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EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
Louis Hayward was born in Johannesburg on 19 March 1909. He went to study in England where he met playwright Noel Coward who became his patron. He starred in a…
EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
A fire reported to have been started by a gas cylinder spread through seven of a train’s eleven cars in Egypt. The gas cylinder which was used for cooking is…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 29 January, 2014 - 25 February, 2014
District Six Walk of Remembrance
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
The Nelson Mandela Museum is a three component structure comprising of a museum in Mthatha, a visitors’ centre in Mvezo and a youth centre in Qunu, all in the…
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
Born John Maxwell Coetzee in Cape Town to Afrikaner parents, Coetzee uses his initials as his pen name. He studied at the University of Cape Town and graduated…
Book launch of Death of an Idealist
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An open letter to Minister Jeff Radebe for ‘justice’ to be served
The Cape Coloured People To-day: An Address Delivered to the League of Coloured Peoples
Rev. Robert Selby Taylor, Bishop of Grahamstown, is elected Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of South Africa.
Cachalia, Amina. 2013. When Hope and History Rhyme: An Autobiography - Reviewed by Muhammed Haron
EventWorld Cancer Day is instituted as an annual world-wide cancer awareness campaign
World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment…
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane was born in Manjacaze, Gaza Province, in Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). He was born into a Tsonga royal family and was a…
Xenophobic Attacks of 2008
This article was written by Zachary King and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Daluxolo Luthuli
This article was written by Rebecca Ward and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
The Role of Vrye Weekblad in the Struggle Against Apartheid
This article was written by Olivia Cassidy and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
The Institute for Democracy in South Africa
This article was written by Meredith Ashworth and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
The Right to Life
This article was written by Max Agadoni and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Alex Boraine Biography
This article was written by Marissa Coronado and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
100 Year Anniversary of the 1913 Land Act
This article was written by Kristy Lee and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Leon Louw
This article was written by Keri Lawson and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Magoo’s Bar Bombing
This article was written by Jessica Bundage and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Brian Morrow
This article was written by Jason Owens and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Lawyers for Human Rights: Promoting a Culture of Human Rights
This article was written by Hope Anderson and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
The Richtersveld Community v. Alexkor Ltd. Mining Corporation
This article was written by David Smith and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act in South Africa
This article was written by Brooke Lane and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Latest in the SAHO archive: 15 January, 2014 - 28 January, 2014
Nelson Mandela’s speech after the death of Chris Hani
EventFilm producer, Jamie Uys passes away
Johannes Jacobus Uys, more popularly known as Jamie Uys, was an internationally acclaimed South African film director who made 24 films. Prizes for his work…