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First Matabele War
… In 1890 Cecil John Rhodes became premier of South Africa with the support of the Afrikaner Bond. Rhodes' grand imperial vision for a …
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… Aur nau pooram paar lagi (When we launched this boat of Life Into the river of sorrow We thought we had strong arms That our … har dhaare mein Kuch andekhi…
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… The Origins and formation: The South African Student Organisation (SASO) was formed in 1968 after some members of the University of Natal’s Black Campus SRC …
ArticleInsurrections Ensemble
… Can you create music that can find a home on both sides of the Indian Ocean beyond the cliché of “fusion”? Are Indian forms compatible with …
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 … N. L. and Worger, W. H…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… A study of missionary settlement and the spread of Christianity in southern Africa during the period 1800 - 1925, including a piece on the role of …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… Forced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. This may not … but sometimes coercion or other tactics against which the…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the Pretoria High Court, with a group of alleged…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli ,…
Port Elizabeth an Overview
… The first formal settlement of the Algoa Bay region took place in 1776 when a number of farms were allocated to local Dutch graziers. In 1799 the …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering': report in the South African Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual Conference of the Communist Party of…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… 1983 On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) … sports and other bodies to unite and…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in … a…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that there are no more hunter gatherers living …
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… Eugenics and Genocide in Nazi Germany Summary The Holocaust was a form of genocide, which refers to the intentional, systematic extermination of six million…
Judaism
… Many Jews wear a tallit, or prayer shawl, to remond them of God's law. Sources: www.ida.net Jews, like Christians and … believe that God created everything…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, …
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… Marcus Garvey, preaching the unity of all blacks, claimed that liberty would come about only through the return of all Afro-Americans to their ancestral…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… 16 December 1959 - At the annual African National Congress (ANC) conference, … Chief Albert Luthuli declared that 1960 would be the "Year of the Pass", …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the Queensburgh Indian …
ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… 1840s John Dube’s grandmother, Dalitha becomes the first convert of the Lindley Mission Station in Inanda. 1871 22 February, John …
Mission Stations - M
… to King Mswati II who was also known as Mavuso. He invited the Rev Allison to establish a mission station at Mahamba in 1844. The incident mentioned here by…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon spread throughout the suburbs of Durban and reached…
Mission Stations - N-S
… available NDALENI , Natal: WMS 1848 NDARALAS , district of Kokstad, Cape: SPG 1900 NDLANKOMO , Transkei, Cape: No … Matatiele, Cape: UPCM NEWTONDALE , Peddie…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was … Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… 1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… The Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading takes place … land), with eventually only the western and northern…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … and book writer which assisted with her…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, … Cape Town. The…