Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became integrated into a ...

Planning a trip to South Africa? Discover the essence of this diverse nation by exploring its rich historical sites and savoring culinary delights. Uncover the past at the top ten monuments and ...

Situated in one of South Africa’s most historic urban areas and built alongside the country’s oldest synagogue, the South ...

Starting with the end of the Boer wars in 1902 and ending with the COVID-19 emergency, Simpson finely traces the political history of South Africa since the beginning of the twentieth century. He has ...

This weekend marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, officially ending the country's era of apartheid. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalist Redi Thlabi.

A free, open access textbook on the history of struggle against apartheid developed jointly by the African Studies Center and Facing History and Ourselves. Access the E-Book Confronting Apartheid here ...

A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of dispossession and discrimination during colonialism and ...

Tara Moore’s “Legacy: The De-Colonized History of South Africa,” which opens the 45th edition of the Durban Intl. Film Festival on July 18, is the South African-born, U.S.-based actor and filmmaker’s ...