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Holm, E. 2020. Die ossewa en sy spore [Book review]
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Hunting status? Power and buffalo shooting in the Albany and Bathurst districts of the Cape Colony c. 1892 - 1916.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)The hunting of buffalo in the Bathurst district of the Cape Colony during the closing decades of the 19th Century serves as a case study of the system of issuing permits to shoot big game introduced by the Game Act of ... -
“The idea of beautifying the surroundings” : Bloemfontein’s (Mangaung) Batho location a “garden location”? (ca. 1918-1939)
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)In 1918, the Municipality of Bloemfontein saw the establishment of Batho as the new location for the town’s black and coloured people as an opportunity to not only establish a so called model location but also a garden ... -
The idealism of architectural competitions: The case of the Free State Province
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Procuring designs by way of competitions is a well-established practice of both public and private clients. The territory that now encompasses the Free State Province has seen this method being applied nineteen times in ... -
Identity politics and being a Free Stater during the South African War (1899-1902): A micro-history of the inhabitants of the greater Drakensberg region
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)The South African War was also a conflict about identity. Prior to the conflict, English-speakers with strong Natal ties as Orange Free State (OFS) subjects, resided in Harrismith, while Afrikaners resided along the foothills ... -
The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)Polelo e e lebegane le kganyaolo e e diragetseng ka kgwedi ya Tlhakole a le 27 ka ngwaga wa 1978 ele tlhaselo e e maatla thata go diragalela sesole sa Botswana Defence Force (BDF) se e neng ele gone se tlhamiwang. Tlhaselo ... -
The imperial imprint: British colonial towns.
(Department of History, University of North-West, 1998)Baie voormalige Britse kolonies soos Australië, Suid-Afrika en die Verenigde State van Amerika, toon merkwaardige ooreenkomste in die uitlê van hul dorpe. Die dorpe word gekenmerk deur 'n rooster-uitleg en soortgelyke ... -
Impressions on aspects of the process – and outcomes – of curriculum transformation in History for schools after 1994 in South Africa.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2008)• Opsomming: Die aanbreek van die 21e eeu het ook wêreldwye veranderinge in geskiedenisonderrig getoon. Dit was sigbaar in vele gewysigde of nuwe kurrikula binne veral die verdere onderwys- en opleidingsfase (hoërskole) ... -
“… in Johannesburg, baths are a necessity, not a luxury” the establishment of Johannesburg’s first municipal swimming bath, 1900s-1910s
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)Following on the commitment of the Johannesburg Town Council and an increasing demand to provide facilities for exercise and relaxation, Johannesburg’s mayor opened the Town’s first public swimming bath on the 18th of ... -
In Memoriam: Professor Piet F van der Schyff as historikus en mens.
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"In what way are gay men actually harmful to society?" Exploring the evidence on the feasibility of amendments to the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)Prompted by a perception that a gay sub-culture developed in the major urban areas of South Africa, and that this formed a threat to state security and to the established mores of society, the Minister of Justice, PC ... -
Inclusivity towards legal research: a historical and future perspective.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)In order to research the South African law and understand how legal processes must transpire in contemporary South Africa, a historical perspective is firstly required. Historical knowledge gained assists both the academic ... -
Indian South Africans as a middleman minority : historical and contemporary perspectives
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2022)Beginning in the 1940s, a literature on middleman minorities emerged to demystify the intermediary economic niche that Jews had occupied in medieval Europe. They were viewed as ethnic entrepreneurs occupying the ... -
Indigenous "Africans" and transnational "Pan-Netherlanders": past and present in the "re-construction" of post-1994 Afrikaner identity.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)This article explores two strategies to “re-imagine” Afrikaner identity in a post-apartheid South Africa in which white Afrikaners, once politically and culturally dominant, have become increasingly marginalized. One, ... -
Industrialization in South Africa: a historiographical debate?
(Department of History, University of North-West, 1998)Industrialisasie as 'n ekonomiese verskynsel het min aandag van historici ontvang Die meeste publikasies van historici handel oor die sosiale en politieke implikasies van die verskynsel. Hierdie artikel ontleed die werk ... -
Informal finance for survivalist enterprise development in South Africa: A case study of Soshanguve Township
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)The majority of South Africans are trapped in poverty and high unemployment levels. Some, particularly the poor, resort to operating survivalist enterprises to cater for day-to-day expenses or meet basic needs. The ... -
“Inkosi Yetu Ngu Kamuzu Yedwa” (Our Only King Is Kamuzu): The M’mbelwa Ngoni’s relations with Hastings Kamuzu Banda in Malawi from 1964 to 1994
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)This article examines the cultural experiences of the M’mbelwa Ngoni who occupied the modern Mzimba District in Malawi from 1964 to 1994. Using written (primary and secondary) and oral sources, the article argues ... -
Innovation opportunities in irrigation technology for using virtual water in 21st century South Africa: reflections from the past to the present.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)• Summary: In 21st century South Africa, new and old technological innovations in agriculture can be employed to protect existing and future water supplies that are increasingly becoming vulnerable to encroaching global ... -
The Institutionalisation of endemic corruption: State capture in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)Systemic corruption has become the norm in South Africa. This is evident in the recent Transparency International’s Corruption Index. During the Zuma Administration, the scale and magnitude of corruption intensified and ... -
Integrasieprosesse in die vroeë Kaapkolonie (1652 - 1795) binne vergelykende konteks - 'n historiografiese studie.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a number of European countries founded settlements on the American and African continents. The colonizing powers sent settlers from Europe and slaves from Africa and Asia to ...