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ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… This major event came to be known as the Great War which was the first war to be fought along modern industrial lines and … chemical weapons were introduced…
ArticleSharpeville
… On 19 March 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South … at police stations nearest their homes, and demand that the police arrest them…
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian Congresses campaigns. However, this form of passive…
Lerato Maduna
… Soweto in 1985. Studied various courses in photography at The Market Photo Workshop including the yearlong Photojournalism and Documentary Programme(PDP) ……
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
… Africa as well as neighbouring countries. Co-founded by the artists Kim Berman and Nhlanhla Xaba who act as mentors … this community-based arts organisation…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… 1940 Born in Cape Town. 1960s Graduates from the University of Cape Town with Mathematics and English. 1972 Earns a PhD in literature from the University of…
ArticleSita’s story
… My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen miles away from the city, and in those days…
Cape Floral Region
… A serial site - in Cape Province, South Africa - made up of eight protected areas, covering 553,000-ha. The Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas…
Imvaba Arts Association
… in New Brighton, Kwazakhele and Motherwell townships of Port Elizabeth. It was a community organisation with the aim of promoting and assisting artists…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… How to find out about the present or the history of a local area? When investigating our past, we …
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…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… long before that date. This special project examines the Freedom Struggle from the beginning of the 20th century up until South Africa's first democratic …
ArticleCouncil policies and practice
… The council was divided, with verligtes and verkramptes … for Black, Coloured and Indian people difficult, but at the same time tightening aspects of…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… has left women in present day South Africa with a number of challenges to overcome. Most obstacles to the development of women can be related to poverty,…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… People learn and are influenced by the places and the people around them. In a country like South Africa, which … historical places and the natural…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… 1891 He returns to India from London after passing the Bar 1893 He travels to South Africa to work under a … This motivates him to fight for Indian rights in…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… from school for neglecting his studies and found work at the City's meteorological observatory over the next decade. Stalin became a famous local…
ArticleConclusion: Black Consciousness Movement
… It can be concluded that the death of Biko left a vacuum similar to the one created by the banning of the ANC and the PAC after …
ArticleTransport on water
… Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel over and across water, and to fish. … by people, animals or engines. There are…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1900s
… 1900 7 May, Paul Kruger addresses the volksraad for the last time before being forced to travel on the Delagoa … Gelderland, that is diverted from sea by…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… in April, metalworkers from two factories called for the establishment of a union. Two months later, the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU), with the …
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… into a legislative body (Parliament), Executive body ( the Cabinet, who are also members of Parliament) and independent Judiciary (the Courts). The Cabinet…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… veteran: Sheila Weinberg Obituary by Raymond Suttner in The Mail and Guardian, 19-25 November 2004, p.36 Sheila … Weinberg has suddenly died. She has been …
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… boycott a bus, you refuse to ride on it. Campaign A series of organised activities that are all meant to achieve a … certain goal. Character Strong personal…
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
… 1971 Closure of The Classic , by Nat Nakasa , editor. Publication of ‘ … is published,illustrated with his own woodcuts. 1974 The Writer’s and Artist’s Guild…
Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurverenigning (FAK)
… The English translation of this organization is Federation of Afrikaner Cultural Organisations. The Federasie of Afrikaanse Kultuur Vereniginge (FAK) was …
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1941 Born in Cape Town of British parents c. 1947-58 At school in Cape Town 1953 … Begins studying for a doctorate on Jean-Paul Sartre at the University of…
ArticleRock Art
… study rock art tend to focus on technical aspects, such as the material and techniques used. Their studies have revealed … ochre was used as paint and an…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… 1918 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is born at Mvezo in the Transkei 1939 He enrols at the University College of Fort Hare. 1940 He is expelled for participating…
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… also experienced problems in organising across the racial divide. Initially the emerging civic organisation in African township and coloured areas moved…