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PlaceWorcester, Western Cape
… Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This town has a rich History covering a time when the Region was inhabited by … Breede River Valley , the Worcester…
The melody of freedom
… sketch a number of them. Those taking an interest in the history of South African music will soon observe that, from … of Khoi musicians playing five flutes…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… gathered in Kliptown to relive the historic moment in the history of our country 60 years ago, when the visionary … separate indigenous armies had waged war…
ArchiveQuote from Marx
… Marx, Cecil Rhodes and Lenin. Map of Africa showing the colonial partition. Artwork of high society dining. Artwork …
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… turret was used as both a lookout point and a machine-gun post. Around 10,000 British troops were stationed around the … Second World War . Beyond its…
ArchiveBolt: magazine of the Literary Society, University of Natal, Durban Vol.1 No.3 1970
… TONY MORPHET and MIKE KIRKWOOD. Contents: The Hyenas-A Colonial Study, E. Wyllie Findlay. Women in Love, Phil Joffe; …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… to continue with our journey of redefining the country`s history to truly reflect our rich diverse past. The medals … those heroes and heroines who should be…
ArticleAbstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes Conference
… activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger Speaking for ourselves: FOSATU … 1970s by Mattie C. Webb Can Shop…
PlaceTrevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban
… building is probably the best surviving example of a late Colonial Victorian building in Natal. It was declared a …
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History…
PlaceLady Grey, Eastern Cape
… Mr. Reeder's. The first old Magistrates Court was also a Post Office with the Goal (Jail) on the opposite side of the … and evacuated in 1923 when the…
PlaceBlyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
… for the spectacular views with the perfect: "Viewing Post", provided . The 'Pinnacle' is a single quartzite column … close to Gauteng that blends natural…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… South African History Online believes that history is made every day and to that effect we have compiled … representation of women in leadership for the…
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel was used as a staging post. The town has since become one of the most important … Alberton, and Johannesburg. These…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the history of women…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… a democracy was a very important step in South Africa’s history. [v] These talks resulted in the beginning of the … Klerk. De Klerk provided a commitment to…
PlaceSouth Africa
… are a synopsis of principal elements of the Country's history. Individual colours or combinations of theses … The central design of the flag, beginning at…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… the demonstration witnessed that day was unique in the history of South African sports. Ali Bacher, captain of the … Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… measure a customer for a suit and send off an order by post to Simpsons in London. The magistrate needed something … potent. There was Life and Look and…
GEAR and Neo-Liberalism (Part 1) by Thabo Mbeki, 21 March, 2016
… and appropriate sanitation infrastructure; • improved postal and telecommunications services; and • a broad social … of Europe generally during the…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Lady Selbourne Marabastad Pretoria the Segregated city Post-1948 Legislation This period marks the beginning of the … class divisions between landlords and…
PlaceHarrismith, Free State
… like birding, biking, 4x4, hiking, climbing, golfing, History, water sport and lots more. The Town is well known … like birding, biking, 4x4, hiking,…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
… be a key pillar of our national democratic revolution in post-apartheid South Africa. The historic icons and leaders … sought to educate the working class to…
PlaceMooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
… the Rhode House Museum presents a wide variety of local History exhibits depicting formative activities of the Area … River, is Rosetta. Rosetta was an…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… of the most powerful international solidarity movements in history, a model that has subsequently been used to weaken or … role in the committee, including…
EventPiet Retief's Great Trek manifesto is completed
… as growing resentment between the farmers and the British colonial authorities. The farmers argued that because the colonial government limited the…
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… which followed. The resolutions adopted were the old post-1935 language of the Party and to Gomas's ears it had … letters to newspapers and in notes in his…
PlaceBethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape
… Bay, now Port Elizabeth, became a thorn in the side of the colonial authorities. Established for a group of about 600 … For them, Bethelsdorp was a refuge…
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… as growing resentment between the farmers and the British colonial authorities. The farmers argued that because the colonial government limited the…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much bound with the … to pray under, one umbrella, thus making…