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EventSA Journalist James Gray is born
… to England. He was awarded the Prix de Journalisme Colonial award at Ghent, Belgium, in 1955, and Portugal …
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
… in an accident when he fell from his buggy. The Cape Colonial government unilaterally annexed Griqualand East in …
PlaceThesen Island
… Colony’s need for wood. Thesen Islands is steeped in the History of the Southern Cape . It is situated in the midst of … Thesen Islands is steeped in the…
PlacePietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu District Municipality
… is an emerging Metropolitan Area. A City rich in History and heritage, Pietermaritzburg has a number of … (as seen in picture) , Macrorie House, Natal Museum…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
… South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, … forward to help us develop a more complex picture of the history of the groups and…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… workers. A similar process of proletarianisation of white women took place at this time. The black proletariat began to … to increased profits. "Indeed South…
EventArmistice day 11th Nov 1918
… was an attempt to divide up Africa among the respective colonial and imperial powers. By the start of the 20th … expansion meant the direct and open conflict…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… who showed caring and human empathy to the Afrikaner women and children. She engaged to provide considerable … over 40 years. Her interests cover Africana,…
20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … 1906, in discussing the Asiatic Law Draft Ordinance, the…
Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Dar Es Salaam by O. R. Tambo, 7 – 10 April 1975
… host this historic meeting. In the name of all the men, women and children brutalised for decades by successive … of the exploitation of the African peoples…
SAAAH Conferences
… Carman Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history Dr Karl Koperski …
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… of Aden and the Indian Ocean, were occupied by the two colonial powers since the early 19th century. In 1956, in …
Ikwezi
… was seen as both a national and a class struggle against colonial and imperial domination. Ikwezi took a firm stand …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… Africa by Jeff Peires Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling Chapter 3 - What is …
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
… whose potential has largely been untapped because of our history of colonialism and apartheid - we can help each other … as a whole. Honourable members; In…
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 1 December 2010
… you as you mark a significant historical milestone in the history of this great trade union movement - the 25th … We must upfront congratulate COSATU for…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… compile a travelling exhibition, You Have Struck a Rock: Women and Resistance in South Africa , to mark the first … on Mayfair, a multiracial Johannesburg…
ArchiveA death warrant for Afrikaans by Hermann Giliomee, 11 November 2019
… first nation in Africa that had become involved in an anti-colonial struggle, The Boers took on the might of the British … of an eternal past and future; at…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… impoverished rural areas, and of the glorious youth and women continues to lay bare the irreconcilable contradictions … precious legacy in his own words: …
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… Steenberg Estate has known its fair share of gutsy women. As a lone widow of 22, Catharina Ras, the first owner … Steenberg Hotel & Spa. Has spectacular…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 40 … yourself and the WHOLE of the Coloured…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 4: Medicine through time
… Isangomas Isangomas are spiritual healers and are often women. They are people who diagnose illness. People often …
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… or demanding any form or favour, especially sexual favour. Women, in particular, shall in all particulars be treated as … which refers to: `Engaging in…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… Ngoyi , 1956 Treason Trialist and president of the ANC Women’s League dies. 4 April, ANC insurgents launch a rifle, … liberation soldier, James Mange , were…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… for many students was their encounter with South African history in the form of racially biased textbooks. Several … of written works cover topics such as…
PlaceMiddleburg, Mpumalanga
… excuse for a getaway. Middelburg has plenty to offer all history lovers as it is home to a few museums and fascinating … War (ABW), 1899-1902, if you are…
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… of Namibia. On this date is also commemorated the anti-colonial war against Germany in the figure of Samuel … South African History Archives, (2013), Namibia…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… after abandoning his country and people in the middle of colonial occupation, killings and humiliation of its people … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African…
Durban Historical & community
… Did you know An interesting history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. … was home to three key figures in South African and World history. It…
ArticleWhat is heritage?
… For example, heritage can include a family's professional history; religious affiliation; or cultural traditions. Yet … dwellings or anything else deemed…