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ArticleNational Party (NP)
… The first leader of the National Party (NP) became Prime Minister as part of the PACT government in 1924. The NP was the governing party of South Africa from…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… source as it is representing a specific time and place in history. Possible questions What did you do over the … think that what you told your friend can…
ArticleOral history guidelines
… contains articles that document how to conduct oral history. It looks at conducting and presenting oral history, oral history as an educational tool for…
Doing Oral History
… Wassermann (2002) This publication is a product of an Oral History workshop organised by the Department of Education and … and enhanced by Dr Johan…
History Matters redirect
… History Matters redirect … History Matters redirect …
ArticleZulu Family History
… His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu Family History Wives maDlamini (born Sibongile Winifred Dlamini), … of Zulu chieftains and kings from their…
EventNP holds federal congress
… The Gauteng delegate, Robert Rosseau, argued that the NP was "putting the cart before the horse" by launching its … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern…
Glossary: Local History
… or as a habit. Pre-historic Something that existed before history was recorded. Prospector Someone who explores an area … Glossary: Local History …
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… 1940s they began to leave the SL. When the National Party (NP) seized power in 1948, its policy of Apartheid challenged … the SL which had black members in…
EventNP wins by election
… formerly Dr. Connie Mulder's seat, the National Party (NP) candidate wins, but with a much reduced majority over the … of 1978, that brought his political…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… the past and how to apply this knowledge to their local history. The lesson ends with a case study of Pretoria and … sources. SAHO has used Pretoria as an…
South African Labour history
… ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining industry … resources within the SAHO site and library to…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… started operating, The focus of the tour is on the ‘history of Fietas’ and it is led by former resident Feizel … Nazir Carrim (1990) Fietas, a social history…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… A history of Soweto …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand … was the ideology supported by the National…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… Party to power. 1953 An election that returned the NP to power, emboldening it to pass some of the most … and whose outcome made South Africa a republic…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… Early History Few Southern African indigenous groups have so … arrival on the highveld are scarce, and their recorded history only begins with the names of…
References and links: Local History
… Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. … Dictionary. s l: Harper Collins. Hoopes J. 1979. Oral…
EventNP demands apology from TRC
… Commission (TRC), lawyers for the National Party (NP) demand an unconditional apology from chairman Archbishop … his response. The date was later extended to…
Classroom activities: Learning about history
… places we see every day. We must remember that the full history in South Africa and all over the world has been hidden and distorted. By writing a history…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… along the escarpment above the town. The colonial history of Nelspruit is the story of how this occupied … Struik.| Changuion, L. (2005). Silence of the Guns…
Learning about history through writing
… written sources One of the easiest ways to learn about our history is through looking at what has been written about it. … in 1994. Furthermore this event…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… San, the Khoikhoi and BaSotho . Parts of this Colonial history section was translated from Afrikaans by Varushka … the cracking of whips was prohibited…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… his retirement as the leader of the National Party (NP) and from public life. It was under his leadership where … political arena removed a pivotal figure in…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… in the war, which has often been overlooked in the history of the war. Blacks in the Rustenburg area, like … Colonial history of Rustenburg …
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… sources. SAHO has used Pretoria as an example local history. SAHO’s head offices are in Pretoria. Rivers and … House Museum of Geological Survey Museum of…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
… Endnotes [i] StigJarle Hansen, Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012 … ↵ [v] Ibid, p.4. ↵ [vi] Hansen, Al…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… can only be understood by going back to the past - to the history of land dispossession and the manner in which … 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is a brief…
Learning about history through objects
… are made or used by man. Archaeologists (who are the best history detectives in the world!) are people who look at … Learning about history through objects …
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… equal treatment. This study will examine the legalistic history of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual life in South … LGBT people. Furthermore, this study will…