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Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901
Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901 1 Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen It is by no means a pleasant duty that we are performing…
Say It out Loud - Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Equal Rights: The treatment of Coloured People in the North, 1901 1 Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen It is by…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
Our bases are inside South Africa Question: Since the car bomb explosion in Pretoria there has been talk of a change of strategy by the ANC. Has there really…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2002
Fellow South Africans: On the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the African National Congress, we extend our greetings and best wishes to you, to the…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
Dear Student Movements of 1976, (Dear ex-student behind the movement, who made personal sacrifices that affected your own future- without media coverage-…
ArchiveAcknowledgements by Howard Barrell
First thanks to Ronnie Kasrils - King Kong, friend, commander and the greatest hairy one of them all - who planted the seed for this study, cleared the way for…
PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
The famous Casino/Hotel Complex about 50km from Rustenburg. It officially opened its doors on December 1979. It features the Lost City, a huge swimming Pools…
Establishment of the Food Committee
In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were rife,…
Establishment of Food Committee
In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the South African economy was very weak.Unemployment and food shortages were rife, exacerbating this…
Establishment of the Food Committee
In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were rife,…
PlaceMacassar Beach Pavillion
Water slides are cracked open and filled with sand, and the once-bright paint has faded into pastel hues against the dunes. The Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
The Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu…
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
The article introduces the Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave to the White man and to invariably create wealth or him. A plan directed for…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
On 23 June 1956 General Gamal Abdel Nasser was officially elected President of Egypt. He had been the effective leader of Egypt since 14 November 1954 as the…
PlaceMandela House
The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of Nelson Mandela, the World's most famous political prisoner and South Africa's former…
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
On 11 June, 1900, Boer commandos and British forces clashed at Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) during the South African War. The battle came after General Lord…
EventAuthor and playwright Ronald Harwood is born in Cape Town
Ronald Harwood was born Ronald Horwitz in Cape Town on 9 November 1934. He left Cape Town for London to pursue a career on stage. In London, he received stage…
EventPaul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
Michael Paul Sibisi was born in Umkhumbane, Durban on 23 September 1948. He studied art at the Ndaleni Educational Training School under Lorna Peirson. After…
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
On 28 March 1960, Natives began making bonfires of their reference books in Johannesburg. Their action was the latest gesture of defiance against the pass laws…
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
The Riotous Assemblies Act no 17 of 1956, prohibiting any outside gathering that the minister of justice saw as a threat to public peace, commenced. It…
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
Susan Rosenkowitz and her husband Colin bore the first sextuplets known to survive their infancy on 11 January 1974, in Cape Town, South Africa. The three boys…
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
The denial of South Africa's involvement in arms dealing with the former Rwandan Army came seven years into sanctions placed on South Africa by the United…
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
Born Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela in the Eastern Cape, President Mandela’s former wife and politician was elected President of the African National…
EventSouth Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
On 25 October 1993, South Africa was invited to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations with effect from January 1994. The move came after prolonged promising…
EventCiskei National Security Decree No 19 promulgated
The government of Ciskei introduced the National Security Decree No 19 as an attempt to curb the pressure of the increasing calls for the end of the Ciskei…
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
In a low key event in Crystal Palace, England, South African born athlete Zola Budd broke the 5 000 metres world record set by Ingrid Kristiansens of Norway by…
EventBartolomeu Dias reaches present Mossel Bay
Bartolomeu Dias discovered that he had sailed past the southern-most point of Africa. A strong wind had driven him so far south of Cape Point that he did not…
EventSuspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
The 26-year-old Tanzanian, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a prime suspect in the bombing of two United States of American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es…
EventSouth Africa observes Armistice Day
Armistice Day is observed annually in South Africa to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I. The day is observed world-wide,…
EventLeague of Nations is formed
The League of Nations was established after World War I, during the Treaty of Versailles. The intention of this organization was to reduce armament and to…