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… The Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading takes place between … Nguni and Sotho speaking groups begin colonizing South Africa (subjecting and incorporating neighboring groups … General South African History Timeline: 1500s …

… people could see a moving image. The first Kinetescopes in South Africa were opened to the public on 19 April 1895 in Herwoods … the AFP - were demolished to make way for shopping malls. 1973 Boesman en Lena, directed by Ross Deverish, was the … A History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003 …

… The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined … Transvaal and the Orange Free State into the Union of South Africa. The Act, which served as the Union's constitution … The South African general elections: Introduction …

… Congress Youth League (ANCYL) . Walter Sisulu 's book ' South Africa Behind Bars' is handed out among the representatives … Newspaper after the banning of the Communist Party of South Africa. January, A crowd of Blacks in Newclare, … General South African History Timeline: 1950s …

… Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first Europeans set … General South African History Timeline: Pre-1500 …

… social, and demographic transformation in southern Africa during the early nineteenth century. The Nguni word … new states. Its effects extended far beyond present-day South Africa, reaching modern-day Tanzania , Zambia , … historiography. Yet as scholars have noted, mainstream South African historians in the 1980s and 1990s largely …

… This feature highlights aspects of South African Heritage and symbols of South Africa. A person's heritage is made up of the … South African National Symbols and Heritage …

… organisations had become alienated from developments in South Africa since the Sharpeville massacre in 1960. In exile the … and PAC. This was realised with the formal launch of the South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO) in the … South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO) …

… The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) was launched in Duncan Village outside East … of APDUSA.  APDUSA was launched two months before South Africa became a republic in May 1961. In its founding … of the calamity that awaits black people in the event that South Africa became a republic. It saw the move to republican …

… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, and all laws are subject to … Human Rights and the South African Constitution …

… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June 1979 … wake of the Soweto uprisings . During its formation the South African Student Movement (SASM) and other organizations … the ANC was the authentic liberation movement of South Africa. In its first two years COSAS took up two …

… of Social Documentary Photography by Jon Soske The Bonani Africa Conference Programme 2010 Documenting the Aftermath: War in Southern Africa by Jo Ractliffe South of No North: A Raw and Shredded Edge by Ashraf Jamal Self-Imagining and South African Art Photography by Zen Marie “What Goals and …

… On 21 March, South Africa celebrates Human Rights Day. This day is a … fundamental human rights. Today the fundamental rights of South Africans are enshrined in our Constitution under the … The Bill of Rights  is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in the country …

… role of the Church and the 'Healing of Memories' at the South African Council of Churches Conference by Fr. Michael … of Violence and Torture in Cape Town ... read on The South African Council of Churches 17 November 1999 submission … by the Rt. Rev. Ambrose Reeves 'State And Church In South Africa' ... read on …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1950-1959 1950 A.K.M. Docrat , a … Naicker was an active supporter of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) even though he addressed its meetings at Red … Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959 …

… Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History Online (SAHO) are hosting this … the history and politics of the armed struggle in southern Africa. The conference is being funded by the National … (NIHSS) with the support of the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). Download the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME In …

… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April … delegates, representing 230,000 women from all parts of South Africa, attended the founding conference and pledged their … Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) …

… those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's Congress. The following year, the South African People's Congress met with the African National … was that it showed that there were Whites in South Africa who were also opposed to the apartheid policies of the …

… Background to the formation of the South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) The … against Apartheid that changed political landscape in South Africa.  Students founded the South African Student … South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) …

… The photographer,  Peter Magubane , is the first black South African to win the Press Photo of the Year Award. … Badsha wins the Basil Schonland Award at the Art South Africa Today exhibition held in Durban for a woodcut titled, … is published by Lichtdruck, Zürich. Haskins Posters (1972) 1973 David Goldblatt ’s book, On the Mines , with text by …

… Redvers Buller, who was the British commander-in-chief in South Africa at the beginning of the war, Lieutenant-General Lord … concentration camps Black involvement in the war The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a “White … The South African War 1899-1902 …

… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is … medical, hygiene and ambulance services in support of the South African Second World War effort. The depleted Natal … extended to the disenfranchised population groups in South Africa, before they are expected to support and participate …

… the exclusive interests of whites sits to negotiate South Africa's first constitution. 1909 19 August, The South Africa Act, South Africa's first constitution is passed … South African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997 …

… handwritten journal and notes in the National Archives of South Africa in Pretoria where it was stored in a closed … and armed struggle anchored in the banning of the South African Communist Party(SACP) in 1950, the Sharpeville … 1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa …

… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that there are no … who gather wild food' or 'people without any cattle'. In South Africa we use the name ‘San’ to describe the indigenous … descendants of the original homo sapiens who had lived in South Africa for at least 150 000 years. That must be one …

… implements dating back 300000 years are found throughout South Africa.   Activity: Presentation Using the information about … Activity: Comparison Compare the people of early Southern Africa. Copy this table into your workbook. Compare the San, … Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa …

… On 3 March 1999, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National Assembly … Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as President of the Republic of South Africa, and the composition of his Cabinet was … The South African general elections: 1999 …

… South African Prime Ministers from the NP (equivalent to the … in the United States, and the office of Prime Minister of South Africa was abolished (see State President below). P. W. Botha … South African Prime Ministers from the National Party …

… by hunting and gathering food. QUICK INFO GUIDE: Southern Africa hunter gatherers learnt from oral history/storytelling … the descendants of the original Homo sapiens who lived in South Africa for at least 150 000 years. San cultural practices are … The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary …