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ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… 1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African …
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC led government was faced with the task of dealing with a legacy of centuries of land…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… European's settle in South Africa for the first time and begin to further colonize and trade with the Khoikhoi at the cape, by the middle this century the ……
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… By the beginning of the twentieth century a number of political organisations initiated by Coloureds existed, …
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for their lives on charges of…
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
… 1775 Apprenticeship laws are promulgated at the Cape. 1800 A massive drought begins in Southern Africa resulting in the Mahlatule famine. This resulted in…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern … African state, held in accordance with the provisions of the Union of South…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… The inclusion in the Bill of Rights of a special section on the rights of the child was an …
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed … to influence public opinion within South Africa with the view to rebuilding its clandestine…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… The Natal Indian Association (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and … appointed by the Union Government in 1933,…
Mission Stations - G-H
… station was reportedly burned down during Sekhukhuni's war of resistance against the British, in 1880. It was located on Chief Sebeke's lands. … a Pedi chief…
ArticlePoqo
… Poqo was formed as an armed wing to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the 1960's and was known for its aggressively violent … sabotage campaign…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… For this complex period to be studied, the Sharpeville massacre, Soweto uprising and the release of Nelson Mandela and unbanning of liberation movements have…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and theoretical views. One of these…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… 1910 Anti- Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions … discrimination against Indians. Anti-Indian Legislation: The…
ArticleNdebele
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun begins…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they … Reader’s Digest. (1988)…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA … - Timber roof rafter AMAOBA - Enclosed room located in the verandah AMATHURI -…
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been … There have been different ways and forms through which the June 16 1976 student uprisings…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… Africa held a general election which was to be decided by the white population of the country. A manifesto outlined how Apartheid would be …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations in its landscape and the differing … (1975). "Mass…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Introduction The 16 June 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK Umkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the … …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… had always been a question in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In 1956, their question …
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… The student protest that broke out on 16 June 1976 was organised and directed by the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) . Recent accounts of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… Slaves from India and South East Asia are introduced to the Cape. 1820 A number of Indians arrive in Cape Town from Bencoolen. A certain Mr … security that…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… 1976 According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451 deaths. 3 907 people were injured. The…
Griqua community
… The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But earlier forms of passes, had in fact been used in various instances since the…