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ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… for all members of all racial groups to pray under, one umbrella, thus making South African history by welcoming …
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… Durban Indian Municipal Employees' Association (DIMES) was one of the earliest unions to be established in 1935. DIMES …
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… , described the society that Nortje was born into as one in which “not to be a racist was a crime. [iii] Although … forced to walk in groups to avoid the…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… first General Secretary of the organisation: ‘According to one of its founder members, it was the first of its kind to … pupil-to-teacher ratio – in Soweto…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation, 9 February 2012
… of the National House of Traditional Leaders, The Heads of Chapter 9 Institutions, The Governor of the Reserve Bank, … received in the first round. Project…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… the forces of apartheid. 3.3 Consequently, it must remain one of our strategic tasks to continue to draw the regime … perspective should recognise the…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg … administrator of the Transvaal, found his job a…
Liberation organisations
… In 1989, conscription was reduced from two years to one year. During the negotiations to end apartheid from 1990, … with in the struggle for justice, freedom…
Umbrella Contemporary Dance Festival
… 26 to March 20 and was considered by many as being one of the most successful. As a result of the forum held in … from Denmark . Apart from this, they also…
ArticleNdebele
… is part of the Nguni language group. IsiNdebele is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South … mysteries of the group. This knowledge is…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… majority of tenant and sub-tenant families were made up of one or two persons. This peculiarity in the suburb that was … that ousted General Smuts’ South…
Insurrections: The Storming
… for the Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre and for film and was one of the first to put to music some of Ari’s early poems. … Europe and the Caribbean. SABITHA T.P …
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
… for the Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre and for film and was one of the first to put to music some of Ari’s early poems. … Europe and the Caribbean. SABITHA T.P …
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… Burgersdorp became a cultivated little centre, though one ever aware of its beautiful and often harsh environment … various inhabitants and migrants. By day…
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… a well known Sophiatown resident and journalist is one of those that went to war. 1946 Anecdotal evidence …
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… a village, then a town, then a municipality, and is now one of the fastest growing cities in South Africa. As such, …
Griqua
… emerge; they became tied together through the spoken word. One of these communities was the “Bastaards” which referred … founded the most vigorous mixed…
Griqua community
… emerge; they became tied together through the spoken word. One of these communities was the 'Bastaards' which referred … founded the most vigorous mixed…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… municipal workers and Johannesburg City Council. After a one day strike by the African workers the Johannesburg City … in such a way that it received…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… often in conjunction with other political organisations. One of the most important relationships it maintained was … bill. The bill was introduced for many…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led … thought on the intentions and the…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… tricameral constitution: three parliaments were set up, one each for whites, Coloureds and Indians. However, this was … another women's organisation in the…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… the years a small number of theories have gained traction. One of the most popular suggestions for the origins of the … metaphorical understanding. They…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… the formative influence of a highly politicised father, one of Robert McBride's first personal experiences of racism … associated with the Black Panther…
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… they would be 'resettled'. In reality, they were taken to one of the six death camps. Hundreds of thousands of people … Many books have been written about…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government … confinement. Most detainees were released after spending one or two months in jail, but about…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… BUT what is meant by a ‘COLD’ war as opposed to a ‘HOT’ one? Common reference to any war usually involves the type of … between two blocs of power, the USA…
ArticleThe Western Front
… side could outflank the other because of the North Sea at one end and the Alps on the other end, 400 miles away. The … 1916: Between the French and German…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… school and marriage certificates. It can be seen on one side of the coins in our country. When it is stamped on … anthem of South Africa before 1994. In…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… the end of the nineteenth century, Harry Escombe became one of the most prominent White politicians in the Colony of … Indian immigration laws, yet six years…