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Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… out of the gates of Victor Verster Prison, a moment in our history that signalled perhaps more vividly than any other … build a society that is free and…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
ArticleThe Seriti Commission
… with the arms deal had materialised or not [iii] . The establishment of the commission was fuelled by allegations …
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… There’s something so interesting about having a piece of history displayed in front of you. (a trip is not complete, … Farmers’ Wives in,1978, to Preserve…
New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs
… . JON SOSKE is an assistant professor of modern African history at McGill University and the co-editor of One Hundred … Today . ACHILLE MBEMBE is a…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… school in the heart of Pretoria has a diverse and proud history which spans a period of more than a hundred and … to have the school declared a National…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… The Building was restored in 1960, for use as a Cultural History Museum. The Slave Lodge, opened its door as a Museum on 6 April 1966. The SA Cultural…
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… 2016 to make a “warning statement” about two matters – the establishment of the SARS investigating unit and the early …
Document 27 - Record of Understanding
… information disclosure disputes. COSATU proposes the establishment of the Open Democracy Appeals Board to settle …
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… protest politics at a pivotal moment in South Africa’s history. He consistently called for a democratic South Africa …
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical 'TIME' appeared on news stands
… On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME … languages. It is one of the most popular magazines in history, with readership…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… for land reform which includes, amongst other things, the establishment of district land reform committees made up of …
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
… Chiba and Shirish Nanabhai. Archived by South African History Online with acknowledgement to the original creators. …
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… fulfilment of the requirements for B.A.(Honours) Degree in History at the University of Cape Town. The aim of this essay …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history and development of Durbanville. It was declared a …
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… 17 October 2011]South African History Online, ‘4 November’, [online] Available at …
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new …
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… increases for mineworkers. Click here to read our Labour history project … Prehistory - 2000, unpublished papers part of SA History Online's archive.|…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… Mtshali expressed the view that the proper function of history and museums is to convey to those safe from war and …
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… political arena removed a pivotal figure in the country's history. Click here to read African National Congress Kwazulu … 2011. ‘ Organisations-National…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the Gools, Rassools, and Abdurahmans. The context …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… where she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… and cultural magazine enabled the expression of culture, history and protest in the form of poetry, short stories, … on SA Fiction,” Staffrider, 1984, 44,…
Address on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency, 18 June 2002
… a narrative of the importance of South Africa in the long history of the evolution and development of our planet, to … and three support staff for this…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
… Union - have always made decisive contributions in the history of our country and at every historical epoch of our … held a special place in the Tripartite…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… developed around 5000 years ago. China has a recorded history of more than 3600 years and another early 2000 years of unrecorded history. Chinese…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… an important turning point in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in … Photograph by Drum Photographer © Baileys…
PlacePietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
On 3 March 1874, the Pietermaritzburg Botanical Garden was founded. It was run by the newly formed Pietermaritzburg Botanical Society until 1969, when it was…
PlaceThulamela, an Archaeological Site
… Peter Delius and colleagues to discover some of the pre colonial trading routes and sites that enriched central … /en/destinations/kruger-national-park/facts…