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ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… ‘The Road to South African Freedom’ an elaborate policy document which Bram Fischer (who is acting chairman of the … structures within the country. At the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… is convened in the German Democratic Republic and adopts a document entitled ‘The Way Forward from Soweto’. The …
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
How cases reach the Constitutional Court A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a judgment of the…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
This feature celebrates Samora Machel and examines the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death and acknowledges the contribution that he made to…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
SAHO has commenced their very first Graduate Development Programme, a skills development intervention that was made possible through a partnership with the…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
The Mfecane - known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane in Sesotho - was a period of profound political, social, and demographic transformation in southern Africa…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… about this is deposited at the University of Nanterre. A document, signed Anderson' which appears to be a fourth or … did likewise is not known but there is…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… which chiefs ceded to the Boers was communally owned. Any document 'signed' by the chiefs, and its implications, could …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… close Document 28 Negotiations: a strategic perspective 25 November …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… close Document 8 Letter on the current situation and suggesting a …
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… Affairs. June, Thabo Mbeki drafts a new basic strategy document aimed at taking the ANC into the next and it is …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… structures within the country. At the conference the document entitled ‘ Strategy and Tactics ’ is adopted. May, …
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… International Labour Organisation in a strongly worded document which, in addition to briefing the international …
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
Pass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But earlier forms of passes, had in fact been used in various instances…
The oldest forms of human communication
Some of the oldest forms of human communication include talking or making sounds, drawing or painting, dancing, acting, and using symbols. From sounds and…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… here . April, Moses Kotane is commissioned by the CPSA to document Japan’s involvement in the war and he produces a …
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
YearDateNameAffiliationPlace of deathDescription198415 JulyNgalo, Johannes (26) ParysFound dead in cell due to serious internal injuries. 29 September …
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… expresses the spirit of the conference in general. This document therefore is not intended to give a profound and …
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… militant posture, The Leader called the Bill a "staggering document" and declared: "The chains are being closed around …
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… the Public Works Department, leaving the GPO to passively document such information as the PWD saw fit to pass on to …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… struggle for liberation in S.A. as a whole. They created a document that outlined ways in which they were working … chauvinism and divisions tore us apart. …
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… important memorandum with an official of SACTU before the document was sent to the Chamber of Mines. Pressed by the … he attended and the unit’s alert…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… to this book because it is, indeed, the most precious document I possess. Perhaps I value it so highly because none … Nelson Mandela restated the assertions…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and the local authorities to control their movements. The first time Pass…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? After the Second World War, there was a struggle between two world…
References and links: Local History
Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The Magaliesberg. 2nd ed. Pretoria:…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… look at a piece of history, whether it is a photograph, a document, a building or a signpost, you need to be aware that …
America, Spanish conquest
All the content in this America section was developed from 2003 lessons, namely; – America in the 1500s – The Slave TradeThe content below has been modified…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… People', which proclaims the 'Freedom Charter' , a policy document of the Congress Alliance. Kathrada serves on the …