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France in 1789
… revolution happens when a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt to overthrow it. It is usually associated with violence, like the…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… 1862 The first documented football matches in South Africa are … Natal Football Association (Whites-only) is founded. 1892 The Whites-only South African…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
… What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the 1960s and the 1980s South Africa was …
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, … 16 October…
ArticleBlack Sash
… The Women's Defence of the Constitution League In 1955 a small group of white … English-speaking formed an organization called The Women's Defence of the…
Judaism
… believe that God created everything and that he is the lord of the universe. They also believe that they have a Covenant, or solemn agreement, with God. In…
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… With the ANC now legal, mass demands were made for a … a new non-racial, democratic, and unitary South Africa. The UDF had indeed won its main demands. 1991…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
… expeditions between 1497 and 1502. This feature focuses on the first, as it was during this expedition that Vasco da Gama's crew landed in South Africa. The…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and the local authorities to control their movements. The first time…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… of Southern Africa Farming people did not inhabit the Greater Johannesburg region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century, BaFokeng…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… Xhosa community The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' … South African citizenship and attempted to confine them to the nominally self…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In … people may not readily know. Ten Great African Thinkers In the modern…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… The majority of Indian South Africans are the descendants of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 to develop the sugar industry in this…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… Dhanamal, of Leopold Street, Durban. 1917-1926 - Attended the Carlisle Street Boys School, graduating from it with a … enrolled at Skerrys Tutorial College…
ArticleWay of life in ancient Egypt
… Social structure in ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians are the inventors of another feature of civilization still existing today - the complete dictator! Social…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… 2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids … review its two years of work against HIV/AIDS being under the leadership of…
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… Filling the void left by SASO? The Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO): A summary Following the banning of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) …
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the Pretoria High Court, with a group of alleged…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins at Great Zimbabwe, which separate royalty from … www.chico.mweb.co.za Where is…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known as South Africa. The …
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… in South Africa. Historically, South Africa operated on the understanding that prisons were places of punishment … which was mainly executed through forced…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter application of existing discriminatory…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… In the late 1960s and early 1970s, after the banning of the ANC and PAC, the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) …
Pedi
… [baPedi – People and sePedi – Language] The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… 1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time for the …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… These Acts, which had been passed between 1856 and 1904 in the four territories, remained in force after Union. They made it a criminal offence to breach the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of Volkskas Bank after realising they were being tailed by the police. They…
ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… Most people credit the abolition of apartheid to many organisations and leaders, such as the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela. It is, however,…