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PlaceJoubertina
… is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until the establishment of the famous and very long wine route, …
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… Afrikaners in all parts of South Africa. Following the establishment of the NP in the Orange Free State, the NP in …
EventThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange is established
… the JSE by providing a facility to conduct trading. The establishment of the JSE at this time made it the oldest … [Accessed 28 October 2010]| Anon, …
Africa and Freedom, 1961
… men whose names and deeds have enriched the pages of human history, men whom future generations will regard as having … State? These, and others which are…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 104th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… the following anniversaries: One hundred years since the establishment of Fort Hare University: now a historic … society. As South Africans, we continue to…
ArchiveSouth Africa in World War One, 31 October 2018
… so that they could be transferred elsewhere. The colonial secretary, Lord Harcourt, readily accepted Botha’s … rammed off the Isle of Wight in February 1917…
PlaceUgie, Eastern Cape
… Village Management Board was instituted. But it is not the History that draws people to the Villages of Ugie and …
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
… and Tourism Centre in Emgwenya that will highlight the History and Culture of the Area. They inform visitors about …
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… and died in very large numbers. The interpretation of this history in Australia is disputed and debated in what they call the 'History Wars', with…
Africans’Claims in South Africa,
… the war. The objective of promoting self government for colonial peoples must be actively pursued by powers having … European aggression and conquest has…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
… leadership of the people of Zambia this rare moment in the history of their Party and country - a moment made the more … on Angolan soil. The question may…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… Coloured voters to a separate voters’ roll prompted the establishment of the Franchise Action Council, leading later … was path-breaking action which “would…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… Oppressed people in South Africa have always associated the history of the United States with the great name of Abraham … bitter struggles against the white…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
… workers. To induce the coolies into second terms, the colonial government of Natal promised grants of land on … to work on the sugar plantations. However,…
ArticleGrade 12 - How SA emerged as a democracy from the crises of the 1990s
… was a decade which became a turning point in South African history. Popular protest by masses of ordinary South Africans …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2002
… The brighter day did not rise. The darkest night of colonial oppression and exploitation continued to envelop … the gallows. As had happened elsewhere…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… for Curating the Archive, will be part of South Africa History Online's film festival programme later this month. … On 17 April 2008, SAHO marked the 350th…
Address to the Biennial Meeting of the Association for The Development of Education in Africa (Adea), Johannesburg, 6 December 1999
… task at hand is magnified when we consider the legacy of colonial education, the long-term effects of the domination … the incorporation of the African…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… Civil War began in 1975, with the end of Portuguese colonial rule. This civil war was raged between two major … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class … at www.independent.co.uk [Accessed:19…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… ANC is ready to write the next chapter in our country’s history. A chapter of new hope in the fight to eradicate … retail sector to support local enterprises…
Document 58 - Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, “The Opening Address at the Africanist Inaugural Convention”, 4 April 1959 [….]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 58 … included, because only the African can…
33. Restrictive legislation against Indians not warranted, 1897
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … from Durban sent a petition to Joseph Chamberlain, the Colonial…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… This article was written by Baruch Hirson A Short history of the Non-European Unity – An insider's view Where … that I was providing a radical cloak for the …
PlaceKleinzee, Northern Cape
Kleinzee is easy to find. Take the N7 from Cape Town, travel for about 560 km and then veer left at Springbok, following the course of the Skaap River, which…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… to put together a collection of modern art for this colonial town. But in fact, Florence Phillips’s preference … expanded on the proposal “to hold an…
PlacePearston, Eastern Cape-Karoo
… of a Church. Although the Pear tree was significant in the history of Pearston it was not named after the tree but … https://www.karoo-southafrica.com…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
… site was attended by various role-players in the UDF’s history, namely, Allan Boesak, Mohammed Valli Moosa and …
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… as a hundred years. The black race pharaohs in Egyptian history were actually Nubian or Sudanese kings. The two … East Africa. This information was useful…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper … pottery characterised early Fokeng settlements ( see pre-history of…