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BiographyMandla Langa
… the Foundation for Global Dialogue and South African History Online. He married June Josephs, owner of Xarra Books …
BiographyMoses Mabhida
… Swaziland, where his strong attachment to Zulu culture and history is said to have earned him the affection of the aged …
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… myriad of ways. In terms of applying the Group Areas Act, colonial identity contructions became more entrenched. … emerging constructions of coloured…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… Leopold’s plans, and France was quick to engage in its own colonial exploration. French naval officer Pierre de Brazza … Republic of Congo. To add to this,…
PlaceGreat Brak Rivier
… to monopolize for the next 34 years. During that time the postal and telegraphic business of Great Brak River was …
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… and descendants in order to hopefully develop a solution. Colonial expansion contributed to the development of … of an alliance between Holland and Napoleon …
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… and children as forced labourers. In 1828 the British colonial troops joined frontier farmers and attacked an area … ivory at Delagoa Bay and another…
PlaceHazyview
… A Village that is inundated with History and very quicky being modernized but will always keep … of macadamia output. Originally a stop over and trading post…
PlaceFort Cox
… Fort Cox was a "post of occupation" established by the British military in … sites. Fort Cox was built in 1897 as one of the military post which was…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.1 Oct-Dec 1959
… The Question of your Removal, Jenny Joseph. Salisbury Diary, Denis Grundy. Report on Central Africa, John …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.1 Oct-Dec 1957
… The Challenge of Federation, Hon. A. Creech Jones. Kampala Diary, M.M. Carlin. Israel and Africa, E. Ben-Horin. Towards …
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of … legislations that followed are even still evident in the…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… of struggle and the wrong that was and still is occurring. Post-Apartheid, Mandla Langa has created and worked in groups that encourage writing of history so…
PlaceOrigins Centre
… anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of Southern Africa . The Centre is a world-renowned … dedicated to exploring and celebrating…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… the latter has appropriated from them. In this first anti-colonial Khoikhoi-Dutch War the settlers seek refuge in the … the Cape Colony, the Company…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… of influence since the establishment of the first trading post in Port Natal in 1824, but the early English traders and … at Dingane’s kraal, who later…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
… Seara-Robitaille and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship . … Pietermaritzburg Local History. (2010) Mhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo , viewed 6 ……
BiographyPixie Benjamin
… “List of people banned under Apartheid”, South African History Online, (Accessed 5 February 2020), … 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August”, South African…
PlaceRetreat, Cape Town
… is a Suburb of City of Cape Town, Western Cape with a postal code. It is about 15 kms West-North-West of the …
BiographyDorothy Adams
… Sachs researching issues around a new constitution of the post apartheid South Africa. As political changes geared …
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the history of different workers charters in South Africa and … Charter was such an important moment in…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… Republic in 1961. It remains the administrative capital of post apartheid South Africa. Post- apartheid Pretoria turned … flourished. Pretoria is more famous…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… left the farms and joined the Xhosa in a rebellion against colonial rule, commonly known as the Third Frontier War (1799-1803). These Khoi ex-servants…
BiographyMimi Coertse
… a successful career. She became the youngest singer in the history of the State Opera to be appointed to the permanent …
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… in the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid South Africa. This timeline chronicles the events that unfolded prior and…
BiographyMadi Gray
… Pallo Jordan and Ronnie Kasrils future ministers in the post apartheid democratic government. The SSF also organized …
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… was on the Johannesburg Pass Office, then the Fordsburg Post Office and the Bantu Commissioner’s Court in Newtown. …
PlaceCameroon
… Cameroon can in many ways be considered a microcosm of the history of the African continent. Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural … between the people and their environment…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Africa Regional Conference of the Food and Agricultre Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 4 March 2004
… when he said: “In the economic sphere, wherever the new (post-colonial ruling) class ensures control of the management of … pursued. They begin to view their…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… 40 000 people died and as many were incorporated into the colonial economy as wage labourers. Coming on top of the … Cape, the cattle killing was a turning…