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ArticleCommunism in Russia 1900 to 1940
… and Focus In this topic, as well as the next , the rise of the two economic systems that dominated the 20th century: … communism and capitalism is analysed. …
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… trade union activities. After the Durban strike thousands of workers joined the fund. Amongst other activities, the GFWBF acted as watchdog looking after the…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… how communication has changed over time and how many forms of communication have stayed the same. We first learn about the oldest forms of communication,…
Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB)
… . Operational costs for CAPAB, the Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT), the Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC) and the Performing Arts Council…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… The Nelson Mandela timeline tracks the history of the first democratically elected president of South Africa through his childhood in rural Transkei, the…
Learning about history through writing
… played in the event. Did you guess the Rugby World Cup of 1995? Well done! Investigating the Rugby World Cup 1995: written sources One of the easiest ways to…
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to … literally translated, means "the one who wears the…
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… Executive body ( the Cabinet, who are also members of Parliament) and independent Judiciary (the Courts). The … have been passed in Parliament. For example…
Provincial government and symbols
… Go to the places section of the SAHO site, and read about the South Africa’s nine … ‘map.htm’ 1. Fill in the names of the…
Antony Kaminju
… 1972. Resides in Johannesburg. Studied at University of the Witwatersrand, International Institute of Journalism, Berlin, Kenya Polytechnic and the Market…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… fired on and came to be known as the famous Soweto Revolt of June 16. The SSRC had mobilised students to protest the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of…
The French Revolution Activity
… The three men in the picture stand for the three Estates of the Old Order. Look at the picture, then answer the following questions in groups of two…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… to local history. Content and concepts Finding a variety of kinds of information about the history of a local area · How we find out about the…
ArticleNational Newspapers and News Sites
… Newspapers and News Sites: Independent Online - Union of several South African newspapers such as Cape Argus, Cape … The Star Mail & Guardian - Formerly…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… Salt law on March 5, by the British District Magistrate of Surat under Regulation XXXV of 1827 and removed to Yeravda Prison. There was no trial, no ……
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… the university where I am a professor, or over the ways of seeing the world shared by so many of us still living in the ruins of the British empire. But,…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
… Achari, Achary, Archary - Sometimes the last name of a person. Caste of the craftsman -architects, goldsmiths. Also associated … Ahir or Aheer are…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1920-1929
… days' fast following rioting and bloodshed on occasion of Prince of Wales' visit. 1922 March 10, Gandhi: Arrested at 10.30 in … car. Lodged in Sabarmati…
Other organisations related to the ANC
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) South … Congress (TIC) United Democratic Front (UDF) Federation of South African Women …
Key terms and definitions Grade 12 topic 4
… a city, that is occupied by a minority group Imposed use of force to put something into acceptance Influx arrival or admission of a large number of people or…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… 1870s-1880s Discovery of a reliable water source. "To the present generation … where today the motor racing fans seek the thrills of highly tuned motor…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline
… The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starting at the beginning of the South…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… January 1976, a group of people with Mosima Sexwale are taken by two cars a Fiat … in Swaziland to Tim Maseko’s house who is the principal of St Christopher…
Learning about local history through pictures
… In this lesson we will investigate the history of different local areas and local events using these … Did you know that a picture says a 1000 words; what a…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) is a network of Christian individuals, congregations and organisations … It was launched in 1985 by Michael…
ArticleBonani Africa Online Exhibition 2010
… Many of the essays in the Bonani Africa 2010 Exhibition that straddle the twin worlds of social comment and the exploration of the everyday. The space…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away … The ANC leadership had always stressed…
Karen Nieuwoudt
… I was born on the 11th of September 1965. I grew up in Johannesburg in an Afrikaans family. I went to the University Of Pretoria where I obtained a BA Degree…
ArticleDISA Archive
… scholarly resource focusing on the socio-political history of South Africa, particularly the struggle for freedom during … the first democratic elections in…
ArticleMcGill University Project
… with South African History Online (SAHO). Over the course of two months, 16 students in this programme liaised with a team of SAHO researchers and who…