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ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… A sister ship to the Kenilworth Castle, she was built by Fairfields, in Glasgow, Scotland, and came into service in … this name, was a mail steamer of 10 248…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… a select committee was turned down. The Bill was preceded by the formation of the Wijnbouwers Vereeniging in October … to oppose the bill. Hofmeyr exploited…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… that Aryan superiority was being threatened particularly by the Jews. Therefore, a hierarchy of 'races' was created … different. Its origin started in the…
Budget Speeches of South Africa
… The annual South African budget speech is given by the Minister of Finance. The event gives a detailed break …
Grade 11 Archive
… and laws on the new ideas about race that were developed by the Europeans at that time. Today these policies and laws …
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was marked by intense negotiations between the four, previously … media to the plight of Blacks, little else…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… and ship repairs companies also came out on strike. By the end of March 1973, close on 100,000 mainly African … Government and its White capitalist allies…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… US. Reddy leads an Indian student demonstration organized by the Council in front of the South African Consulate. 8 … March, Reddy is awarded Padma Sri …
Indian South Africans timeline 2000s
… 16 December, Nadarasen 'Kukri' Appavoo was honoured by the House of Traditional Leaders for his role in the …
ArchiveFrom the Archive of Steve Bantu Biko by Mafika Gwala, 23 May 2019
… political needs and aspirations of all those victimised by apartheid. He was closely associated with the Soweto … that black consciousness could not have…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… This article was written by Carly Spagnola and forms part of the SAHO and Southern … As women’s rights organisations grew, so did the magazine. By the 1990s…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… to discuss the shooting of alleged Herero cattle thieves by a settler named Bulack. Tensions between the Herero and … not meet with the Herero because they…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… Section 9 -Equality Women are obviously protected by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new … benefits of life insurance policies made in their…
ArticleWomens Rights
… Section 9 -Equality Women are obviously protected by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new … benefits of life insurance policies made in their…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… of 2013. We have determined which of these events qualify by their subject matter, cultural impact and relevance to … January 14 2013 Boeremag 34 hostages…
ArticleBarberton timeline 1884-1911
… 1874 The first traces of alluvial Gold are found by Tom McLachlan. 1886 4 April, First newspaper, the …
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… this time, the Cape and Natal had been colonies controlled by the British, and the Transvaal and Free State were areas … policy of protected labour remained…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… So runs the song composed to mark this historic occasion. By the middle of 1956 plans had been laid for the Pretoria … Mashaba on a tour of the main urban…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… meaning 'apartness', apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party (NP) government and was introduced in … and fear. Across the world, racism is…
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… Africa, where it made its appearance in September 1918. By the end of 1918, more than 127 000 Blacks and 11 000 … of the epidemic in South Africa, the fifth…
ArticleSS Mendi
… The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It … and arming a Black army was considered undesirable by the…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black women under apartheid. The organisation emerged from … the Black Consciousness Movement…
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… of Asiatics. Indians and Chinese who did not register by a certain date would no longer be allowed to stay in the … the Indians would burn their registration…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… twice within a space of three weeks after it was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. 2006 February, The statue of … and painted with colors of the old…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… consisted of MH Gallwey and BP Lloyd, was appointed by one Colonel Milles, an Administrator of the … were complaints of flogging and assaults on Indian…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… call off the Non-Cooperation Movement Gandhi is arrested by the British Government on charges of inciting violence … the discontinuation of the civil…
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… End of September 1991: an informal agreement exists by now that an all-party congress will be held in November. … meeting for the multi-party talks takes…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… 1800 years ago. The paper was written for SAHO in 2010 by Prof TN Huffman from the Archaeology Department at the … north of Johannesburg was ideal, and…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… Rubin , Andrew Verster and others. The inclusion of works by politically engaged artists such as Badsha, Rubin, Paul … the South African government. As Erica…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… to object to the appointment of a military leader by the volksraad. 1851 Paul Kruger becomes field-cornet of … October, Paul Kruger allows the proclamation…