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ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… of South African Women (FEDSAW is formed and the formation brings together women from the ANC, the South … Organisation is formed. This became instrumental…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… they could live in larger communities which led to the formation of kingdoms and states. With this creation came the formation of modern civilizations,…
Local Government
… local health regulations were amended to allow for the formation of a five-member ‘Gezondheids Comite’, or Sanitary … of water and street lights, but their…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… of chiefs. But this recognition was upheld until after the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The delay …
ArticleWhat is heritage?
Heritage Heritage is a deceptively simple idea. It can be considered to be made up of the practices and traditions that are passed on from parents to children…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… the question. The defeat of the Boer republics and the formation of Union in 1910 marked the beginning of a new …
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
… Since the British government would bear the cost the formation of the contingent, Botha did not need the approval …
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… of the baSotho The three Basotho Wars (1858- 68) and the formation of Lesotho The Southern Sotho people were unified …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… to a split in the South African Indian Community with the formation of the Colonial Born and Indian Settlers …
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… Introduction: Background to the Strike The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was a …
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… involved in politics, but they were now involved in the formation of the new parliament.A statistic that shows the …
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… of the Bloemfontein anti-pass campaign was the formation of early women's political movements. Women had … politicians became increasingly more militant with…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… rise to 10 618. 1904 Negotiations continue around the formation of a South African University system. 1905 The … in the residence. This incident later…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… African National Congress had met and decided to allow the formation of an organisation that would engage in violent … that the South African Communist Party…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… London. Some have argued that Sharpeville precipitated the formation of the AAM, but the Boycott Committee had already … unions. Some unions had supported…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
… has had a global impact, as seen in the subsequent formation of Rhodes Must Fall Oxford based in England. … Fees Must Fall Within a few months of the…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… it was said, white groups would also join to help in the formation of one large federated movement. The unifying … Yet crucially, the position the WPSA took,…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… African Council of Trade Unions (SACTU) -- a non-racialist formation that committed itself to both economic and broader …
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… was established that same year. One leading figures in the formation of APDUSA was Dr Neville Alexander . The idea of …
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
… Keijser, 6 October 1750. WCA, MOOC 8/7.11 Image source The formation of a uniform slave culture or society was further …
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… system, leading to his conversation to Marxist. 1961 Formation of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) the military wing of the …
ArticleNdebele
… coastal forebears (and to present-day isiZulu). Hence, the formation of the Southern vs. Northern Ndebele. A third …
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… This proved difficult, and the UN eventually agreed on the formation of a seven-nation committee that would visit …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… rule was still in the process of being entrenched. The formation of the Union of South Africa accelerated the …
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… independent of the body, a decision that leads to the formation of the Dutch Reformed Church. August, Reverend Dirk …
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… the Natal Rates Campaign and played a pivotal role in the formation of the Release Mandela Campaign. He represented the …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… medical and educational facilities. He also condemns the formation of separate social security funds and the holding … delegates to India, America and…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the formation of South African Students Organisation (SASO) …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… Trade Unions was established, and the next year saw the formation of the Food and Canning Workers Union, one of the … and the Transport and General Workers…