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ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… recognised him as King of the AmaZulu and as an ally. In March 1839 the Voortrekkers declared the republic of … as its British counterparts, none proving…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… record shows Xhosa lived on the banks of the Buffalo River in 1686 and settled at what is now Somerset East in 1702. In the 1770s, Whites settlers…
ArticleBalfour Declaration
… At the Imperial Conference in London in 1926, Hertzog (with support from Canada, Ireland and … were autonomous communities All dominions were equal in status…
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… Catering and Allied Workers Union of South Africa) in 1975, with Emma Mashinini as the general secretary and … Union (HARWU) and Retail and Allied Workers…
Luli
… at Langlaagte, gold had become the most important industry in South Africa, bringing much money into the country. Gold mining on the Rand created a…
ArticleDutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
… the beginning of the inexorable end for many a state in the then known world. On that day, four hundred years ago, … century and keeping the British imperial…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 August 1875. The society was … dedicated to the recognition of…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
… African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO) was initiated in 1990 at a consultative conference held in Johannesburg. The aim of FOSACO was to establish a … the…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… to be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism … and sport. Organisation This Order…
Cedric Nunn
… leave a positive legacy for the children of Africa'. Born in 1957 in Nongoma, KwaZulu, and raised in Hluriluwe, Mangete and Baynesfield. I began photography…
ArticleThe South African Strategic Defence Procurement Package known as “The Arms Deal”
… and Fighter-jets from a British-Swedish consortium in order to retain an effective defense capability. This … to the National Assembly and was supported by…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… In this topic, we will identify and explain the changes that took place in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving force in history. Without…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… try to find the answers to certain questions about people in the past. To do this they look for evidence of the people they are interested in. This means…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… The Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU) was established in April 1973 in with the assistance of the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF). It was…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… The Institute for Industrial Education (IIE) was founded in Durban, in May 1973, to serve as a school for trade unionists of all … unionists. The institute…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… In 2002 the South African Society of Artists, the oldest surviving organisation of its kind in our country, marks its centenary. It is perhaps not … broadly-…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers lies in modern Turkey and they cross Syria before ending in Iraq, where they unite. Mesopotamia is Greek for ‘a…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition … kaMancinza , head of the Zondi, a Zulu clan that lived in…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the end. Stalin: The First Five- Year Plans … Communist Party accepted Stalin's…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference was remarkable as it signalled … Jacob Zuma . Zuma was appointed as…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… of State Security (BOSS), which was originally established in 1968, is one such agency whose history remains frustratingly murky. Origins BOSS was…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… Court A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a … Typically, cases that reach the Constitutional…
ArticleEskom Energy Crisis: Will there be a “just transition” to renewable energy? by Kyla Jade Mc Nulty
… energy industries, and the unions that protect the workers in them, are having to reckon with an increasingly … visible effects of pollution and climate…
The French Revolution Activity
… from sources: Activity 1: The Old Order The three men in the picture stand for the three Estates of the Old Order. … Look at the picture, then answer the…
The French Revolution
… of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, … last for 10 years. The Revolution…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… European's settle in South Africa for the first time and begin to further … Joris van Spilbergen, leading a Dutch fleet, casts anchor in the Bay of Saldaha …
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became … subordinate…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1920-1929
… February, Gandhi: Second week, (Bardoli). Five days' fast in connection with Chauri Chaura incident. November 9-13, … of Wales' visit. 1922 March 10, Gandhi:…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… working for justice, reconciliation and peace in South Africa. Its stated mission is to bring reconciliation and peace in South Africa. It was launched in…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a large plane to Moscow. February, Siphiwe Nyanda tells … Zuma came back from Swaziland to visit Samson…