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ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… the event would be the most significant in the country’s history “for there for the first time would meet in a great … grassroots style of the COP campaign…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 106th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 January 2018
… heal the wounds that had been inflicted on our people by colonial conquest. Our organisationbelongs to the people of … we mark the anniversaries of several…
BiographyDulcie Howes
… she deserves it all." (From Marina Grut's book T he History of Ballet in South Africa ) Dulcie was born in Little …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… the wedding of his friend, Hardutt Singh's, sister, the Colonial Office in the Port of Spain declares him a … immigrant and detain him on instructions from…
ArticleReferencing Resources for Historical Research
… engaging with historical content. South African History Online (SAHO) encourages all users – especially … the Oxford footnote style of referencing, often…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… buildings, an old-world atmosphere, and a fascinating history. The Lord Milner Hotel, with its grand colonial design, still welcomes guests, and the town’s ……
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my … Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure…
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…
PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
… of Chief Mhlonthlo of the amaMpondo. In 1874 the British Colonial Government offered to extend its "protection" in the … Eventually their number included…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… foul air of the dispossessed and forsaken life - men and women robbed of those vital fibres that divide man from … Sophiatown developed its own colourful…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… recovering a sense of cultural continuity with the pre-colonial past. One aspect of this process was to appropriate … with new forms of cultural…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
… African achievement. The Africanist revival of African history that centred around themes such as African … years after most of Africa had become independent…
PlaceKakamas, Northern Cape
… (brown), referring to the red clay of the area with which women smear their faces. This lovely town was built on the …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… of African patriots who were not prepared to endure colonial subjugation. In South Africa, as we know, at the … or brown, wants to destroy this beautiful…
EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… he kept too near to the treacherous coast. Seven women and thirteen children were helped into the only two … sea could offer. The Birkenhead has secured a…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew 2 000 … sufferings of the non-European people under…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… Goede Hoop , Van Riebeeck was accompanied by 82 men and 8 women. When Van Riebeeck left The Netherlands in 1651, the … 1662 it had grown to 134 officials, 35…
Notes from Books
… Dutch soldiers married or kept as concubines Asian women, including Indian women. Hendrick Brouwer, … members of the Reformed Church. Most traced their…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… Albert Luthuli, 1920s-1952s Dr Peter Alegi, Department of History, Michigan State University Albert Luthuli's place in … and converted to Christianity. His…
Document 7 - The Freedom Charter
… and most enduring and cohesive not only of all African women's organisations, but of all African organisations in … as a whole – constitute an important part…
BiographyMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
… Swaziland, where his strong attachment to Zulu culture and history is said to have earned him the affection of the aged …
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
… and is widely recognised as a key event in African jazz history. Furthermore, it was during this time that Menell …
PlaceSchweizer-Reneke
… South African war, will start here again. The Town has a History, steeped in bloody relations between the Afrikaners … and the African inhabitants of the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… among the coast tribes. It is not part of this history to look into the forces responsible for the rise of … Ngqika. "I promised I would present their case…
ArticleBlack Sash
… The Women's Defence of the Constitution League In 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly English-speaking formed an…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… move in. Restrictions against the urbanisation of Black women are introduced. The official government reasons for … a Xhosa organisation, which prompts an…
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
… and Khoi peoples and confronts the harsh legacy of Dutch colonial slavery through poetic reenactments, asking: WHAT …
EventZulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
… During the Zulu War, on 20 January 1879, British and Natal colonial troops under Lord Chelmsford, commander of the … than Paul Kruger of the Transvaal, and…
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… under-recognised, book in South African politics, history and literature. At home and abroad, it is not nearly … Part polemic, part political commentary,…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… powerhouse of Africa. It led to a scramble by the British colonial administration to expand their political control …