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ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… as Kanaladorp [ii] (kanala is a Malay word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the event of 11 February 1966. On … [iv] The district was reconstructed…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… who formed the steering committee for the organisation. One hundred and forty-six delegates, representing 230,000 … of the small African professional class…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… hand, is divided equally into an area for the woman and one for the man. This division, being the subject of "left … is essentially a woman's enclave, may…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… note: This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it … Imperialism refers to the practice of…
BiographyFrans Ramaro
… station and did not return. It was alleged that he was one of the supporters of the banished Makwena Matlala who was …
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… listing 10 ‘economic duties’ for all proper Afrikaners, one of which read: ‘Every Afrikaner must be a policyholder of … on various issues and projects. The…
BiographyStephanie Urdang
… campaign in the USA in the 1980s (of which Urdang was a part). There, she became the editor of the important Southern …
BiographyTerry Bell
… of Dar ). In Zambia he worked as journalist, editor and part-time adult educator. Bell was forced to leave in 1970 …
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
… his friends and fellow students home during the holidays. One of these friends was Mohamed Mayat, whom Mayat married in … Having sold more than 500 000…
Islam
… the messenger of God." Muslim's do five special things as part of their faith. These tasks are like the pillars that … "Five Pillars of Islam". The first…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… the forces of apartheid. 3.3 Consequently, it must remain one of our strategic tasks to continue to draw the regime … the early stages, to commit all parties…
BiographyBeauclerk Upington
… on 29 March, 1873. He arrived in Cape Town at the age of one. He was educated at the South African College School, …
BiographyWilliam Mtsologane
… William Mtsologane was one of the six along with Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe , accused of …
BiographyMfoloe Ramokgadi
… Mfoloe Ramokgadi was one of the six, alongside Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe, accused of …
BiographyCoopoosamy Naidoo
… three months with hard labour. After his release, he was one of the pioneer settlers at Tolstoy Farm . After the … Political prisoner, took part in passive…
BiographyAbel Mabe
… Abel Mabe was one of the six alongside with Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe , accused …
South African and World leaders
… African president, Nelson Mandela. Source: www.afp.com One of the most important leaders in South Africa and even … and J. M. Coetzee (2003). Actors have…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… and Future of the Kaffir Races (1866), W. C. Holden was one of the early writers on South African history to publish … the British had a right to claim it…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… to drink is pulled to the ground. 9 April, The bottom part of the statue of Loius Botha, the first South African … plinth. 11 April, Paul Kruger’s statue is…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… boys and girls. The extended family was an important part of society during this time. People did not move around … aunts, uncles and grandparents all living…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Black Star Line, a shipping company established in part to transport blacks back to Africa as well as to … with Africans now taking the lead. That was due in…
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… the June 16 Soweto uprising started in the early 1980s. One of the projects involved the construction of a tombstone … the wall of the Castle of Good Hope…
BiographyMathews Phosa
… African National Congress (ANC) in Mozambique. Phosa was one of the ANC members instrumental in convincing King … Convention for a Democratic South Africa …
BiographyTom Lebekoe
… Tom Lebekoe was one of the six persons, alongside Jeremiah Mabe, accused of …
Zubeida Vallie
… in South Africa and around the world. Vallie was also one of the founding members of the Afrapix collective which …
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… mistrust of the police services, the latter being one of the main obstacles to overcome in order to achieve … 2009, 66), showing violence against women is a…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Sotho were the main body of early stone builders in this part of the country, because Iron Age sites studied by them … worked in South Africa's mines, and…
BiographyDorothy Cleminshaw
… The Liberal Party opposed apartheid and advocated for “one man, one vote”. She joined the Civil Rights League and used it as … contributed to the advancement…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… tells us about the past through the spoken word as told by one generation to the next. It is also an important way to … same. It is possible that as the…
BiographyJack Mkhuseli
… for amnesty was refused by the TRC. Jack has been named as one of a group of powerful Eastern Cape businesspeople that …