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ArticleLesotho Timeline
… Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the … the third and 11th centuries. 1804…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… President Frederick Willem de Klerk announced the results of a referendum in which only white people were allowed to participate. The aim of the referendum…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… emphasis from the author to the reader, or the production of art to its reception. Reception/perception problematises issues surrounding the discipline of…
The National Arts Festival
… immigrants in South Africa. They established the tradition of celebrating landmark anniversaries on a grandiose scale … were held. The concept would grow to…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… The first sign of open resistance against payment of the tax came when a magistrate called A.W. Leslie went to … Kranskop Court, where they were each…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak … took place on 7 September 1992 in Bisho,…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… agree on a common commitment towards the resolution of the existing climate of violence and intimidation from whatever quarter as well as a commitment to…
Hinduism
… everything comes from God and that he is like the root of a tree, while the rest of the world is the branches and leaves of the tree. They feel that watering…
Islam
… is a person who submits his life to the way and authority of Allah. This means that everything in a Muslim's life is … someone who can repeat the Shahada,…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… businessman and lawyer Nic Barrow and the former head of Naspers, Andrew Marais, as an Afrikaans equivalent of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival , the…
The CASA Conference
… Anti-Apartheid Beweging Nederland (AABN), which was part of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement, organised the Culture … week-long event that took place in…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… The content listed below applies to the last 10 000 years of the Later Stone Age. Older Stone Age periods go back over hundreds of thousands of years…
Imvaba Arts Association
… in New Brighton, Kwazakhele and Motherwell townships of Port Elizabeth. It was a community organisation with the aim of promoting and assisting artists…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… Strikes in the Schools Presumably, not all students of the earlier generation 'worshipped the school authorities'! The first, recorded stoppages of lessons, …
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall of champion boxer Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ Dhlamini. It helped create a new set of opportunities for…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) … Chaired by Cas Saloojee , and decide on the…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… was prepared to condemn his treatment. The circumstances of his death were said to be inconclusive, and death was … damage. He was then driven, naked and…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo … attends a conference in Berlin on 'The…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to … also began to call for an end to apartheid. In…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Dr. Rick Turner Banned political scientist at University of Natal Shot dead at home. - Swaziland John Majola ANC … August Maputo, Mozambique Ruth First ANC…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… Muslim family who came from lands that are today part of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The Moghuls conquered almost all of south Asia in the 16th century. The…
ArticleFrontline States
… The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was regionally supported by a group of southern African states called the Frontline…
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
… us your comments on this debate. We will be posting all of your comments on our blog. Pledging to Debate History The pledge proposed by the Minister of…
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… in Zurich, Switzerland, Joseph (Sepp) Blatter , president of FIFA , world soccer's governing body, made an historic … would host the 2010 World Cup. Nelson…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
… forward when Allan Boesak called for a 'united front' of 'churches, civic associations, trade unions, student … in Johannesburg on 23 January 1983, but this…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… On 3 March 1999, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National … would be held on 2 June 1999. According to the…
Submissions & winning projects 2009
… First place: Fairouz West (Western Cape), ‘A history of sport’ Second place: Neo Panane (North West Province), ‘A history of my school’ Third place: Ideline…
Community Arts Project (CAP)
… conceptualised and founded through the collective efforts of Peggy Delport, Ramel Roberts, Robert Tobias, Gavin Young … and facilities to be used by all…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
… bringing together 35 youth groups. It was the formation of CAYCO working with COSAS that spurred the development of youth structures outside of schools and…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
… The first National Consultative Conference of the ANC was held at Morogoro, Tanzania, from 25 April to 1 … the world over. This is the order to our leaders;…