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ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… In the early 1960s the Apartheid government moved swiftly to … removed and the land expropriated. At the end of 1966 and early in 1967 residents of Molote…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… in the Cape. While segregation had been established early in the history of the Cape, during the course of the … Educational Journal also published a “Van…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… to settle in Johannesburg and exploit gold resources. Early Settlements: The Slums An earlier feature of these … gold brought to the Rand not only gold…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… In the early days of the Free State, citizenship was limited to the … location also remained a government privilege. During the early years of the existence…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… then, our ancestors had become accomplished hunters. These early hunters are classified as archaic humans. By 100,000 … period the Iron Age. The first 900…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… and how to gather seafood from the beach. 1652 First white settlers arrive at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck is among the Dutch settlers as they encounter a…
A growing urban African population
… tenants and sub tenants. The growing manufacturing sector early in the 1930s coupled with increasing levels of poverty … Sophiatown tended to attract mainly…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… including a 20 percent increase in wages, met. By the early 1970s, Harriet’s decision to take on National Union of …
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… African Congress of Trades Unions (Sactu) Emerging in the early apartheid period, Sactu was so interlinked with the … were banned, and by 1965 Sactu petered…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… Soweto from other flashpoints of popular violence in the early 1980s was broken by a confrontation involving members … and UDF followers became sporadic. By…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… Unity Movement, the name provides one clue to its early history: it was a body which aimed to unite, on a … the outset the NEUM failed to win their…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… Seatlholo fled to Swaziland some time in November or early in December. Finding it difficult to organise and … and was based in Lagos. Towards the end…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… and Winston Ntshona popularized plays in the 1970s and early 1980s that included themes of township life and Black … of form: izibungoi and Eurocentric,…
ArticleIndian South Africans
… 1894, and the Transvaal and Cape Indian Congresses in the early part of the 20th century. Members of the Indian … and Sikhs also came to South Africa from…
Doing Oral History
… , the town was burnt to the ground. In 1873 , European settlers built a town on the site, and named it Stanger after … importation of Indian labourers during…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… objectives contained in this minute should be achieved as early as possible. CAPE TOWN, 4th May 1990 …
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… The Beginnings of Protest, 1860- 1923 Introductory Survey Early years of Indian Settlement Gandhi in South Africa …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… hunting became a major problem. Militia groups and illegal settlers were also settling in the park, while fire and … used as a shelter by runaway slaves…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… her divorce was the source. Head’s whereabouts in the early 1960s were not documented, which leads to speculation … Primary Rhodes University. "Bessie Head:…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… from which they were chosen. Negotiators in the early 1990s had agreed that the 1996 draft constitution would … constitutional system was restructured during…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… to undermine and oppress the local population. During the early period of colonisation, the Herero people were far more … but also brutal part of Namibia’s…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… regard to GDP was that the negative growth rate of the early nineties was reversed. Lastly, tightening of the … of economic growth GNP was seen as a…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… of Black people in South Africa. However, in the 1950s and early 1960s the South African government reinforced … approaching the struggle for freedom and…
Glossary: Transport through time
… events and history were written down. Primitive Of an early, simple stage of development. Produce Things that have …
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… and violating the spirit of the Patriotic Front. Early December 1991: The IFP releases its first draft …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… with effect from 1 July. 13 March, The Colonial-Born and Settlers Indian Association is formed at a meeting in Durban … ANC) is formed to protest against…
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… for addressing the emerging pandemic. The scope of these early efforts by the apartheid administration remained … was entitled ‘The Maputo Statement on HIV…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Pukwana tries to propagate the values and objectives of early Johannesburg Township Jazz. Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana was … which translated into his love for the…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… along caravan routes linking oases persisted from very early times. The Silk Roads were already in use in the late … Niger, Mali and Nigeria. Much of what we…
Tsonga
… with the Pedi dialect. Little is known of their early history. Some Tsonga think they came from the north in …