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… In the early 1800’s there was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There were a number of conflicts between various tribes and, as a result of the …

… Pan-Africanism is the belief that people of African descent have common interests and should be … Historically, Pan-Africanism has often taken the shape of a political or cultural movement. There are many varieties of Pan-Africanism. In its narrowest interpretation, …

… The cornerstone of the Group Areas Act of 1950 was to prevent interracial contact ‘as far as … be privileged with the exclusive rights and enjoyment of prime property in the country. [ii]   To achieve this aim, …

… turning point in South African history when the discovery of diamonds at Kimberly and of gold on the Witwatersrand spurred the industrialisation and urbanisation of the previously largely agrarian economy. 1910 The Union of …

… Genocide in Nazi Germany Summary The Holocaust was a form of genocide, which refers to the intentional, systematic extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945. By 1945 two out of every three European Jews had been killed. The Holocaust …

… Africa has produced a number of female authors who were, and still are, able to assert … scale. However, information on the lives and works of these authors are scant. Having said that, the aim of this article is to provide the reader with a brief … Biography of Chimamanda Ngozi [Online]. Available: …

… Dr Johan Wassermann (2002) This publication is a product of an Oral History workshop organised by the Department of Education and the facilitator was Dr Wassermann from the University of KZN Compiled, collated, edited and enhanced by Dr Johan …

… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun begins. Verdun, a French fortress town, was located …

… as it was often called in the days when it was a station of the London Missionary Society. At this place, which is … in the annexed etching, there were a considerable number of mat huts scattered under the shade of large Rozyntje Booms, which are trees such as are seldom …

… the world like around 1600? Europe is considered as one of the world’s major super powers which played a significant … topic one, which is The World Around 1600, the intention of this lesson is to provide learners with a broad comparative overview of some of the major empires, which includes China as a world …

… Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small town, a hub for the transport of agricultural goods from the surrounding areas to the … the 20th century resulted in the Natives (Urban Areas) Act of 1923, which provided for stricter controls over the influx …

… more land to cultivate in order to meet the requirements of the service post set up by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) at the Cape of Good Hope. Expansion of the Cape Colony was greatly influenced by the dry and …

… Background Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a … celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the great diversity of cultures, beliefs, and traditions that make up the nation …

… Late nineteenth century postcard of Zulu Warriors. Note the Europeans in the background. … Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' denied Zulu people South African … to confine them to the nominally self-governing homeland of KwaZulu, now both part of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. …

… in Grade 7 Human Evolution. Darwinism Today the theory of evolution is a well supported, unifying principle in … most remembered for his contribution to how the process of evolution works. He wrote a book, published over 150 years ago, called On the Origin of Species , which was very controversial at the time. His …

… When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power … area shifted to Great Zimbabwe and this area took control of the Indian Ocean trade routes in Southern Africa. All … Great Zimbabwe had to pay the rulers and the people of that region. This made the region very wealthy. Great …

… Nelson Mandela was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza … end in sight. In January General T.E. Lawrence led an army of Arab soldiers against Turkish forces in Palestine. America had entered the war on the side of the Allies - Great Britain, France, Russia - in April …

… The overthrow of Portugal’s Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, on 25 April … a watershed moment for the former Portuguese colonies of Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and … and, while the stage was set for transition, a combination of ethnic tensions and international pressures rendered …

… at Boons or Molote. This feature explores the history of Bakwena ba Mogopa, who, on the eve of the promulgation of the Natives Land Act of 1913 bought the farm Swartrand. … Van Onselen, C. 1996. The Seed is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985 Keynote …

… after it collapsed, any conclusions about the working of Fusion and its chances of long-term success if the Second World War had not cut … prospects were "somewhat uncertain". There were "signs of fissure over personalities and principles, and many people …

… Forced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. This may not … not in a position to challenge are employed [i] . Examples of the types of tactics used to move people against their will from their … 1983. Forced removals in South Africa: Volume 1[-5] of the Surplus People Project report, Pietermaritzburg: The …

… KwaZulu Natal. There has been this and much speculation of the causes and triggers of the violence. A number of reports have highlighted various issues contributing to … Carien, J. T. (2009). Ernesto Burning an analyses of Dutch print media coverage on the 2008 xenophobic …

… study in May 2003. Some sources say that the jump of the disease from animals to humans was made even earlier … than the 1940s.  1959 In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, a seemingly healthy man walks into a hospital clinic to give blood for a Western-backed study of blood diseases. 25 years later in the 1980s, researchers …

… in her hold. These slaves constituted the first shipment of slaves to arrive at the Cape, yet although the Amersfoort was the first ship to bring a whole cargo of slaves to the Cape, beginning the history of the slave trade at the Cape , these ill-fated Angolans …

… achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under … crisis was brought to a head by the continuing decline of the reserve economies. Full proletarianisation in South … rapid secondary industrialisation and a substantial growth of urban African populations, as well as growing trade union …

… In the 1870s a series of farming associations emerged in the Cape, both in the west … vereenigingen (Afrikaner farming associations) were one of the first expressions of Afrikaner political awakening and Afrikaner nationalism, …

… itself is progressive but that the implementation of these rights is significantly hindered for numerous reasons. Firstly, the example of Zulu culture and the rape trial of President Zuma (2005/2006) will be used to show the … Michelle. 2000. "Rape in South Africa." Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law 789-821.|Bozzoli, Belinda. 1983. …

… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the … years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the centre of the largest known kingdom in the African sub-continent. …

… South Africa: The Cordoned Heart is considered as one of the seminal photographic exhibitions and books of the 1980’s. The exhibition and book was a product of the photographic project of , the Second Carnegie Inquiry …

… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of events, from the …