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… fathers. 1882 Kasturba and Mohandas are married at the age of thirteen. Kasturba moves in with the Gandhi family in Rajkot. 1888 Birth of their first son, Harilal Gandhi. September 4, M.K. Gandhi … returns from England to Rajkot. 1892 October 28, Birth of their second son, Manilal. 1893 April, M.K. Gandhi leaves …

… a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to 1644, the Ming … its lifespan. [3] Lineage [4] The Ming Dynasty had a total of sixteen emperors. This article will focus on the changes that took place during rule of the following Emperors: Hongwu (first emperor), Yongle …

… as the non racial political party, IFP. The headquarters of the IFP were in Ulundi, the former capital of the apartheid era KwaZulu homeland. Inkatha (definition) … coil is placed on the head to carry and ease the weight of a heavy burden. It is powerfully woven together to prevent …

… Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to … purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure German race' or Herrenvolk. The 'Aryan race' had a … Nazis believed that the Aryans had the most "pure blood" of all the people on earth. The ideal Aryan had pale skin, …

… the darkest complexioned middle child in a Coloured family of 4 boys and 1 girl. His mother made obvious her dislike of him because of his darkness, and from the age of 8 he alone was made to …

… was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Company could … Khoina. First contact with Blacks would only be by the end of the 1700s, coinciding with the end of Company rule. Van Riebeeck planned to stay for a few years …

… or society. A political revolution happens when a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt … An economic revolution takes place when the economy of a country is changed dramatically, like with the invention of new production methods that rapidly speeds up …

… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in the development of trade and economic growth of the region. As old kingdoms …

… Niven, who was residing alone, in a stone house consisting of a few plain rooms, one of which was used for a school. There were a few (Xhosa) huts … kraals within six miles. "At sunrise, a congregation of about eighteen (Xhosa) and (Khoikhoi), assembled in the …

… Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and …

… formed; these organisations precipitated the formation of the African National Congress. 1866 The first attempt to … when Mfengu chiefs unsuccessfully attempt to register 600 of their followers. 1886 African voters in the Eastern Cape … NEA sought to promote “social morality and general welfare of the natives.” The association made resolutions, sent …

… Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of the Dutch colonial settlement established by Jan van Riebeeck  on behalf of the Dutch East India Company  (VOC). Initially, he was …

… will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a massive … census is usually held every five years. However, because of limited resources at the Department of Statistics South Africa (SSA), the interval period was …

… amongst Anglo Natalians. At last, after the discussion of years and the extinction of hopes innumerable, the planters' pet project has been … so much said in certain quarters against the immigration of Coolies, as a piece of national policy, and so many …

… The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to evictions of farm workers and labour tenants from commercial farms. … at: www.web.archive.org [Accessed 10/06/2018]. Freedom of Expression Institute, 2005. FXI welcomes opening of trial …

… The region of the Western Cape which includes the Table Bay area (where the modern city of Cape Town is located) was inhabited by Khoikhoi … for their cattle. When European ships landed on the shores of Table Bay they came into contact with Khoikhoi.  In the …

… 2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in South Africa. Durban is home to the …

… This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … impact on the South African community, even in the midst of having to support her then political activist husband, Mac … an activist, a mathematician, a lecturer, an advocate of women's empowerment, an author, a documentary filmmaker, …

… Introduction  Nationalism refers to an ideology, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It emphasises the collective of a specific nation. As an ideology, nationalism holds that 'the people' in the doctrine of popular sovereignty is the nation.  Nationalism ultimately …

… John Dube’s grandmother, Dalitha becomes the first convert of the Lindley Mission Station in Inanda. 1871 22 February, … Langalibalele Dube is born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM), in Natal to Rev James … and his wife Elizabeth. 1877 Rev James Dube, the father of John Dube dies 1887-1888 John Dube leaves South Africa to …

… Egypt The ancient Egyptian civilisation grew for thousands of years intact because the Nile River Valley and … trade route across a huge and harsh land. Yearly flooding of the Nile nourished the dry surrounding farms. People had … built their homes in towns and cities along the banks of the Nile. The earliest inhabitants of this region were …

… says the evidence that HIV is the underlying cause of AIDS is ‘irrefutable’. HIV was isolated and identified as the source of what came to be defined as AIDS in 1983/84. HIV destroys … CD4+ T cells, which are crucial to the normal function of the human immune system. Studies of thousands of people …

… Publishers.|African National Congress, (1980). The Role of Women in the Struggle against apartheid, 15 July. … African Publishing Group.|Berger, I., (1992). Threads of Solidarity , Bloomington: Indiana University Press.|Cape … H., (1986). Side by Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph , New York: William Morrow and Co.|Lee, R., …

… the 1600s and 1795 was largely confined to the shores of the Cape and Table Bay as a halfway stop by the East India … Between 1632 and 1640, the British also placed a group of Khoikhoi under the command of Autshumato (or Harry) on the Island. British travellers …

… high security at the Pretoria High Court, with a group of alleged white supremacists accused of trying to overthrow the African National Congress (ANC) … on 30 October 2002 eight bomb blasts rocked Soweto. Seven of the blasts occurred on main commuter railway lines running …

… 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), the party changed its name to the … 1953, after it had been forced underground. The formation of the CPSA in 1921 was a turning point in the development of labour politics in South Africa. The organised labour …

… The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be … Settler Liberalism, Pan-Africanism, and the Language of Non-Racialism ’, that “these terms named a phenomenon that … and inherently unstable: democracy in the absence of a singular people.” [1] The reason for this instability is …

… arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when  Faku , the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed Wesleyan … The missionaries were first given land in the west of the Mzimvubu River where they built the mission station … Eventually, Reverend Edmunds, a missionary, moved east of Mzimvubu River and established a printing press at …

… Aur nau pooram paar lagi   (When we launched this boat of Life Into the river of sorrow We thought we had strong arms That our blood was so … midstream Cross currents caught us in between Then some of our boatmen Suddenly turned into strangers)   Ab jo bhi …

… In 1977, a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in … "research and production" (writing). Over the eight years of its existence, Medu varied from 15 to as many as 50 … Most were South Africa exiles. The visual arts unit of Medu included: Thami Mnyele (exiled 1978), Miles Pelo …