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Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Glossary
… peak in the late nineteenth century. In South Africa, the colonial period began with the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in …
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… and the Southern Hemisphere. This special piece of World History is right here in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape … soprano), and many, many other famous…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… South African History Online (SAHO) believes in empowering learners, … to undertaking research, especially within the field of history, designed for a wide…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… poem, “On Cookhouse Station”. Cookhouse has much for the History buff; the Slachter’s Nek Monument, on the site of the … Struggle, and the Fairworld Fine…
PlaceKakamas, Northern Cape
Kakamas is a rather small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. This interesting town was originally built by a church and named after the Khoi…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… Phil Bonner, around issues of South African working- class history and organisation, labour internationalism and basic … In the Depots it was strong in that…
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… Junction Avenue theatre group was titled The Fantastical History of a Useless Man. Inspired by the 1976 Soweto … in these days of injustices and crisis, and…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… of what would become an enduring landmark in the history of our country, and that is the August 1956 march … of the ANC, Mme Ruth played a very critical role…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 91 … is also necessary that this…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… through war or violent revolution. It is extremely rare in history to give up power voluntarily, for a group to … Assembly, Dr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert,…
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… This policy supports a ‘share-alike’ system. South African History Online (SAHO) is an educational resource and for this … 1. Articles and images produced or…
Introduction - The anti-Apartheid Movements: a 40-year perspective
… 'The South African Government is fighting against history and they are bound to lose. We know that the … a symposium and exhibition recording the highlights…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
… man, that his was the biggest contribution to Cape slave history research by a single historian and that there is not a history book about Cape slavery…
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… in fulfillment of the requirements for the MA degree in History at the the University of Cape Town by Andries du Toit. The dissertation gives an account of…
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South African history. Far more than diamonds, this changed South Africa … nature into a magnificent crystal…
EventMinister reports 23 acts of sabotage in RSA
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History…
EventLanguage crisis in schools resolved
… Sources: Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999)…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn page 3 Article: Response to a Crisis
… combatant of MK, discuss the November white referendum The history of the Nationalist Party is pock-marked with the … seriously threatened they adopt stern…
The Battle of Square Hill
… the coloured races thereof, and the greatest day in the history of the 1st Battalion Cape Corps’. [lx] The homecoming … 2014) p.139. ↵ [iv]A. A. Sutherland…
PlaceBlinkwater
… beaufort offers visitors a chance to explore the Area’s Colonial Past . The Martello Tower and Fort Fordyce are just … that can be visited, providing insight…
Bibliographical Data
… that are available from CAMP. A popular and sympathetic history of the African National Congress is Mary Benson's … South Africa (London: Faber &faber, 1963)…
Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
… they must learn to hate whites. Ranger later recalled - "A history student sitting next to me was shouting ‘I do hate … curious about little known incidents…
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
… to tell them what to think. They had their own history and political traditions of which the national … far-sighted transition to political independence in…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, 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…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… carved out a unique position for himself within the local History. Have a look at the cameras he used and browse … the fascinating first few years of the…
PlaceAlbert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth
… held each year. The School is rich in tradition and has a History of fine academic progress with high standards being … Set amongst well-established trees in…
PlacePinetown and its Museum
… topics is featured in the museum, which focuses on local history. Displays reflect the cultural diversity of Pinetown, … Zulu material culture alongside…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… Baden-Powell is an important figure in the military history of South Africa, as he is also credited with founding … I.B. "The Battle of Silkaatsnek- 11 July…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… social science 'deals with problems of biography, of history, and of their intersections within social … that can only be speculated about, Note responded to…
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
… Ari Sitas, “Badsha could do in one picture what a dozen history workshop papers couldn’t in terms of the detail that captured the texture of life and the…