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ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… he writes: “I am credibly informed, that ye Country about hundred Leagues North of the Coast of Guinea, is … suggests what French schoolchildren might have…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… archival material to engage with different ways of knowing about human remains in post-apartheid South Africa. I have in … direction to a variety of projects…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
… journalism. She has thoroughly enjoyed deeply learning about South African history. Project: The 1956 Women’s March … to pursue a Master’s in Education…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… the President intended to say." - Source: urbanlegends.about.com Look at Source I and answer the following … story' in Source H is an urban legend. How would…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… Years later, when young Dr Wendy Orr made her disclosures about the treatment of detainees in the Eastern Cape, it … death was accidental. They also…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… vote, or where it had been minuscule, were more concerned about the new land division than the loss of the restricted … features so disgraceful, that we…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… and bored-looking as ever. He seemed far less enthusiastic about these proceedings than his two special branch … former Northern Orange Free State. He gave…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… an American ally, America did not consult the Soviet Union about the dropping of the Nuclear Bombs in 1945. The tension … and the Senate. Judicial branch You…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… Booker and CNA Prizes for Life And Times Of Michael K, about a young South African man trying to shield his mother …
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… On occasions, there are a few incorrect historical details about South Africa in his narratives. As he was one of the … penury and starvation" is led to…
America, Spanish conquest
… were introduced to protect the Amerindians. In 1552 a book about the conquistadors' abuse was published by Bartolomé de … did not cross Arab lands. The…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… troops, Bloemfontein lost half of its population, and only about 1000 residents remained, leaving the mainly English … Markgraaf Street) in the west. By 1851…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… society should be. Fundamental questions were being asked about the necessity of apartheid, and its possibilities for … in 1990. Many of these were not…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… January 1973 marked the beginning of the Durban strikes. About 1200 night-watchmen downed their tools; they demanded a … wages. 12 were killed and 38 were…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… In 1946, the United Nations expressed its concerns about South Africa’s discriminatory policies, particularly … improvement on racial discrimination, such as…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… properly so in 1863 in the Orange Free State. Important about this period is that it marks the institutionalization … mandated territory of South West Africa…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… the South African Land Policy is published. Subsequently, about 30 workshops are held around the country by the … least 20 percent of land in South Africa…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… were early Iron Age settlers. They lived there from about 1000 AD to 1300 AD, and around 1500 Iron Age … the rich farmland caused by the flooding of the area…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… the amaKumalo under Mzilikazi invaded the highveld, and in about 1825 they attacked the Ndzundza, burning their capital … course be argued that this is a…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… a political awareness amongst Africans by educating them about their rights under the prevailing system of government … clauses’ should be ‘totally repealed’…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… is not often that a young activist is called upon to talk about the life of an elder and a great leader. It would have … visited him late last year, he was…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… joining Slovo in England. 1965 First’s book, 117 Days , about her experience in solitary confinement, is published. … responds to questions submitted to him…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
… heated discussions agreement was reached on how to go about forming such a front and what the front should look … speeches focused on Charterism. What was…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… Indian Immigration Department. My eldest brother, who was about 16 years old at the time, also took part in the strike … and transportation facilities. The…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… a small event - so small that history records very little about it, save that the initiative came from a meeting of the … who took this decision had some…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… [i] Zulu Stick fight Origins There is a great debate about the origins of this indigenous sport within the Zulu … on the physical stature of its owner, but…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… exhibition, in 1965, attracted a racially diverse crowd of about 1 000 people to the Durban Art Gallery opening. Judges … in tone and subject matter…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… arrangement between rival Afrikaner interests still bitter about the outcome of the Anglo Boer War of the previous … urbanisation. These wartime developments…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… on the land, these absentee landlords appeared unconcerned about what the land was used for. The “bywoners” allowed … families seeking access to land. In the…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… in the form of a thatched dome, and were set in a circle about a central cattle byre. During the 1860s they came under … front of the unit was faced by a…