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Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… blood. Woltons and La Guma17 versus all the rest, but some of the rest also versus Thibedi; the branches also bewildered at this excess of partisanship at…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… disagree, and Potgieter moves north to found the town of Schoemansdal, while Burger’s group move south to found … Pedi support, launch an attack on Erholweni…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that … still find people living as hunter gatherers. This way of living is…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… Strikes in the Schools Presumably, not all students of the earlier generation 'worshipped the school authorities'! The first, recorded stoppages of lessons, …
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
… The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and … Sultan. In 1453, the Ottomans conquered the…
ArticleThe Homelands
… the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the Blacks population was moved to prevent them from living in the urban areas of South Africa…
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall of champion boxer Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ Dhlamini. It helped create a new set of opportunities for…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrub land, as…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) … Chaired by Cas Saloojee , and decide on the…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what became of the Ntuli clan 1843 George Cato, the first Durban mayor, … sell plots to Indian market…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… was prepared to condemn his treatment. The circumstances of his death were said to be inconclusive, and death was … damage. He was then driven, naked and…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
… , which in the following years inspires the establishment of Namibian resistance movements. 1957 On the initiative of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo a small group of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo … attends a conference in Berlin on 'The…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
… The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far … In an interview, Nelson Mandela said: "With the…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… Muslim family who came from lands that are today part of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The Moghuls conquered almost all of south Asia in the 16th century. The…
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union
… The birth of the Industrial and Commercial Union of South Africa (ICU) came about after the ICU strike in Cape … a general meeting in Bloemfontein, with the…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to … also began to call for an end to apartheid. In…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Dr. Rick Turner Banned political scientist at University of Natal Shot dead at home. - Swaziland John Majola ANC … August Maputo, Mozambique Ruth First ANC…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2016 submissions
… without Borders and travel the world. Project: Biography of Can Themba Tate Allen Tate Allen is a freshman at SMU from the suburbs of North Shore Boston. He…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… a feudal society Glossary Feudal Society : The stage of society that preceded capitalism, during which a small … at their height, Europe was quite isolated…
ArticleFrontline States
… The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was regionally supported by a group of southern African states called the Frontline…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… 1 January Battle of Artois and Champagne in France begins. 31 January 1915 The German Army makes use of poison gas for the first time in an attack on the…
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… in Zurich, Switzerland, Joseph (Sepp) Blatter , president of FIFA , world soccer's governing body, made an historic … would host the 2010 World Cup. Nelson…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
… forward when Allan Boesak called for a 'united front' of 'churches, civic associations, trade unions, student … in Johannesburg on 23 January 1983, but this…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… this place is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my life to set up a museum that…
Submissions & winning projects 2009
… First place: Fairouz West (Western Cape), ‘A history of sport’ Second place: Neo Panane (North West Province), ‘A history of my school’ Third place: Ideline…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… On 3 March 1999, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National … would be held on 2 June 1999. According to the…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… 1994. There is little doubt that coming from a history of a racially divided society, people voted for their skin … historically white political parties…
ArticleTransport on land
… The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, wagons and coaches … The steam engine and the train The motor car Common…