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ArticleProvincial Leaders
Provincial governments South Africa's government is divided into a legislative body (Parliament), Executive body ( the Cabinet, who are also members of…
Provincial government and symbols
Go to the places section of the SAHO site, and read about the South Africa’s nine provinces. Also visit SAHO feature on national symbols. …
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can tell us a lot about how people lived, what they…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
After the Anglo-Boer War, there were six British colonies in South Africa. They were all separate, with their own governments. In 1910 four of the colonies…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we grew up and where we live are important because we learn from the people who live there with us,…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
Stories and Interviews as oral histories Stories or ‘oral histories’ tells us about the past through the spoken word as told by one generation to the next. It…
ArticleKhoisan herder society in the Later Stone Age
What is herding? Herder societies are also known as pastoral societies and were also nomadic, like hunter-gatherers. They kept domesticated animals and…
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
Lived off the environment The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. They mostly survived by hunting Gemsbok and other antelope…
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
Who were the hunter-gatherers? Many societies all over the world survived by hunting and gathering for most of the last 100 000 years. In southern Africa the…
Nobel’s Will (excerpt)
Post-election political violence
Journals
Background and History The South African Association of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the Department of Education and Training, the…
National Orders Recipients
South Africa has taken many strides away from its past of exclusion and discrimination on the basis of sex, colour and creed. The country has been steadily…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
This Order is to be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. Organisation …
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
The Ndebele and the apartheid state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform promised…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
1930 - 1939 1930 May 4-5, Gandhi: At 12.45 a.m., arrested at Karadi, a village near Dandi where Gandhi had broken Salt law on March 5, by the British…
The Dudes remember Nokuzola
Bonani Africa 2002 Festival of Photography
The Order of Good Hope
Foreign heads of state Neck badge This medal is awarded to heads of state and foreign dignitaries to signify peace, friendship, co-operation and goodwill.
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
The Decoration is awarded to South African citizens who have performed an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who lost…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
KwaMsiza is a village of 49 families located some 50km north of Pretoria. Its residents are Ndzundza Ndebele, and belong to three major family groups: the…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…
Moses M. Kotane contemporaries
Abram "Bram" Fischer Alan Robert Lipman Ambrose Makiwane Bettie du Toit Betty Radford Billy Nair Brian Percy Bunitng David Wilcox Bopape DR…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 10) Time for a Chartist Movement The idea of the Freedom Charter and the…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
Historical Context to Chief Luthuli Chronology While Chief Luthuli himself preferred another spelling and signed his name without an 'h', his surname is…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition is a national competition that has taken place annually since 2006. Each year it is open to secondary school…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
1994 to 1995 In December 1994 and January 1995, armed youth gangs in Alexandra Township outside of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, destroyed the homes and…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
Xenophobic violence against foreign nationals in South Africa has worsened. South Africa witnessed widespread xenophobic attacks since 1994 in provinces such…