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ArticleTransport on water
… Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel over and across water, and to fish. … with a setting pole. Others might have sails, so…
ArticleBalfour Declaration
… At the Imperial Conference in London in 1926, Hertzog (with … India) decided to form a committee to discuss and clarify the status of dominions. They would…
Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC)
… NAPAC was founded on 25 July 1963 under Chris Lombard as the first director. The first office premises were two small offices in Acutt Street, Durban. They…
Lerato Maduna
… Soweto in 1985. Studied various courses in photography at The Market Photo Workshop including the yearlong Photojournalism and Documentary Programme(PDP) in…
ArticleBlack Women’s Federation
… federation of Black women after Fatima Meer returned from the USA, where Black American women were moved by the problems faced by Black South African women…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… that she should realize that Walter was already married to the country. So began a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. Tabata Bloemfontein … yet another important meeting which was held in 1935, when the All…
Learning about history through objects
… Investigating the Toy box: objects Sometimes we do not have written … records or pictures to help us find out information about the past, only the objects…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… 1957 Honourable Mention in South African Best Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville … to stand for 5 days and 5 nights on…
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… Isitwalandwe/Seaparankwe is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to those who have made an …
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… RIVONIA: THE STORY OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, near Johannesburg…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
… Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes …
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… with a number of challenges to overcome. Most obstacles to the development of women can be related to poverty, violence … health care, and legal…
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… The General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF) was formed … trade union, as a consequence black workers joined the benefit fund as it functioned as a cover…
ArticleSweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)
… The Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). Amongst its founder members …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline
… The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. …
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… intergenerational dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open letters between the…
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… Development Community (SADC) was established in 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference … name during Windhoek summit meeting in 17…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. Pots were used for … Division of labour Women were…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… People learn and are influenced by the places and the people around them. In a country like South Africa, which … In this lesson we will explore historical…
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… Background On 1 April 1997, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) was … established with a membership of around 515 000, becoming the second…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… veteran: Sheila Weinberg Obituary by Raymond Suttner in The Mail and Guardian, 19-25 November 2004, p.36 Sheila … Weinberg has suddenly died. She has been …
ArticleBonani Africa Online Exhibition 2010
… Many of the essays in the Bonani Africa 2010 Exhibition that straddle the twin worlds of social comment and the exploration of the …
National Council of African Women (NCAW)
… The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in … social conditions for Africans. It apparently absorbed the Bantu Women's League (BWL) and Charlotte…
Article1956 Women Marchers
… # 1956 Women Marchers is an initiative of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… Southern Africa experienced transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the period that became known as the ‘mfecane’. This topic includes…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition is a … secondary school teachers and learners in Grades 8 to 11. The aim of the competition is to increase…
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2018 submissions
… The biographical essays are selected from students in a South … history survey course that sought to put Africans back at the center of their history and…
ArticleCelebrating Freedom and Democracy
… The relationship between our Constitution and other laws The Constitution is a law passed by Parliament and it is the highest law in the land. All other laws…
Defining Black Consciousness
… " Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the Black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause …