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ArticleWhen, why and where the first African farmers settled in Southern Africa
… What is farming? Farming is the practice of breeding animals or growing crops for food or clothes. … worked as people began living in larger groups because…
Re-membering Krotoa and Autshumato by Deela Khan (poem)
… Divested of names and birthright Autshumato and Krotoa were ferried … die eiland stemertjie every time they incurred the wrath of their insatiable masters…
Internal Security Amendment Act No 79
… the requirement that internment be linked with states of emergency. It amended five other Security Acts and embodied the 1967 Suppression of Communism Act…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… The largest and fastest-growing of the African independent churches in the 1990s is the Zion … missionaries, and the church reflects some elements of that…
ArticleUnited Women’s Congress (UWCO)
… As a result of parent's reactions to the 1976 uprisings and their aftermath, ex-Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) members in the Western Cape ……
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… The identity of the Afrikaner Jew - what personifies the Boerejood ? A … itself from South African English Jews in a number of ways; their geographical…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… their work shortly hereafter. 24 January 1992: The opening of Parliament takes place, and around 20 000 demonstrators … the ANC agrees to Codesa prescribing…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… what the term ‘civil society’ means. “ community of citizens linked by common interests and collective … [ Accessed 25 February 2015] What forms of…
Christianity
… God created everything. Christians believe that the son of God Jesus Christ, came to earth to guide his people back … They also believe that there is life…
ArticleThe House in session
… houses sat for the first time on 1984. While the House of Assembly, the White parliament, went about its business as … MPs, the other two houses embarked on…
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
… over the world survived by hunting and gathering for most of the last 100 000 years. In southern Africa the San people, who arrived thousands of years ago,…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section is…
ArticleSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902
… It was an event that in many ways shaped the history of 20th Century South Africa. The end of the war marked the end of the long process of British conquest…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… in exile. 17 February, African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) members, Armstrong Madoda, Gaby … are detained under the Terrorism Act …
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… industrial revolution between the late 1860's and the end of the 1890's were crucial in the shaping of modern South Africa and the peculiarities of its…
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… the state to intervene in the structuring and organisation of theatre and art production in South Africa. The founding of the National Theatre was announced…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… in May 1973, to serve as a school for trade unionists of all races and to provide basic information and skills for … recognised and allowed to conduct a…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… Political Organisation is formed in Cape Town . 1910 Union of South Africa, which would be later called the Republic of South Africa, is formed. It unified…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… has left women in present day South Africa with a number of challenges to overcome. Most obstacles to the development of women can be related to poverty,…
June 17
… West Rand Administrative Buildings (WRAB) buildings, cars of business people, all were targeted. The fury and … reign. There was enormous police presence on…
Work and education
… government was faced with, was the transforming of school grounds from political battlegrounds into institutions of learning and combining the previously…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… to develop a personality cult, gave exaggerated accounts of his leadership, many of which have been refuted by historians. Although Lenin can be fondly…
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… - This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of a name that has been left out, please email SAHO Niel … [SA Government, replaced Fanie van der…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… In history, it is also important to study the stories of the leaders who have shaped our country and our world to … learn from them to be better leaders…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… Kotane, a seasonal dressmaker. He is the second eldest son of eleven children. 1918 Kotane goes to work at Driefontein … 1920 Kotane attends school for the…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… is established in Rustenburg. 10 December, The birth of Rustenburg. 1851 Rustenburg officially founded as … erected, with construction having begun earlier…
Grade 5 Archive
… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of South Africa’s different provinces, including each one’s … will also look at oral tradition and…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth wing of the African National Congress is formed. 1946 African … consequences, showing the increasing…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… been increased from one to two years, followed by a series of annual "citizen force" camps that could be as lengthy as three months. Legislation had also…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… his speech at Columbia University on “The Regeneration of Africa” which wins him the University’s highest oratorical … Curtis medal. April, Seme graduates…