SAHO global search
3,325 records
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 at the Boksburg-Benoni Hospital. He grew up in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His parents,…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 came into effect on 27th April 1994 to administer South Africa’s first…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
Transition to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in July 1963 was a period of…
EventOlive Shisana was born on this day
Prominent South African academic, Dr Olive Shisana was born in the town of Pietersburg, South Africa, on the 27th of November 1950. [1] She holds a BA degree…
PlaceWits Art Museum
Situated on the ground floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein, The Wits Art Museum is one of Johannesburg’s foremost tourist attractions. The…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
The 650 000 strong South African Tamil Federation (SATF) met with the ANC on 5 November 2014 at Luthuli House, Johannesburg. The SATF delegation led by its…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
As part of realising ANC stalwart Comrade Nelson Mandela`s dream and that of his organisation - taken as far back as 1942 - to grow the ANC membership to one…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
Francisco de Almeida served as the viceroy to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his successor taking over he sailed back to his homeland…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
The m'Bashe lighthouse lies on the Wild Coast, part way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse…
SASPU National, 1980 - 1987
SASPU National was one of two publications produced by the South African Students Press Union (SASPU), the other being SASPU Focus. A non-profit newspaper,…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
Author: Chris Ledochowski This book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town by one of…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
During the Anglo-Zulu war Lord Chelmsford, commander of the British forces, took over the buildings of the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, near Isandlwana…
EventPAC’s leader, Potlako Leballo confirms that Poqo is the organisation’s military wing
Potlako Leballo, the leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), confirmed in Maseru, Basutoland (now Lesotho), that Poqo and the PAC are one and the same…
PlaceCity Hall, Cape Town
This is a large Edwardian building in the centre of Cape Town city. It was built in 1905, on the Grand parade, West of the Castle of Good Hope. Messrs Henry…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
Note: All definitions are acquired through Google’s online English Dictionary. Nationalism: Nationalism is the feeling of belonging to a nation. Nationalism…
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
The Moravian Mission Station of Goedverwacht, is nestled between the Piketberg Mountains and is accessed by an excellent tarred road off the R399, between…
PlaceRMS Athens, a Shipwreck between Moullie Point and Green Point
The "Royal Mail Ship Athens" was an iron steam screw barque of 739 tons, built in 1856 by Denny of Dumbarton and operated by the Union shipping company. It was…
PlaceKlein Roosboom Winery, Durbanville
At Klein Roosboom the elements combine in perfect harmony to create the enviable conditions that make their wines so special. The uniqueness allows each grape…
PlacePhuthaditjhaba, Free State
Phuthaditjhaba is a Sotho town in the province of the Free State. Flanked by the drama of the Drakensberg Mountains and the Maluti Mountains, Phuthaditjhaba is…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
On 28 March 1658 the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship the Amersfoort, dropped anchor in Table Bay. In her hold she had a human cargo: 174 slaves. This was…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
ALBERTI, Ludwig. 1968. Account of the Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: AA Balkema. ALEXANDER, James…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
1948 May 26, The National Party (NP) wins election and immediately introduces apartheid (separateness) measures against Blacks, Indian immigrants and those…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
KwaMsiza is a village of 49 families located some 50km north of Pretoria. Its residents are Ndzundza Ndebele, and belong to three major family groups: the…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
On 30 March 1960, Philip Kgosana led a Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) march of between 30.000-50.000 protestors from Langa and Nyanga to the police headquarters…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
Late Pleistocene (Early and Middle Stone Age) 800 000 years Artefacts in a…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
The New Constitution was negotiated between May 1994 and October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
1824 The Matabele, underChief Mzilikazi, settle on Thaba Bosiu. 1833 The Baralong under Chief Moroka II settle at what was later known as ThabaNchu. …
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
During the 1920s, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923 - did not…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
HIV/Aids is a deadly disease, which is currently not curable. The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) says the evidence that HIV is the underlying cause of…