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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,…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… in 1923 - did not accomplish much to improve the lives of black South Africans. Short of funds and poorly organised, it was overshadowed by the … as a trade…
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…
Lerato Maduna
… in 2006.Was invited to the International Institute of Journalism in Berlin- during 2006 FIFA tournament in 2006. International Organization of Migration (IOM…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… and London at Lenin's request and was made a member of the party's central committee in 1912. With Lenin's … in 1917, Stalin rose to become the first General…
ArticleSouth African Film
… long format because they are longer than most other forms of film making - anything between 80 minutes and four hours, … average length. They are generally…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
… Amersfoort Legacy: History of Education in South Africa White schools Initial education … restricted educational development in the early years of the Free…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… for decades. Growing up with politics, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg, politics always surrounded Sheila … painting slogans and other activities…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… chemical weapons were introduced which resulted in one of the first genocides of the century. The focus of this lesson is on the Causes of World War I and…
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… publishes its constitutional principles and structures End of July 1991: President De Klerk confirms the need for … measures and adds that this will be on…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… or Kavanagh) - who was a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) - to run the workshop. McLaren’s aim was to “use theatre as a…
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… mass media in this country, creating a nation wide network of cinemas and theatres. He also created the first radio … Struggle is my Life Ngakane has been…
Black Peoples Convention - National Leadership
… A. NATIONAL LEADERSHP OF THE BLACK PEOPLES CONVENTION First National Executive … National Organiser Drake Tshenkeng B. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE SOUTH…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… young and Abrahams was sent to live in the rural village of Elsburg. 1926 At the age of seven Abrahams mother retrieves him from Elsburg and … to live with…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can … recognise how important oral traditions are. It…