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Karen Nieuwoudt
… I was born on the 11th of September 1965. I grew up in Johannesburg in an Afrikaans family. I went to the University Of Pretoria … me on to study further and…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… debate. The background to this event can be found in two concurrent historical processes of the 1820s and the … to more than 15 000 of these frontier farmers…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political significance. In his message to…
ArticleMafika Pascal Gwala Annual Lecture
… lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal … and intellectual whose…
ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
… lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal … and intellectual whose…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… to begin addressing these topics is by acknowledging that in a country like South Africa, there is not one heritage, or … within South Africa’s borders. This…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… sexual intercourse between White and Black people. Amended in 1957 as Act 23. Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of … district and was precluded from…
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
… The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions mainly representing White … Coloured and Indian workers. Initially,…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The assassination itself set in motion the network of military alliances that had been set … Empire, and his wife Sophie are…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… into Biko’s death revealed otherwise. During his detention in a Port Elizabeth prison cell he had been chained to a grill at night and left to lie in urine…
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… African people are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into … every week and millions of Muslim…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… first 12 free burghers settle along the Liesbeeck River in the Cape to cultivate land to provide ships stopping at … at the Cape but are unsuccessful and…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… After the South African general election in 1948, the National Party , an Afrikaner political party … After aiding her future husband, Ronnie Kasrils , in…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied against the Afrikaner … of Nelson Mandela? …
The Origin of People
… with other animals. What makes people so special? In what ways do people differ from other animals? Skeletons in the cupboards Have you heard the expression…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… to be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism … and sport. Organisation This Order…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… as an inspiration to us all. At her marriage to Walter in 1944, Albertina was warned in a speech by Anton Lembede, an ANC Youth League activist. … to each…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Enoch Mgijima, who had already gained quite a reputation in his region as a lay preacher and as an independent … evangelist, has a vision while hunting small…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… The early 1980s There was little change in the situation from the late 1970s to the early 1980s in South Africa. After the crisis of the early and mid-70s, ……
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… South Africa, and the liberation of culture and of minds in South Africa. Articles in any languages that speaks of freedom, of justice and of democracy are…
Lerato Maduna
… Lerato Maduna was born in Soweto in 1985. Studied various courses in photography at The Market Photo Workshop including the …
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black … the way for the establishment of the Union of…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… approximately half of the entire African workers employed in Durban, had come out on strike. South Africa’s Apartheid … looked like a spontaneous strike,…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… working off and on for almost thirty years on a project in this village, documenting the life of a man named Petros Mulaudzi and his family. In February 2010…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1941 Born in Cape Town of British parents c. 1947-58 At school in Cape Town 1953 Father dies 1958 Matriculates from St … Philosophy, University of Cape Town…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… past may still shape what people believe and how they live in society today. The Declaration of the Rights of Man One of … The document is about how people…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… between the British Empire and the Zanzibar Sultanate in 1896 is most notable for being the shortest war in recorded history, lasting less than three…
ArticleRock Art
… people, as some human figures were then painted in black with charcoal. The emergence of domesticated animals … as cattle, which gradually started replacing…
ArticleSilverton Siege
… ‘the Trio’ realised they were being tailed by the police. In an attempt to escape, they took refuge in a branch of Volkskas Bank in Silverton, Pretoria. They…
Political executions
… Jeffrey, 35 1989/09/29 Death of informer school teacher in Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape (October 1985). Bongo, … Mpumelo 1964/05 Bozwana, Notemba 1964/02/11…