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ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may still shape what people believe and how they ……
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in Pretoria in 1848 [i] . At the time of his arrival , King Mzilikazi and the…
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress Alliance met at the … The adoption of…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… It is only over the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. … discovery of…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… On 13 February 1871, the Red Riding Hood sailed from Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in … Report of the…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… home home library articles & documents A Distant clap of thunder: Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike A Salute by the South African Communist ……
Statement of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the OAU meeting of Heads of State and government
… Statement of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the OAU …
James E. Kwegyir Aggrey
… James E. Kwegyir Aggrey was born in 1875 into a family of chiefs. A Ghanaian-born educator and clergyman, and one of the most eminent Africans of his day, he…
F.B. Deemin, a gold digger of Johannesburg, is hanged in Australia for murdering his first wife and casting her in a cement blo
… F.B. Deemin, a gold digger of Johannesburg, is hanged in Australia for …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… Towards Union It is often assumed that the discovery of gold at the Rand was the chief cause of the South African … The Union of South Africa 1910 …
The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution
… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …
BiographyHein du Plessis
… Born on the 13th February 1967, Hein matriculated at Sentraal High … a photographer at the Corporate Relations Department of Technikon Free State whilst…
Commission of Enquiry into the Penal System of the Republic of South Africa
… Commission of Enquiry into the Penal System of the Republic of South Africa …
The Bill of Rights
… The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of…
The appointment of Judges
… In June 1994, Arthur Chaskalson, senior counsel and the national director of the Legal Resources Centre, was appointed as President of the … The appointment…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… Apartheid's Truimph Over Non-Racialism The destruction of Sophiatown is widely documented, considered as the Nationalist Party (NP) government's model for…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred … to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of…
The Origin of People
… People are the most complex creatures on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other … ways do people differ from other…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… President Thabo Mbeki addresses the nation at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town Constitutional … Writer’s of The Constitution …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… is our heritage? Heritage is what we have inherited from the past. Each of South Africa’s nine provinces is rich in diverse heritage … past. The Nine…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the destruction of … to 1932 was followed by South Africa’s departure…
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops Stortford, England. He was the fifth son of … but also to…
BiographyDerrick Vusimusi Nxumalo
… in a private hotel in Scottburgh and as a gardener on the Berea in Durban. He first went to the African Art … he started a two-year contract as a miner on…
BiographyEric Ngcobo
… and Mzuvele Secondary School, before becoming an Inspector of Education for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture in … a mixture of tribal…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… examined Lenin's policies, lets briefly examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the end. Stalin: The … The impact of Lenin…
ArchiveSehopodiso sa lefu la basebetsi ba bolailweng ke gold fields (article written in Sotho language)
… National Union of Mineworkers … Sehopodiso sa lefu la basebetsi ba bolailweng ke gold fields (article written in Sotho language) …
Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary
… Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary …
The establishment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1994
… The establishment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1994 …
Impact of the collapse of the USSR on South Africa
… Impact of the collapse of the USSR on South Africa …
The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.
… The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when …