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EventThelma Gutsche, a South African scholar, historian and film critic, dies
… Gutsche enrolled for a Doctoral Degree in Social History at the University of Cape Town which she completed in 1946. Her doctoral thesis on The History and…
EventMarc Lottering was born on this day
… most prominent comedians and entertainers in South African history, was born in Cape Town. [i] Endnotes [i] Getting to …
ArchiveTwenty years of our lives: Opening Address presented at the Black Sash National Conference in Cape Town
… Conference in Cape Town on 10 March 1975. Discusses History of Black Sash, formation, activities, protests …
ArchiveNUSAS in the 1970s
… 14th to 25th July 1970. Paper gives, as background, the history of NUSAS and poses questions about future directions …
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
… engaging with historical content. South African History Online (SAHO) encourages all users – especially … the Oxford footnote style of referencing, often…
ArchiveNatal and the 1960 Republican Referendum
… for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, 1990. The author focusses his …
ArchivePaper on apartheid presented on behalf of the African National Congress of South Africa to the United Nations Human Rights Seminar on apartheid, held at Brasilia, Brazil, 23rd August - 5th September 1966
… Brazil, 23 August to 5th September, 1966. Presents history of apartheid in South Africa and examines current …
ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… of the World Vision's presence in Southern Africa, in its history there are activities and links with mainly the United …
EventRioting erupts in Soweto
… end of August. Click here to read our past This Week in History about the Riotous Assemblies Act. … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political…
ArchiveLong bitter struggle at Frame has ended
… The longest recognition struggle in South African labour history has come to an end. Nearly 2 000 National Union of …
Address at the South African Millenium Trust Launch, Kyalami 19 November 1998
… religious or political bigotry. He speaks of the long history of poverty, human pogroms, unchecked epidemic … era, we must continue to surmount the obstacles…
ArchiveAddress to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School
… celebration of the School's 20th anniversary. Covers the history of the school and Leninism. Possibly only the first …
ArchiveWe are there because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Green, yellow, black and white poster. History of Zimbabwe. Artwork of an African man and child with …
ArchiveStudent international
… South African Students, 16 July 1970. Paper discusses the history of student organisations internationally, gives a …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… a Xhosa organization, which prompted an interest in tribal history and encouraged economic independence from whites. … a mass organization. It was at this…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… known as ‘Nationalists’ or ‘Nats’. The feature includes a history of the National party, broken down into sections, according to significant periods of the…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July …
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… three girls and a boy. This was a period in South African history that predated formal apartheid but was nonetheless …
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… This marked one of the greatest episodes in South African history. He was arrested the following day at Palmford. Prior …
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
… and Stubbs, 1979). “The black child is taught to hate his history. A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine, they’ll always ……
ArchiveThe politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960
… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of …
ArchiveFor freedom without hunger: aspects of the South African Congress of Trade Unions with reference to the Western Cape
… the requirement for the Degree of BA Honours in Economic History at the University of Cape Town by Barbara Sudano, …
EventSamuel Marks (77) dies in Johannesburg
… on him. Read more about Marks' contribution to Pretoria's history. …
The Eye of the Needle by Rick Turner
… Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History Notes …
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
… for change in the midst of injustice, for a history in the midst of globalization and for a future in the … where does hope fit it? Significant moments of…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… for unique and incomparable insights into the island’s History. Parents who want their children to learn more about South Africa’s Political History and gain…
Address at the Paris City Hall, 18 November 2003
… the Mayor of the great city of Paris, a city whose rich history, cultural splendour and architectural beauty has … City Hall, the site of many great events…
ArchiveAn address by the General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party
… that the country is engaged in a 'Total War'. Outlines the history of the SACP, the Party's programme and immediate …
So truth be in the field
… A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With …
ArchiveSo truth be in the field
… A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With …