People of South Africa

1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban

1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban

21 January 2026

On Thursday evening, 13 January 1949, violence erupted in the Indian business area in Durban. On the first day there was...

South Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured

South Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured

21 January 2025

 SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY ON 16 NOVEMBER TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS INDENTURED LABOUR HERITAGEBy Brij Mah...

South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996

South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996

Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow th...

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline

The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starti...

Indian South Africans

Indian South Africans

9 February 2024

From bondage to freedom - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on...

Indian South Africans timeline 1960-1969

Indian South Africans timeline 1960-1969

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, ci...

People and Culture of South Africa

People and Culture of South Africa

14 December 2023

South Africa has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were t...

Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj

Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj

1 December 2023

16 November 2023, marks the 163rd anniversary of the arrival in South Africa of indentured labourers from India. From th...

A brief history of domestic service in South Africa

A brief history of domestic service in South Africa

27 November 2023

Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle t...

Indian South Africans timeline 1930-1939

Indian South Africans timeline 1930-1939

1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers through the...

The History of May Day in South Africa

The History of May Day in South Africa

The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 180...

Indian South Africans timeline 1920-1929

Indian South Africans timeline 1920-1929

1920 February, The Asiatic Inquiry Commission, headed by Sir Johannes Lange, is appointed to inquire into laws concer...

Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909

Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909

Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909 1900 The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refug...

Culture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982

Culture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982

Several hundred artists and activists from South Africa living in exile and within the country, as well as foreign natio...

African National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020

African National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) Presi...

Yusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations

Yusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations

In September 2009, SAHO in partnership with University of Johannesburg, Centre for Sociological Studies, organised the p...

Convict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony

Convict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony

20 January 2022

Early Convict Stations in the Cape Colony

26 November 2021

From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western Europeans who settled on the sou...

Zulu

22 September 2020

The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni re...

A history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008

A history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008

This is a collection of timelines of Indians in South Africa  from 1654 until 2008.

Indian South Africans timeline 2000s

Indian South Africans Timeline: 2000 2008 16 November, Billy Nair is given a given a state funeral in Durban, a testam...

Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1980-1989 1980 Kay Moonsamy was sent to India to replace Mosie Moolla, as the African ...

Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1970-1979 1970 HA Naidoo passes away while still in exile. 17 February, African Peopl...

Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal ...

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919

28 February 2020

1910 February 26, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi supports the African Peoples’ Organisation (APO) resolution to...

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909

28 February 2020

1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Ca...

The Cape Malay

19 February 2020

The ‘Cape Malay’ community is rich in culture and religious traditions that have played a major role in shaping the hist...

The Khoisan

16 January 2020

In around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Bo...

Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho)

Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho)

Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho) people are concentrated in the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces, with small...

Tswana

(seTswana [language], baTswana [people]) The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Soth...

The San

The San, the first people in South Africa The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. The San...

Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959

12 February 2019

Indian South Africans Timeline: 1950-1959 1950 A.K.M. Docrat, a popular activist, was named under the Suppression of C...