SAHO global search
26,300 records
Siyanqoba Bafana-Bafana Siyanqoba!!! Siyavena Bafana Bafana Siyavena!!!, 3 June 2010
… joins all soccer loving Africans, and South Africans in particular by hosting the ANC 2010 FIFA World Cup Street Bash, tomorrow, Friday, the 4th June 2010,…
Letter from Maryland (http://www.archaeology.org/) by Julie Schablitsky
… are from Europe.” Daniels found her family, the Burleys, in a record that documented the manumission of Thomas Burley’s family from one Brice J. Worthington…
Affirming the history of all South Africans
… of apartheid. It is also true that the formal institutions in our country, which would normally have the responsibility … this, our museums, our monuments…
12. The pickled money-order receipt
… Pachai Indian immigrants sent money regularly to relatives in India. In the document reproduced below, dated 1895, Pethuyee Themalarajinpattanam has…
PlaceDock House, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront-Cape Town
… , states that: "The historical buildings and structures in the Cape Town Harbour area, known as the New Breakwater … Wall are adjacent to the Moorings…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
… demonstrates the irresistible power of a people united in the pursuit of a just cause. Your historic victory has … dictatorship. The ANC joins all…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following proclamation was made in June 1958: 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the … roof before bouncing into the backyard…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of … and…
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known as 'Long Cecil' after Cecil John Rhodes, … the Siege of…
EventChina promises to increase imports from Africa
… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a potential successor … materials from Africa, but to also develop…
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… In a move that was long overdue, President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with a report by the South … (SAHRC) that…
EventThe peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are called off
… the ANC's ultimatum sent to State President F.W. de Kerk. In the ultimatum, the ANC demanded that De Klerk stop aiding and abetting the IFP in the ongoing…
EventInitial experiments on the body of Egyptian King,Tutankhamen, conclude he is a fifteen year old boy
… Tutankhamun/Tutankhamon) was an Egyptian Pharoah who ruled in the period known as the 18th Dynasty, the years between … still born daughters who were buried…
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… The event that inspired the State of Emergency took place in the township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging in the Transvaal. On March 21st the PAC led what…
ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… Article in which Jeffrey Marishane raises concerns regarding the real motives of the World Vision's presence in Southern Africa, in its history there are…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… of the Congress shall be: To unite the African people in a powerful and effective instrument to secure their own … To promote and protect the interests of…
Message by Oliver Tambo on South Africa`s year of the women, a call to the peoples of the world, 01 November 1983
… see the women of our motherland play their rightful role in the forefront of the struggle for the destruction of the … of the involvement of the masses,…
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version of; 'Mare … access to the…
PlaceJoubertina
… Set in amongst other Villages with similarly lyrical names, like: … and Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… Awards have grown exponentially since they were launched in 2015. Now in their fourth year, the Awards are carried live on national … about the fact that you…
PlaceHaarlem
… the Berlin Mission Society and was named Anhalt-Schmidt , in 1860. This Village however had already been named Haarlem … today. (presumably named after the…
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! … pretty. The 'Krakeelwater' River’s Spring actually begins in this Park. Wynberg Park is renowned…
PlaceSalt River
… the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord … consisted of an Inn and several…
PlaceFreedom Park
… on 1 June 2000, and the Freedom Park Trust was established in 2001 to develop the heritage project. Construction of the first phase began in July 2003, and…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… photography of a controversial picture depicting famine in Sudan. Carter came under a lot of criticism for a … photograph of a Sudanese child being stalked…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… The suspected mastermind of the bomb attacks in London on July 7 hid in South Africa for several weeks before being arrested in Zambia last week. Cable News…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… his army, handover offenders. Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation … realised that Cetshwayo was a major…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… along here is a highlight of any visit to Bloemfontein. In front of the 3rd Raadsaal (NALN) you’ll find the historic … trees and five orange trees (although…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… and collaboration, took over Indian political leadership in 1945. A deputation led by the president of the Natal … measure of confidence amongst Indians, as…