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The Arrival of the Khoisan
… 000 years ago (100 BC), life began to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known … and pastures along it. There is…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 5 - The Politics of Socialism
… institutions are for. Why are they necessary at all? In a very small society, such as an independent tribe of a … both of us, and the other can, if necessary…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… to influence the political, economic and ideological life in South Africa today. SAHO will over time present a series of articles linked to Afrikaner…
Masimba Sasa
… Born: Harare, Zimbabwe, 1983. Resides in Johannesburg. Studied at the Harare National Polytechnic … Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg. Received a Diploma…
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… the two main types of indigenous or traditional healers in South Africa. Isangomas Isangomas are spiritual healers … who diagnose illness. People often visit…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… In 1893 the first 'locations' were established under the … When the 'Coolie location' was struck by bubonic plague in 1904, many of the evacuees moved to the…
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… a formal statement of its constitutional proposals in September 1991. 14 September 1991: The National Peace … Accord (NPA) singing ceremony is held at the…
The Children’s Charter
… Children’s rights and responsibilities In any society, it is very important that children are … of the Rights of the Child so South Africa is not alone in…
Archive2022 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2022
… the State of the Nation Address is not being delivered in the Chamber of the National Assembly. As we entered this … past year, government has built on its…
Address of President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the opening of the second session of the Democratic Parliament Cape Town, 17 February 1995
… guests, Ladies and gentlemen: We have gathered in this hallowed chamber to begin the work of the second … parliament, nine months after its first members…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… In 1884, at the Berlin Conference, the European powers carved … forms of states that emerged from nationalist movements in the 1960s. The Congo was used as a…
ArticleInqaba ya basebenzi
… Inqaba ya basebenzi, published in London by the Marxist Workers' Tendency of the African … wage and exploitation of workers. Trade union action in the…
dgg
… This means separate from one another or not linked in any way. Free and fair elections: These are elections in which all citizens are allowed to participate…
ArticleSimon van der Stel Timeline
… 25 May 1646 : His father, Adrian van der Stel dies in the line of duty and the family moves to Batavia. 1659 : … at the Cape, accompanied by his four sons…
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… an award for exceptional and distinguished contributions in the following categories. The struggle for democracy … Community service Organisation This Order…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… Africans into Durban transforms the cultural mix and life in Cato Manor as many settle there 1945 Indians and Africans come into frequent contact in both…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… legislature to hear the ANC’s demands. 18 February 1992: In Working Group 2 on constitutional principles, the ANC … March 1992: The Referendum is held, with…
EPILOGUE
… that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my memorandum of the 26th June, 1992. Instead, you … and blatant party political propaganda involved…
Imvaba Arts Association
… Established in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, in 1986, Imvaba Arts Association worked closely with artists in New Brighton, Kwazakhele and Motherwell…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 3: The French Revolution
… of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, … last for 10 years. The Revolution…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… National Archives The government archives service in South Africa houses and preserves the state records and … least thirty years old are transferred to…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… tuned motor cycles tearing by with staccato exhausts in a cloud of dust. But to an older generation it will recall … the big water pumping plant devised by…
The National Animal
… areas and open grass plains and is thus found especially in the Free State, North West Province and in the Karoo right up to the west coast. Springbucks move…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. On … South Africa (CODESA I) started its…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… This genre of music started emerging in the 1990s. It is a mixture of a number of different … As pioneering DJs like Oscar "Warona" Mdlongwa, explains:" In…
ArticleZulu Family History
… Margaret’s Church, Nongoma. Buthle MaMathe, born c1951. In May 1996, she and her daughter were seriously wounded in an assault during which they were…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… Air pollution The ways in which we travel have changed a lot over the last few … faster, easier and sometimes cheaper. But the developments in technology…
Cecile Mella
… with American, Italian, French and Mexican influences in Montpellier, in the south of France in 1983. After studying literature, history and philosophy, …
ArticleAn Introduction to Sophiatown
… In 1899, an investor named Herman Tobiansky envisaged a … disposal facilities. Whites no longer wanted to live in such a place and many moved into other…
ArticleKora
… Where the first Chief Kora lived is unknown, but in early times, most Korana lived near the Gariep, Vaal and … late 17th century, when they trekked from…