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Mission Stations - I-L
… Middledrift, Cape: UPCM; GMS. May also have been known as the PROSPECT mission. It was visited by James Backhouse in … of about eighteen (Xhosa) and …
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… Sebe Moroka is born in Thaba Nchu. , Bophuthatswana in the Free State province. 1909 Moroka completes his primary school education, and attends the Lovedale…
Learning about history through writing
… try to guess which event we are going to look at? Here are the clues: 1. It was a sport event. 2. It happened in 1995. 3. South Africa won a trophy. 4. The…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (abbreviated to KKNK) is … Oudtshoorn for eight days near Easter . Conceptualised by the local businessman and lawyer…
ArticleRock Art
… study rock art tend to focus on technical aspects, such as the material and techniques used. Their studies have revealed … ochre was used as paint and an…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… 1919 Formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). … of Industrial Conciliation Act. 1941 Formation of the Council of Non…
Christianity
… a loving God created everything. Christians believe that the son of God Jesus Christ, came to earth to guide his … say that God combines three persons in one…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… ALBERTI, Ludwig. 1968. Account of the Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: … James Edward. 1838. An…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
… Together with civic organizations, the youth played an in important role in the struggle against apartheid in the Western Cape. The first youth congress…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… “District Six is a blot which the government has cleaned up and will continue to clear up.” [i] - P.W Botha The memory of District Six, also known as…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… Africa in 1960, she used her success to shine a light on the ugly truths of apartheid government. She utilised her … voice to sing political songs and…
Mission Stations - M
… to King Mswati II who was also known as Mavuso. He invited the Rev Allison to establish a mission station at Mahamba in 1844. The incident mentioned here by…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… Mangaliso Sobukhwe is born in Graaff-Reinet a town in the Cape Province. 1940 Sobukwe enrols at Healdtown Institute … bursaries and additional funding…
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… made an historic announcement: South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup. Nelson Mandela wept tears of joy: “I feel like a young man of 15,” he told the…
Durban an Overview
… In 1824 Nathaniel Isaacs obtained from Shaka, King of the amaZulu , a grant of land in the area immediately surrounding the bay of Durban. Initially…
ArticleLives of Courage
… The writing of the history of the Liberation Struggle only began in earnest after 1994 with the establishment of the new democratic government and the …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… referring to black youth who travelled either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, racially segregated commuter … to as many…
Luli
… Deep Level Mining Only twenty years after the first mine was started at Langlaagte, gold had become the most important industry in South Africa, bringing…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … to 1999. Today, she lectures over women’s…
ArticleSouth African Film
… Feature Films are the long format, fictional (non-factual) films you see in … between 80 minutes and four hours, with 90 minutes being the average length…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… by historians. Although Lenin can be fondly referred to as the father of Soviet Russia, he is often accused of setting the scene for Stalin's campaigns of…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… Forced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. … but sometimes coercion or other tactics against which the evictees are…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… This article was written by Jarvis Pruitt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … with others, was an honorable woman who…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
… The first National Consultative Conference of the ANC was held at Morogoro, Tanzania, from 25 April to 1 May 1969. The conference has become known as the …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced … of students by some staff members, and academic exclusion. The protests had…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Elizabeth. Due to rising political oppression imposed by the Apartheid regime, Pukwana was forced to flee to Europe. … in many countries with multiple bands,…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) who helped establish the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). 1939 First becomes a member of the Young Left Wing Book…
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian Congresses campaigns. However, this form of ……
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… “The time comes in the life of a nation when there remain only two choices … Nelson Mandela’s original handwritten journal and notes in the National Archives…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…