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ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… People as historical sources People can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… Present day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the latter half of the nineteenth century,…
ArticleThe Daily Dispatch
… with the Rand Daily Mail, the Daily Dispatch was one of the loudest mouthpieces for mainstream liberal critique of the Apartheid government and its policies…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… sources. The questions do not reflect the structure of the examination paper source-based questions, but will … questions that follow. Source A "The Cold War…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… a single empire in 221 BC. [1] China was ruled by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to 1644, the Ming … its lifespan. [3] Lineage [4] The Ming…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, … station. The accused were charged…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers lies in modern Turkey and they cross Syria … two rivers kept the land fertile through…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, racially segregated commuter trains. [i] It … possible. [ii] According to the founding…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… 1910 First general election that followed the establishment of the Union of South Africa. Only White males had the right to vote. 1915 … I. 1920 The post WWI…
The South African War
… this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate ( read more ). Regardless of who provoked the war, conflict in southern…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's oldest kingdoms. These kingdoms played an important role in…
Mission Stations - I-L
… Niven, who was residing alone, in a stone house consisting of a few plain rooms, one of which was used for a school. There were a few (Xhosa) huts … kraals…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to … purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the Zulu were gradually stripped of most of their arable land. There was widespread poverty, made …
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Company could … Khoina. First contact with Blacks would…
France in 1789
… or society. A political revolution happens when a group of people rebel against the existing government and attempt … An economic revolution takes place when…
Independent Electoral Commission
… INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION IEC) Residents of Soweto queue up to cast their votes in South Africa's … strengthen constitutional democracy through the…
Introduction
… IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
ArticleTransition and negotiation, 1990-1994
… society, people do ... it is crucial that the people of South Africa unite around a common respect for the Constitution' Serialisation of The Soul of a…
Article2016 in Review
… In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… Union Government offered to raise an infantry battalion of Cape Coloured men for service in the First World War. A strict selection process was decided upon…
ArticleKora
… a chief called Kora (or Gora), who was originally a leader of the Gorachouqua (`-qua’ meaning ‘people of’). This leader detached himself from this group with…
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and …
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of the Dutch colonial settlement established by Jan van…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 3: Democracy and the Constitution
… Symbols since 1994 In South Africa, we have a perse number of people and cultures, but we are all South African. … symbols such as a national flag, an anthem…
Indian Community
… 2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in South Africa. Durban is home to the …
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a massive … census is usually held every five years…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to evictions of farm workers and labour…
ArticleThe Dutch Settlement
… The region of the Western Cape which includes the Table Bay area (where the modern city of Cape Town is located) was inhabited by Khoikhoi … for their cattle…