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Mission Stations - N-S
… available NDALENI , Natal: WMS 1848 NDARALAS , district of Kokstad, Cape: SPG 1900 NDLANKOMO , Transkei, Cape: No … Cape: WMS 1840. The mission was destroyed…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it … in December. The conference met in an atmosphere of anticipation. PAC…
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…
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…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… Present day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the latter half of the nineteenth century,…
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…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… sources. The questions do not reflect the structure of the examination paper source-based questions, but will … questions that follow. Source A "The Cold War…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… 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…
France in 1789
… or society. A political revolution happens when a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt … An economic revolution takes place when…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the Zulu were gradually stripped of most of their arable land. There was widespread poverty, made …
Independent Electoral Commission
… INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION IEC) Residents of Soweto queue up to cast their votes in South Africa's … strengthen constitutional democracy through the…
Introduction
… IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
Article2016 in Review
… In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… Union Government offered to raise an infantry battalion of Cape Coloured men for service in the First World War. A strict selection process was decided upon…
ArticleKora
… a chief called Kora (or Gora), who was originally a leader of the Gorachouqua (`-qua’ meaning ‘people of’). This leader detached himself from this group with…
ArticleTransition and negotiation, 1990-1994
… society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution' Serialisation of The Soul of a…
Indian Community
… 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 …
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… 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 …