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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…
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…
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…
Polokwane an Overview
… soccer' game on a makeshift field, near Polokwane in the Limpopo Province. 2010. © Chris Ledowchowski The Limpopo Province was the scene of scores of…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… Imbeleko is the women's wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black women under…
South African and World leaders
… leaders who have been influenced and contributed to the people, history and country as it is today. Some of them … been leaders who abused their power and…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… In democratic South Africa, the government allows citizens to express dissatisfaction … their employers arise. As often in industrial actions, the conflict…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… Despite John Maxwell Coetzee’s Disgrace being the most critically engaged with novel in the South African canon, there remains an ambiguity regarding the…
ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… The birth of a new non-racial and non -sexist democracy in South Africa necessitated a critical review of the system of National Orders. The previous system…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… of Artois and Champagne in France begins. 31 January 1915 The German Army makes use of poison gas for the first time in an attack on the Russian position…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… Following the 1973, Durban strikes, TUCSA seemed unwilling to hold to book employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… on Mapungubwe. For this activity students will take on the role of a traveler like Marco Polo. They can be taking the role of a trader, a general traveler or…
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… ..to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. Winning a Nobel Prize is one of the highest international…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… In this topic, we will identify and explain the changes that took place in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving force in history. Without…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of over three hundred years of colonialism, segregation and white minority rule and the…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… The Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the representatives of 20 amateur dramatic societies in…
Hinduism
… believe that everything comes from God and that he is like the root of a tree, while the rest of the world is the branches and leaves of the tree. They feel …
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana, in the North West Province . The…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… Ndebele , and belong to three major family groups: the Msiza, the Bhuda, and the Skosana. They originally lived on the farm …
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' unleashed one of the most …
ArticleA White Referendum
… On 2 November 1983, the government held a referendum to gauge White opinion on the new constitution and tricameral parliament – it baulked at allowing…
ArticleCradle of Humankind
… The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs The Sterkfontein Valley landscape is in both western Gauteng and the North West…
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…