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Nelspruit the Segregated city
… Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small town, a hub for the transport of agricultural goods from…
Zulu Community
… Late nineteenth century postcard of Zulu Warriors. Note the Europeans in the background. … Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… To understand what effects WW2 had on the nature of the fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa we … from African people and giving it to the…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun begins…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the … include the fight against the 1913 Land Act…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power … area shifted to Great Zimbabwe and this…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… in Grade 7 Human Evolution. Darwinism Today the theory of evolution is a well supported, unifying principle in … most remembered for his contribution to how…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 1: The world around 1600
… the world like around 1600? Europe is considered as one of the world’s major super powers which played a significant … topic one, which is The World Around…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… The overthrow of Portugal’s Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, on 25 April … a watershed moment for the former Portuguese colonies of Mozambique, Guinea…
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… Background Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a … celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… in her hold. These slaves constituted the first shipment of slaves to arrive at the Cape, yet although the Amersfoort was the first ship to bring a whole…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… KwaZulu Natal. There has been this and much speculation of the causes and triggers of the violence. A number of reports have highlighted various issues…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… at Boons or Molote. This feature explores the history of Bakwena ba Mogopa, who, on the eve of the promulgation of the Natives Land Act of 1913 bought the…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… itself is progressive but that the implementation of these rights is significantly hindered for numerous reasons. Firstly, the example of Zulu culture and…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… Nelson Mandela was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza … end in sight. In January General T.E. Lawrence led an army of…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under … crisis was brought to a head by the…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… In the 1870s a series of farming associations emerged in the Cape, both in the west … vereenigingen (Afrikaner farming associations) were one of the first…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… Britain takes control of the Cape Once revolutionary armies of France invaded Holland in 1795, the British feared that the French would take control of the…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… The Eastern Cape is regarded by many as the cradle of Black resistance against White oppression. After the defeat of the Xhosa by the British in the frontier…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 … Thinkers In the modern-day world the view…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1 SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first … as Secretary. 1970 July…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first … as Secretary. 1970 July, The…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of…
ArticleThe Cordoned Heart
… South Africa: The Cordoned Heart is considered as one of the seminal photographic exhibitions and books of the 1980’s. The exhibition and book was a product…
ArticleMapungubwe
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the … years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… troops in Algoa Bay. Construction begins on the building of Fort Frederick. 1803 Founding of Bethelsdorp. 1804 25 April, Proclamation issued creating the…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… On 9 June 1983, three members of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), uMkhonto we Sizwe … were charged with treason, with alternative…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… is evacuated and the area burned to the ground. July, Most of the evacuees start moving back into the urban centre, mostly into the ‘Malay Location’, one of…
ArticleThe Early Cape Slave Trade
… The year 1658 marks the beginning of the slave trade at the Cape colony. During the first four years of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) settlement at the…
Political executions
… execution) Boesman, Mangena Jeffrey, 35 1989/09/29 Death of informer school teacher in Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape … in Paarl. Dyakala, Kholisile, 31 1989/11…