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BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
Dr. James Sebe Moroka was the great grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong, from Thaba Nchu in the then Orange Free State. Moroka was born on 16 March…
BiographyAhmed Timol
Ahmed Timol was born in Breyton, Transvaal on 3 November 1941 to Haji Yusuf Ahmed Timol and Hawa Ismail Dindar. His father came to South Africa in 1918, at the…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… guiding ideology by countries such as Ethiopia, Benin and the Congo. In our own subcontinent, …
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
IntroductionStephen (Steve) Bantu Biko was a popular voice of Black liberation in South Africa between the mid 1960s and his death in police detention in 1977…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
Harry Schwarz (born Heinz Schwarz) was born in Cologne, Germany (Weimar Republic) on 13 May 1924. Growing up in a Jewish family, Schwarz witnessed the rise of…
Chapter 5 - TOWARDS PEOPLE’S WAR
… parties based in eleven African countries - Angola, Benin, Congo (Brazzaville), Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, …
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… Talon on his election victory to become president of Benin. The election was seen as peaceful. 30 – The MK …
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
SAHO has commenced their very first Graduate Development Programme, a skills development intervention that was made possible through a partnership with the…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working Groups are…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ago. Several human remains have been…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
Marcus Solomon was born in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, on 27 January 1939. His father, a waiter by profession, was a Hindu born of Tamil parents from Sri Lanka,…
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
Professor Ismail Jacob (Josef) Mohamed was born on 27 July 1930 in Barkley East, Eastern Cape. His parents divorced before he was five years old. His mother,…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Glossary
Extra note: In order to standardise the “Terms you need to Know” articles in the Classroom Section, all definitions are accessed from https://www.dictionary…
ArticleMarxism-Leninism
While looking at the background information on the Russian revolution and the change to a Communist state in Russia, we have already touched on many of the…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
Adrian Leftwich grew up in Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), in 1940 in a liberal Jewish family. His father was a doctor, and his mother gave…
Conclusion: A Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
In all countries where market-assisted land reforms have been undertaken, the outcomes have been disappointing. In the case of Southern African countries such…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
This Order is to be awarded to foreign nationals (Heads of State and Government) and other foreign dignitaries. It is to be awarded for friendship shown to…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
A legacy is the long-term effect of something. A person or an event or a piece of writing from the past may still shape what people believe and how they live…
Has Socialism Failed? by Joe Slovo South African Communist Party
1. Introduction Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw the dramatic collapse of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with the agitation at present going on in the…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
Background and Childhood Sindiso Mfenyana is descended from the Bhele clan, which is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town…
ArticleHIV/Aids Origins
When? The first recognised cases of AIDS occurred in the USA in the early 1980s (see timeline) and the origin of Aids and HIV has puzzled scientists ever…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… centuries. Royal Palaces of Abomey (Zou Department, Benin) The city held the seat of twelve kings who ruled the …
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became powerful after…
Mandela: Message to India
South African History Online Mandela: Message to India 18 June 1994 [On the occasion of an India-South Africa Solidarity Meet to discuss the post…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political…