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ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… one South Africa's most vocal advocates for human rights. Origins of opposition towards homosexuality and history of …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… when he described how the principle also claimed Emery’s “origins were a ‘horror.’” [viii] The principle from Saint …
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… who ruled until 1879, when he was succeeded by Nyabele. Origins of the name “Ndebele” The name, Ndebele, was probably …
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
The Town was established in 1875, initially as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation to serve the surrounding Communities because the closest Church, was in…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
Simon van der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the…
EventWits attains full university status
The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of…
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… on the analysis of their character. First, regarding the origins of a radical organisation, the comments of Maravall … On the one hand students, because of…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… production.' They must learn to help themselves, hence the origins of bodies like ' The Native and Coloured Industrial …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 16 June 1994
… learning and teaching in all schools. No matter what the origins of the profound education crisis might be, the fact …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931 Part Four - The origins and development of Trotskyism in South Africa …
PlaceLabia Theatre, Cape Town
The Labia Theatre is 65 years and older, originally an Italian Embassy, ballroom. It was first opened by Princess Labia in May 1949, as a theatre for the…
PlaceGately House Museum, East London
Peruse through the former home of John Gately, an Irish Immigrant who was one of the founders of the municipal council and voted Mayor of East London a number…
ArchiveReview of Kora: A lost Khoisan language of the early Cape and the Gariep (Unisa Press), by June Bam-Hutchison (Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town)
There have always been general assumptions that the KhoeSan people (‘Khoe’ is the correct spelling) are extinct and that their languages at the Cape died out…
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
The area known as District Six got its name from having been the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Its earlier unofficial name was 'Kanaldorp', a…
PlaceHotazel
Located around 60 kilometres north of Kathu and just as far from Kuruman, Hotazel is a tiny Northern Cape town, that plays a crucial role in the manufacturing…
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
Ebenezer was established in 1831 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. The 1875 census indicated that the Village had a population of 291. It was…
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in the World and the first to have been…
English Settlement in South Africa
British presence in the Cape between the 1600s and 1795 was largely confined to the shores of the Cape and Table Bay as a halfway stop by the East India…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
Madam Speaker I am truly humbled to have been selected by the ANC to present a message of condolence and an obituary on the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee. It…
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
An example of a reference entry in APA style, highlighting key elements (Author, Date, Title, Source, URL). Mastering such referencing formats is essential for…
INDIAN SLAVES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A little-known aspect of Indian-South African relations by E. S. Reddy
The visit of Nelson Mandela to India may be an appropriate occasion to recall a little known but significant aspect of relations between India and South Africa…
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…
PlaceElandsfontein Private Nature Reserve, Western Cape
Discover Elandsfontein and their rich fossil heritage on a guided Quad Bike Fossil Safari or 4WD Nature Drive. The dunes on Elandsfontein are the final…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
The first cases of an unusually severe and deadly strain of influenza, popularly called Spanish Flu or 'Great Flu', were diagnosed on this date in Durban. This…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
It is alleged that Antjie Somers was a bandit dressed in woman’s clothes who attacked travellers at night. Other sources claim that Somers was just an angry,…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
Introduction Introduction Part 1 - Building The National Movement Document 1 - Harry Snitcher , Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943] …
PlaceDarters Pass, Northern Cape
… rock formations of the Kamiesberg Range. The Town's origins lie in the 1860's, 17km North of its present …
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… argument that Afrikaner racial ideology had Calvinistic origins has recently been challenged in A. Du Toit, ‘No Chosen People: the Myth of the Calvinist…
PlaceKranskop, KZN
The rather little Village of Kranskop lies just 36km North East of Greytown in the Midlands of KwaZulu Natal. In Afrikaans a 'kop' means a 'Peak' and because…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… version of the Mfecane had been adopted as a charter of origins for the new black rulers of the autonomous Bantustans …