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ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… The Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930 Indians began settling in Natal from 1860 when the first indentured workers … a hundred thousand of Natal’s population of…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and its … consider whether to abandon…
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… and resources from the 1810s as the start of the Mfecane. In the east: break-up of the Ndwandwe kingdom and rise of the … its consolidation under Dingane As…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… when he involved European powers to gain recognition in Belgium. The Scramble for Africa took place during the New … African country of Ghana). European…
Work and education
… divided educational departments into one national system. In 1993, President FW de Klerk established the Education … the duplication inherited from the…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… from the Clakesburg Institute, a Teacher Training College in Transkei . 1939 Govan Mbeki publishes "Transkei in the Making" a work of political analysis…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from … speaking peoples. [i] The Kingdom would reach its peak…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at … 1658, the Dutch merchantman, the Amersfoort , arrived in…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… In September 1915, the Union Government offered to raise an infantry battalion of Cape Coloured men for service in the First World War. A strict selection…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… groups to repel Zulu King Shaka’s onslaught. They settle in the region of the Butha-Buthe Mountain, and Moshoeshoe … a diplomatic agreement is reached. The…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… group which represents many traditional leaders and chiefs in South Africa. It seeks to work with the South African … of traditional leadership under the…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… close Document 6 Africans' claims in South Africa 16 December 1943 (Including 'The Atlantic … of Rights,' adopted by the ANC Annual Conference.) Preface In…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… Tembisile, who later becomes known as Chris Hani , is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St Marks) region, Transkei (now … and Mary. He…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and its … consider whether to abandon…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million … as how the Great Depression and the…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a permanent … Party government (Nats) to accept the presence of Indians in…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… make recommendations on a definition of political offences in the South African situation; to discuss, in this regard, time scales; and to advise on norms…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… Forces Movement (AFM) had overthrown the dictatorship in a mostly bloodless coup, thereby ending Portuguese colonial rule in Africa. Thus, Angola attained…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ago. Several human remains have been found in Kenya and…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza pandemic. In July 1918, when Mandela was born, the First World War was still raging with no end in sight. In…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2016 submissions
… Aisha Ahmed Aisha Ahmed was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Currently a freshman at Southern Methodist University, She is majoring in history and biology…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… to many of those who have visited Castle Good Hope in Cape Town at least once during the last fifty years. Young … rooms offered the viewer a sense of…
Straight Talk - Emilia Potenza
… " We are in danger of losing our history" A recent report on history and archaeology in schools offers compelling reasons for the teaching of … a quality we…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… UDF launch at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… of Mzilikazi, the people who came to be called the Ndebele in Zimbabwe (originally of the Khumalo clan) broke away from their Zulu kindred in the 1820s and…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… Pondo people’s life. Pondo people had less trust and faith in their Chiefs since Chiefs proved they were willing to be … expense of their subjects. The…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in the development of trade and economic growth of the … African civilizations south of the Sahara…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… by ourselves. And the nation can be nowhere else but in Africa by Marcus Garvey Introduction Over the years the African continent has and in many instances…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… Introduction Lückhoff High School was established in 1935, as the first secondary school for the town’s … The original Lückhoff High school building, which…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… Matriculation examination on his second attempt. Later in the year, he met two theosophists with whom he read … Attended meetings of Vegetarian Society but…