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How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a judgment of the High Court or the Supreme Court of Appeal;…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Written by: FRANCO FRESCURA The exploitation of convict labour at the Cape during the Colonial era is closely connected with the work of John Montagu,…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… African. Africa, and being African, has become a core part of the identity of millions of the continent's inhabitants, but where does this word, to … Lewis,…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… By the beginning of the twentieth century a number of political organisations initiated by Coloureds existed, most of which dealt with the question of the…
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… "On Language South Africa is a land of many languages, but these languages can be divided into two main categories - the language of the oppressed and the…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who … South…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern South … African state, held in accordance with the provisions of the Union of…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference was remarkable as it signalled the fall from grace of the…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… this theory. Despite evidence to the contrary a number of parties in South Africa, particularly right-wing nationalists of European descent, maintain that…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… ourselves face to face with a gentleman about thirty years of age, with a long light beard. He looked at us at first … the following: "Thaba Bossiou…
ArticleNdebele
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa’s Black population and can be divided into … from Swaziland and adjacent areas and the…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… serious atrocities against the Black majority. A number of brutal measures were adopted by the regime to deal with … "offenders." Cases in point include the…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… A study of missionary settlement and the spread of Christianity in southern Africa during the period 1800 - 1925, including a piece on the role of…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… person throughout the scandal. Dr. Mulder was the Minister of Information in John Vorster's government. Moreover, he was … in the scandal were, General…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… BATTISS, JUNOD, FRANZ and GROSSERT . 1958. The Art of Africa . Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter. BEINART, Julian . Undated. The Popular Art of Africa …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… against black groups intact. The Immigrants Regulation Act of 1910 consolidates existing immigration laws of the pre-Union colonies and excludes immigration…
ArticlePoverty and development
… One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were … working on the…
ArticleWomens Rights
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal … African women -under the social and even legal…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers and … (ZAR) is established. 1853 16…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the …
Afrikaner
… from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle of the 17th century. Portuguese mariners discovered the sea … to the East…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… Fischer, Brams grandfather, who was State Secretary of the Free State Republic and the only Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in 1907, and his father…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist movement and other stalwarts of the liberation struggle, such as…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA … mean either a batten, or a ring beam IBODA - The drum wall of a cone on cylinder…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… over the negotiation process. During the two days of discussion the mechanism and technicalities of transition and a changeover of political leadership were…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal … African women -under the social and even legal…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
… people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and development of…