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So truth be in the field
… A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With …
ArchiveSo truth be in the field
… A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi , who has died , was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a … with total political and economic power – the…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
… The Coldest day in Pretoria in recent history was on 12 June 1963. The temperatures plummeted to a …
Document 20 - F. Carneson, “The Franchise Action Committee”, Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 20 …
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… protest actions organised by the ANC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) in the period 1950-1953 had served to … movements of the time, viz., the…
Tribute to DR Nthatho Motlana by ANC President Jacob Zuma, 6 December 2008, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… We are proud to be an organisation with a rich past and history. This veteran of the ANC stood trial with Madiba and … Billy Nair and countless others fill…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit Ushuaia, 24 July 1998
… community. As and African country at the crossroads of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, South Africa regards itself in … with their neighbours across the…
Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
… University for Indians on the grounds that it is not an Indian organizaÂtion, there can be little doubt that a … each of the twelve groups (nine black, one…
Preface
… as I argue - little understood period of South African art history, I was faced with the fact of having almost no … Enquiries were conducted among colleagues…
EventDF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
… This day in history marks the first time the term Apartheid was mentioned …
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to the …
ArchiveWestern Cape Region - Regional Conference: Problems and challenges of the Western Cape
… Cape Region Conference, 29 and 30 September, 1990. Covers history of the ANC in the Western Cape Region. Talks about …
EventManilal Gandhi leads a resistance group across the Natal
… our Defiance Campaign chronology and our feature on the History of Indians in South Africa for more. … SAHO, Manilal Gandhi , from South African History…
EventSiamese twins are separated in Cape Town
… Syd Cywes, was the first of its kind in the medical history of South Africa. Since that first operation more …
PlaceGouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
… It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km … It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km …
EventA fishing trawler off the South African Coast catches a coelacanth
… Nerine, which fished the nearby coastal waters of the Indian Ocean. When he would return from a fishing trip, Miss …
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… African continent is the meeting place of two oceans, the Indian and the Atlantic. The Two Oceans Aquarium in the V&A …
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… of the original 23 bells, conjuring nostalgic cries of history. A special computerised, purpose built … new art additions added around the tower to include…
Call for Papers ‘Rethinking “Apartheid’s Golden Age”: South Africa, c1966-1979’, Colloquium to be held at the University of Pretoria, 20 June 2016
… in presenting a paper, please send an abstract to [email protected] by 1 December 2015 . Full papers (between … of accepted abstracts will need to be…
A City within a city: Vestiges of the socio-spatial imprint of colonial and apartheid Durban, from the 1870s to 1980s by Leonard Glenn Rosenberg
… heritage, is largely absent in publications on Durban’s history. This dissertation addresses this issue and focuses … maps, diagrams and photographs,…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… towns that line the valleys of an area not only rich in history but in incredible scenery too. This is frontier … mountains, stop on route to take in some of…
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventNelson Mandela says general strike will go ahead
… elections to a constituent assembly. Source: South African History Online …
EventBaden Powell is born in London, England
… the Boy Scout movement, which still exists today. However, history also remembers him as staunch patriot with fascist …
EventIEC extends election dates
… areas continued up to 29 April. References: South African History Online …
ArchiveFifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons?
… Critical overview of history of the National Union of South African Students in …
PlaceDurban Harbour and Port
… a great opportunity to try their hand at angling in the Indian Ocean waters off Durban’s shores. The Bay is …
Trade unions and Popular Resistance in the 1980s and New Alliances and the Different Unions Traditions by Kaizer Thibedi
… Moiketsi Thibedi is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at Wits University. He holds a Master’s Degree in … Telling Our Own Stories – Bringing to…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… bring a whole cargo of slaves to the Cape, beginning the history of the slave trade at the Cape , these ill-fated … but it had also taken the first steps in…