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Has Socialism Failed? by Joe Slovo South African Communist Party
… The mounting chronicle of crimes and distortions in the history of existing socialism, its economic failures and the … is still a reluctance to look squarely…
Message to the Soweto Rally to Welcome Released Leaders by O. R. Tambo, 29 October 1989
… they, too, are part of our heritage. They are part of that history and continuing reality of our country which has meant … long night of apartheid tyranny…
Address at University of KwaZulu-Natal SRC awards, 7 May 2005, Howard College, Durban
… political violence. It is an established fact that in the history of society conflict and violence, mainly political … point of world interest and concern…
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande at SAHO Graduate Internship Programme launch, 30 October, 2012
… Launch SA History Online Internship Project. We have been giving lots … those involved in a largely intellectual pursuit such as History. In this…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985. South African History Online (SAHO) is marking this anniversary by: … with the Durban University of Technology …
Links & Partnerships
… (and uses) for further research about South African History. Please inform us if links are no longer working or … - This website is a joint project between…
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… involve violence. There have been plenty of examples in history where a combination of factors have been compelling … changes , without dragging the people…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… three Dutch Reformed churches between 1850 and 1899. The history of the three churches also reflects the differences … with the church and refused to sing…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… Moreover, the legal system places importance of the sexual history of the woman, if she has a tainted reputation then … seriously. Many commentators maintain…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… lines can presently be seen as national borders. “A brief history of European Colonisation in Africa” Berlin Conference … and legitimate governing system was…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… about the nature of these events. Early nineteenth-century history was a period of intense interaction among African … and boundaries, and moves beyond…
Archive1994 - President De Klerk, State Of the Nation Address, 28 February 1994 (Before National Elections)
… of the most crucial election campaign of our national history speaks for itself. It is an indication of the … governments which will for the first time in…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… without destroying the kingdom by fighting destructive civil wars. The economy of Ghana was based on iron and gold … in Songhai Trade significantly…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… the town, originated on a farm of the same name, to service the Black Mountain Mine, which currently employ 600 …
Khoisan leader given state funeral despite last wishes by SAPA, 1 July 2012
… as various traditional leaders took over during the service to bury Oom Dawid with the necessary dignity he was …
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… the PAC, attacked the congregation during a Sunday evening service. The African National Congress (ANC) President, … South African History Online , ‘St…
EventElectricity cut off in Tumahole township
… electricity and rent boycott, with financial support to service arrears caused by the non-payment of services. The …
Conference: African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
… Dr Andries Kruger: Chief Scientist – South African Weather Service v Dr Abraham Mwadiwa: Director – Indigenous …
EventA Pilot Cellular phone project is launched
… researchers realized that by using small cells (range of service area) with frequency reuse they could increase the … Bellis, M., Selling the Cell Phone,…
PlaceClairwood Hospital, Durban
… cost effective, efficient, convalescent and rehabilitative service in consultation with all stakeholders, dedicated to …
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… Please note that this information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we have updated … regime was overthrown and that the…
America, Spanish conquest
… calendar was more exact than the European's calendar. Civil wars and invasions weakened the mighty empire. In … most significant and for many, traumatic,…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The people … must be immediately removed from the…
40. 1903 reviewed by Indian Opinion
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … in June 1903 to assist Indians in fighting for their civil…
Building A National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… The South African nation is a product of many streams of history and culture, representing the origins, dispersal and … of the process of change, involving…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… Thoughts on Dithakong and Mbolompo. Journal of African History, Volume 29 : 487-519, 1988. Cobbing, Julian. Ousting … Steven Feierman, Leonard Thompson and…
"If I were Prime Minister": Article by Albert Luthuli, 2 December 1961
… of agriculture; State subsidies for backward areas and service; the question of tribalism and to what degree tribal … care would be taken to develop a police…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
… the progress that has been made to transform the police service. They should also be congratulated for taking the … out such attacks. Members of the South…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… passed on to township residents. A new round of rent and service charge increases became unavoidable and, in the … and that insurrection was now properly on…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… for Curating the Archive, will be part of South Africa History Online's film festival programme later this month. … Ensemble, 21/22 June 2017 Hosted by…