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Chapter 11
… shall not permit individuals to join it, nor form branches, but only affiliate to existing organiÂsations. In … appeal directly to the rank and file, urging…
ArticleShipwrecks in South Africa
… in time, which archaeologists can study to understand our history. Ships have had an immeasurable impact on how we live … ships is important when trying to…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … be deputy president the most important changes in the history…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… (2011) Bibliography Anon, 2011. Letta Mbulu. South African History Online. Available at: … 20, 2016]. Anon, 2011. Hugh Masekela. South African History Online…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… Southeastern cluster. According to well-established oral history, these people were BaFokeng. Although the climate was … Johannesburg area during the last…
Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the 1940s
… its 1949 conference. It marks a turning point in both the history of the ANC and of black politics as a whole. This … “surface disturbances, crests of foam…
South African Constitution 1996
… on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. The …
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… country around the world. This feature deals with the history of the international anti-Apartheid movement. …
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… included similarly influenced campaigns in South African history. Non violent mass campaigns forged a new form of …
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my … Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… it today is deeply informed by two vital documents in the history of fight for human justice: the Universal Declaration … for equality and justice to have…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… Moor Park type first developed in KwaZulu-Natal ( see pre history of Durban ). Using this pattern, Ndebele specifically … near the hill Ntsuanatsatsi in the…
ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
… Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s … for their oppression and suffering. A selective reading of…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can … people thought that something could only be…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 45 … the 1880's, with trade union experience…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… 134. ↵ [25] Ibid., 135, 138. ↵ [26] South African History Online, “Diplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is Bombed,” South African History Online,…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… that the Nats are a logical product of past South African history and that what they stand for is approved and … a condition that one knows cannot be…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 106th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 January 2018
… we mark the anniversaries of several milestones in the history of our struggle for democracy: - It is 210 years … PEOPLE’S LIVES We find ourselves at a…
ArticleThe missionaries
… by missionaries. Well-known leaders in South African history such as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , Mangaliso Robert … education from mission schools. As the…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… of its kind in South Africa; census taking has a long history dating back to the 18th century. Census surveys were … other things. The 1996 census was path…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… and 1933. It was the worst economic disaster in American history. Farm prices fell so drastically that many farmers … Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only…
BiographyRick Turner
… strangleholds within which they had been locked by a long history of oppression. But the BC intervention was clouded by …
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… the significance of Dinizulu and his place in Zulu history. Dube publicised Dinizulu's arrest. The Natal … 22 November 2011]|Giliomee, H & Mbenga, B., (2007)…
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande at SAHO Graduate Internship Programme launch, 30 October, 2012
… Launch SA History Online Internship Project. We have been giving lots … those involved in a largely intellectual pursuit such as History. In this…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985. South African History Online (SAHO) is marking this anniversary by: … with the Durban University of Technology …
Links & Partnerships
… (and uses) for further research about South African History. Please inform us if links are no longer working or … - This website is a joint project between…
Say It out Loud - The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 1921
… and in doing so I propose to make a cursory survey of the history of South Africa a history which it must be admitted by every impartial student … and to…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the1940s by Mohamed Adhikari
… its 1949 conference. It marks a turning point in both the history of the ANC and of black politics as a whole. This … “surface disturbances, crests of foam…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… and Joiners (ASCJ) is re-launched and later has two branches in Cape Town. 1901 After the Anglo-Boer War (now …
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 …