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BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… support base among the ANC Youth League and the ANC’s Womens’ League . When Chris Hani was assassinated in 1993, …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
The Mughals were a powerful Turkic-Mongol tribe that originated from Central Asia.[1] The Mughal Empire controlled most of Northern India from the 16th to the…
Museums, Heritage & Meaning Making Conference
Iziko Museums of South Africa is proud to host this landmark conference from 21–24 October 2025 at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town — marking 200…
ArticleGrade 11 Topic 3 – Source-Based Questions
An image showing the persecution of German Jews after the Nazi took powerImage Source Source 3A The source below shows how the Nuremberg laws affected…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
Wendy Botha was born in East London on 28 August 1965.[i] She began surfing at the age of 13, and won four consecutive South African National Championships…
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
Happy Joyce Mashamba passed away at the age of 67 after battling with a long illness, the details of which have not yet been disclosed to the public. [i] Born…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… and Social Convention). Rivalries within the ruling coalition led to governmental paralysis, which provided Col. …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) formed an alliance…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as Betty or sometimes Liz, was born on 8 December…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… Blood Relatives , opens at the Playhouse in Durban . NGO Coalition exhibition is held in Johannesburg . Photographers …
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
On 31 August 2012, anti-Apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube died at the age of 80. She was a practicing Roman Catholic nun and was recruited into the anti…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.1 1992
… Poetry by Dirt Klopper, A Photograph of the Helen Joseph Womens Hostel, Alexandria, A Painting of Still Life with …
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
This historically rich site - where densely populated and frenetic Hillbrow meets leafy and affluent Parktown and bureaucratic Braamfontein - is now…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
Africa has produced a number of female authors who were, and still are, able to assert themselves as writers, both on a national and international scale…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour…
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
In September 1993, the South African legislature approved the setting up of a multiparty Transitional Executive Council (TEC) to manage South Africa’s…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… from 1980, Zimbabwe Government of National Unity (GNU) – a coalition government formed after the 1994 elections …
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the Soweto Uprising on 16 June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the National President of the Black People's Convention (BPC),…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
Constitution Hill is a Living Museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former Prison and military Fort that bears…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… [18] The New Deal also led to a, albeit short-lived, coalition between “white working people, African Americans …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
Introduction Starting in the late 1970’s and reaching its height in the 1980’s, the South African province of Natal (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) saw a…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… relationship between the LPSA and the Congress Movement, a coalition of the ANC, SACP, COD and SACPO. For instance, in …
In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy Speaker: Ndangwa Noyoo ,…
South African and World leaders
South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich history. Many different cultures and communities live side by side and even together in South…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied against the Afrikaner government through…
SAHO Milestones
2000 June - Registration of SAHO as an NGO South African History Online (SAHO) was established in 2000, as a not-for-profit Section 21 organisation 30…