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… 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 continuing decline of the reserve economies. Full proletarianisation in South … rapid secondary industrialisation and a substantial growth of urban African populations, as well as growing trade union …

… 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 expressions of Afrikaner political awakening and Afrikaner nationalism, …

… 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 wars, three … occurred which put the Eastern Cape at the forefront of pioneering African political organisations. The first was …

… itself is progressive but that the implementation of these rights is significantly hindered for numerous reasons. Firstly, the example of Zulu culture and the rape trial of President Zuma (2005/2006) will be used to show the … Michelle. 2000. "Rape in South Africa." Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law 789-821.|Bozzoli, Belinda. 1983. …

… 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 centre of the largest known kingdom in the African sub-continent. …

… 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 of the photographic project of , the Second Carnegie Inquiry …

… 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 first General Council (GC) of SASO is held in Natal. 1971  SASO Policy Manifesto sets …

… 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 The first General Council (GC) of SASO is held in Natal. 1971 SASO Policy Manifesto sets out …

… 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 events, from the …

… 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 Cape then under the control of the Dutch East India …

… execution) Boesman, Mangena Jeffrey, 35 1989/09/29 Death of informer school teacher in Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape … in Paarl. Dyakala, Kholisile, 31 1989/11/24 Killing of security guard in Port Elizabeth (June 1986). Gxothiwe, … John 1965/04/01 African Resistance Movement (ARM). Bombing of Johannesburg Station Jantjies, Mnyanda Moses 1987/09/01 …

… " We are in danger of losing our history" A recent report on history and … in schools offers compelling reasons for the teaching of these disciplines to be strengthened. These include the political importance of providing a representation of the past through clear …

… 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 people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 … He is best known for novels such as  the Life and Time of Michael K ,  Waiting for the Barbarians  as well as his …

… Act were fought in the Transkei , where the resistance of the peasants culminated in the Pondo revolt which broke … held in custody for indefinite periods during that year. Of this number, 2,067 were eventually brought to trial. (House of Assembly Debates, 27 January 1961, C. 226) The government …

… traces his lineage back to the Thembu Chief Nxeko, one of the early Thembu Kings who ruled over Thembuland, a … The historical record shows Xhosa lived on the banks of the Buffalo River in 1686 and settled at what is now … Whites settlers encountered Xhosas clans on the fringes of the Tsitsikama forest and in 1778 drove them back from the …

… From bondage to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South Africans forms part of our larger feature on the People of South Africa. It is a …

… 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 the view areas for legal ‘non-white’ occupation. 1904 - … are transferred to Indians. By 1934 the racial character of Pageview had changed a great deal by becoming racially …

… At the outbreak of the First World War, Germany put into operation the … Plan . This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking out, Germany would face a war on both her … borders. To prepare for this eventuality, German Chief of Staff, Count Alfred von Schlieffen, devised a strategy …

… troops in Algoa Bay. Construction begins on the building of Fort Frederick. 1803 Founding of Bethelsdorp. 1804 25 April, Proclamation issued creating the District of Uitenhage. In September the farm of the widow Scheepers …

… 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 charges of terrorism, murder and attempted murder, among others. …

… 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 Cape only a small number of personal slaves had reached the Cape, mostly by …

… Conference can be best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term … European powers were slow to realise the benefits of claiming land in Africa and had mainly kept to coastal … Berlin to agree to the rules dividing Africa. The outcome of the conference was the General Act of the Berlin …

… In 1994, South Africans were liberated from a system of apartheid which had controlled their lives for nearly … if real economic change has been experienced since the end of the political manifestation of apartheid. In this paper I argue that the economic … and Worger, W. H. (2004). South Africa: the rise and fall of apartheid. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.|Deegan, H. …

… dominated the organisation. By the 1970s the majority of it members supported PW Botha’s Total Strategy , calling … to become a hugely powerful business chamber. Origins of the AHI The AHI was formed in a period when the Afrikaners felt they were alienated from the mainstream of the economy, and the Afrikaner Broederbond had decided …

… is passed at a student body meeting for the establishment of a student Wages Commission. David Hemson , Halton Cheadle … Turner lead the collective thinking on the establishment of the Commission. 8 June, The first meeting of the student Wages Commission is held at the Bolton hall at …

… This feature commemorates the outbreak of the First World War. This major historical event became … from previous wars, in Europe, is the scale and brutality of casualties inflicted on both sides. Between July 1914, … million wounded. It was a war in which the technology of the industrial revolution was harnessed to the demands of …

… Can you create music that can find a home on both sides of the Indian Ocean beyond the cliché of “fusion”? Are Indian forms compatible with their African … Counterparts? Can song and the spoken word in a variety of languages make sense? Is there a soundscape lodged in the …

… Words This is the official version of the national anthem, combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika Maluphakanyisw' … by the (then) State President on 20 April 1994 in terms of the provisions of Section 248 (1) together with Section 2 …

… South Africa for more than 100 000 years. As a matter of fact, the Cradle of Humankind, or what is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is close to Pretoria in Gauteng, and is the source …

… to fill the political vacuum. A movement based on the idea of being Black began to organize and educate the Black people … College campuses, Indian students at the University of Durban-Westville and Coloured students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Black Consciousness Movement In …