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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first Europeans set foot on South African … 4 to 1.5 million years ago. 3 000 000…
Pedi
… the Nguni and Sotho account for the largest percentage of the total Black population. The major Sotho groups are the … and Sepedi Northern Sotho, or Sesotho…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… Introduction This article looks at the history of an indigenous Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which … or term Nguni is the collective name for ethnic…
ArticleXhosa
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa's Black population and can be divided into … from Swaziland and adjacent areas and the…
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… From the outset a large number of Indians were employed in non-sugar growing activities. A … was tea growing, which according to the Clayton Report of 1909…
ArticleWhat is heritage?
… simple idea. It can be considered to be made up of the practices and traditions that are passed on from … traditions. Yet heritage also includes that which…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… For more than 95% of the last 100 000 years, most people all over the world followed a hunting and gathering way of life. Until recently, people living by…
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
… When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV has puzzled scientists ever…
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… late 1970s witnessed increased labour unrest in the region of the Western Cape. For instance, the Fattis and Monis … and the red meat boycott amongst others…
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
… The literature on "life in Sophiatown" by a generation of prose writers, novelists, playwrights and poets is recognized as providing the most poignant…
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… Until the coming of democracy, Nelspruit was a small town that functioned mainly as a hub of transport for agricultural products that were transported to…
ArticleGrade 5 term 1 timeline: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… however, they eventually became more powerful in terms of population size and land ownership. The San lost their … Europeans arrived in the…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… People as historical sources People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in…
ArticleThe Daily Dispatch
… with the Rand Daily Mail, the Daily Dispatch was one of the loudest mouthpieces for mainstream liberal critique of the Apartheid government and its policies…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced student protests … Student Financial Aid schemes (NSFAS) support, quality of…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… 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…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, … station. The accused were charged…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… in September 1915. It was created by a progressive faction of the South African Labour Party (SALP) as a reaction to the … S. P. Bunting was also a popular…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers lies in modern Turkey and they cross Syria … two rivers kept the land fertile through…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… in attendance. The congress elected an executive committee of ten people, with Basil Moore as president. The executive … second congress in Stutterheim in…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid … own struggles. In recent years, there…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa … Revolution in South Africa started with…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, racially segregated commuter trains. [i] It … possible. [ii] According to the founding…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… Consciousness leader Steve Biko died while in the custody of security police. The period leading up to his death, beginning with the June 1976 unrest, had…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… 1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the right to vote. 1915 … I. 1920 The post WWI…
The South African War
… this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate ( read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern…
Mission Stations - I-L
… 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…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… 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…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… 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…