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ArticleHuman evolution
Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the earliest…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
Jacobus Hercules de la Rey was the sixth child of Adrianus Johannes and Adriana (van Rooyen). He was born near Winburg on 22 October 1847. After the Battle of…
ArticleHeritage
Heritage – our past, and where we come from – means different things to different people. Some people relate to the idea of heritage in a personal way, while…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
The IEC announced that a record 48 political parties have successfully registered to contest the 2019 general elections. Most have been formed recently,…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman, a colonial administrator and politician who went from being a radical, almost socialist liberal to an arch…
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
The history of Queen Njinga (or Nzinga) of Ndongo/Matamba is contested. Portuguese colonial historians and missionaries would emphasise her conversion to…
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
The WEAU and votes for white women Until 1930 there were no women in South Africa who had the right to vote. It was felt that a women's place was in the…
Address at the National War College Abuja, Nigeria 8 December 2003
… the blood of the people we were supposed to protect". He notes in the book that, when asked whether he still believed … development co-operation in New York…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… inflicted upon others because of race or status. End Notes [i] “Mandla Langa,” The Presidency, 2016, …
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Haggard visited Rustenburg during this time, and made notes on the terrain, especially a cave, which he …
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 1: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
This topic describes the history of the southern African kingdoms of Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe with a special look at how they were organised…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… This is an exhaustively researched book with careful end notes, a near comprehensive bibliography (the Eales book has …
ArticleSouth African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project
Students in African Cultures with Dr Karen Haire, at Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, have just completed an engaging 2-month long pilot project with South…
ArticleGrade 12 - How SA emerged as a democracy from the crises of the 1990s
During the 1980s, the apartheid government came under increasing internal pressure. The National Party attempted a political solution to the crisis it faced by…
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… mass of the working class, thirsting for a clear lead. NOTES [21] Quoted in From Protest to Challenge , vol. 3, p. …
ArticleEarly civilisations
In various parts of the world, different civilizations arose. Many of these major civilizations were located in fertile areas near large rivers. Most of these…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
1994: South Africa's first non racial, democratic electionsSouth Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters drawn from across the country’s racial…
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
… of the judiciary. 7. Intelligence That 7.1. NGC notes that with increased resources, the need has arisen to …
Statement of the ANC Veterans League Inaugural National Conference, 6 December 2009
For the past three days, the veterans and stalwarts of our glorious movement – some in wheelchairs and walking sticks, others still able to stride - converged…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… or accurately interpret the stories they heard. As SAHO notes in its article on Political Changes from 1750 to 1835 , … and Lesotho. As the SAHO article on…
Document 29 - Resolution on the need for the resumption of multi-party negotiations
… 1. Introductory Notes These submissions to the Constitutional Assembly come …
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, pp 73-83. End Notes [i] There are conflicting sources saying that he was …
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… of effectively fulfilling its mandates. Mbete (2008:308) notes that according to the Protocol to the Treaty …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
… Ntwakumba, Simone van der Colff & Thandile Xesi. End Notes [1] "Communism - Stalinism". 2021. Encyclopedia …
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… were not always clearly evident in the School Board notes. Teachers were reportedly keen to obtain good … a number of ways, including museums, monuments,…
Damon – The Malabar Slave (Historic Alleys)
… a more detailed story extracted from Col John Sutherland’s notes & other books that I perused for this purpose. Damon …
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…
EventIan Roberts is born
… for which he has won numerous award.[1] End Notes [1] Ian Roberts, http://whoswho.co.za/ian-roberts-5557 …
ArchiveLetter to Petros Sipho Mkhize from his father in Macambini, KwaZulu-Natal
… against the original). Its significance, as the family notes, is that it documents the Macambini origin asserted in …
EventThe Women's National Coalition Conference starts
The inter-racial Women's National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The conference focused…