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Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… Portuguese explorers rounded southern Africa for the first time about 500 years ago in their search for a sea route to …
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… pose a disruption to the institution and a particular challenge to Xolani and Vija when he discovers their …
NANNA’S LIFE STORY
… I had very few female friends. I really liked to spend time with my parents and my sisters. We were a knitted family … very strict and you had to do your…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… to by the attainment of freedom by oppressed people from time immemorial to our day. How can the oppressed people of … ON THE OPPRESSED THEMSELVES AND NOT ON…
From retirement to parliament
… beginning of a long struggle entailing great sacrifices of time, means and even life itself. To the African people the declaration is a challenge to organise…
PlaceGreat Brak Rivier
… side of the river. There he began making boots as a part-time occupation but, as these found a ready market among … more work than he could handle and…
PlaceBantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg
… The aim of the society was “to perform European drama from time to time but will focus on encouraging Bantu playwrights to … Consciousness’ that had been put…
Chapter 9
… for Native Affairs, outlined the scheme for the first time before the Ciskeian General Council (Bunga) he spoke in … the people to the function of such…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… the ANC was consciously and deliberately non-violent at a time when the apartheid regime had come into power and had … at their disposal. The year 1982…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… such studies often remain within ivory towers, for the challenge is to disseminate knowledge and awareness of our … to flee with fellow students. They…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… the ANC was consciously and deliberately nonviolent at a time when the apartheid regime had come into power and had … at their disposal. The year 1982…
Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984
… and the United Kingdom on this vital issue at this crucial time. Those acts of abstention constitute not only a retreat … community was told that Botha…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… and salads. A fare usually had after monthly - pay out time by the UNHRC. Yes, all 5 were refugees and their allowance at the time was R40.00 per month…
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… We were very close and for a year or two we spent all our time together. Man, in those days we used to jol all the time, any excuse for a party after the…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… works follow suit in sympathy of the dockworkers. At the time, the dockworkers' salary is 3 shilling and 8 penny per … the Industrial and Commercial Union …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… of Sophiatown’s average family structure at the time of forced removal in 1955 was rather complex. The … Martindale and Newclare) a “black spot”. At this…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… not appear to predate the land war of 1882-3. Up to that time their architecture made extensive use of grass and reed … of Ndebele wall art therefore places…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… by way of tracing the development of customary law over time, focusing on three historical periods: colonialism, the … system derives from the notion that it…
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… studying for a business degree in Durban. During this time he won six consecutive Gunston 500 titles (now known as … 1977, and remained in the top 16 until…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Glossary
… 29, 2021. The most savage bear market of all time was the Wall Street Crash of 1929–1932, in which share …
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… ratio of white to black workers had been maintained. As time passed, however, black miners began to acquire these … This set the scene for the revolt in…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… of deep-level gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. By the time that gold was discovered, African kingdoms had lost … The Mineral Revolution in South Africa…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… a man’ (Russell 1989; 31). This suggests that a woman’s time in prison could add up to being much harsher than a … with guards. Perhaps a woman’s toughest…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… a historical source as it is representing a specific time and place in history. Possible questions What did you … areas which was great as I could go and…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… sentiments were heightened as a result. It was also time for Malan to strengthen his racial policies for the … Now, in 1967, the situation was different…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 4 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… in things again. I have been here in Mabopane a long time now, and the people accept me; they no longer think I am … to ask me, 'How did you organize in Port…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… it in April 1839 and recorded the following: "At this time the population of Theopolis ranked low in comparison … reports on his experiences there. "A good…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
… nervously approached Robert, who she did not know at the time, to ask whether he would be prepared to supervise her … me to do a PhD, which I was non…
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 … to our knowledge of and understanding of that space and time. Click here to open in…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… South Africa was united under one government. Until this time, the Cape and Natal had been colonies controlled by the … to be divided between black and white…