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ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a … article traces some of the main events…
Grade 7 Archive
… Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid …
Malcolm Phafane
… subject of choice became my community. Given its rich history, Sharpeville offers picturesque scenes such that I …
ArticleZulu
… early as the eleventh century - see South Africa's general history timeline . Language, culture and beliefs: The Zulu … group. The word Zulu means "Sky" and…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… the wine industry facing the most serious crisis in its history, Kohler came forward with his life-saving proposal. …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… The Nelson Mandela timeline tracks the history of the first democratically elected president of …
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… worked closely with South Africa Student's Organisation [SASO]. The rally did not take place because the government …
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid … different ways of finding out what…
Zulu Community
… focus on the Zulu communities in Durban. However, the history of these communities is inextricably linked to the pre-colonial history, colonial history and…
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
… South African History Online, the Wits History Workshop, the Department of History at the University of the Free State, the Department …
Buy the Insurrection Ensemble's music
… Tina Schouw and Malika Ndlovu. Produced by South Africa History Online (SAHO) Centre for Humanities Research and …
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a …
Provincial government and symbols
… national symbols. Activity Get map picture from hands on history ‘map.htm’ 1. Fill in the …
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… on the Xhosa communities in Port Elizabeth. However, the history of these communities is inextricably linked to the pre-colonial history, colonial history…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… of the liberation forces in South Africa. Nothing in the history of the liberation movement in South Africa quite … constituted the most representative…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… [14] Photographs have an intimate relationship with history. Walter Benjamin wrote, "photographs become standard … [15] Photography in many ways is the first…
Article1956 Women Marchers
… Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the 20.000 …
ArticleHuman evolution
… Fossil evidence in East Africa has also cast light on our history as human beings. Before we look at the Hominid …
Comparison between racial policies of Nazi Germany before 1938 and apartheid laws in South Africa
… Because of South Africa's long colonial and apartheid history, the ethnic and racial terms that have been used to …
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 … and progressive artistic community. The…
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… our article ‘ Defining culture, heritage and identity .' History of Heritage Day In KwaZulu-Natal, 24 September has … of National Heritage Day (article)…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… It is first apposite to offer some insight into the history and nature of the Black Consciousness Movement. … The formation of the South African Students…
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… South African History Online (SAHO) is hosting an intergenerational …
ArticleAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
… South African war, will start here again. The town has a history steeped in bloody relations between the Afrikaners …
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… in 1968-69 as the South African Students’ Organisation (Saso), the black consciousness movement had by 1974 spawned a … members. Both the SACP and the ANC…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… the month of August 2016, in honor of women, South Africa History Online (SAHO) began collaborating with Artthrob in an …
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… movement. And I’m intrigued that you don’t include SASO here as one of the anti-apartheid organizations - you … not have happened. And that unfortunately…
Conservative Revolutionaries - Anti-Apartheid Activism at the University of Cape Town 1963-1973 by Robert Erbmann, Oxford University, 2005
… as Vietnam and Algeria. 1 What is surprising is that the history of youth in South Africa, particularly those from the … of the national context. July 1969…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… and was the first ever national strike in the country’s history. In particular, the African work force in the Cape … has been seen by some as a turning…
Grade 9 Archive
… it is important to avoid simple answers to complex history. The Holocaust raises difficult questions about human …