Menu
✦ Contribute to SAHO

Africa

Explore Africa content from South African History Online, featuring articles, biographies, and resources.

Filter by Category

Article
Mar 30, 2011

Protest Art Stickers

 

Read more
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Protest Art Posters

 

Read more
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Protest Art T-shirts

 

Read more
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Protest Art

The formation of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) in 1983 amalgamated many grassroot organisations under one banner....

Read more
Article
Mar 30, 2011

United Democratic Front Gallery

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

Read more
Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)

The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was the first South African trade union federation that organised ...

Read more
Democratic Alliance (DA)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Democratic Alliance (DA)

The Democratic Alliance (DA), previously named the Democratic Party (DP), was formed on 8 April 1989, when the former Pr...

Read more
Dutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Dutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC

March 20, 1602 marked the beginning of the inexorable end for many a state in the then known world. On that day, four hu...

Read more
South African Police Services (SAPS)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

South African Police Services (SAPS)

The South African Police Service (SAPS) that we are familiar with today has its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War i...

Read more
Frontline States
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Frontline States

The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was regionally supported by a group of southern Af...

Read more
Natal Indian Congress (NIC)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Natal Indian Congress (NIC)

The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahat...

Read more
South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)

The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 1...

Read more
End Conscription Campaign (ECC)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

End Conscription Campaign (ECC)

In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) ...

Read more
Article
Mar 30, 2011

Christian Institute of South Africa (CISA)

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

Read more
National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
Article
Mar 30, 2011

National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)

National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) is a network of Christian individuals, congregations and organisations work...

Read more

Contribute to Africa

Help us expand our Africa collection by contributing your knowledge and resources.

✦ Contribute Now