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ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… election in April 1994. This archive presents this history in two parts, namely; Emerging African Nationalism … 1960-1994 respectively. Please note that …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] History The first occurrence of forced removals in District … Six Revisited (Bellville, South Africa:…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… A ACTIVITY PLANNING OVERVIEW Subjects covered: English, History (social sciences), Connecting Classroom themes: … 3. Describe the society – rich…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic … that he caused great inflation lasting a…
The Afrikaner Bond
… would culminate in the victory of the Nationalist Party (NP) in the election of 1948 , when the NP began to institute the apartheid programme. Two figures ……
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the 1950s as it sought to deal with … has been seen by some as a critical point in South…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… is represented in parliament. This feature focuses on the history of the PAC’s contribution to the struggle against … " outlines the chronological events in…
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November 2004
… is a tendency today to forget this important lesson of our history and to take things for granted. We dare not forget. … principles have kept the ANC strong…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… Dadoo in 2009, SAHO is, as part of its rewriting of the history of the liberation movement, updating its material on … impulses of the time that might have…
The oldest forms of human communication
… the printed word can be misleading. For example, certain history books taught, inaccurately, that Africans arrived in … them as 'primitive', and paid very…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… accompanied by a renewed effort to write and document the history of the resistance against apartheid and colonialism. … be lost forever and their stories…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… problematises issues surrounding the discipline of art history and art criticism, the latter being a field still … A panel discussion on changes in the…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… Source: http://tracks4africa.co.za/ The Nationalist Party (NP) wins a majority in the general election and introduces a …
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
… of apartheid education through the back door as the NP new demand. 1.4 Power of the Provincial and local …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… the post-apartheid ANC, but to contribute to South African history. However, it is evident that he is unhappy with the … to work towards equality by telling…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… South African History Online believes that history is made every day and to that effect we have compiled … representation of women in leadership for the…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the history of women…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much bound with the … to pray under, one umbrella, thus making…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… is most notable for being the shortest war in recorded history, lasting less than three-quarters of an hour. The … in 1963. Endnotes [i] Knappert, J. (1992)…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… the pro-German and pro-British lobby. The National Party (NP) as a representative of the pro-German lobby was … of imperialism. During both wars, the…
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
… poignant accounts of the township's and South Africa's history in the last sixty years. Many of them were linked to … the authors themselves. The stories…
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… use of technology or reflect important stages in human history. A place where humans settled and used the land in a … World Heritage Sites must show major…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… ask different questions about the past. Knowledge of history grows and broadens as more archaeologists find … school students in South Africa only learnt…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… passionate about folk music traditions as well as the history and culture of the Zulu nation , which explains his …
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… racism. While writing this collection, Serote studied the history of racism and oppression around the world. “I was … joy and peace [14] Serote described…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
… South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, … forward to help us develop a more complex picture of the history of the groups and…
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… authority from the governed. As a result, for most of its history, the ANC’s political practices have leaned heavily on … between the ANC and the National…
SAAAH Conferences
… Carman Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history Dr Karl Koperski …
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… anti-Semitism, and discrimination. The millennia-long history of “social isolation, curtailment of opportunities, … Photograph by Eli Weinberg. Permission:…