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Balfour Declaration 1926
… to time, be adapted to the changing circumstances of the world. This subject also has occupied out attention. The rest … nevertheless, recall that by…
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
… cases as they feel unsafe in doing so. For example, in South Africa it is estimated that only 1 in 9 crimes of GBV are … GBV” group and students took part…
ArticleSharpeville
… 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South Africans to leave their pass books at home and … at Sharpeville sent shock waves around the…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… these topics is by acknowledging that in a country like South Africa, there is not one heritage, or an easily delineated … to influence which parts of…
The National Anthem
… Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, … O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… 'activity' tool for the classroom, aimed at school kids. South African Educational Portal Welcome to the Thutong … the South African History Curriculum…
ArchiveDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa: Memorial Service of Steve Mokone
… Mahlangu, Family and friends of Steve Madi Mokone, Fellow South Africans, We gather here today as a nation to pay our respects to South Africa’s premier…
PlaceKwaDukuza timeline
… Morewood has been inspired by a visit to the islands off South Africa's East Coast, like Mauritius and Reunion, where … not comply with. Therefore, in…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… by great strife among the black communities in Southern Africa. This turmoil also changed the patterns of settlement … the surrounding tribes as far as the…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known as the Khoikhoi, arrived, … with them a different way of life and new…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back … Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)…
ArticleThe Homelands
… moved to prevent them from living in the urban areas of South Africa. The Bantustans were a major administrative mechanism for the removal of Blacks from the…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… Koni and the Southern Ndebele, and later the Swazi to the south, whose stonewalled settlements are scattered along the … met the line to the sea. Nelspruit…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… continent in the fifteenth century and the colonization of South East Asia in the sixteenth century by European powers … One of the reasons linked to…
ArticleTuberculosis
… Tuberculosis, also known as TB, occurs all over the world and is one of the most infectious diseases, causing … TB bacteria and at risk of developing the…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… British and the Boer republics ended the Second Anglo Boer War . This period saw a cordial relationship being forged … at the time, Lord Alfred Milner ,…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… across more than 1.29 million square kilometres of West Africa, encompassing the headwaters of the Senegal and Niger … and most culturally sophisticated…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… through her involvement in the ANC. She continued to serve South Africa during the post-apartheid era, as well as in present … in her life when she was…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… March, The Johannesburg branch of the Communist Party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Transvaal … appeared on ‘The 500 Most…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 … had a presence throughout the modern history of South Africa, Black trade unions…
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … become a rallying call of oppressed peoples all over the world. What does this…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… resist apartheid. While it is well known that many black South African men were imprisoned and tortured by the … the prison was built to hold. The Black…
The Afrikaner Bond
… that was effectively the first political party in South Africa, was founded in 1880 in the Cape Colony , which had … a success for Du Toit. Much of the…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political situation in South Africa. The massacre took place on 7 September 1992 in Bisho, … between the African National…
ArticleThe caring nature of Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu
… the culture she grew up within and insure that the new South Africa held place for all its people and all their cultures, … darkness often brought about…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home … more powerful kingdoms. The earliest African civilizations south of the Sahara…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
… then, the league has been very active in the current day South African government and focuses on improving women’s … ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… A party in honour of visiting Indian Officers during the war, showing "A.I." on extreme left among his friends Kajee … which, though not uncommon between…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… the present and future status of all aboriginal natives of South Africa, and the relation in which they stand towards the … Act passed in 1894. After the end…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… social, and demographic transformation in southern Africa during the early nineteenth century. The Nguni word … new states. Its effects extended far beyond…