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ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
… What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the … them is Antoinette Sithole. Image source The challenge of Black…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes. 6 August, The Hewat Training College in…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… in the Transkei 1939 He enrols at the University College of Fort Hare. 1940 He is expelled for participating in a … 1942 He completes a BA degree through the…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… For the month of August 2016, in honor of women, South Africa History Online (SAHO) began … the resistance as well as those currently pushing notions of…
Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurverenigning (FAK)
… The English translation of this organization is Federation of Afrikaner Cultural Organisations. The Federasie of Afrikaanse Kultuur Vereniginge (FAK) was…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… Methodist University students enrolled in a “History of South Africa” course with Dr. Jill Kelly. The project was … McGill University-SAHO partnership. Over…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. Tabata Bloemfontein also played host … religious groups; the convention was opened by the…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project
… on African women writers and resistance. The majority of these writers belong to the canon, to the first generation of African writers post-independence, in…
ArticleThe Strikes and Popular and Political Support
… By late February 1973, the spread of the strikes was the most significant development since … and the GFWBF was able to garner support from a network of…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The first phase of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July 1900 onwards the … The Boers were…
ArticleTransport in the air
… Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the…
ArticleSita’s story
… My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen … the city, and in those days around us…
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the … from two sides. On the one hand, there were the people of the African National…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 3: The French Revolution
… On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, which would last…
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… became chief Chaplain Thomas Levi Mvabaza - delivered one of the speeches on the programme) Meshack Pelem – Vice … who were appointed Honorary Presidents…
CAPS Grade 6: The Transatlantic Slave Trade - term 2
… Focus : The nature and impact of the slave trade between West Africa and the American South … before the European slave trade · The nature of…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… So began a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of separation. Complementing each other with wisdom, … exemplified love,…
Grade 7 Archive
… Human evolution Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa,…
ArticleSharpeville
… be achieved by 1963. The PAC argued that if thousands of people were arrested, the country’s jails would be filled … the gathering. A small scuffle began…
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… On 2 February, F.W. De Klerk announced the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC), South African … organisations. This ushered in a new period in…
The Children’s Charter
… protected and cared for. Children are vulnerable members of society. South Africa’s Bill of Rights states that children have special rights which … and…
References and links: Transport through time
… Houghton Mifflin. Williams, T. I. (2003). A History of Invention. London: Time Warner Books. Further reading … pp. 18-32 Spengle, K.T., (2011), An…
ArticleOrganisations involved in Youth and the National Liberation Struggle
… African Students Association (ASA) African Student Union of South Africa (ASUSA) Durban Students Union Cape Peninsula Student Union Society of Young Africa …
ArticleProvincial histories
… 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…
The National Flower
… widely distributed in the south-western and southern areas of the Western Cape, from the Cederberg up to just east of Grahamstown. The artichoke-like…
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… The aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of African Nationalism and to educate women socially, … politically,…
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… and the Indian Congresses campaigns. However, this form of passive resistance or non violent protests came to … the tactics used by the liberation movements…
Submissions & winning projects 2007
… KwaZulu Natal Ms Naledi Pandor, National Minister of Education handing a prize to one of the winners. Learners: First prize: Khotso Makhopochane, … Eastern…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions registered under the same legislation as … platform for this line. Buoyed by a…
Indian South Africans timeline 1990-1999
… July, Billy Nair was detained following police allegations of an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) plot, code-named Operation Vula , … was elected to the Central…