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ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… and a plural society are often seen to be at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his essay ‘ The Impossible … different ‘racial’ groupings. The ‘four…
Aaron Khoza
… All that was known was that Mr Khoza died of asphyxia.No one knew the circumstances in which he died and there was no evidence of his state of mind or his…
BiographyPaul Mokabe
… Mokabe was one of the students who stood up against the introduction of … 2007 and his remains returned to his family in Lesotho. One of his friends, Duma…
ArticleDrum Magazine
… Schadeberg's darkroom assistant, and went on to become one of the magazine's best photographers; and Peter Magubane, … without reference to political issues,…
BiographyBernard Mafiyeka
… of South Africa shop steward. Mafiyeka was gunned down by one of a group of four men who approached him as he walked to …
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… history, Volume two 1943 – 1964. Edited by Alison Drew. Part one Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the … only if all sections of the…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… rainmaking. In the recent past, rainmaking activities were part of the normal agricultural cycle. In September, at the … back, or just behind their…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… Orange Free State included land which had previously been part of the Basotho kingdom. The story of the closing of this … of the Basotho in the 19th Century…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… the gathering in Bloemfontein was an extraordiÂnary one; it brought together people from every stratum of life and from every part of the country, including…
BiographyLawrence Ndzanga
… thousand people attended Mr Ndzanga's funeral. ,one Speaking of Mr Ndzanga,one speaker said 'He died for the liberation of the black …
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
… in Soweto near Johannesburg. He was 10 years old when, one bitterly cold night, his mother told him to put more coal … idol, Muhammad Ali. According to…
The CASA Conference
… The Anti-Apartheid Beweging Nederland (AABN), which was part of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement, organised the … struggle for liberation and democracy in…
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… of the oppressed and the languages of the oppressors. Any one language, English, or Afrikaans or Zulu, ma1, be used to … Held In Athens, Greece by Hein…
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… The South African Parliament has two bodies or groups. The one is called the National Assembly. There are 350 – 400 … of the province is the premier, and he…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… and herders in southern Africa Suggested contact time One term/15 hours This content must be integrated with the … ongoing basis - 3 hours Learners should…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… the country. In the popular tourist city of Cape Town, one of the ways in which it may be observed is in the annual … musical instruments. This festival has…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. In the ten month battle, one of the longest in the war, both sides suffered almost one million casualties. The aim of the…
BiographyPixley ka Isaka Seme
… much of the 1910s, as the Union of South Africa leapt from one crisis to the next, the SANNC was unable to mount a … of office. This led to a split in the…
BiographyMogoeng Thomas Mogoeng
… at the University of the North West’s Mafikeng campus as a part-time senior lecturer in criminal law and criminal …
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
… the Azanian National Liberation Army (AZANLA). He was part of AZAPO’s delegation to a tri-lateral meeting between …
BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… African Students (NUSAS) in Cape Town in 1972 and took part in the nationwide ‘Free Education Now!’ campaign at St …
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University … men, but they equally share with them their…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… effects of modernity. Steinberg, for instance, argues that one of its underlying assumptions is that “Nothing good can … evident when Paton emphasises how…
BiographyAubrey Levin
… Levin worked and headed the medical team in Ward 22 of One Military Hospital in Pretoria. Apartheid South Africa is …
BiographyVincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews
… Matthews born in Durban, on 17 June 1929, Matthews was one of five children of Frieda and ZK Matthews, a professor, …
Yunus Ismail Mahomed
… of Kagio Trust Investments had contributed to it becoming one of the country’s largest empowerment groups.Yunus Ismail …
BiographyHenry Selby Msimang
… if a connection existed between this newspaper and the one with which D.S. Letanka was involved in 1911, …
ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… women in different ways than they affected men. For one thing, women were subjected not only to racial … of Cato Manor’s history. It was a settlement, which…
BiographyMatsiketsane Mashile
… family, he was forced to leave school after standard one [Grade 3]. …
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… the direct result of some twenty years’ efforts on Fehr’s part as an active and vocal member of the Historical … Burgersdorp became a cultivated little…