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ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important … USA. We study the crisis of capitalism…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… who had been dispossessed of land after 19 June 1913 as a result of racially discriminatory laws or practices the … Act 200 of 1993 for that purpose. The Act…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
… at Rhodes University in Grahamstown that soon became a nation-wide movement which spread to various campuses. [2] … located in the Western Cape, which…
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… in the setting of the mountains of the Eastern Cape during a period of the male Xhosa initiation, which is referred to … assisting their initiates during…
List of deaths in detention
… the government used to quell resistance. As detention was a legal weapon that could see an individual, a group or even an entire community silenced it became…
The Battle of Square Hill
… led members of the ‘Cape Coloured Community’ to make a special representation to the Imperial Army Council via the … Government. This was adopted on 20…
Durban Mayors and other city officials
… 59) William Hartley (1859 - 60) Alexander McArthur (1860 - 63) Hugh Gillespie (1863 - 65) John Hunt and RW Tyzack (1865 … (1922 - 24) TM Wadley (1924 - 26)…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
… of electricity needed in the country, and this was causing a high risk of “the whole national power system” having to … and finances pledged to resolve the…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
… Achari, Achary, Archary - Sometimes the last name of a person. Caste of the craftsman -architects, goldsmiths. … root aham, which, in Tamil, has many…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Key Terms Annexation : the act of taking control of a country, region, etc, especially by force Compound : an area surrounded by a fence or wall in which a…
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO SAHO WEBSITE
… received numerous responses from the public, good and bad. A selection are reprinted below: ----- Original Message ----- … Hi I am very happy to see that at…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… otherwise, who committed offences on the assumption that a particular cause was being served or opposed. The meeting has instructed the Working Group to draw…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan … equality in South Africa. She does this through both as a teacher and a member…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… the Union of South Africa Act of 1909 , set the scene for a political system that lasted for over eighty years. In the … Convention (SANNC) renamed the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
… in the USA. Source 2A The stress of financial strain took a psychological toll- especially on men who were suddenly … of embarrassment or frustration. This…
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… Abstract In 1994, South Africans were liberated from a system of apartheid which had controlled their lives for … remains one the most unequal countries in…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of the times wrote that when he travelled to Mecca on a pilgrimage he distributed so much gold that he caused great inflation lasting a decade [iv] …
ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… odd jobs at Oberlin College. 1888-1890 Dube enrols as a student at Oberlin preparatory school to study the sciences, mathematics, classical Greek works, and…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… the University of Cape Town (UCT), Western Cape, launched a student movement, namely #Rhodes Must Fall which focused on … protests gave rise to various…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… ABSTRACT Heinz Klug is a white man born in South Africa who vehemently fought … in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… fusions and disjunctions”. [2] South Africa’s history as a point of commerce between East and West positioned the Biennale as a place to point out the…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… and brutal violence, assessments of the war rarely include a detailed historical account of the security and military … regular and standing armies were…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… catalogue: “Here Comes Everybody”. To this extent 63 national pavilions, and 20 South African exhibitions, were … organised under the primary curatorship of…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… Introduction Fanakalo is a bridging language of communication in multilingual and … several factors about Fanakalo are examined: Fanakalo as a pidgin…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 The Act was passed as a result of the National Party government's fear of the … any person he viewed to be pursuing…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… to work through. In this case, it was discrimination and a lack of acceptable working conditions. Through the … was still far from accepting female…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… and Thembu people. [i] Zulu Stick fight Origins There is a great debate about the origins of this indigenous sport … agreed that during Shaka’s reign this…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of … artist Giuseppe Cattaneo and Polly Street…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… civilisation stretches back to least 2000 BC. It became a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… ascended to the South African presidency on 9 May 2009 on a wave of popular euphoria fuelled by voters and fellow party politicians alike. A controversial…