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ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… The colonisation of Africa was part of a global European process reaching all the continents of the world. European colonisation and domination changed …
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… The majority of Indian South Africans are the descendants of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 … the sugar industry in this province…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… 1854 15 May, The proclamation of the settlement of Durban into a Borough. The European population stands at … Mr. Fisher is appointed full time Town Clerk at…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… formally established the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much bound with the politics of the…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration was a fierce crackdown on the … the uprising had effectively been…
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… influenza pandemic broke out, that led to the deaths of 50 million people worldwide. The pandemic spread … America over a twelve-month period between the…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… African indigenous groups have so captured the interest of the world as have the South amaNdebele of the central highveld, an area previously known as the ……
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 … regarding Indians Introduction ↵ The 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is passed. This law made it possible…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… youth. Early 1920s Walter is exposed to a mediated version of Marcus Garvey’s Pan-African liberation for black people … an American identity. 1927 Sisulu…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… (1918–1990) already a state within a state by the end of the 1940s, saw it as its mission to think and dream for … I come so far in the struggle with such…
The South African Human Rights Commission
… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, … the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… July, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of South Africa (ICU) is established as national Black trade … is Passed. The Native Affairs Act was yet…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale , which opened … as appointed by Christopher Till,…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… economic impoverishment, and exclusion from citizenship of Africans. Part one examines the historical roots of apartheid, from the colonial occupation of…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… the Transvaal comes down with smallpox, but the isolation of his contacts and his removal to hospital prevents any spread of the disease. 1902 31 May, the…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… [1943] Document 1 In spite many leading representatives of the Coloured and Malay people, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Lawrence, has declared that the…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… between the Natal Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 was passed. On securing the reluctant…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… 1980 is declared the Year of the Charter, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom charter in 1955. 1980 SACTU declares the year …
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451 … to the resistance in the townships…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… South East Asia are introduced to the Cape. 1820 A number of Indians arrive in Cape Town from Bencoolen. A certain Mr … to Natal by E.R. Rathbone. 1856 The…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… Very little is known about the languages of South Africa's San people, as most of these beautiful, ancient languages were never recorded. … was recorded…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is passed. This made it possible for…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… 22 June 1946 — The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the …
Local Government
… When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep … rural and agrarian in nature. Their constitution of 1858 divided the…
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… greatest benefit on mankind. Winning a Nobel Prize is one of the highest international honours that can be bestowed on … and will help to generate funds to…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… follows up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter application of existing discriminatory legislation such…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African Congress (PAC), ……
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 William…