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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… Between the 20th and 21st century, a number of people lost their lives in South Africa amid liberation struggle. However, some of these events were carried…
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…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” controlled Transvaal Republic … and…
ArticlePondoland
… Introduction. Pondoland is the traditional area of the Pondo people, one of the Xhosa speaking peoples. Pondoland area is situated on the South African…
ArticleEOAN Group
… that offered music training for the Coloured community of District Six . As a cultural welfare organisation it offered a wide range of activities from ballet…
South African Labour history
… different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry has often been told as the story of …
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… The reign of Mzilikazi Under the leadership of Mzilikazi, the people who came to be called the Ndebele in Zimbabwe (originally of the Khumalo clan) broke…
The Mountain Committee
… A vast popular movement of resistance arose amongst the people in March 1960, and … they were held just the same and attended by thousands of peasants, who…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. On 20 December 1991, the … South Africa (CODESA I). The first…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Introduction Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played by women in the struggle for…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… the young Paul Kruger becomes witness to the battle of Vegkop against Mzilikazi. 1838 Paul Kruger's parents cross … Kruger collects signatures to object to…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… was established in April 1973 in with the assistance of the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF). It was … in Pietermaritzburg with Alpheus Mthethwa,…
ArticleMarxism-Leninism
… Communist state in Russia, we have already touched on many of the curriculum's remaining questions, but we will now … like health and education to the…
ArticleWages Commission
… Currie’s Fountain, three students from the Durban campus of the University of Natal –David Hemson, Halton Cheadle and David Davis - … their services. The…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… Land and labour are two very important elements of the economic development of a society, and the way they are used will influence how … history there has…
Melinda Stuurman
… tuition – I dropped out and decided to work for a couple of years and then continue my studies. I worked at SBH Cotton … regret it for one moment. I studied…
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2018 submissions
… course that sought to put Africans back at the center of their history and highlight African agency. With only an overview of apartheid, students undertook…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… from two factories called for the establishment of a union. Two months later, the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU), with the assistance of the GFWBF,…