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EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
South African author and translator of books into Afrikaans from six European languages, Hymne Weiss, was born on the farm Goedemoed, Rouxville district,…
BiographyCecyl Esau
Cecyl Esau was born on 30 September 1955 in Worcester, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province), the youngest of four children. His father was a veteran of…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
Legendary stage, film, and television actress, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, Cape Province (now Northern Cape). She attended…
BiographySimon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his…
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza was born at King Edward Hospital, Umbilo, Durban, in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or…
BiographyLillian Diedericks
Lillian Diedericks was born in 1925 in the oldest part of New Brighton township, Red Location (near the railway line), in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Her…
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BiographyMatsie Angelina Motshekga [Angie Motshekga]
Early Life and Teaching Career Matsie Angelina Motshekga (popularly known as Angie Motshekga) was born on 19 June 1955 in Soweto, Transvaal (now known as…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
Dulcie Evonne September, the second eldest daughter of Jakobus and Susan September was born on the 20th August 1935 in Royal rd, Maitland and grew up on the…
Activity: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
For the student Discussion Questions Who was the founder of the Mali Empire? Which city was considered a centre of learning during the Mali Empire? …
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
This article deals with values and education in South Africa, and more specifically the proposed 'pledge'. Please read the article and send us your comments on…
ArticleCAPS Document Collection
This is an incomplete collection of current and past CAPS documents. The Curriculum Assesment Policy Statements (CAPS) documents represent the Department of…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
Letlapa Ngoato Mphahlele was born on 8 December 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of…
ArticleImpact of World War II: how the nature of political quest for independence in Africa changed after 1945
Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old content. Also note, there may be minor changes to the curriculum from year to year,…
Impact of pseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism on the 19th and 20th Centuries
Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old content. Also note, there may be minor changes to the curriculum from year to year,…
Ideas of race in the late 19th and 20th centuries
Note: Some grade 11 sections are under construction and still link to old content. Also note, there may be minor changes to the curriculum from year to year,…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
Background Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
Challenges to capitalism; Russian Revolution and the establishment of the Communist state
This information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we have updated is slightly to meet the needs of the new curriculum but…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
IntroductionStephen (Steve) Bantu Biko was a popular voice of Black liberation in South Africa between the mid 1960s and his death in police detention in 1977…
Indian education in Natal
1865 A report? Native Schools 1865? states that these were day and evening schools.Á‚ There was a Mr Earl?s school on the Isipingo plantation which was…
ArticleHuman evolution
Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the earliest…
ArticleHeritage
Heritage – our past, and where we come from – means different things to different people. Some people relate to the idea of heritage in a personal way, while…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
Books Berens, P., J. Gurney & Rob Siebörger. (1996). Making History Standard 2. Johannesburg: Heinemann. Machado, A. M. (1994). Exploration into Latin…
Vella Pillay
This is a short autobiography of Vella Pillay written for his 80th birthday party held on 18th October 2003 at Lauderdale House, Highgate, London. Vella…
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from then on only…
Luli
Deep Level Mining Only twenty years after the first mine was started at Langlaagte, gold had become the most important industry in South Africa, bringing…
ArticleEarly civilisations
In various parts of the world, different civilizations arose. Many of these major civilizations were located in fertile areas near large rivers. Most of these…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition is a national competition that has taken place annually since 2006. Each year it is open to secondary school…
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ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
In September and October 1977, the apartheid government stiffened its resolve to end the nationwide student unrest that broke out in Soweto in June 1976…