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ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… what the term ‘civil society’ means. “ community of citizens linked by common interests and collective … [ Accessed 25 February 2015] What forms of…
Christianity
… God created everything. Christians believe that the son of God Jesus Christ, came to earth to guide his people back … They also believe that there is life…
ArticleThe House in session
… houses sat for the first time on 1984. While the House of Assembly, the White parliament, went about its business as … MPs, the other two houses embarked on…
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
… over the world survived by hunting and gathering for most of the last 100 000 years. In southern Africa the San people, who arrived thousands of years ago,…
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… industrial revolution between the late 1860's and the end of the 1890's were crucial in the shaping of modern South Africa and the peculiarities of its…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… in May 1973, to serve as a school for trade unionists of all races and to provide basic information and skills for … recognised and allowed to conduct a…
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… - This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of a name that has been left out, please email SAHO Niel … [SA Government, replaced Fanie van der…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… In history, it is also important to study the stories of the leaders who have shaped our country and our world to … learn from them to be better leaders…
Grade 5 Archive
… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of South Africa’s different provinces, including each one’s … will also look at oral tradition and…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth wing of the African National Congress is formed. 1946 African … consequences, showing the increasing…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… his speech at Columbia University on “The Regeneration of Africa” which wins him the University’s highest oratorical … Curtis medal. April, Seme graduates…
Lerato Maduna
… in 2006.Was invited to the International Institute of Journalism in Berlin- during 2006 FIFA tournament in 2006. International Organization of Migration (IOM…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… chemical weapons were introduced which resulted in one of the first genocides of the century. The focus of this lesson is on the Causes of World War I and…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… and London at Lenin's request and was made a member of the party's central committee in 1912. With Lenin's … in 1917, Stalin rose to become the first General…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… for decades. Growing up with politics, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg, politics always surrounded Sheila … painting slogans and other activities…
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… publishes its constitutional principles and structures End of July 1991: President De Klerk confirms the need for … measures and adds that this will be on…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… or Kavanagh) - who was a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) - to run the workshop. McLaren’s aim was to “use theatre as a…
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… mass media in this country, creating a nation wide network of cinemas and theatres. He also created the first radio … Struggle is my Life Ngakane has been…
Black Peoples Convention - National Leadership
… A. NATIONAL LEADERSHP OF THE BLACK PEOPLES CONVENTION First National Executive … National Organiser Drake Tshenkeng B. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE SOUTH…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… young and Abrahams was sent to live in the rural village of Elsburg. 1926 At the age of seven Abrahams mother retrieves him from Elsburg and … to live with…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can … recognise how important oral traditions are. It…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner “Boer” controlled Transvaal Republic … and…
ArticlePondoland
… Introduction. Pondoland is the traditional area of the Pondo people, one of the Xhosa speaking peoples. Pondoland area is situated on the South African…
ArticleEOAN Group
… that offered music training for the Coloured community of District Six . As a cultural welfare organisation it offered a wide range of activities from ballet…
South African Labour history
… different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry has often been told as the story of …
The Mountain Committee
… A vast popular movement of resistance arose amongst the people in March 1960, and … they were held just the same and attended by thousands of peasants, who…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. On 20 December 1991, the … South Africa (CODESA I). The first…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… was established in April 1973 in with the assistance of the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF). It was … in Pietermaritzburg with Alpheus Mthethwa,…
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… period following June 16th. The biographies here are of some of these role players. This section of our site is currently being researched further, so the …
ArticleWages Commission
… Currie’s Fountain, three students from the Durban campus of the University of Natal –David Hemson, Halton Cheadle and David Davis - … their services. The…