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ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open letters between the generation of student activists from 1976 and the current…
Protest Art
… The formation of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) in 1983 amalgamated … under one banner. Some organisations consisted of cultural workers who…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1900s
… Gelderland, that is diverted from sea by Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. 22 November, Paul Kruger reaches Marseilles and … Wilhelmina, dies in Pretoria . 1902…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… school teachers and learners in Grades 8 to 11. The aim of the competition is to increase the interest in history and … aims to acknowledge - in a…
Tsonga
… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending … in the Lydenburg, Soutpansberg, and Waterberg districts of the Northern…
ArticleKhoisan herder society in the Later Stone Age
… but also called themselves the Khoikhoi, meaning “men of men” or “the real people” because they were proud of their past and culture. Where did they come…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
… What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the … them is Antoinette Sithole. Image source The challenge of Black…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… in the Transkei 1939 He enrols at the University College of Fort Hare. 1940 He is expelled for participating in a … 1942 He completes a BA degree through the…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… For the month of August 2016, in honor of women, South Africa History Online (SAHO) began … the resistance as well as those currently pushing notions of…
Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurverenigning (FAK)
… The English translation of this organization is Federation of Afrikaner Cultural Organisations. The Federasie of Afrikaanse Kultuur Vereniginge (FAK) was…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… Methodist University students enrolled in a “History of South Africa” course with Dr. Jill Kelly. The project was … McGill University-SAHO partnership. Over…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. Tabata Bloemfontein also played host … religious groups; the convention was opened by the…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project
… on African women writers and resistance. The majority of these writers belong to the canon, to the first generation of African writers post-independence, in…
ArticleThe Strikes and Popular and Political Support
… By late February 1973, the spread of the strikes was the most significant development since … and the GFWBF was able to garner support from a network of…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The first phase of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July 1900 onwards the … The Boers were…
ArticleTransport in the air
… Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the…
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the … from two sides. On the one hand, there were the people of the African National…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 3: The French Revolution
… On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, which would last…
CAPS Grade 6: The Transatlantic Slave Trade - term 2
… Focus : The nature and impact of the slave trade between West Africa and the American South … before the European slave trade · The nature of…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… So began a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of separation. Complementing each other with wisdom, … exemplified love,…
Grade 7 Archive
… Human evolution Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa,…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
… community-based arts organisation was built in the spirit of the country’s first democratic president, Nelson Mandela’s … The two individuals came from two…
ArticleSharpeville
… be achieved by 1963. The PAC argued that if thousands of people were arrested, the country’s jails would be filled … the gathering. A small scuffle began…
The Children’s Charter
… protected and cared for. Children are vulnerable members of society. South Africa’s Bill of Rights states that children have special rights which … and…
References and links: Transport through time
… Houghton Mifflin. Williams, T. I. (2003). A History of Invention. London: Time Warner Books. Further reading … pp. 18-32 Spengle, K.T., (2011), An…
ArticleOrganisations involved in Youth and the National Liberation Struggle
… African Students Association (ASA) African Student Union of South Africa (ASUSA) Durban Students Union Cape Peninsula Student Union Society of Young Africa …
ArticleProvincial histories
… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of South Africa’s different provinces, including each one’s … will also look at oral tradition and…
The National Flower
… widely distributed in the south-western and southern areas of the Western Cape, from the Cederberg up to just east of Grahamstown. The artichoke-like…
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… The aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of African Nationalism and to educate women socially, … politically,…
Submissions & winning projects 2007
… KwaZulu Natal Ms Naledi Pandor, National Minister of Education handing a prize to one of the winners. Learners: First prize: Khotso Makhopochane, … Eastern…