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ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… 1840s John Dube’s grandmother, Dalitha becomes the first convert of the Lindley Mission Station in Inanda. 1871 22 February, John Langalibalele Dube is born…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… Background to the formation of the South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) The emergence of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and …
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we … up and where we live are important because we learn from the people who live there with us,…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in … a phenomenon of early British…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the general region between the third and…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came … and ship repairs companies also came out on strike…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… In 1893 the first 'locations' were established under the Kruger government - essentially non-white' areas. Three existed at the time, namely the 'Coolie…
Tsonga
… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to the Sabie…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… African People’s Organisation (APO) , previously known as the African Political Organisation is formed in Cape Town . 1910 Union of South Africa, which would…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … political rights and independence. While in some…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Pan-Africanism is the belief that people of African descent have common … be unified. Historically, Pan-Africanism has often taken the shape of a political…
ArticlePoverty and development
… One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were forced into the…
ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte
… Source: www.historywiz.com A new absolute ruler After the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government. They were called the…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… happened, and so it was passed on from one generation to the next. In this way history was kept alive. This is called … recognise how important oral…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… 1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with the agitation at present going on in the…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… How to find out about the present or the history of a local area? When investigating our past, we … Learners will be developing visual literacy through the…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… During the 1920s, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923 - did not…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of South …
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal dressmaker. He is the second eldest son of eleven children. 1918 Kotane goes to … work at Driefontein farm, near…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… 1974 Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the government in Portugal 11 November 1975 Angola … authorises Operation Savannah, eventually…
ArticleSS Mendi
… The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It remains the greatest wartime …
Mandela: Message to India
… History Online Mandela: Message to India 18 June 1994 [ On the occasion of an India-South Africa Solidarity Meet to discuss the post-apartheid South African…
15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… to Commemorate", South African Worker, 27 February 1937 The traditions of the labour movement in South Africa young as it is are … and that we shouid not…
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
ArticleOFFICIAL LETTER FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO ANC PRESIDENT
… H.E. Brother Nelson Mandela President of the ANC REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Greetings, It was with … appreciation I received your congratulatory message on…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Land restitution is one of the key issues since South Africa achieved democracy in 1994 … and as such an overview of what has been achieved since the…
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… The National Theatre Organisation (NTO) was a state funded … and produce Afrikaans and English theatre in South Africa. The organisation was developed as a…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… 1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina …
Grade 10 Archive
… features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. The Slave Trade : One of the most controversial issues regarding European…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power since the transition to democracy in April 1994. The organisation…