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Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River – Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(2008)
War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties.
In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the
Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ...
Labour union voices in South Africa and arguments to scrap inflation targets - a historical and 21st century debate.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
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Inflasieteikens wat inflasieverwagtings anker, is die primêre doelwit van monetêre beleid van sentrale banke in ontwikkelde lande. Binne 21ste eeuse debatte kritiseer vakbonde, en spesifiek Congress of South ...
The intersection of archaeology, oral tradition and history in the South African interior.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
The historical entanglement of indigenous and colonial societies in South
Africa created not only multiple points of social and cultural interaction, but
also a repository of interconnected material, oral and documentary ...
'n Historiese perspektief op die kapelaansvrou in die Suid-Afrikaanse militêre milieu.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article forms part of a larger project on the history of South African
military chaplaincy. It provides a review of the role played by the spouses of
Permanent Force chaplains in the military context of South Africa. ...
History, historians and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
Whether or not the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
(TRC) intended to write history, it certainly engaged with the past while
historians were virtually absent. This article therefore sets out to take ...
Together we can do more – environmental consciousness in the South African dam construction sector (1945-1980)
(2013)
For several thousand years societies have diverted and dammed up rivers to meet their
increasing water needs. The Industrial Revolution ushered in the modern era of water
resource development, which has led to the ...
Race, power and me: my position as a History educator in relation to the position of learners
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)
History, as outlined in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for
GET and FET (CAPS) is both a journey of enquiry and an evidence-based
construction of the past. It enables learners and teachers alike to ...
History education at the crossroads: challenges and prospects in a Lesotho context
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)
The status of History education within a Social Science education framework
of the Lesotho educational system is a cause for concern. In an attempt to foster
the development goals of the Kingdom of Lesotho, education and ...
The law faculty of the NWU Potchefstroom campus celebrates its half centenary
(2015)
The Law Faculty of the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, is celebrating its half centenary in 2015, having been founded in 1965. Law subjects were first introduced in 1932 after the Senate had decided on 11 ...
The development of Afrocentricity: A historical survey
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The origin of the Afrocentric philosophy cannot be established with certainty.
The most influential book advocating it was published in 1954. Marcus Garvey
was one of the most influential propagators of the ideology. ...