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ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
The Empire of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic Coast to central parts of the Sahara…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… against rinderpest and returned to private practice in 1900. Following the second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Dr …
The War
… of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July 1900 onwards the Boers changed tactics and they conducted a … but not helping. (From Amsterdamsche…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902 South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917) Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900 First Anglo Boer War A history of Apartheid in…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the general region between the third and…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… Party 0.09 17 663 0 Minority Front 0.07 13 433 0 Soccer 0.05 10 575 0 Africa Democratic Movement 0.05 9 886 0 Women's Rights Peace Party 0.03 6 434 0 Ximoko …
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… daughters, Edith Beatrice and Tabita Sarah, were born. In 1900 Gumede joined the British military to fight in the war … Native Congress (NNC) was officially…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… first ANCYL President. Source: sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 05 January 2012] To strength its fight for liberation, the … March 1960. Source: dailymaverick.co…
BiographyLouis Botha
… army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and he was one of the architects of the Union of South … Vryheid commandos under General Lucas…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July 1900 onwards the Boers changed tactics and they conducted a … in charge in Natal. Battles at…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… and 09:00, food and service deliveries operate between 05:00 and 19:00 and a nationwide curfew is put in place, forcing people to stay in their homes from 20…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… Jan-Jan Joubert, ‘The fall of Thabo Mbeki’, Politicsweb, 05 February 2008: … Polokwane’, 19 May 2017: https://realpolitik.org.za/2017/05/19/the-anc-cannot…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… before withdrawing to defend Pretoria. On 5 June 1900, Pretoria surrendered. De la Rey showed exceptional …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… which countries colonised which parts of Africa By 1900 a significant part of Africa had been colonized by … in the 19th century and suppressed a final…
PlaceChad
… Fadlallah. Image source Rabah Zubair Fadlallah (1840 -1900 CE) was born a slave, but gained his freedom (and fame) … of Lake Chad [liii] . During the period…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
1932 Born in Vrededorp, South Africa. Matriculates from Western Native Township High School. 1954 Worked as a photojournalist for Drum Magazine, South…
Gallery
… in the liberation and democratisation of our country from 1900-present day. It has been published decade by decade. The …
ArchiveIndia’s African Sufis - Demystified! by Blanche Michael
… Url number http://exhibitions.nypl.org . Date accessed 14.05.2017. ↵ [2] African males were brought to the Indian … number http://exhibitions.nypl.org/ …
EventOn 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town
On 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town. He completed his higher education diploma at the University of Cape Town…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… the tax could result in deportation or imprisonment. In 1900 this tax was extended to all members of the family. Read …
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… held in Paris in 1919 (an earlier congress in London in 1900 did not use the title 'Pan-African'), and further …
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
The history of Queen Njinga (or Nzinga) of Ndongo/Matamba is contested. Portuguese colonial historians and missionaries would emphasise her conversion to…
Durban Mayors and other city officials
… Ernest Leslie Acutt (1901 - 02) J Ellis Brown (1902 - 05 ) C Henwood (1905 - 09 ) Waiter Greenacre (1909 - 10 ) FC …
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
The second plenary session of the Congress for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA II) was convened in Johannesburg. Unlike the first session CODESA II ended in…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… Part 2 (video) Tributes pour in for Roy Padayachie - 2012-05-05 from News 24 Tribute to liberation hero Roy Padayachie - …
ArticleZulu Family History
Zulu Kings 1781 to 1816 Senzangakhona 1816 to 1828 Shaka 1828 to 1840 Dingane 1840 to 1872 Mpande 1872 to 1879 Cetswayo 1879 to 1916…
The South African War
… surrounding the British take over of the town on 31 May 1900 saw comparatively little arson and looting. Johannesburg … last Republican troops to vacate…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
Michael Leonard Roberts was born on 17 May 1954 in Cape Town.[i] Roberts was one of South Africa’s most renowned jockeys.[ii] Roberts was nicknamed “Muis” …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The population…
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… S., (2002), “British Military and Criminal History- 1900- 1999” from Stephen Stratford [online] Available at …