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ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
Great Zimbabwe When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… Johannesburg, the Free State and the Natal Midlands. On 15 April 1953, the NP held a second general election and was … were held in various parts of the…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
… units. Residents of these units who earned less than £15 per month had average rents of £2 5s. or about 15 per cent of total monthly income. From 1955…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
Dorkay House, a building at the south end of Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg, functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists,…
PlaceRotunda, Bay Hotel- Camps Bay
The Victorian Rotunda, a landmark in Camps Bay, is a beautiful, geometrical domed building, was the epitome of high society in Cape Town at the turn of the…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
Oral interview with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern Rhodesia in 1929,…
EventNathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exile
Ndazana Nathaniel Nat Nakasa was awarded the The Niemann Fellowship to study journalism at Harvard University in the US but the government rejected his…
Document 66 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 21 February 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 66 - Letter from the Workers' …
Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to … Radical Tradition a Documentary History…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is released
… house arrest under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950. Sobukwe was therefore prohibited from taking part in …
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Albertina Sisulu, a wife to former ANC Secretary, Walter Sisulu died at her Linden home, Johannesburg at the age of…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
The government proceeded with the introduction of apartheid laws in the 1950s. An example of this was the hated pass law. This forced Black people to carry…
EventDusi Canoe Marathon commences
… who reached the final destination in 6 days, 8 hours and 15 minutes. He went on to publish a book about the …
Museum Night Cape Town 2016
… the full Museum Night Cape Town 2016 programme, including 15 museums sites from the District Six Museum to the Cape …
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall …
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… were held in many cities and towns. A mass meeting of over 15 000 people at the Red Square in Durban was addressed by Dr …
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… in accordance with customary law based on section 15(3) of the Constitution, stating that legislation must not …
EventDavid Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself
… showing that he had failed again he was enraged. On 15 January 1999, he stormed into the school with a gun and …
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for the historic Zulu kingdom, dating to the early 19th century. To understand the…
ArticleTransport on water
Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel over and across water, and to fish. Boats are smaller than ships. They can be powered by…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages in Europe, a feudal society Glossary Feudal Society: The stage of society that preceded capitalism, during which a small elite (the…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… [14] Children were also later employed to haul stone. [15] This was done in an effort to provide more money and food … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… which soon became the principal crop in the Colony. 15 Turkish tobacco became so dominant and popular in the Cape … Industry, published by the United Tobacco…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
Steadville is an African township situated in Ladysmith/Emnambithi, KwaZulu-Natal. The name Steadville comes from the Stead family, particularly Frederick…
PlaceElsie’s River
… a school boycott became violent and police shot dead two 15-year-olds! This suburb was restricted to Coloured people! …
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… (1985). "The first 100 days" Weekly Mail: Vol 1 (3) pp 14-15. Links: …
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… president, George W Bush, announced his five-year $15 billion Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and …
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… September. De Klerk had been Acting State President since 15 August 1989, following the resignation of President P.W. …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. Seathlolo was given 15 years and his companion, Mary was given 10 years. The two …
PlaceFree State Stadium
… stadium comprise 100 suites, an entertainment deck, and 15 fixed gazebos. The stadium’s sound system was upgraded in …