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ArticleSita’s story
… had left in charge of the Phoenix Settlement at the tender age of eighteen. This was the beginning of his and later our … born and he was named Arun. I was…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… Smythe, imposed a Poll Tax of £ 1 on all men over the age of 18. To pay the tax, African men would have to work for …
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… opposition, the NIC was revived, and within a month the new committee established 29 branches all over Natal and … September, The victory of Frelimo in…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… was almost compulsory to stay up throughout the night from New Years Eve until the next day to see the nag troepe … while the truck stands and wait for you ,…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… and archaeological evidence indicates that these Iron Age inhabitants are most likely the ancestors of the BaTswana … kind of stonewalled settlement also…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… South Africa during apartheid and, thereafter, part of the new South African national anthem. British conquest of Sudan … by Istephane Rosti Fourth Pan…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… South Africa during apartheid and, thereafter, part of the new South African national anthem . British conquest of Sudan … by Istephane Rosti Fourth Pan…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… ticket, the government moved speedily to introduce new laws and to implement these. The existence of suburbs … High School was a structure made up of…
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… The birth of a new non-racial and non -sexist democracy in South Africa … the gathering of jewellery and medal designers to design new medals through a…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… of the region. As old kingdoms came to be replaced by new smaller ones many changes were experienced. The … at a time when most of Europe was experiencing…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… the ‘ Strategy and Tactics ’ document as a way of giving new impetus to the struggle. 1960 Both the African National … Luthuli entitled ‘We don’t want crumbs…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… of the fledgling town. In terms of the constitution of the new Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) a town was officially … Dirk van der Hoff (1814-1881) from…
ArticleA White Referendum
… government held a referendum to gauge White opinion on the new constitution and tricameral parliament – it baulked at … White voters cast their vote, and 66%…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, … insemination to same-sex permanent life…
Polokwane the Segregated city
… about 100 telephones installed in houses and businesses. A new newspaper hit the streets, in 1912, The Northern Star & … of Penzance were staged in 1913. In…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… relief in Bengal 1946 Her political career began at the age of 17 when she was a high school student. The Indian … Capital punishment was abolished thirty…
National Orders Recipients
… reasserts our humanity. In this march towards humanity, a new culture of human rights and a respect for the dignity of … moments of the exodus from the past…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… (from Ethiopia). Evidence suggests that in the Late Stone Age (3000BCE to 1000BCE) peoples from Ethiopia arrived in … February – KANU wins the first general…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… with a state of emergency, police raids and arrests – and new, more draconian legislation – they played their part in … barristers – Mahommed Ishmail (later…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… Plains, left their farms and headed for California, the new land of "milk and honey" where they believed all one had … out of the Depression. Roosevelt's…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… of the apartheid government. The 1976 All Blacks (New Zealand's national rugby team) tour of South Africa, … tour of France. However, when the 1981 Springbok…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… of power and interest that would reveal themselves, with new bids for authority and wealth, into a new era. …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… way. The earliest inhabitants of this region were Stone-Age hunter-gatherers who roamed an immense area rich in … built in major cities to worship local gods…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… in Pretoria as a result of his assault by the police. A new generation of young Blacks were committed to the struggle … infiltrated into the country in small…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… Port Elizabeth. Nelson Mandela succeeds Peter Mda as the new president of African National Congress Youth League … on 1 May. 18 June, Walter Sisulu addresses…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… in the Burundi peace process. 5 December, He travels to New York to brief the United Nations Security Council on the … the position of head of the African…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… Black women were regarded as minors, irrespective of age or marital status. As a result, Black women had no legal … ”” the interim Constitution of 1993 ,…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… City Council. It created an African neighbourhood called 'New Brighton' (Swanson, 1977: 401). 1904 Fear of the spread … was passed, updating the Native Land…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… On Freedom Day, the 27th of April 2000, South Africa got a new coat of arms. It replaced the old coat old arms which had been used since 1910. This new coat…