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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…
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…
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…
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… and coloured areas moved towards forming a combined force of organisations, but in 1981, civic organisations in Nyanga, … settlements formed their own…
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…
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… trade union activities. After the Durban strike thousands of workers joined the fund. Amongst other activities, the GFWBF acted as watchdog looking after the…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… how communication has changed over time and how many forms of communication have stayed the same. We first learn about the oldest forms of communication,…
ArticleCommunism in Russia 1900 to 1940
… and Focus In this topic, as well as the next , the rise of the two economic systems that dominated the 20th century: … communism and capitalism is analysed. …
Learning about history through writing
… played in the event. Did you guess the Rugby World Cup of 1995? Well done! Investigating the Rugby World Cup 1995: written sources One of the easiest ways to…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… The Nelson Mandela timeline tracks the history of the first democratically elected president of South Africa through his childhood in rural Transkei, the…
Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB)
… . Operational costs for CAPAB, the Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT), the Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC) and the Performing Arts Council…
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to … literally translated, means "the one who wears the…
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… Executive body ( the Cabinet, who are also members of Parliament) and independent Judiciary (the Courts). The … have been passed in Parliament. For example…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… fired on and came to be known as the famous Soweto Revolt of June 16. The SSRC had mobilised students to protest the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of…
Provincial government and symbols
… Go to the places section of the SAHO site, and read about the South Africa’s nine … ‘map.htm’ 1. Fill in the names of the…
Antony Kaminju
… 1972. Resides in Johannesburg. Studied at University of the Witwatersrand, International Institute of Journalism, Berlin, Kenya Polytechnic and the Market…
The French Revolution Activity
… The three men in the picture stand for the three Estates of the Old Order. Look at the picture, then answer the following questions in groups of two…
ArticleNational Newspapers and News Sites
… Newspapers and News Sites: Independent Online - Union of several South African newspapers such as Cape Argus, Cape … The Star Mail & Guardian - Formerly…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… to local history. Content and concepts Finding a variety of kinds of information about the history of a local area · How we find out about the…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… Salt law on March 5, by the British District Magistrate of Surat under Regulation XXXV of 1827 and removed to Yeravda Prison. There was no trial, no ……
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1920-1929
… days' fast following rioting and bloodshed on occasion of Prince of Wales' visit. 1922 March 10, Gandhi: Arrested at 10.30 in … car. Lodged in Sabarmati…
Other organisations related to the ANC
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) South … Congress (TIC) United Democratic Front (UDF) Federation of South African Women …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… have compiled what we feel are the key historical events of 2013. We have determined which of these events qualify by their subject matter, cultural ……
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline
… The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starting at the beginning of the South…
Learning about local history through pictures
… In this lesson we will investigate the history of different local areas and local events using these … Did you know that a picture says a 1000 words; what a…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) is a network of Christian individuals, congregations and organisations … It was launched in 1985 by Michael…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away … The ANC leadership had always stressed…