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ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to … 25 May 1922 as the date of its official formation. History reveals that there is evidence of…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
… in a liberatory struggle it is necessary to rewrite the history of the past. It is part of the very process of liberation to expose the distortions of…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs' (CAD)
… its head. "Coloured" South Africans, along the black and Indian population, waged a long battle to have their …
“What I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi”: An Article, September 16, 1948
… national hero whose name was a household word among the Indian community. I faintly realised in those early days the … visitors of the day. We had come to…
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). History NACTU was founded on the 5 October 1986 in … Review, October 1990. Pretorius, Fransjohan…
PlaceGauteng Province
… Waterfalls , Forests and Streams . The City’s exciting History began only in 1886 with the discovery of gold and the … still largely refer to it as Pretoria…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 1: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Mali and Nigeria. Much of what we know about the early history of West Africa comes from medieval accounts written … a new momentum in the Ghana Empire and…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… art, international printmaking and Oriental art (including Indian miniatures and Chinese textiles). The the Arts Hall … art, international printmaking and…
Demonstrations against Proclamation of Republic: Answers to Questions by May 1961
… demonstrations for May 31? Answer: The South African Indian Congress is in full support of all-in national talks, …
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… in which provision was made for increased Coloured and Indian parliamentary representation. This system of … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African…
EventBlacks in South Africa protest against segregation
… the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) at a meeting held on Freedom Square, … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… set it up as a Restaurant, called the British Middle-East Indian Sporting and Dining Club. It had old newspapers from …
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… development and progress, but with due regard for your history, with due regard for the road you have followed. You … De Villiers has accepted it. And then…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… and the "Empty Land" Myth Historiographical Debates: Whose History? Legacy Further Reading References Introduction The … African societies as inherently…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… because it represented a milestone in the city’s rich history. “My fondest memory of the City Hall has to be when I … Force, described it as a, “great…
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… as a library, before being converted into Durban’s biggest history museum. It boasts two floors of exhibition space depicting aspects of the region’s early…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Bridglal Pachai The African National Congress, the S.A. Indian…
PlaceParliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town
… the Constitution was reformed to allow the Coloured and Indian minorities limited participation in separate and … https://www.parliament.gov.za/ https://www…
PlaceStorms River Mouth Rest Camp
… Where the booming breakers of the Indian Ocean relentlessly pound rocky shores, where temperate …
ArchiveRecollections of the Resurrection of Women’s Day, 40 Years Ago by Julie Wells
… for several years to Neville Choonoo, a Durbanite of Indian descent, and had met many black South African … lived. All these factors had combined to make me…
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… for the South African Society of Arts to reflect on its history, it also presents it with an opportunity to …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
… Communist Party, tomorrow it will be our trade unions, our Indian Congresses, our A.P.O., our African National … sought to educate the working class to…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… and exploitation. They have won an honoured place in the history of our people's struggle in the past 60 years. We dip … of every section of our people,…
Grade 12 - Topic 4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… position to loot his country's riches and he became one of history's most corrupt dictators. He funnelled the wealth of … in this task on the Congo are taken…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… deny she played an even bigger part in the South African history. During her time in exile she became very outspoken … at the same time he admits “unlike…
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… for example, was such a well put together piece of our history struggling with funding? Surely the government would … in funding directors who want to expand…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… lines can presently be seen as national borders. “A brief history of European Colonisation in Africa” Berlin Conference … links with the Mediterranean world,…
First National Consultative Conference: The Freedom Charter revolutionary programme of the ANC, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… who form the South African population. The Coloured and Indian people are, like the Africans, oppressed by the … freedom for all. In this the ANC was not…
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… leaving scores of people dead. References: South African History Online (2011). ‘Bophuthatswana’from South African History Online [online]. Available at www…
EventA plan designed to fight Italian forces, Operation ‘Agreement’ is executed in Libya
… References: Boddy-Evans A., 2011. ‘This Day in African History: 14 September’from African History [online] Available at www.africanhistory.about.com …