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ArticleDISA Archive
… online scholarly resource focusing on the socio-political history of South Africa, particularly the struggle for … of material on this fascinating period of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… Viljoen, Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), who announces that a South African commando attacked … of the ANC at Matola in Maputo, Mozambique…
Bambatha Rebellion 1906 bibliography
… and the Battle of Mome Gorge, 10 June 1906 " Military History Journal, 8(1), Hadebe, M.M. (2003). A … treason trial of Dinizulu , unpublished Master of Arts …
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Africa: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… reasons. He wanted Africans to learn about their own history and culture: “We thought this kind of material that … Tladi also describes issues relating to…
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… the fastest growing cities in South Africa. As such, the history of Nelspruit is inextricably linked to the history of the region, including the various…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… a distinctive Afrikaner outlook rooted in the religion and history of the people, to be attained by an all-embracing … an Afrikaner Literature SJ du Toit…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… into the Portuguese colony in Angola [iii] . Early history and formation 1390 - 1491 Understanding the early history of the Kingdom of Kongo is complicated…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
… laws set the scene for segregation and apartheid, and the history of 20th century South Africa is the history of the conflict between whites and the various…
ArticleThe Freedom struggle in Cape Town
… Cape Town has a long history of the struggle against racial discrimination and … has and continues to occupy centre stage in shaping the history of South…
Polokwane an Overview
… point of contact between various people and processes. The history of Pietersburg /Polokwane is inextricably linked to … television screen and international…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… election in April 1994. This archive presents this history in two parts, namely; Emerging African Nationalism … 1960-1994 respectively. Please note that …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] History The first occurrence of forced removals in District … Six Revisited (Bellville, South Africa:…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… A ACTIVITY PLANNING OVERVIEW Subjects covered: English, History (social sciences), Connecting Classroom themes: … 3. Describe the society – rich…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of Mali was one of the largest empires in West African History, and at its height, it spanned from the Atlantic … that he caused great inflation lasting a…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… is represented in parliament. This feature focuses on the history of the PAC’s contribution to the struggle against … " outlines the chronological events in…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… Dadoo in 2009, SAHO is, as part of its rewriting of the history of the liberation movement, updating its material on … impulses of the time that might have…
The oldest forms of human communication
… the printed word can be misleading. For example, certain history books taught, inaccurately, that Africans arrived in … them as 'primitive', and paid very…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… accompanied by a renewed effort to write and document the history of the resistance against apartheid and colonialism. … be lost forever and their stories…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
… problematises issues surrounding the discipline of art history and art criticism, the latter being a field still … A panel discussion on changes in the…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… Although trade unions had a presence throughout the modern history of South Africa, Black trade unions never managed to … and Canning Workers Union, one of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
… poignant accounts of the township's and South Africa's history in the last sixty years. Many of them were linked to … the authors themselves. The stories…
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…
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…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… racism. While writing this collection, Serote studied the history of racism and oppression around the world. “I was … joy and peace [14] Serote described…