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PlaceWestern Cape Province
In 1993, the Cape Province was divided into three smaller provinces. One of them is the Western Cape. The Western Cape was the first place in the country where…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that there are no more hunter gatherers living today. But there are! All over…
PlaceNelspruit
A quaint little town, near the Kruger National Park. Known now as Mbombela, which has a World Cup Stadium. This stadium which was built for some of the 2010…
ArticleThe New Group
This was a group or collective of young South African artists who, upon their return from study in Europe in 1937 began to question and oppose the conservative…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
My intention is to show aspects of village life through photographic images. These are just fragments of a much bigger picture of rural life; basic elements…
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt they had been a…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron Clark of…
EventThe Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reports on rape in Khayelitsha
The Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reported that almost half of the rapes in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township involved girls under fourteen, with…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government…
PlaceGansbaai, Overberg
World-renowned as the ultimate destination for diving with Great White Sharks and “game-viewing” of the Marine Big 5 from land, sea and air, the greater…
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV has puzzled scientists ever…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
“Naturam expellas furca tamen usque recurret.” These words of the Latin poet Horace seem to be turning up everywhere lately. Rendered loosely in modern…
PlaceGabon
On 17 August 1960, Gabon, a country in west central Africa, astride the Equator. The Country gained independence from France. It shares common borders with…
PlaceMaloti-Drakensburg Park
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in…
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng…
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…
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
An application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. In 1998 South Africa's…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal involvement, memory can be relied on. To know about events earlier than this,…
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in response to a request from the British Imperial Government for an African labour force…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees equality…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to determine which white authority had real power in South Africa…
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
The alternative name in 1850, for Mossel Bay. It was the first place that Europeans landed, that was Bartholomew Diaz and his crew, on 3 February 1488. Here…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
On 1 February 1994 President F.W. de Klerk announced the withdrawal of the Internal Stability Units (ISU) from the East Rand townships of Kathlehong and…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
ArticleThe Transkei
Struggles against the Bantu Authorities Act were fought in the Transkei, where the resistance of the peasants culminated in the Pondo revolt which broke into…
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the interim constitution of 1993. The Court, the key…
Justice Arthur Chaskalson: President of Constitutional Court interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 2 February 2000, The Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Justice Arthur Chaskalson President of Constitutional Court interview with Rupert Taylor 2 February 2000, The Constitutional Court, Forum II, floor 2 …
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' put South Africans of different racial groups on their…
ArchiveNon violence news
This is a journal article about the review of the cases of Charles Yeats and Mark Viveiros.
ArchiveGlenmore pensions
Six summary cases of Glenmore residents who for many years have been unable to access their pension grants