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ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
Books Berens, P., J. Gurney & Rob Siebörger. (1996). Making History Standard 2. Johannesburg: Heinemann. Machado, A. M. (1994). Exploration into Latin…
Books and further reading links relating to Right to Organise
Trouble in Natal - 20 00 Women rioted in Cato Manor over living conditions and government beerhalls and passes for women. Photo by Drum photographer © Baileys…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
Bessie Amelia Head was born at Fort Napier Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa, the asylum her mother was committed to at the…
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
Fatima Meer was born in Grey Street, Durban on 12 August 1928, the daughter of Moosa Meer and Rachel Farrel and the second born of their nine children. Her…
ArticleMafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
The Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu…
ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
The Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
Idara Akpan Idara Akpan is a sophomore studying advertising and broadcast journalism. She has thoroughly enjoyed deeply learning about South African…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
Everywhere around us, there are leaders; at school, at home, on the playground, sports field or in government. Leaders have a responsibility to lead their…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
The Mali Empire (c. 1235-1600 CE)At its height, the Mali Empire stretched across more than 1.29 million square kilometres of West Africa, encompassing the…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, which opened on…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (Peter Abrahams) was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg’s largest Coloured and Asian slum, on 19 March 1919. Abrahams is a 'Coloured'…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
GRADE 12 Topic 3: Civil society protests 1950s to 1970s Online Resource: http://learn.mindset.co.za/resources/history/grade-12/civil-society-protests-1950s…
ArticleConference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
Openining address by Prof. Phillip Bonner: "Fragmentation and Cohesion In The Anc, The First 70 Years". Delegates at the 3-day conference “100 years of the…
ArticleBonani Africa Festival of photography
On 13 November 2001 the Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs Mr Sipho Pityana launched the "Africa to Africa" cultural exchange programme. The…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
Introduction European interest in Zimbabwe can be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2016 submissions
Aisha Ahmed Aisha Ahmed was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Currently a freshman at Southern Methodist University, She is majoring in history and…
ArticleDISA Archive
DISA is a freely accessible online scholarly resource focusing on the socio-political history of South Africa, particularly the struggle for freedom during the…
Bambatha Rebellion 1906 bibliography
References Gillings, K.G. (1989). "The Bambata rebellion of 1906: Nkandla operations and the Battle of Mome Gorge, 10 June 1906" Military History Journal,…
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
Prof. Allison Drew is a noted historian and writer on socialism and nationalism in the South African context. This is a collection of books and documents that…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
Abstract: This paper focuses on the life on Lefifi Tladi. Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid…
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
Until the coming of democracy, Nelspruit was a small town that functioned mainly as a hub of transport for agricultural products that were transported to…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 August 1875. The society was…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, born Francis Nwia Kofi Nkrumah on 21 September 1909, was raised in a rural village, Nkoful, in the then Gold Coast, Nzema region…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
Botha was born on the farm Telegraaf in the Paul Roux district of the Orange Free State, the son of Afrikaner parents. He was the only son of Pieter Willem…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
Peter Hlaole Molotsi was born in Steinsrust, a municipal location, in the district of Kroonstad, (then Orange Free State) on July 18, 1929. His father was a…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
Ron Press was born in 1929. His father a cinematograph operator became the secretary of the Cinematograph Workers Union, a post he held for over 20 years. He…
BiographyShaka Zulu
Sigidi kaSenzangakhona commonly knows as Shaka was a great Zulu king and conqueror. He lived in an area of south-east Africa between the Drakensberg and the…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…