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References and links: Transport through time
… Houghton Mifflin. Williams, T. I. (2003). A History of Invention. London: Time Warner Books. Further reading … pp. 18-32 Spengle, K.T., (2011), An…
ArticleOrganisations involved in Youth and the National Liberation Struggle
… African Students Association (ASA) African Student Union of South Africa (ASUSA) Durban Students Union Cape Peninsula Student Union Society of Young Africa …
ArticleProvincial histories
… 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…
The National Flower
… widely distributed in the south-western and southern areas of the Western Cape, from the Cederberg up to just east of Grahamstown. The artichoke-like…
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… The aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of African Nationalism and to educate women socially, … politically,…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions registered under the same legislation as … platform for this line. Buoyed by a…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… half a century. The PAC’s origins came about as result of the lack of consensus on the Africanist debate within the African … ideological stance felt that…
Indian South Africans timeline 1990-1999
… July, Billy Nair was detained following police allegations of an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) plot, code-named Operation Vula , … was elected to the Central…
Assessment task: Fascism and Nazism
… Historisches Museum) Question 1: Refer to the photographs of Hitler in Source A. These photographs were used in … Second World War to mock Der Fuhrer , the…
ArticleMafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
… in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for … culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The …
Article1956 Women Marchers
… # 1956 Women Marchers is an initiative of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South … African History Online to gather the names and stories of…
ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
… in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for … culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The…
ArticleHuman evolution
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the …
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… at this time. Shaka was regarded as being the major cause of conflict during this period. However, historians are moving away from the idea of the mfecane,…
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… Isangomas and inyangas are the two main types of indigenous or traditional healers in South Africa. … not see people as inpiduals but rather sees them as…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary … representation for Coloureds and…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… these changes have taken place. There are different ways of explaining change. Some historians focus on the social … means that they examine the factors that…
ArticleCouncil policies and practice
… people difficult, but at the same time tightening aspects of Apartheid structures (such as influx control). The Council noted that the arrest of Black people…
ArticleEarly civilisations
… In various parts of the world, different civilizations arose. Many of these major civilizations were located in fertile areas near large rivers. Most of…
Fictional Cape Town
… and sunny climate make it worth the long trip to the tip of Africa). What is fascinating is that these companies turn … documenting the way the industry…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… The idea of forming an association was discussed in the Nyanga hostel. … challenged the decision which they viewed a way of undermining hostel dwellers. The…
Grade 9 Archive
… These questions have complicated answers. Be careful of over-simplifications. Be careful of your own prejudices and stereotypes. Learning about the … was not…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… How to find out about the present or the history of a local area? When investigating our past, we need to look … will be developing visual literacy through…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… After the fall of Port Natal Port Natal Andries Pretorius arrived from … 1838 Pretorius took over leadership as Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers in…
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… organisation, but because its dominant membership was of Muslim people, it became an Islamic front. Later, PAGAD … It is believed that G-Force has been…
ArticleSweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)
… Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). Amongst its founder … 1977. By 1982, it had succeeded in organizing…
Durban Historical & community
… Did you know An interesting history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. Inanda was home to three key … to – Dr. John Langalibalele Dube , the…
ArticleNew Africa Theatre Project
… (NATA), founded in 1987 by Mavis Taylor the head of University of Cape Town Drama Department and professional theatre … initially housed in Observatory, Cape…
ArticleKey terms with definitions for this topic
… in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah Kingdom: an area controlled by a particular person … a particular thing or idea is important…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… in South Africa sixteen years before the official start of apartheid. In 1960 she was exiled from South Africa. She … South Africa on 4 March 1932. She was…