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ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… and their ideas away. The Nile River was very important to Egyptian civilisation . The Nile provided a communication … found the area rich in wildlife. Big…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the…
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… of fact, the Cradle of Humankind, or what is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is close to Pretoria in Gauteng, and is the source of the oldest…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… occupation, white minority rule and apartheid took up arms to overthrow their oppressors. In South Africa, the last country to become free in southern Africa…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… from the late 1950s the South African Government attempted to divide South Africa into a number of separate states, … Under the homeland system , each state…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… 100 000 BC Humans begin to migrate from Africa to other parts of the world 8500 BC – 6500 BC In the Sahara … precede the agricultural revolution. The…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… at school kids. South African Educational Portal Welcome to the Thutong Portal: Delivering information, curriculum, and support materials to the South…
Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurverenigning (FAK)
… Broederbond , a secret Afrikaner organization which aimed to further the interests of the Afrikaner people. Although … Vroue Vereniging, which both…
First Matabele War
… British Africa included Pan African Highway from "The Cape to Cairo," stretching through British colonies down the length of the continent. To this end, he…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… government led by Nelson Mandela and a new state subject to a new constitution. The holding of the first non racial … of years of struggle and a negotiated…
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… version of the Tempest for 2015. It has been hard to say that this Indo-South African ensemble is larger than … enormous. On Friday the 25th of September we…
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… 90s and the country’s transition from repressive rule to democracy in 1994, South Africa witnessed the … in 1995 which formed a crucial component of the…
ArticleLives of Courage
… While a number of major initiatives have been undertaken to write this history, we have yet to sufficiently acknowledge the role played by ordinary South ……
ArticleBlack South African literature
… The Society imported a printing press and began to produce their first publications, initially in Xhosa, such … South African society and a new literature…
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… Africa, including the government, and all laws are subject to and must follow the Constitution. The Constitution also … of democracy in South Africa' and…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… The cornerstone of the Group Areas Act of 1950 was to prevent interracial contact ‘as far as possible’ [i] , … and enjoyment of prime property in the country…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… material was researched and prepared by Franco Frescura to be published in book form. SAHO has procured the rights to publish this material on the website…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… Indian Congress (NIC) executive committee were summoned to meet at the NIC offices at Lakhani Chambers, in Saville … as Cato Manor (a suburb in Durban) went…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… nine provinces is rich in diverse heritage that belongs to all South Africans. Heritage can be tangible or … trail in this section of your Grade 5 history…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… Ghana became the first African country south of the Sahara to gain independence on 6 March 1957. Its independence served an inspiration to other African…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… Zimosa school. 2 August, UWC students convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes. 6…
ArticleOliver Tambo Speeches 1971-1979
… 1971 Statement by OR Tambo to the People of South Africa on the 10th Anniversary of … Congress ". Lusaka, 8 January 1972 1973 " Black Reaction to Apartheid:…
ArticleThe Basotho
… of the Mahlatule famine, some people were even driven to cannibalism. Moshoeshoe and Lesotho Moshoeshoe is seen as … location about 30km from Maseru and he…
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of multifaceted and creative resistance to white minority rule and domination by a…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… My intention is to show aspects of village life through photographic images. … crafts, implements, crops, livestock etc. The skills used to access and create…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… California during South Africa’s apartheid. In order to appropriately study a cultural figure such as Mr. Semenya, … of color. With most of the country’s…
Straight Talk - Emilia Potenza
… compelling reasons for the teaching of these disciplines to be strengthened. These include the political importance of … and the future. The report…
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… (SASO) a new student’s structure was constituted to fill the void. The new structure called the Azanian … the banned organization, SASO, but later manifested…
S.A shipwrecks and the National Heritage Resources Act
… The National Heritage Resources Act , no. 25 of 1999, aimed to introduce an interactive and integrated system to manage and preserve national heritage…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… before it acquired a European name, the region was home to Nguni- and Sotho-speaking farming communities, among them … the Koni and the Southern Ndebele, and…