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PlaceCuylerville
… Thomas WAKEFORD. Settler Handbook Content: No. 33 on the Colonial Department list, led by John Bailie of 7 Manchester … War Claims Commission. Bailie was…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… ↵ [6] No Author. “History of COPE.” Congress of the People. Date Unspecified. … http://www.congressofthepeople.org.za/content/page/History-of-cope ↵ [7]…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… of Johannesburg. There for the first time in South African history black and white jazz musicians could meet on a … grappled with, transformed and…
EventJohn Thomas Baines is born
… north-west South Africa to determine its suitability for colonial settlement. Due to the extent of his involvement, … contribution was his ability to capture…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… a British colony . One of the responsibilities of the colonial administration was to re-establish schools as these … escape from the building added a…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… sent him to prison for discipline. He thrice reported to colonial authorities the ill treatment he received from his … was never able to cut itself off from…
PlaceTouwsrivier
… because it did begin its life as the first major staging post, locomotive depot and marshalling yard after, Cape Town … https://www.karoo-southafrica.com…
Art Matters by Suzanne P. Blier, 05 December 2014
… housed objects classified as “primitive” in the colonial era taxonomy of social Darwinism. Significantly, … individual or group bears blame. This reflects…
PlaceAlexander Bay, Namaqualand
… Cape . Alexander Bay has something of an illustrious History! It was in the thick of the ‘ diamond rush ’ that … This marks the first recorded discovery of…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Glossary
… “Coloured” is a loaded term in South Africa. While it is a colonial and apartheid creation, it is nevertheless a term … on coloured identity, see Zimitri…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… to be able to judge if they are good or bad leaders. In history, it is also important to study the stories of the … which we can relax and enjoy the…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
… in 1994, December 16 continued to form part of the history of post apartheid South Africa. On 16 December 1995 the name was …
Imperial Duty by John Ruskin, Oxford 8 February 1870
… honour, bequeathed to us through a thousand years of noble history, which it should be our daily thirst to increase with … refusal of the crown will be, of…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape
… into being because of the Apartheid Laws , are steeped in History, Tradition and Culture. From their humble beginnings, … 67. "This truly celebrates the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… used this extensive area as a burial ground for the colonial underclass, including slaves, servants, sailors, …
ArticleWorld War I
… involved in the War were imperial powers with large colonial territories in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. … Socio-Historical Investigation." Journal of…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… Online Resource: http://learn.mindset.co.za/resources/history/grade-12/civil-society-protests-1950s-1970s [Accessed … useful hints / study tips before…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… portion of Market Square, opposite the Rissik Street post office. By the end of the 1920s, the town’s economy had … century, it was regarded as a stronghold…
ArticleConference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
… of the ANC. It was jointly organised by SAHO and the history departments at the University of Witwatersrand and … new partnerships and collaborative…
PlaceBetty's Bay
… R44 ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond. The history of Betty's Bay involved tales of Khoisan Strandlopers …
ArchiveLiving in the Interregnum by Nadine Gordimer (The New York Review of Books), 20 January 1983
… country South Africa, and the time the last years of the colonial era in Africa. It’s inevitable that … of the struggle. This is the condition, imposed by…
ArchiveBibliography by Howard Barrell
… Communique'. *[Comrade Mugabe - ANC guerilla commander], `Diary of a Guerrilla'. Extracts. *Department of Information … Congress, n.d. [circa 1978]). ANC,…
ArticleBonani Africa Festival of photography
… joint projects with artists and academics. South African History Online has entered into a partnership with the … working in Africa Bonani Africa 2010 South…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… Robinson as Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Colonial Secretary. Robinson, who is regarded as a loyal … federation conference in 1876. He also…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… African provinces. Cape Town began as a small trading post run by the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) from the … could stop to rest, do repairs and restock…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… His celebrity had grown and this element of his history had been largely diluted, focusing instead on his … was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and…
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… allocation of portfolios in his cabinet. He retained the post of minister of defence. Louis le Grange was appointed to … of public works and tourism, while…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter II - Functions of the Missionary
… of this system extended to the farthest corners of the colonial world, in Asia, India, and Africa, sucking the blood … and how each one carried on where the…
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
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EventJournalist Percy Qoboza is released from detention
… The Voice, which was later also banned. He then joined the Post Transvaal and Sunday Post, two newspapers established to replace the banned World. … E. &…