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ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s 44-year reign over Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie, who…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
One of the most important developments in South Africa in this period was the formation of the Pact Government in which the push for independence from Britain…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United States by…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located deep within Soviet…
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
… restricted by the oppression and strong competition of Anglo-Boer capital cannot be denied. But this does not mean that …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one of South Africa’s most important revolutionaries that fought against the…
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.4 Jul-Sept 1960
IN EXILE Contents: Sunshine and Sharpeville. Cartoon, David Marais. The Nineteen Days, anon. correspondent. The Lion and the Cockrell, Michael Picardie…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… The Boer Republics, and the Basotho kingdom (a case study) … and the Vaal rivers. This gave rise to the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State…
EventNuclear Reactor At Pelindaba Goes Critical
On this date the nuclear reactor Safari, located in Pelindaba, near Pretoria, went critical and South Africa entered the nuclear age. The US firm Allis…
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
… are scattered in the old section. It dates back to the Anglo-Boer War . The History of Grootfontein dates back to 1781 …
PlaceUniondale
… produces aloe crystal, gel and health drinks and the six Anglo Boer War forts - one of which has been restored to its …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… and how important their skills were to the gold mines. The Anglo Boer War led to the closing of the gold mines for two years. … the country illegally, mostly…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
The legendary German general was known as the "Desert Fox for his brilliant military exploits in north Africa during the Second World War. He was born in…
EventGeneral H. Van Den Bergh blames the SACP for anti
On 19 November 1970 the head of the Bureau of State Security (BOSS) General H. Van Den Bergh,, briefly appeared on Rhodesian (now known as Zimbabwe) Television…
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year Tour it was decided that the Free State warranted a…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… had no vote, nor were white women enfranchised. The Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 (also called the South African War) had … not only between black people and…
EventRobben Island is turned into a maximum security prison
It is believed that thousands of years ago, people lived on Robben Island. After the Dutch had settled at the Cape, the island was used mainly as a hospital…
PlaceWakkerstroom
… role in South African History, particularly during the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer Wars , and later when significant political shifts …
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
… In 1902, the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War was in sight. Plans were being made to reorganize …
Polokwane an Overview
… but all were eventually vanquished by the Whites, either Boer or Briton, and by the late nineteenth century the Boers … served as a centre for the…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration was a…
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
The United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Apartheid published its first Interim Report, satisfied with the number of countries that had broken off…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
ALBERTI, Ludwig. 1968. Account of the Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: AA Balkema. ALEXANDER, James…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… from major platinum producers such as Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin Platinum Mines based in … the strike be hired again. The union also…
PlaceDwarsvlei, near Pretoria
… clashes between the Boers and the British during the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) The first incident which took place … seven Months earlier, 15 December…
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
… of the people that settled in White River, after the Anglo-Boer War , have remained practically the same to this day. …
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
… Battlefields of significant battles conducted during the Anglo-Boer War, e.g. Mostert’s Hoek; Philippolis ‘Witblits' …
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
On 16 February 1960, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs J.M.A.H Luns was asked by Johannesburg-based Dutch Immigration Committee to cease what they call …
EventZulus attack Indians in Durban
The attack on Indians by Zulus in January 1949 has generated a great deal of debate about the relationship between the two communities. Most observers believe…