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PlaceDriekopseiland: Rock engravings
A site of knowledge: Driekopseiland South Africa has a large number of historical rock-engraving sites, where South Africa’s original inhabitants carved human…
Article20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014) - Profiles of the Presidents
South Africa’s advent to democracy was ushered through the 1993 Interim Constitution, drawn up through negotiations among various political parties,…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
"Two hundred thousand subterranean heroes who, by day and by night, for a mere pittance lay down their lives to the familiar 'fall of rock' and who, at deep…
Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers' party The industrialisation of South Africa brought into exÂ…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
1950 - 1960 In Fietas, Johannesburg, the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) initiates and implements the 'Decade of Defiance'. 1950 Florence Matomela…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
1970 16 February, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are acquitted. Three are…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
Early Beginnings of the African Film Industry: During the British colonial rule over Kenya, Uganda, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and the Gold Coast in the late…
Document 47. Minutes of the Annual Conference of the ANC, December 15-19, 1949
1. Conference opened at 10:10 a.m. on the 15th December 1949. In the absence of the Senior Chaplain the Speaker, Cr. R. V. Selope Thema, called upon Rev. J. A…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement, most of the inhabitants of…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
Charles Robberts Swart was born on a farm in the Winburg district of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a…
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87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai University students on black campuses were…
BiographyLouis Botha
Louis Botha was born near Greytown in Natal in 1862. He was the son of Voortrekker parents and was brought up on a farm in the Free State, and was educated at…
ArchiveIndia’s African Sufis - Demystified! by Blanche Michael
From the hypnotic effects of the circular motions of the spiritual dancing of whirling dervishes to the mesmerising qawwali [1]performances of the likes of the…
Art Matters by Suzanne P. Blier, 05 December 2014
Last month, the Harvard Art Museums reopened, and with them another addition to Harvard’s museum landscape: the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and African…
Zonal Centenary Memorial Lecture on the Life and Times of David Bopape, presented by David Makhura, ANC Gauteng Provincial Secretary, 21 June 2012, Tsakane
Programme Director; Members of the families of Bopape, Dlephu and Motloung; Members of the PEC and REC; The Executive Mayor and Councillors; The…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Royal Visit 1947 King gave consent to the "Ghetto"…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
Main catalogue Books 1. ASVAT, Farouk, 1952- EXILES within : an anthology of poetry / 7 South African poets. - Johannesburg : Writers Forum, 1986. -- 68p. :…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
The presidential contender says he saw Jacob Zuma as an older brother and treated Khwezi as he would a daughter. Presidential contender and ANC treasurer…
EventFrance's war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
In August 1844 French forces under General Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government's…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 Jon Soske Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
The measurement of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when leadership is confronted with the…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
Kaitlin Bedard Kaitlin Bedard is a History and Secondary Education major at Bridgewater State University. A life-long…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
Causes of the French Revolution Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract …
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider the historical moment in which resistance photography in South Africa came…
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights and passenger services. The Wonderboom Airport was…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Glossary
Authoritarian: A system where people are expected to obey all authority and rules, even though some of these rules and regulations may be unfair and cause the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. Albert…