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Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? Abstract This essay will firstly lay out government legislation…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
Photograph of a Khoisan lady. Source: unknown 1300-1599 c.1300-c.1500 The Khoisan are established as the dominant power in the southern and south…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
On 5 February 1970, a disciplined and perfect off-spinner, John Traicos one of international cricket's most unusual members, made his Test debut - for South…
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
Anna Neethling Pohl the South African actress and author was born in Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape on 24 December 1906. At the age of five she joined…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster…
PlaceThe Old Supreme Court Adderley Street, Cape Town
This Building has since been given over to the National Cultural History Museum. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 September…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing to you in the name of the African people of the Union of South Africa, on the authority of the National Action…
PlaceWitberg Wind Farm
The Witberg Wind Farm is located between Touws River and Laingsburg in Western Cape. Witberg Wind Farm is a 108MW onshore wind power project. When completed,…
PlaceMasiphumelele Township, Cape Town
Masiphumelele means “We will succeed” in Xhosa. This spirit of endurance was needed by the people for decades - and these words are still an expression of…
PlaceAddington Hospital, Durban
The first functional Hospital in Durban: "The Bayside Hospital", was situated on the Victoria Embankment at the site now occupied by the Supreme Court. In 1879…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 2: The first farmers in Southern Africa
The first farmers in southern Africa were Bantu-speakers and archaeology shows that they entered southern Africa between 2 000 and 1 700 years ago This topic…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
1859After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
South Africa battles water scarcity as it is one of the thirty driest regions in the world. On average the country receives 500 mm rainfall in a year. [1] As…
Half a century later: Durban Strikes – 1973 by Gerhard Maré
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference
NEDLAC, Union Investment Companies, the Tripartite Alliance and the Shock of the Government's New Economic Policies by Sifiso Gwala
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference
Allies or collaborators? Dladla, Buthelezi and the KwaZulu regime, 1972-75 by David Hemson
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
- Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 Victory is the sum total of the resolution of a whole succession of problems, a whole succession of factors. So …
EventGermany signs an unconditional surrender which ends World War II
In the early hours of 7 May 1945, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, General Alfred Jodl, signed unconditional surrender documents to…
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
Several Stellenbosch University students engaged in a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i]…
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
On Lord Roberts' return to England in November 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces during the second Anglo Boer War …
America, Spanish conquest
All the content in this America section was developed from 2003 lessons, namely; – America in the 1500s – The Slave TradeThe content below has been modified…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) leadership and…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
This article was written by Michelle Hayman and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship The ‘People’s Doctor’ ‘He struggled to liberate…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
International responsesThe Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received with horror from every quarter. South Africa had already been harshly…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
From: A Crime Against Humanity, edited by Max Coleman THE MANY FACES OF APARTHEID REPRESSION Repressive regimes abound in the historical record but few can…
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
The University of Pretoria (UP), previously known as the Transvaal University College (TUKS) was founded in 1908, and recently celebrated its centenary year in…
Exhibition: Durban, 1973: Strike against cheap labour by David Hemson
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference My existing exhibition on the Durban strikes is being refocused and…
PlaceRiverside
Riverside was a trading station providing staple goods to a predominantly rural indigenous clientele. It was already well-established when it was purchased by…
PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
On 10 February 1884, Bishop Jolivet purchased a plot in Clairwood for the erection of a mission church for "Creole". A larger building was erected in 1886 to…