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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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …