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ArticleConclusion: Black Consciousness Movement
… It can be concluded that the death of Biko left a vacuum similar to the one created by the banning of the ANC and the PAC after Sharpeville. On the positive…
Bambatha Rebellion 1906 bibliography
… References Gillings, K.G. (1989). "The Bambata rebellion of 1906: Nkandla operations and the Battle of Mome Gorge, 10 June 1906 " Military History Journal, 8…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… is appointed. 10 June, The first newspaper, The Friend of the Sovereignty and the Bloemfontein Gazette are printed. … status. May, Hoffman elected as first…
ArticleTransport on water
… by people, animals or engines. There are different ways of propelling ships and boats. Some are moved forward (or … (engines). Rafts, canoes and reed boats…
Dance For All (DFA)
… development programme that functioned under the umbrella of CAPAB Ballet in Cape Town , now known as the Cape Town … College in Gugulethu . Boyd was…
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… around to find different plant foods at different times of the year, as well as good water resources. They believed … and stone and clothing from animal…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… chiefdoms, among others. They incorporated some aspects of the cultures of the older populations such as totems, and the koma … chiefs. The paramount chief…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… 70 000 platinum mine workers went on strike. The majority of workers were from major platinum producers such as Impala … and Lonmin Platinum Mines based in…
ArticleSimon van der Stel Timeline
… 1646 : His father, Adrian van der Stel dies in the line of duty and the family moves to Batavia. 1659 : Maria Leviens … sons and sister in-law Cornelia Six…
Passage to Natal - The Journey
… were deplorable. The voyages were long, with the danger of disease breaking out, ever lurking. The Suffolk departed … at Port Natal (Durban) on 7 March, an…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… which called for ‘comprehensive segregation’. The effects of their protests were however, not far reaching, and their … became a mass movement most active in…
Robben Island
… 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and stands some 30m above sea level. … outpost. Initially the island was…
ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
… reports about what they had seen at the Cape – plenty of water, fertile land and lots of wild animals. The VOC was the wealthiest and most powerful … East…
Defining Black Consciousness
… is in essence the realization by the Black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression - the blackness of their…
ArticlePoetry and Resistance in the 1970’s
… A multitude of African poetics has populated the constantly shifting maps of Africa throughout the twentieth-century and has inhabited the history of South…
Glossary: Transport through time
… talk about the period before Christ and before the fall of Rome in the year 476. Archaeologist Somebody who studies … used for sails and tents. Cargo Goods…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… 1957 Honourable Mention in South African Best Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville … was made to stand for 5 days and 5…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… The rise of Afrikaner Nationalism like Capitalism and African Nationalism profoundly shaped the history of the country, and continues to influence the…
ArticleEskom Energy Crisis: Will there be a “just transition” to renewable energy? by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty
… renewable energy sector and the now highly visible effects of pollution and climate change, as seen in the recent … swept through Southern Africa and left…
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… 17 August 1992. The primary focus was economic integration of the region. Before 1992, the aim of SADCC was to forge close economic co-operation with ……
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana, in the North West … seriously injured. Following the open…
The War
… The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an … the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The first phase of the…
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
… and the biggest and most representative organization of Africans. For many years we have addressed protest, … Frankly, we are by no means satisfied with this…
Polokwane an Overview
… © Chris Ledowchowski The Limpopo Province was the scene of scores of settlements long before the arrival of the Voortrekkers. The region was home to several …
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… European ships had to travel around the southern tip of Africa to reach their destination. Source: top image, … This growth was partly possible due to the…
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
… watch movies during my free time. Project: Biography of Buchi Emecheta Emily Coolidge Emily Coolidge is a … studying Theatre and English. Project: …
TCOE Online Exhibition
… and Land dispossession history The text and gallery of images within this feature are concerned with the crucial issue of land rights in South Africa. They…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… project examines the Freedom Struggle from the beginning of the 20th century up until South Africa's first democratic … is subjective and in this case,…
Protest Art
… The formation of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) in 1983 amalgamated … under one banner. Some organisations consisted of cultural workers who…
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open letters between the generation of student activists from 1976 and the current…