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ArticleThe Western Front
… . This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking out, Germany would face a war on both her Western and Eastern borders. To prepare for…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… changed the focus of human evolution from Europe and Asia to Africa. In many ways this discovery marked the birth of palaeoanthropology as a discipline…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… The 1970s period was a watershed for youth politics in South Africa. The South … Organisation (SASO) was gathering support from campus to campus. Their…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… as ThabaNchu. 1846 Major Henry Douglas Warden appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, … Bank and the London South…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… of users”. [1] In its indigenous sense, it relates to kinship between numerous African languages. In … meaning changed through the history of South Africa…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… the South African legislature approved the setting up of a multiparty Transitional Executive Council (TEC) to manage South Africa’s transition to democracy…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana, in the North … week-long protest in which the miners were…
ArticleBlack People’s Convention (BPC)
… Any account of campaigns involving these formations has to recognise and acknowledge the influence of BPC in this … that BCM formations articulated and…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… commenced their very first Graduate Development Programme, a skills development intervention that was made possible through a partnership with the Culture,…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the State of Emergency … the detention of thousands of…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… and Thembu people. [i] Zulu Stick fight Origins There is a great debate about the origins of this indigenous sport within the Zulu group, some trace it to…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… UDF emphasise the ideological divide as the root cause. A closer examination of the conflict reveals the existence of … the conflict between AZAPO and the…
ArticleHeritage
… 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 others see…
Article2016 in Review
… South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week of…
The Origin of People
… on earth. Many aspects of human behaviour demonstrates a great difference with other animals. What makes people so … in the cupboards Have you heard the…
ArticleThe Strikes and Popular and Political Support
… significant development since Sharpeville and the turn to armed struggle. The striking workers and their demand for a living wage received much support from…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… blood was so red It felt as if all we needed was two arms To get across) Aisa na hua har dhaare mein Kuch andekhi … up to the sky Eating lime from the…
Liberation
… and land hungry, declare our need for all the world to know. We are the people who have borne the brunt of … was deliberately skewed and underdeveloped to…
Thupelo (1985)
… Nthubu Koloane , together with William ‘Bill’ Ainslee and a group of artists. Koloane had been a participant in the first Triangle Network artists’ workshop …
The National Flag
… The national flag was designed by a former South African State Herald, Mr Fred Brownell, and … first used on 27 April 1994. The design and colours are a…
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… got the Johannesburg legal firm, Bell, Dewar & Hall, to investigate. The ANC could not accept the allegations, and … for an investigation. In 1995, Mojanku…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel to the East with ease. Before the canal was opened … past the southern tip of Africa, and South…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… by them. 1500 The power of the Portuguese nation begins to decline. This marks the start of many European nations … the land route to India. 1503 Antonio de…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… 100 000 years, most people all over the world followed a hunting and gathering way of life. Until recently, people … the last thirty years, these communities…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… BSc Engineering at University of Cape Town 1960 Changes to philosophy 1960 Sharpeville – black mass movement … marriage, to Barbara Hubbard 1964 Begins…
Journals
… The South African Association of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the Department of Education … SAAAH members. While Cultural History…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may … and the American Constitution. It promised…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… People banned under Apartheid Name Act/Section/Issued up to: (delivery date) Date on which notice expires: Other: … 1976 30/11/1981 Wynberg UCT graduate who…
Afrikaner
… From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly … differences caused conflict and the Portuguese conveyed a biased image of a …
ArticleThe San
… were the San people. The San were also known as 'Bushmen', a term used by the European Colonists that is now considered … by implosive consonants or 'clicks'…