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Call for the observance of Human Rights Day: Albert Luthuli, 12 December 1959
The formulation and declaration by the United Nations Organisation of human rights and the fundamental freedoms was a great achievement. It marked a…
EventThe New Zealand Mounted Rifles leave Wellington for the South African War
The first contingent of New Zealand Mounted Rifles (NZMR) departed from Wellington aboard the SS WAIWERA ship bound for South Africa on 21 October 1899. As the…
EventThe first large group of French Huguenots arrive at the Cape
The first Huguenots arrived as early as 1671, when the first Huguenot refugee, Francois Villion (later Viljoen), arrived at the Cape. By 1692, a total of 201…
Chapter VI - A strange kind of goal bird
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The first anniversary of the Soweto shooting, 16 June 1977, was to be commemorated at St Mary's Cathedral in…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Themes to Think About This Feature has shown how working…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women's organisation with 20 000…
Dingane orders his forces to wipe out remaining parties of Voortrekkers after the murder of Piet Retief and his companions
Dingane orders his forces to wipe out remaining parties of Voortrekkers after the murder of Piet Retief and his companions. The two Voortrekker parties at…
America, Spanish conquest
All the content in this America section was developed from 2003 lessons, namely; – America in the 1500s – The Slave TradeThe content below has been modified…
ArchivePOTWA
A2 black on yellow silkscreen; cartoons of workers and bosses; text: POTWA Post and Telecommunication workers Assoication; (Mr Privatisation speech): My…
EventSA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is born
South African poet and graphic designer Wopko Jensma was born in Middelburg, Eastern Province. Highly talented but suffering from schizophrenia, he studied at…
EventFormer commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe is imprisoned
Former commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment…
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
The Greek Government expelled the two-man South Africa team of Dale Hayes and Hugh Baiocchi from the World Cup international men's team golf championship…
EventZulu army returns to Nongoma
The Zulu army ordered to arm by Col. Bottomley to assist the British during the Anglo-Boer War, marched back to Nongoma. Two Zulus were killed in confrontation…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectAbstractThe Federation of South…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 4 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The struggle continues 'I don't know what you mean by "tired". I can't give up…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
1868 Enoch Mgijima is born at Bulhoek, Eastern Cape, the son of Jonas Mayekiso Mgijima. 1907 19 April, Enoch Mgijima, who had already gained quite a…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
1943 23 February, Abu Baker Asvat is born in Vrededorp, Gauteng. 1961 Asvat graduates from Johannesburg Indian High School and moves to Pakistan to…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
1910 Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. Discrimination against Indians – Indians were excluded from receiving pensions according…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
“Imbali” is the IsiZulu word for: “Flower”. Imbali Township was established in 1958 and built in the mid-1960s to settle the City workers and employment…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
In one image from “Ex-Offenders at the Scene of the Crime,” a series by the South African photographer David Goldblatt, we see an older woman named Ellen…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 16 - 19
see photos !U's story Part 3: How big is a family and who belongs to it? A family consists of a mother, father and children. A man can have more than one wife…
EventA prison warder is killed in Groote Schuur Hospital
A 31 year-old prison warder Jacques Horne on guard duty, was shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital to free…
ArchiveWomen in the ANC-led underground by Raymond Suttner
The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. This relates mainly to the extent and character of women's participation. Some…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of entrance as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts…
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
The Canadian government offered a second contingent of troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South…
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 29 people submitted the following complaint…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins at Great Zimbabwe, which separate royalty from commoners. Source: www.chico.mweb.co.za …
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 1 Dr Abdurahman rose to deliver his…
EventThe Transvaal National Union is established
The Transvaal National Union, a political organisation, was set up with J. Tudhope as president. The principal reason behind its formation was to further the…