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ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international … The Agreement included a charter for the establishment of an…
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
… The Mfecane roughly starts at this time. 1818 Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa leads all his forces against Zwide of the Ndwandwe and is seized in an ambush and…
National Orders Recipients
… South Africa has taken many strides away from its past of exclusion and discrimination on the basis of sex, colour and creed. The country has been steadily ……
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 High Court or the Supreme Court of Appeal;…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Written by: FRANCO FRESCURA The exploitation of convict labour at the Cape during the Colonial era is closely connected with the work of John Montagu,…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… African. Africa, and being African, has become a core part of the identity of millions of the continent's inhabitants, but where does this word, to … Lewis,…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… By the beginning of the twentieth century a number of political organisations initiated by Coloureds existed, most of which dealt with the question of the…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who … South…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2014
… and Labrador. She is a Labrador Inuk and a beneficiary of the Nunatsiavut landclaim. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in African studies and philosophy in…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred during a period of economic…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… this theory. Despite evidence to the contrary a number of parties in South Africa, particularly right-wing nationalists of European descent, maintain that…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… ourselves face to face with a gentleman about thirty years of age, with a long light beard. He looked at us at first … the following: "Thaba Bossiou…
ArticleNdebele
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa’s Black population and can be divided into … from Swaziland and adjacent areas and the…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… research and for graduates to become familiar with the use of the web as a tool for research, thus contributing to the development of content for the website…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… A study of missionary settlement and the spread of Christianity in southern Africa during the period 1800 - 1925, including a piece on the role of…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… person throughout the scandal. Dr. Mulder was the Minister of Information in John Vorster's government. Moreover, he was … in the scandal were, General…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… BATTISS, JUNOD, FRANZ and GROSSERT . 1958. The Art of Africa . Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter. BEINART, Julian . Undated. The Popular Art of Africa …
ArticleWomens Rights
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal … African women -under the social and even legal…
ArticlePoverty and development
… One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were … working on the…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers and … (ZAR) is established. 1853 16…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… Evolution refers to the slow process of human adaptation over millions of years. The roots of humanity are believed to lie in South Africa, where the …
Afrikaner
… from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle of the 17th century. Portuguese mariners discovered the sea … to the East…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist movement and other stalwarts of the liberation struggle, such as…
A growing urban African population
… African labour. After the First World War, a large number of factories were being established and were growing in size. … African working class grew in…
ArticleNdebele architecture and settlement patterns
… Glossary of Ndebele building terms APOKORWAN - Eaves overhang AMAKAPA … mean either a batten, or a ring beam IBODA - The drum wall of a cone on cylinder…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… antenatal survey, conducted in 1990, found that only 0.7% of pregnant women were infected. Yet, in the same year, ANC … statistics indicate that we are still…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… It was not until the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal … African women -under the social and even legal…
Griqua
… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
… people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and development of…