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… around to find different plant foods at different times of the year, as well as good water resources. They believed … and stone and clothing from animal skins. For thousands of years, hunter-gatherers lived all over southern Africa. We know this because of the San’s rock paintings and engravings which show us how …

… 1646 : His father, Adrian van der Stel dies in the line of duty and the family moves to Batavia. 1659 : Maria Leviens … sons and sister in-law Cornelia Six. He soon takes up post of VOC Commander of the Cape. Van der Stel authorises expansion beyond the …

… were deplorable. The voyages were long, with the danger of disease breaking out, ever lurking. The Suffolk departed … at Port Natal (Durban) on 7 March, an arduous journey of 40 days. The logbook of Surgeon W. Watson of the Suffolk  of 1887 records that …

… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, … the Constitution. The Constitution also contains the Bill of Rights , which it describes as the 'cornerstone of …

… is in essence the realization by the Black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression - the blackness of their skin and to operate as a group in order to rid …

… 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and stands some 30m above sea level. … outpost. Initially the island was inhabited by a variety of wild life, including birds, penguins, seals and tortoises. … the Dutch, meaning a seal. It also had a plentiful supply of fresh water available from a number of springs. Batolomeu …

… In an attempt to escape, they took refuge in a branch of Volkskas Bank in Silverton, Pretoria. They held 25 civilians in the bank hostage, making a number of demands, including a meeting with State President Vorster, the release of Nelson Mandela and a man called Mange, as well as R100 000 …

… talk about the period before Christ and before the fall of Rome in the year 476. Archaeologist Somebody who studies … used for sails and tents. Cargo Goods carried by a form of transport. Castrate Remove a male person or animal's … reef Hard ridge in warm seas, made from the skeletons of very small sea animals that can be also be called corals. …

… 1957 Honourable Mention in South African Best Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville … was made to stand for 5 days and 5 nights on three bricks of which the middle one was unstable. He was given only black … a photographer for the Rand Daily Mail . During the course of the uprising, he was assaulted by the police on many …

… South Africa 1899 He organizes an Indian ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He … Gandhi introduces the non-violent protest philosophy of Satyagraha 1908 Gandhi is arrested for the first time, for … 1914 Gandhi returns to India where he becomes leader of the Indian National Congress. 1914 1919 The British …

… The rise of Afrikaner Nationalism like Capitalism and African Nationalism profoundly shaped the history of the country, and continues to influence the political, … South Africa today. SAHO will over time present a series of articles linked to Afrikaner Nationalism in South Africa. …

… reports about what they had seen at the Cape – plenty of water, fertile land and lots of wild animals. The VOC was the wealthiest and most powerful … East and months to sail back home. On these voyages, many of the sailors died from a disease called scurvy. Scurvy is …

… 17 August 1992. The primary focus was economic integration of the region. Before 1992, the aim of SADCC was to forge close economic co-operation with … excluding South Africa. The aim was to bolster the economy of South Africa's neighbour to reduce their dependence on the …

… project examines the Freedom Struggle from the beginning of the 20th century up until South Africa's first democratic … is subjective and in this case, reflects the nature of the highlighted theme, the shifting locus of power. In the first half of the twentieth century this …

… 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 generation of …

… The formation of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) in 1983 amalgamated … under one banner. Some organisations consisted of cultural workers who established screen-printing resource … were aimed at providing training, while serving the needs of all the UDF affiliates. In Johannesburg, the Screen …

… © Chris Ledowchowski The Limpopo Province was the scene of scores of settlements long before the arrival of the Voortrekkers. The region was home to several …

… watch movies during my free time.   Project:  Biography of Buchi Emecheta   Emily Coolidge Emily Coolidge is a … studying Theatre and English.   Project:  Biography of Flora Nwapa   Lauren Daugherty Lauren Daugherty is a … softball and playing with kids.   Project:  Biography of Mariama Bâ   Caroline Gathogo I am Caroline Gathogo, from …

… Act . Severe state repression, the detention and banning of leading political activists, forced the ANC to discuss … consider the turn to the armed struggle. Younger members of the ANC and SACTU were also increasingly growing dissatisfied with this policy of non-violence and wanted to embark on an armed struggle. …

… European ships had to travel around the southern tip of Africa to reach their destination. Source: top image, … This growth was partly possible due to the development of trade and sea routes. Before the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 the safest and most feasible sea …

… The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an … the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The first phase of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July …

… and the biggest and most representative organization of Africans. For many years we have addressed protest, … Frankly, we are by no means satisfied with this state of affairs. We consider it neither fair nor just, and we … that you vote not only for yourself but also on behalf of many fellow-South Africans who are denied the franchise. …

… Gelderland, that is diverted from sea by Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. 22 November, Paul Kruger reaches Marseilles and … Wilhelmina, dies in Pretoria . 1902 An archives branch of the Department of the Colonial Secretary is established with the purpose of …

… 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 significant way - the efforts of promising students and the dedication of their teachers. This is a joint project between the …

… 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 visual culture for the new South Africa. These women,  …

… ' 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 Mayor of Bloemfontein as an indication of the goodwill with which leading elements of the White …

… The English translation of this organization is Federation of Afrikaner Cultural Organisations.  The Federasie of Afrikaanse Kultuur Vereniginge (FAK) was established in …

… Methodist University students enrolled in a “History of South Africa” course with Dr. Jill Kelly. The project was … McGill University-SAHO partnership. Over the course of a semester, students undertake research, develop writing … and Reconciliation Commission (2012-2013), twenty years of democracy (2013), women in history (2014), and artists in …

… 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 Province, where they are interspersed with … century when the Tsonga came under the influence of the Zulu nation. Their cultural change has been slow, but …

… 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 from? It is … north around 2 000 years ago. They brought a new way of life to this area and the San, who were hunter-gatherers …