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EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… the Afrikaner soldiers, the battle of Mafeking claimed the lives of 400 Barolong, who fought alongside the British. The British lost were 212 soldiers and…
ArchiveKenneth Alexander archive
… Here is some of the art work of Kenneth Alexander and his writings on Simon's Town. Much of his work is on display at … some of the writings and art work of…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… was a deadly disease that would usually claim its victims lives within five days. Approximately, 60% of the European … entire population. After the Black…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… as wage labourers. Coming on top of the massive loss of lives and the destabilisation of the social and economic …
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… clan names were Gamtoos, Chainoqua and Hessequa. Their lives revolved around water, animals and land. They made …
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… organisations in October 1977, the brutal murder of Steve Biko, formal repression through state-employed murder squads … of Aeschylus, Homer and Euripides…
ArchiveThe boundless energy of Paul Grendon; artist, painter, activist and documentary photographer by Chris Ledochowski
… disciplined and a complex person who touched so many lives. I shall try to recount my friendship with him. Our … Although we sometimes grew apart during…
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… written, ‘Long Road to Freedom’, not a mention of Steve Biko as an important political actor. Totally intriguing. … involved in the SACC at great risk to…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… ostentatious and vacuous radicalism’, and to affirm ‘the writings of theoreticians who were architects of …
2004 New Year’s Eve Broadcast, 30 December 2003
… criminal violence, which continues to claim especially the lives of many poor people. We also have many irresponsible … country who are poor and suffering,…
PlaceSol Plaatje University
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014 (AS SEEN IN PHOTO), the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also…
ArchiveThe Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… poster. Artwork and accounts of difficulties in the lives of these children. …
PlaceFreedom Park
… Park is a memorial to honour those who sacrificed their lives to win freedom. It also celebrates and explores the … a memorial to fittingly honour those who…
The Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… artwork by children and stories of difficulties in their lives. Calendar for 1990. …
ArchiveThe Open School childrens art calendar 1990
… 1990 Calendar. Artwork and accounts of problems in the lives of these children. …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Tributes to Lembede After His Death
… a brilliant scholar, who was thrilled by the philosophic writings of Hegel, Spinoza, Socrates and Aristotle. Goethe's … poetry in the German language was his…
ArchiveWelcome Home Comrade Oscar
… photo Oscar Mpetha; text: Welcome Home Comrade Oscar; ANC Lives …
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front statement on Kinross mine disaster
… statement on 177 mine workers who tragically lost their lives in a Kinross mine. …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… years imprisonment. Albertina Sisulu is arrested. Steve Biko is introduced to politics as a teenager, when one of … of Justice to prohibit the publication…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on death sentences passed on three members of ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, 20 August 1981
… massacre, the assassination of detainees such as Steve Biko, the execution of opponents like Solomon Mahlangu, the …
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… November 1977, Dr Mamphele Ramphele stands over Steve Biko's open casket in his home before the funeral, attended … organisations fighting for liberation…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… year. Black Consciousness and the Student movement Steve Biko Alongside these infiltration activities, new youth and … in the Black Consciousness (BC)…
ArchiveA Savage War of Peace
… July and September 1990 nearly 800 people lost their lives in clashes between resident, Inkatha and the security …
The Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… the move.Two paintings and comments on problems in their lives by children. …
The Open School childrens art calendar 1990:
… Multicoloured artwork and accounts of problems in the lives of these children. …
ArchiveReggie Vandeyar: Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi
… by Ismail Vadi is part of the South African History Online Lives of Courage Series …
ArchiveJock Strachan: Artist, guerilla, fighter pilot, bomb maker, fisherman, humourist, writer, hero
… determined fate as a white artist of exclusion from the lives of more than 80% of the people – he never compromised …
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
… development of a racial capitalist society affected the lives-working people in the factories and at home. This … to survive in the city. Exactly how did…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… area. This could be associated with the legacy of Steve Biko and the influence of the Black Consciousness Movement …