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Indigenous medicine and traditional healing

WebThe Bitter Aloe (umhlaba in Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho) is used as a traditional medicine. The leaves or roots are boiled in water. The liquid is used for the treatment of eczema, stress …

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Health and welfare South African History Online

WebIn September 1999, "LoveLife", South Africa's national HIV prevention programme for youth, was launched. It is the combined effort of a group of leading South African public health …

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The Khoisan South African History Online

WebIn around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Botswana. Their population grew, and spread …

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People and Culture of South Africa South African History Online

WebSouth Africa's linguistic and cultural diversity means languages and cultures have had a profound effect on each other. South African English, for example, is littered …

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Race and ethnicity in South Africa South African History Online

WebThis Act divided the South African population into three main racial groups: Whites, Natives (Blacks), Indians and Coloured people (people of mixed race). Race was …

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Differences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it …

WebSoviet: Originally striking/revolutionary committees elected by Russian workers during the 1905 Revolution.In 1917 a Soviet was again established by peasants, workers and …

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HIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009

WebManto Tshabalala-Msimang becomes South Africa’s Health minister (until 2008), her term is riddled with controversy because of her emphasis on treating South Africa's AIDS …

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Dr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele South African History Online

WebDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele. Mamphela Ramphele was born on 28 December 1947 in Bochum District, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo ). Her mother, Rangoato Rahab, and …

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Structure of Government in South Africa

WebThe South African government is divided into three parts: the Executive (the Cabinet), the Legislature (Parliament), and Judiciary (the courts). The Executive – Cabinet. The …

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Dr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang

WebManto Tshabalala-Msimang was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 9 October 1940. She attended Inanda Seminary Secondary School, a boarding school for …

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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996

WebThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non-racial elections and approved by the …

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The Union of South Africa 1910 South African History Online

WebLaunch of Union 1910. On the 31 May 1910, exactly eight years after the Boers had made peace with the English through the Treaty of Vereeniging, South Africa became a Union. …

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Apartheid Legislation 1850s-1970s South African History Online

WebApartheid Legislation 1850s-1970s. 1856-1910. Masters and Servants Acts of 1856. These Acts, which had been passed between 1856 and 1904 in the four territories, remained in …

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Black Community Programmes (BCP) South African History Online

WebIn the late 1960s and early 1970s, after the banning of the ANC and PAC, the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) resuscitated the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa …

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The Group Areas Act of 1950 South African History Online

WebThe Group Areas Act was fashioned as the “cornerstone” of Apartheid policy and aimed to eliminate mixed neighbourhoods in favour of racially segregated ones which would allow …

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Cape Town the Segregated city South African History Online

WebWhile the 1900 forced removals disguised underlying racial prejudice as an issue of health, over time the removal of black people from the city became undisguised racism. By the …

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COVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020 South African History Online

Web15 April- A total of 90,515 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in South Africa, with the total number of Covid-19 cases rising to 2,506, with Gauteng and the …

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Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma South African History Online

Web27-January-1949. Location of Birth: Kwazulu-Natal,SA. Gender: Female. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was born on 27 January 1949. She received her secondary education at …

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Thabo Mbeki (1942

WebGovan and Ma Mofokeng have their first-born child Linda. 1942. June 18, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is born in Idutywa district in the Transkei.Thabo is the second child of Govan …

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