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Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering 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,…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
‘Strijdom, you have tampered with the women, You have struck a rock.' So runs the song composed to mark this historic occasion. By the middle of 1956…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… location of KwaMsiza near Pretoria has made it possible to document their transformation from a land-based agricultural …
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
Expanding European frontiers The Trek Boers, with their servants and slaves, move inland From the late 1600s and into the 1700s, the Cape settlers moved…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… at: http://psimg.jstor.org/fsi/img/pdf/t0/10.5555/al.sff.document.esrsa00021.pdf (Dadoo, Y and M. Mabhida, “African … at: http://psimg.jstor.org/fsi/img/pdf…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
The first National Consultative Conference of the ANC was held at Morogoro, Tanzania, from 25 April to 1 May 1969. The conference has become known as the …
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… the inaugural conference, it is still used as a reference document for gender issues within South Africa today. In …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… These demands were adopted from the Freedom Charter , a document that was accepted at the Congress of the People in …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
WHILE THIS EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE purport to mark the centenary of the founding of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) in 1902, it is actually the…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
National Symbols since 1994In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and cultures, but we are all South African. National symbols such as a national…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… Asia Arab League founded in Cairo issues Arab Charter, a document of pan-Arab cultural, religious, linguistic, and … and UlIi Beier 26 June, Freedom Charter …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… Asia. Arab League founded in Cairo issues Arab Charter, a document of pan-Arab cultural, religious, linguistic, and … and UlIi Beier June 26, Freedom Charter…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… single event such as a ceremonial signing of an official document. Thus, a marriage in terms of customary law is a …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Indians can be relocated. Malan also produces a signed document by South African Indian leaders, including Advocate …
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… dismissed were reinstated. Smuts was loath to sign the document, but he had no choice and acceded to their demands. …
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
On 31 March 2017, President Jacob Zuma exercised his constitutional rights as the head of the executive branch by appointing, reshuffling and dismissing…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… "The Road to South African Freedom" an elaborate policy document which Bram (who is acting chairman of the central …
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… His friends, Matthews and Clarke, suggested that he go and document the sights and people of the District Six area. He …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
Impact of the 1913 Land Act Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… South Africa. April Kotane is commissioned by the CPSA to document Japan’s involvement in World War II. He produces a … the Peace Conference at the end of…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… mineworker, as part of their team. AMWU prepared a 43-page document to present at the commission, while the chamber …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… in fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable energy sources. A document drafted by a technical committee revised the proposals put forward by ESKOM. The document…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… laws and industrial action. The Joint Planning Council's document is signed in Thaba 'Nchu at the home of Moroka. … sign on behalf of the South African…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… to the native photographers who felt compelled to document the African before he/she became extinct. He … photography as well. Despite Drum 's failure to…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… with reference to violence. Hernus Kriel tabled a document criticizing the ANC for not committing itself to peaceful negotiations. Ebrahim (1998) notes that…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
Prehistory of Southern Africa The Dutch East India Company (VOC) established Cape Town as a refuelling station in 1652 for their ships sailing between Europe…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… the stage for a negotiated settlement. The ANC sponsored a document that laid down key milestones for the creation of a … and religious figures held a summit…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… then Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. J.J. Page. March, A long document titled Congress Youth League Manifesto is issued by …