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EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
Jean Van der Poel was a historian and teacher who played an important role in the South African Teachers' Association and undertook several major historical…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal involvement, memory can be relied on. To know about events earlier than this,…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Chris Hani The most talked-about turning point in…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) is located in the uMzinyathi District in kwaZulu-Natal. The Farm was previously owned…
ArchiveNon-Violence News, Second quarter, 1994
Publication regarding South African fellowship of reconcilliation and its history
ArchiveSACP reading list
Paper containing reading list on the history of the SACP
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Bibliography Primary Sources Interviews …
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
Durban - It is understandable that while meandering through Van Reenen’s pass, negotiating its dangerous terrain, a traveller is likely to miss a most superbly…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from the lowlands of Mpumalanga. …
PlaceKamastone and Bulhoek
The Cape government established the settlement of Kamastone in the Queenstown area, in 1854. In 1874 the government received complaints from Black residents…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
On 8 July 1895 the Delagoa Bay railway line was officially opened by Paul Kruger. Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line was…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
The history of broadcasting in South Africa can be traced back to 1923, when the first wireless broadcast was made in Johannesburg. By April 1927, an hour of…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
Two years after taking office, Verwoerd realised his republican dream, when a White-only referendum supported his plea for a republic. This was also the first…
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
During the 1980's P. W. Botha, the President of South Africa and leader of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as the …
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
On 4 June 1652, sick-comforter at the Cape, Willem Barentz Wijlant and his wife became the first people to move into the semi-completed fortress, the Fort de…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
Location: back to this day in history search archive Former South African Defence Force Minister, General Magnus Malan and 19 other former senior military…
PlaceCamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth.Aberdeen was founded when the Nederduits-Gerefomeerde Kerk …
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
The Wanderers Cricket Stadium was formerly known as Kent Park. It has a Seating Capacity of 28 000. Gauteng and Transvaal Cricket Teams both use it as their…
PlaceHazyview
A Village that is inundated with History and very quicky being modernized but will always keep it's charm! The name "Hazyview" aptly describes the hazy,…
ArchiveSada resettlement area
A history of Sada resettlement area and the socio-economic impact of removals and relocation
End Conscription Campaign
White poster with black lettering. ECC logo. Short history of ECC aims and objectives.
ArchiveElukhanyweni resettlement area
A history Elukhanyweni resettlement area created after African families were forcibly removed from Tsitsikama and Humansdorp.
ArchiveSKF haller Sydafrika rullande
Black and white poster. Artwork of a tank. History of SKF in South Africa during apartheid.
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
1. Introduction ↵The value of history is derived from its obligation to view all factors and clues of the past that lead up to one particular moment, event or…
Archive68. Indian passive resistance, 1946-7
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
Preface
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
Acknowledgements
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
Foreword
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
Archive26. Johannesburg merchants answer their detractors
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai