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ArticleThe South African Society of Artists and its exhibitors, 1902-1950
… and exhibition celebrate the founding, over 100 years ago, of the oldest surviving body for practising artists and the "advancement of art" in South Africa…
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… phenomenon swept through the shebeens and music festivals of South Africa. Based on the artist's name and song title, … a figment of our collective…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… The poems and stories are known as the oral tradition of a group of people. If you add moral lessons and rituals that are also passed down by word of mouth…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… Following the signing of Dingane and Retief's treaty, Piet Retief and his party … why they were killed, was because they withheld some of the cattle…
Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety And Security And Of Foreign Affairs Of The Republic Of South Africa: Maputo 16 March 1998
… Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety …
Grade 6 - Term 1: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… This topic describes the history of the southern African kingdoms of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe with a special … gold and ivory in these…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1950 … for "Muslim Malays" in 1952 in terms of the Group Areas Act of 1950. In…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… South Africa 1899 He organizes an Indian ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He … refusing to carry an obligatory id card in…
Letter from the Town Clerk of the City of Grahamstown to the Secretary of the National Council of African Women
… Letter from the Town Clerk of the City of Grahamstown addressed to the Secretary of the National Council of African Women discussing the … African People's…
ArticleSouth African History Online and the University of York Collaborative Project
… University of York students studying with Professor David Attwell and … Professor Allison Drew have had the exciting experience of working collaboratively…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa, which lasted from … occupied by a keenly interested crowd…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
… Programme Director, MEC Whitey Jacobs (TBC), Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Premier of the Western … and human decency, peace, prosperity and…
Chapter 12 - Blind alley of guerrillaism
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 12 - … his arm to make him listen to you." [76] Revolutionary act Workers know full well…
Chapter 8
… as they were engaged in matters arising out of the Pegging Act. They were, however, in wholeÂhearted agreement with the … all discriminatory Colour Bar laws…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from which 616 South Africans lost … SS Darro, [found that they] were caused by the wrongful act and default…
Rebecca Lan
… Girls High School. From a young age she was a member of Habonim, a Zionist youth movement. There were four main … the South African Zionist Federation. With…
BiographyJabulile Nyawose
… There was little time for their home life, so the youngest of their children, a little girl, grew up in the union … ‘Joe” Pillay, had been drawn by Sunny…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
… VII in September of the same year, as the South Africa Act, 1909. The second gathering was the democratically … dated De Aar, October 30, 1908, she wrote: ,I…
Address to The 3rd Summit of The ACP Heads of State and Government Nadi, Fiji, 18 July 2002
… Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, Vice President of the Dominican Republic, Madame Ortiz Bosch, Your … between these countries and ourselves, we have to act…
Statement of the Alliance Political Council, 13 October 2009
… The Alliance Political Council, comprising of the National Officials of the African National Congress … of the alliance, and confirm that the alliance will…
Address of the President of South Africa and the current Chairperson of the G77 and China, Thabo Mbeki at the 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 19 September 2006, New York
… Your Excellency, the President of the General Assembly, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, Your … and Gentlemen: Once again, we have convened at this seat of…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter IV - Divide and Rule
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The … looking for pasturelands- for their trekking in search of land and cattle…
PlaceKwaMashu
… the sugar cane farmer and magnate who owned the land on which KwaMashu stands and who was a member of the … of the newly defined KwaZulu government. The…
EventThe first large group of French Huguenots arrive at the Cape
… (later Viljoen), arrived at the Cape. By 1692, a total of 201 French Huguenots had settled at the Cape of Good Hope. … Simon van der Stel (Governor of the…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… The war is precipitated by competitionon for grazing, land and trade with the Cape and the drought which forces … railway line. 1902 The German…
The melody of freedom
… died in hospital. Fear seems to reign among the defenders of apartheid. Fear of revolutionary songs, fear of South African jazz, fear of … outspoken…
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered in Orlando West to begin a protest … freehold property rights. He will have a stake in the land…
Final Declaration of the Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, Havana, Cuba, 3-9 September 1979
… Final Declaration of the Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, Havana, …
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament, February 9, 2007
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament, …
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 8 February 2008
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 8 …