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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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… 1650 Earliest known history - the Nqondo clan occupy the land now known as Cato Manor 1730 They are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what became of…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… 1976 16 June, Extra police patrols are deployed. 24 June, The Principal's office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was burnt out and the following day the same…