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EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape Colony under a lieutenant-governor. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May…
EventWinnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court
The Appeal Court in Bloemfontein set aside Winnie Madikizela Mandela's sentence of five years' imprisonment for kidnapping four youths and a one year sentence…
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes,a muralist and graphic artist, was born on 1 June 1926 in East London, Eastern Cape. In 1946 he studied drawing under Henrich Steiner…
Memories of Bram Fischer by Denis Goldberg
The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Cultures
Review Essay: Crisis, History and the Challenge of Reinvention in the Postcolonial by Laurence Piper, March 2014
Statement by Neil Aggett
EventShaba War in Zaire comes to an end
The first Shaba war (also referred to as Shaba I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when Angola-based guerrillas of the Front for…
EventForced removals at the Crossroads informal settlement
Numerous attempts were made by the local government to clear informal dwellings at Crossroads in close proximity to the Cape Town International airport. The…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 07 May 2014 - 20 May 2014
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid through…
Square Kilometre Array
South Africa ( Celebrating 20 years into democracy )
Top 10 Goals: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Final world cup rugby 2007 / South Africa - England
Cast of Tsotsi Meet Nelson Mandela on 16 March 2006 in Cape Town
Against All Odds | First black African to summit Mount Everest, twice
First African in Space Live Crossing
Tutu and the TRC
Nelson Mandela 1995 Rugby World Cup
Miracle Rising®: South Africa - Voting
A brief history of the opposition in the national assembly
Flagging the “new” South Africa, 1910–2010 by Frederick Gordon Brownell
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
On 27 April 1994, South Africa introduced a new national flag, at the same time the country held its first democratic elections in which African National…
University of Fort Hare, DR.Mvuyo Tom and CEO of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust, Mr. Dini Sobukwe, cordially invite you to the 8th Robert Sobukwe Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Professor Pumla Gqola.
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
16 May 2004 was declared as International Aids Candlelight Memorial Day. It was started by people living with HIV and Aids to break down the barriers of…
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President
After South Africa's first national democratic elections in April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first democratic President at the Union…
EventThe force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.
After the outbreak of World War I, there was immediate fighting in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered Windhoek, the…