focus and a militarists retaliated swiftly to contain … began to mount guerrilla attacks on…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… Named Fort Frederick, after Frederick, Duke of York, its main function was to guard the landing place and water …
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… and restricted to King William’s Town, BCP became Biko’s main outlet for political activity. Although the state …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… holds a commemoration meeting and asks him to deliver the main address. In his speech, Dadoo pays tribute to not only …
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… of Uruk. Image source The people Mesopotamia supported two main civilisations in the area, namely the Sumerians in the …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… The bill was introduced for many reasons but one of the main reasons was the Governments growing concern at the …
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… aimed to unite, on a federal basis, members of the three main 'ethnic groups' - Africans, Coloureds and Indians - … neutrality but more right wing elements,…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… AmaNdebele, most notably by Hendrick Potgieter from his main laager at Vegkop. The Battle of Vegkop, while signalling … a "Manifesto" the reasons for the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
Note: All definitions are acquired through Google’s online English Dictionary. Nationalism: Nationalism is the feeling of belonging to a nation. Nationalism…