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BiographyPambani Jeremiah Mzimba
… Pambani Jeremiah Mzimba was born in the 1850s at Ngqakayi in the Eastern Cape. His father, … Church minister on 2 December 1875. He became a teacher of…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins at Great … researchers from the Thulamela Project, a venture by the Gold Fields…
BiographyFlorence Mkhize
… age she decided she wanted to fight against apartheid and the oppression of women, and so joined the Congress Movement. She … from the ANC Women’s League …
BiographyEnos Mabuza
… Enos Mabuza was born on 6 June 1939 at the Sheba Gold Mine. He attended the Sheba Mine School until Std 4 and … Headmaster in 1964, and by 1968 was appointed…
BiographyMarutle Flag Boshielo
… was born to a poor family in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the Sekhukhuneland district in Northern Transvaal, now … the African National Congress (ANC) and …
BiographyPrincess Magogo
… Princess Magogo was born in 1900, the daughter of the Zulu King, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868 – 1913) and … awarded the South African National Order of…
Current Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa
… Current Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa …
Former Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa
… Former Members of Parliament of the 1999 National Assembly of South Africa …
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan
… Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan …
ArticleBanishment under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950
… Banishment under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 …
Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa
… Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa …
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… During the war agricultural production in South Africa received a major stimulus as a result of increased demand inside the country and a growing export…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… The 1980s saw escalating state repression and mass detentions. In a frenzy of desperate reaction, the government declared a series of back-to-back states of …
ArticleThe Establishment of the Afrikaner Broederbond in May 1918.
… In May 1918 a group of fourteen railway clerks, clergymen and policemen formed an … (Young South Africa). A month later, it was renamed the Afrikaner…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… students had tried for many years to make progress through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… A turning point in the struggle against apartheid came about in the 1960s. This change was the result of combined elements, including the formation of the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution
… Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution …
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries the maps that were created were by and large grossly inaccurate. They are still a fascinating look…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko … to organise a society, which aimed at coming boldly before the public and…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the interim constitution of 1993. The Court, the key…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… The arrival of the British at the Cape changed the lives of the people that were already living there. Initially … Britain takes control of the Cape …
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' … The Group Areas Act of 1950 …
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to … The Natives…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… Mzilikazi (meaning The Great Road), was a Southern African king who founded the … He was born ca. 1790 near Mkuze, Zululand (now part of South Africa). The…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th … 1951. Led by I. B. Tabata , SOYA was closely linked to the Non European Unity…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… 1997 September, The statue of Steve Biko is defaced twice within a space of three weeks … was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. 2006 February, The…