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ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary … representation for Coloureds and…
ArticleSS Mendi
… The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It remains the greatest wartime maritime …
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… 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 ……
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
… watch movies during my free time. Project: Biography of Buchi Emecheta Emily Coolidge Emily Coolidge is a … studying Theatre and English. Project: …
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… 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…
Polokwane an Overview
… © 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 …
TCOE Online Exhibition
… and Land dispossession history The text and gallery of images within this feature are concerned with the crucial issue of land rights in South Africa. They…
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…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes. 6 August, The Hewat Training College in…
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…
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…
ArticleSita’s story
… My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen … the city, and in those days around us…
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…
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… became chief Chaplain Thomas Levi Mvabaza - delivered one of the speeches on the programme) Meshack Pelem – Vice … who were appointed Honorary Presidents…
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…
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…