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ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… The Mughal India 1526-1858 The Mughal Empire: government and society The Moghuls were a powerful Muslim family who came from lands …
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… 1899 Herman Tobiansky purchases land from the Johannesburg Municipality to develop as a residential area. 1912 Sophiatown has the first of its inhabitants…
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
… When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… of wealth and success. Minerals are also extracted from the earth and land that is rich in gold or diamonds can has been the cause of conflict between groups…
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… Office of Serious Economic Offences Report The Scandinavian donors got the Johannesburg legal firm, Bell, Dewar & Hall, to investigate. The ANC could not…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… to E.V. Narasa Reddy, a Gandhian who went to prison in the individual satyagraha in 1941, and Ramamma. 1943 E.S. Redy receives his B. A. from the University…
ArticleNew light on ‘76 uprising
… Hector Peterson was not the first person to be killed in the 1976 Soweto uprising, a new book sensationally claims. Hastings Ndlovu, the protest's leader,…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… The Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU) was established in April 1973 in with the assistance of the General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF). It was …
Conclusion: A Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… where market-assisted land reforms have been undertaken, the outcomes have been disappointing. In the case of Southern African countries such as Zimbabwe and…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the times of apartheid,…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… [Accessed 25 February 2015] The above video resource provides useful hints / study tips … begin, and to clear any confusion, we must understand what the term…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… Africa’s Racial Narrative Abstract This paper addresses the falsity of the cultural discourse that stresses ethnicity’s salience in … manufactured cause of…
ArticleTransition and negotiation, 1990-1994
… make a better society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution' Serialisation of The…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… How is the South African Government dealing with the aids epidemic? In 1987, the apartheid government recognized that HIV and AIDS had the …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf Mohamed…
Bantu Women’s League
… The Bantu Women's League was the first women's organisation in South Africa. It was … our earliest women activists, Dr Charlotte Maxeke . One of the issues…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… Approximately 152,184 indentured Indians arrived under the scheme of indenture making a total of 384 trips. The first ship the Truro arrived on 16 November…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… South Africa will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a … every five years. However, because of…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… discourse has resulted in a shift in emphasis from the author to the reader, or the production of art to its reception. Reception/perception …
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… these languages can be divided into two main categories - the language of the oppressed and the languages of the oppressors. Any one language, English, …
Independent Electoral Commission
… STATEMENT To strengthen constitutional democracy through the delivery of free and fair elections in which every voter … to record his or her informed choice…
Rafique Mayet
… various jobs since completing school, including working in the local shipyards, as a computer operator, a … amongst other things. In 1983, Omar Badsha taught…
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… From the outset a large number of Indians were employed in … were remunerated at a higher rate than plantation workers. The second largest agricultural…
ArticleHistory of ‘New Age’ Newspaper
… The Predecessor of this left-wing publication was The Guardian. The Guardian itself was founded in 1937 by trade unionists, …
Cedric Nunn
… to societal change that will leave a positive legacy for the children of Africa'. Born in 1957 in Nongoma, KwaZulu, … Mangete and Baynesfield. I began…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… 1906 Seme presents his speech at Columbia University on “The Regeneration of Africa” which wins him the University’s highest oratorical accolade, the George…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
Safety and security issues
… victim. Julesburg clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been … domestic violence is not limited to female…
ArticleBattle of Blood River 1838
… In the early hours of the morning of 16 December 1838, a battle was fought between the Voortrekkers, under the leadership of Andries Pretorius , …
ArticleFrontline States
… The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was regionally … supported by a group of southern African states called the Frontline…