SAHO global search

… best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it … were slow to realise the benefits of claiming land in Africa and had mainly kept to coastal colonies. However in 1884–5 the Scramble for Africa had truly began in earnest when thirteen European …

… saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the … campaign the ANC and its allies invited the whole of South Africa to record their demands so that they could be … campaign and sent in their demands for the kind of South Africa they wished to live in. These demands found final …

… the state swooped on BC activists in every corner of South Africa. He was taken to Modderbee Prison under laws allowing … months, suspended for three years. After 1994 After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, Variava …

… When the Dutch settled in South Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries they transplanted their … established the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much … with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. The church supported the system of apartheid, which …

… years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the earliest proof of hominids has been discovered. Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa we need a basic understanding of the …

… and the national liberation struggle in South Africa: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two …

… anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South Africans forms part of our larger feature on the People of South Africa. It is a long term project to build a comprehensive … labourers and the birth of this community in South Africa. We are using this to launch and major project to …

… book that laid the foundations of our knowledge of the southern heavens.   Immediately prior to his departure from …

… directly involved in the border conflicts between their Southern neighbours and the Cape Colony, they did not escape …

… no matter where a man comes from, if he has made South Africa his home, then he is a South African. We want to live … first in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, and then in the southern Transvaal town of Denver, in Kimberley and East … four whites were killed. Second, the riots in Denver, Southern Transvaal, began when residents of the Denver …

… development at the disposal of any country in Africa that requested it in the interests of its own … threat still remained actual through the whale of Africa and the time had come that Africa in its entirety … like this, a future can be worked out for every group in Southern Africa. Because this is so, there will in the nature …

… Most people agree that the human family started in Africa and that the oldest skeletons of creatures like ourselves have been found in South Africa! Africa - The cradle of humanity It is not difficult to see …

… past. This is especially important in 2022 where South Africa has had the most hours of load shedding on record and … environmental crisis.   Early Electrification in South Africa The mineral revolution spurred electrification in … partly to transport black workers from in and around southern Africa and to establish rail routes serving the coal …

… topics is by acknowledging that in a country like South Africa, there is not one heritage, or an easily delineated … identities. The cultures, languages and heritages of South Africa are multiple, diverse, and dynamic. Intersectional … to categorise the different people contained within South Africa’s borders. This is especially true in the wake of …

… During the 1960s most of Africa’s countries had gained independence except for … mineral resources that encouraged and motivated South Africa to try and hold on to Namibia throughout the many … war in Angola would be kept further away from South Africa. South African apartheid laws were extended to Namibia …

… picnic areas and ablutions. You may also be able to spot Southern Right Whales and the endemic Heaviside's Dolphin …

… years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the earliest proof of hominids has been discovered. Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa we need a basic understanding of the …

… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, and all laws are subject to … it describes as the 'cornerstone of democracy in South Africa' and compels the State to 'respect, protect, promote …

… question. Evidence of these civilizations may be found in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The curriculum requires that … this topic into two sections, the early civilizations in Africa and the early civilizations that existed around the … that we will be learning about are: Ancient Egypt (Africa) Nubia (Africa) Swahili (Africa) Mesopotamia (Middle …

… A tumultuous history has left women in present day South Africa with a number of challenges to overcome. Most … the fight against has been minimal. Girl children in South Africa are not only affected by poverty and abuse in the … more girls are participating in higher education in South Africa than before. Among the health challenges that women in …

… context of socio-economic and political changes in the southern African region. They took place at a time when this …

… Blacks (New Zealand's national rugby team) tour of South Africa, which occurred shortly after the Sharpeville … which discouraged any sporting contact with South Africa which resulted in cancellations such as the 1979 … the  International Rugby Board  (IRB) banned South Africa from all international competitions until apartheid …

… impact on the development of African nationalism in South Africa with an analysis of African/Indian racial dynamics in … and brutal histories of resistance and repression in southern Africa. In part due to colonial policies of … 20 Years of South African Urban Historiography, Journal of Southern African Studies 21, no. 1 (March 1995). While Maylam …

… His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 11 February … workers. We have partnered with the Development Bank of Southern Africa to improve the functionality of public … out the African continent, for refusing to rest until the southern tip of Africa was free. We recommit ourselves to …

… STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 14 … already take for granted. As we meet at this place at the southern tip of Africa that houses our national legislature, … all Africa. On this day when we meet at this place at the southern tip of Africa that houses our national legislature, …

… plenary session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA I) began on December 21 1991, at the World … white South Africans prevailed.  On 27 April 1994, South Africa held its first democratic elections . The ANC won the … Nelson Mandela, at the age of 77, was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president and F W de Klerk became …

… Transitional Executive Council (TEC) to manage South Africa’s transition to democracy. Two months later, the Interim Constitution  under which South Africa was to be governed during the transitional period was … The 1994 elections marked the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The country-wide elections were held on 27 April …

… President of the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa Awarded the W E B DuBois International Medal by the … , of the people its readers would like to see run South Africa 11 November, Honorary Doctorate from Karl Marx … Award from the Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Southern Africa, Johannesburg. 1995 March, Awarded the Africa …

… iconic one everyone has come to know as a symbol of South Africa’s travails. But Nzima had both circumstance and the … school of documentary photography in apartheid South Africa. The formation of Afrapix coincided with the increase … to be printed). Dorothea Lange’s pictures of rural Southern poverty in America helped turn the tide of …

… wake of World War I. 1921  The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) forms. It is initially made up of mostly white … The CPSA formally calls for black majority rule in South Africa.  1931 E. S Sachs is expelled from the CPSA. 1943 Trevor Huddlestone is first sent to South Africa from Britain. He would later become a leading public …