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EventStudents at Durban
During ongoing unrest at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) owing to political activism and a continuing struggle between the Azanian Students' Movement …
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
Action started on 27 February developed into a countrywide truck drivers' strike on 1 March. The strike involved over 35,000 workers, who were demanding a wage…
EventKing Dinuzulu defies British order
Allegedly Zulu Paramount Chief Dinuzulu (Dinizulu) refused British instructions to take up arms against the Boer republics during the Second Anglo-Boer War…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
On 27 April 1994, South Africa introduced a new national flag, at the same time the country held its first democratic elections in which African National…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
In a last attempt at negotiations with the Israelites, the Native Affairs Commission (NAC) went once more to Ntabelanga near Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
On 29 December 1948, a well known human rights activist Rev. Michael Guthrie Scott, who lived in South Africa, besieged the United Nations(UN) for justice…
EventA wave of strikes hits Durban and spread countrywide
On 9 January 1973 around 2 000 workers in the Coronation Brick and Tile factory in Durban downed tools after the employers rejected their demand for a wage…
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
The government proceeded with the introduction of apartheid laws in the 1950s. An example of this was the hated pass law. This forced Black people to carry…
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
Apollo Milton Obote (some say Milton Apollo Obote) was the 2nd and 4th President of Uganda. He first came to power in 1962 but was ousted by Idi Amin in 1971…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
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PlaceDarlington Dam- Lake Mentz
P.W.F. Weyers, a former 'Hawker' (an informal seller of goods). He had lost Cattle in an attack by the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, was said to have…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 4 and 5 Article: The great illusion
THE GREAT ILLUSION First of all 22 percent of the whites did not even bother to vote which is approximately 700,000 voters, i.e. about half the votes cast in…
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is South Africa's oldest University! UCT is also one of Africa's leading Teaching and Research Institutions, with a number of…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
After coming to power in 1948, the National Party-led government began implementing apartheid by passing a series of racist laws, notably the Population…
PlaceBurundi
Burundi is a relatively small country located in central Africa, and the name and approximate territory has a continuity with the Kingdom of Burundi which was…
Address on The African Renaissance to the Ghana-South Africa Friendship Association, Accra 5 October 2000
Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I would like to express my deep appreciation for the opportunity to address you on the topic of " The African…
PlaceNelson Mandela University, in Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) opened on 1 January 2005, the result of the merging of the PE Technikon the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)…
PlacePort Shepstone, South Coast of KZN
Port Shepstone is one of the largest Towns of the KwaZulu Natal South Coast in South Africa. Port Shepstone is a popular tourist destination and offers a…
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 Into this sketchy collage which is Lesotho,…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
CONTENT West Africa before the European slave trade A map depicting the three most well-known West African Kingdoms. Image source The peoples of West…
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…
Passage to Natal - The Journey
Travelling conditions on the ships transporting workers from India were deplorable. The voyages were long, with the danger of disease breaking out, ever…
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa's longest wage strike
South Africa's longest and biggest strike was organised by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), led by Cyril Ramaphosa. At the time it was the second…
PlaceMaitland
The railway line from Cape Town reached Maitland on 13 February 1862. The 1891 census indicated that Maitland had a population of 2,035. By 1904, this number…
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
This Dutch East 'Indiaman', was outbound when she tried to put; 'Merenstein' into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, 1702…
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
Horrified by apparent infiltration of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) by non-whites, right-wingers formed their own Church for white Afrikaners only. This…
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
The Naledi High School branch of the South African Students Movement (SASM) held a meeting, which was attended by representatives of all Soweto high schools,…
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…