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BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
Walter Kefuoe Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner town in Transvaal (now…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… discontent into a political force unprecedented in the history of South Africa. Biko and his peers were responding … conference site. This is perhaps the…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … with the different banks and by making use of the postal…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… and descendants in order to hopefully develop a solution. Colonial expansion contributed to the development of … of an alliance between Holland and Napoleon …
BiographyOprah Winfrey
… to third grade. First Black African woman billionaire in history! A DNA test on the show African American Lives (2006) … Daniels' The Butler (2013)] # I'm a…
BiographySammy Marks
The entrepreneur Samuel Marks was born in Lithuania in 1843. He arrived on African shores in 1868 where he began his career by hawking cheap jewelry and…
BiographyNgoza Mvelase
According to documentation related to Ngoza Mvelase’s banishment, community conflict in the Msinga District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] in previous years…
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
Moses Ndlovu was born in KwaSemane which is in the Otto Bluff area near Pietermaritzburg, Natal. His parents were farm tenants. Ndlovu attended primary school…
BiographyThembi Shange Nobadula
A stalwart of the African National Congress (ANC) and the liberation movement, Thembi Shange Nobadula was born on 23 December 1927. She was a woman who…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in post-war elections
… hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in … hails Liberian President Ellen…
South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917)
… soon degenerated into raiding and warfare. In 1657 the colonial authorities started a process of allotting farms to … between 1908 and 1909. These activities…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… was one of the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of events, from … the use of the arts as a weapon of the…
BiographyJosias Ratshilumela Madzunya
… T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 …
BiographyKlass Makhosana Mahlangu
… Seara-Robitaille and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… war universal, finds in maimed limbs and howling mouths a history that repeats itself. The job of the artist, Kokoschka … a number of high schools, and in…
ArticleThe Johanna
… Many of the artefacts now reside at the Iziko Social History Centre, in Cape Town. The centre houses Social History collections and archives. The Johanna is…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… school for girls were started and plans were laid for the establishment of a teachers' training college. Trade and … expanding, aggressive and self …
BiographyKalushi Drake Koka
… granted asylum in Britain in the 1980s and taught African history and culture at Nottinham University in 1989-91 before …
BiographyHarry Moyaga
… has to be directed to the past ”¦ to rewrite the history of the black man and to produce in it the heroes who …
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
… and the couple had two children. De Bruin had no known history, political activism as such, until her name surfaced …
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… as one of the most important female figures in the history of South Africa. Her funeral provided an opportunity …
BiographyGuy Tillim
… child soldiers in Sierra Leone for South African History Online. The photographs, taken in July 2001, are both … Art, Milan, Italy 10 Years Old 2007-2017:…
BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
… worked in the lime quarry. Here he also lectured on the history of the ANC. Sisulu also played a key role in … on the ANC and the liberation struggle, a…
BiographyFred Khumalo
… He is largely concerned with bringing South African history, particularly that which has been forgotten or … event,…insert chunks of what might be called …
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… and grievances could be brought to the attention of the colonial government. The concerns of the NNC centred around … the significance of Dinizulu and his…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Esau. Ferus also awakened Esau's interest in the political history of Worcester and surrounding towns. In 1974 … In 1980 Esau was elected Vice-Chairperson of…
ArticleTransition and negotiation, 1990-1994
… fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new democratic order. The … Constitutional Court. An entire chapter is…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… South Africa’s Maritime History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel … and bottom image, www.womankind.org.uk South Africa's history is…
ArticleThe missionaries
… by missionaries. Well-known leaders in South African history such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , Mangaliso Robert … education from mission schools. As the…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… wrought on African societies by the imposition of European colonial rule occurred in quick succession. In fact, it was … The Atlantic slave trade stands at…