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Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Independence of Haiti: Port-AU-Prince, 01 January 2004 Your Excellency, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
… the Bicentenary of one of the greatest revolutions in history. We bring you warm greetings and messages of support … France’s greatest colony in the world…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry Elliot , a prominent Colonial administrator and Chief Magistrate of Transkie , …
EventMugabe announces the merging of ZANU and ZAPU
… Front. The merged Patriotic Front helped Mugabe defeat the colonial government of Ian Smith in 1980. Since then Mugabe …
EventThe district of Uitenhage is founded in the Eastern Cape and named after Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist
… Uitenhage de Mist felt there was a need to improve the colonial administration of the Cape areas. The new district … South African History Online, Uitenhage…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… is most notable for being the shortest war in recorded history, lasting less than three-quarters of an hour. The … in 1963. Endnotes [i] Knappert, J. (1992)…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… While there was the record of the doctor who performed the post-mortem on the remains, he could not recall which burial … were correct, the men’s remains…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… to children as a teacher. She taught geography and history at a local White school and spent every day with … effort of the Black Sash when trying to help re…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… of lives particularly among Africans. In August 2012, the history repeated itself when 34 mineworkers were shot and … 1922 mineworkers strike becomes a…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… said Gerwel's academic work positioned him as "the first post-colonial theorist in Afrikaans". "He was thinking critically …
The Johannesburg Biennale by Bisi Silva (Artnet), 1998
… at the Art Institute of Chicago. Entitled "Trade Routes: History and Geography," the biennial took as its general … concepts -- postmodernism,…
ArchiveFree Mandela Campaign
… Placard from the Sunday Post dated 16th March 1980. Cream poster with red and black …
ArchiveInterview with Chris Hani
… An interview with Chris Hani on post-1990 situation, following extended NEC meeting held on …
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… use of technology or reflect important stages in human history. A place where humans settled and used the land in a … World Heritage Sites must show major…
ArchiveJoin JODAC
… recruitment poster. Newspaper images of sky scrapers and post office tower in Johannesburg. …
ArchiveThe international situation
… the 3rd-5th of January, 1962. This paper outlines the anti-colonial struggles of the oppressed around the world. The …
Under the influence of Dumile Feni’s 'African Guernica' by Sharlene Khan (The Conversation), 07 September 2016
… neo-colonialisms. One assumes that Feni is commenting on colonial racism that by this time has become … institutionalised as apartheid in South Africa…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… ask different questions about the past. Knowledge of history grows and broadens as more archaeologists find … school students in South Africa only learnt…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… white workers attempted to take over the Johannesburg post office and the power station, but they met with stout … more about this important event in South…
ArchiveBeware state education
… of the Witwatersrand. Press release in The Washington Post reprinted by Walter Laquer. …
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
… Cetshwayo's ruled the Zulu nation at a time when British colonial penetration of the South African hinterland was gaining momentum. Successive British…
The role of the Party and its role in the National Liberation Movement
… revolution, the character of the ANC, the Frelimo way and post-Rivonia problems. …
ArchiveThe role of the Party and its role in the National Liberation Movement
… revolution, the character of the ANC, the Frelimo way and post-Rivonia problems. …
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… from the coast into the South African interior. A military post was erected there in about 1815, and in 1823 its land … River Inn, probably using the…
EventMozambique gains independence
… After a prolonged liberation struggle against Portuguese colonial rulers, Mozambique became independent as People's …
Archive19 October: National Press day: will there be free speech in a new SA?
… White poster with black lettering. Red image of Post Office tower in Johannesburg. Notice of a big debate …
ArchiveHerleef n belangrike sportgebeurtenis met hi
… Dark blue and black background showing men playing rugby. Post Office logo. …
EventGhana is declared a republic
… Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence on 6 March 1957. On … GhanaWeb,Political History,from GhanaWeb,…
SAHO Milestones
… 2000 June - Registration of SAHO as an NGO South African History Online (SAHO) was established in 2000, as a … Kala Pani: Caste and Colour in South Africa…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
… professional print studio spaces, which often accommodates post-graduate interns. APS hosts artists’ residencies as well …
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… Morobe and Billy Masetha from Soweto to the Nerston border post. 30 December, Ian Deway Rwaxa was last seen lying in the …