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EventThe first Non-White South African Table Tennis team participates at the World Championship
… World Cup finals. References: Resha R. (1957), 'Sporting History is Made' from New Age, 14 March 1957 (Available at … 'Football in South Africa - timeline'…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… The information scandal: africacrime-mystery.co.za History: south-african-hotels.com South African History Online: sahistory.org …
EventDr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban
… where she is said to have developed a profound interest in history. Campbell was well known for her private collection … to write their family stories, in…
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… in South Africa. Click here to read our This Day in History entry: Major political organisations sign the … here to read the resolution. References: South…
Cutting Through The Mountain
… is primairly a collection of portraits it is also a 'history-in-the-round' of the last sixty years, as seen from a … on the same events creates a three…
PlaceAngola
… Angola has a long and rich history, and is home to some of the largest historical … Early Inhabitants of Angola Because of a reliance on oral history, and…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… of the Eastern Cape province. Stutterheim has a rich history that makes for fascinating reading. From the Xhosa … any African literature and fiction for…
PlaceNew Brighton Location
… Visitors who wish to explore South Africa’s politics and history, may opt for a number of organised social, historic … tours. These tours take you back in…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… in the Year of the Jameson Raid. It’s a House filled with History and the Personalities of the Original family … for 121 years is a miracle; the vicissitudes…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… Peter Limb Historians have largely neglected the history of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the … of the party in 1921 to World War II. I trace…
PlaceOranjezicht
… landmark and the surrounding cityscape. With its rich history, trendy vibe, and stunning scenery. A Historical … for “orange view,” and the neighbourhood is…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… 'no middle road to freedom’ by Goolam Vahed Department of History University of KwaZulu-Natal - [email protected] One … (1916-1976). The signposts that…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
… of Assisi Parish Church Celebrated its Bicentenary. The History of the first Anglican Church in Southern Africa, is … who sadly passed away on 12 July 2014,…
PlacePolokwane
… collection of South African art, check out the early history of the city in the fascinating photographs on display … with a comprehensive collection of…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… about FOSATU click here (a paper by Nicole Ulrich at Wits History Dept., titled "The Origins of FOSATU: The emergence … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999)…
Event60,000 delegates attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development
… Location: back to this day in history search archive  An estimated 60,000 delegates and … at un.org [accessed: 13 August 2010] South African History Online…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
… This working class did not suddenly appear. It has a history, and we can learn significant lessons from this history. We need to understand the forces that…
UCT Summer School 2020
… Please note the following history related courses will be offered at the 2020 UCT Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE FRONTIERS…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
… our own, to listen to our own, and to speak to our own. History has determined this concrete reality and so shall it … Beyond the shop floor, Cosatu has…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… Awards In 1960, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee made history by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Albert Luthuli … Luthuli's Nobel Prize came at a critical…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… of Johannesburg. There for the first time in South African history black and white jazz musicians could meet on a … South Africans. With the removal and…
ArchiveAssia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan Landry
… in the context of Islam and in the context of Algeria’s history. Context The history of Algeria and the religion of Islam overlap in many … within the…
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… Most people had little or no say in the depiction of their history in textbooks, libraries, or research institutions. … kind of heritage which glorified…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… Kadalie. Photograph by L.T. Majola © Bailey's African History Archive During the 1930s attempts at organising … to organise along racial lines. South African…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… BROWNLEE, Charles. 1896. Reminiscences of Kafir Life and History. Lovedale: Lovedale Mission Press. BURCHELL, William … 20th of July 1896. Cape Town: WA…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… Prehistory to the year 2000 , unpublished papers with SA History Online. AZAPO - Azanian People's Organisation … Phillip Publishers), p.389 Seekings, J. …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… an entirely Eurocentric curriculum focused on British history. His history teacher, Weaver Newana, adds his own oral history to the narratives about the…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… was one of the periods of heightened activity in the history of the TIYC. Members like Moosa Moolla actively … decade. Amina Cachalia in her autobiography:…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA) Tom Petrus, author of 'My Life … had been witness to a definitive moment in…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… on the course of events at some crucial point in the history of their countries. Consider past African leaders … remarkable and critical period in South…