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Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… men, but they equally share with them their sacrifices. One such figure is Zarina Maharaj, a daughter, a sister, a … me as a person? (O’Malley, 2004) Zarina…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… While the council responded to some of their requests, the one requiring women to carry residential passes remained. On … women until 1954 and reference…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Themba’s temporary home and, not long after, his permanent one as well when he died there at the age of 44. At the end, … . His surname has Shangaan origins…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… to males only, there is no specific age for when one should start practicing and generally boys learn the … protection (Ubhoko), this stick long comparing…
ArticleThe San
… art gives us clues about their social and belief systems. One of the most significant pieces of Rock art found in South … protected from the elements, has…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… farm, allowing them to catch each farmer by surprise. Only one farmer is reported to have fought back, a certain Hendrik … Of the 326, 47 were put on trial…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… had branches in the Transvaal, Natal and the Western Cape. One of its achievements was successfully breaking down ethnic …
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical …
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… passivity and action, and encourages them both to help one another through apartheid and understand each other's … MK members and others against apartheid to…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… aid societies, were an important example of this. As Leah, one of the characters in Peter Abrahams' novel, Mine Boy, explains: They are all women who sell…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… and mobilise supporters from the wider black community. One such organisation, founded in January 1972 (although some … the Black Consciousness Movement The…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… apparent unity, the SCA was divided into four chapters, one each for Africans and Coloureds, White English speakers … in their home country. They published a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… Perestrelo, Portuguese navigator and cartographer is one of 64 survivors of the crew of 473 who reaches Delagoa Bay on foot, and one of 23 to be ultimately…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, … a factual account of the events leading…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… gathering plant food in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. One group, the !Kung, lived in an area called Nyae Nyae … for he !Kung. The Marshalls lived with some…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… ensuing bloodshed resulted in the death of 28 marchers and one soldier. Over 200 activists were injured. On 18 … the massacre, ANC president, Nelson Mandela…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… abolition was considered as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the value of their existing ‘slaves’ increased … their food consisted of yams and beans…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… AIDS Day. The campaign began in 1998 in South Africa as one of the intervention strategies towards creating a society …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… that chemical weapons were introduced which resulted in one of the first genocides of the century. The focus of this …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… election victory and his willingness to step down after one term. This was followed by him promoting international …
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… such as the call for the release of Theresa Ramashamola, one of the Sharpeville Six. The organisation sees national …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… shown through her correspondence, shaped her motivation as one of the most influential South African female Coloured … formed acts like the prohibition of…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… Broadbent: "On Wednesday, May 7th, we reached Thaba 'Nchu, one of the most important Missions. On my last visit the … the exterior of such a building which…
The National Bird
… Anthropoides paradisia The elegant Blue Crane stands about one meter high. It is a light blue-grey, has a long neck …
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… people just died of broken hearts, her mother-in-law being one of them. She died just one week after being moved out of her home in Devon Street, … they now…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… that emerged after independence. It was envisaged that "one who forgives becomes a better person than the one being consumed by anger and hatred." By the…
Christianity
… in Jesus. They say that God combines three persons in one. This is called the Trinity. Christians believe that god … was a troublemaker and were threatened…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… and may find it helpful to read: philosophytalk.org One of the world's greatest cosmologists, a South African … Spencer, an English philosopher in the 19th…
ArticleWorld War I
… concluded, nine million soldiers were killed and twenty-one million wounded. It was a war in which the technology of … were introduced onto the battlefield…
Work and education
… previously racially divided educational departments into one national system. In 1993, President FW de Klerk … of women in senior management posts. In…