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ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour … the world’s attention, when 34 mineworkers who took part in an unprotected strike were shot…
Journals
… African Association of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the Department of Education and … Cultural History is now regarded as a…
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt … component of the transition to full and free…
Khaya Ngwenya
… Born: Durban, 1972. Resides and works in Johannesburg. Studied at Durban University of Technology where he obtained a National Diploma in Video Technology…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… another platform for this line. Buoyed by a mandate in favour of organising African unions from the overwhelming … call for government recognition of African…
Iliso Labantu Photo Group
… is a cooperative of township-based photographers, living in the Cape Town area, who have been working together since … been invited to exhibit work at three…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - The linguistic classification of Kora
… [1] begins within an overview of the Khoisan languages in general, and briefly describes the three or four main … to the KHOE family, with their range…
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - 1. The linguistic classification of Kora
… [1] begins within an overview of the Khoisan languages in general, and briefly describes the three or four main … to the KHOE family, with their range…
Glossary: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… this topic Islam : the Muslim religion, based on belief in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of … of music, etc. before it has been…
ArticleKey terms with definitions for this topic
… Islam: the Muslim religion, based on belief in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of … of music, etc. before it has been printed Mecca: a…
The oldest forms of human communication
… . The site also includes interesting ideas for games in the classroom. San hunter-gatherers and the Khoi-Khoi … history books taught, inaccurately, that…
ArticleThe South African General Elections: 2019
… General elections will be held in South Africa on the 8th of May 2019 to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. This…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… when Major H.D. Warden established a British outpost in the then Transorangia. Among other reasons for the outpost … its name from Jan Bloem II, the leader…
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… sources. It is a scholarly work, yet it prides itself in lucidity and avoids unnecessary jargon...In its multi-disciplinary approach it will be an … who want…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… to get to know each other again and I had to find my feet in my new home. After the lonely time in prison Esmé’s house was quite a shock. She had many young …
Indian South Africans timeline 2000s
… 16 November, Billy Nair is given a given a state funeral in Durban, a testament to the esteem he was held in as a fighter for liberation. 16 December,…
ArticleTimeline of the 2014 general elections
… the total number of registered male voters was 11 439 740. In total, 25 364 669 South Africans were registered to vote in the 2014 general elections. 7…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
… can read far more detail by going to SAHO's TRC feature In an interview, Nelson Mandela said: "With the exception of … for teachers visit www.pbs.org The…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… With no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National … using violence. Secondly, this group objected to clauses in the…
ArticleBonani Africa Online Exhibition 2010
… Many of the essays in the Bonani Africa 2010 Exhibition that straddle the twin … and the margins is where many of the photographers, in this exhibition, work…
ArchiveChapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 by Denis Goldberg
… that I had a post to go to. Ronnie Kasrils was meticulous in requiring me to provide real information showing that I could indeed handle the post of Special…
ArticleTransport on water
… might have sails, so that the wind takes them forward and in a certain direction. Modern boats can have motors … Long before the Europeans began their own…
ArticleA White Referendum
… – it baulked at allowing Coloureds and Indians a vote in the referendum, anticipating a low turnout or rejection. In the end, 76% of the 2,5 million eligible…
ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… conflict resolution. Organisation The order can be awarded in three categories: Category 1 = Gold Category 2 = Silver … and first African recipient of the…
Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989
… had been relocated as a result of the Group Areas Act . In contrast, a mere 817 white families were resettled, mostly to better areas. 1984 Billy Nair…
Re-membering Krotoa and Autshumato by Deela Khan (poem)
… and Krotoa were ferried oor die see, oor die see, in die eiland stemertjie every time they incurred the wrath … row into Blaauwbergstrand, unspotted, dazed…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… 26, 1931. 1932 January 4, Gandhi: Arrested at night in Bombay under Bombay Regulation XXXV of 1827 and interned in the Yeravda Prison soon after return to…
Archive2008 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2008
… of our Provinces; Chairperson of SALGA, mayors and leaders in our system of local government; Chairperson of the … to attain a better life for all. I say…
ArticleGreater St. Lucia Wetland
… park. It stretches from Mapelane, or Cape St. Lucia, in the South to Kozi Bay in the North. The towns of St Lucia, Mtubatuba, Hluhluwe, … and drier woodland…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional Assembly After the elections in 1994 the new Parliament - working as the…