A short overview of the Mau Mau rebellion against the British Empire in Kenya, which was brutally suppressed by the colonial administration.

Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the rise and fall of ...

Zimbabwean ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, has caused a stir online with his comments in which he defends the ...

As deadly wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January 2025, a video (archived) circulated online claiming to show South African firefighters landing in Canada on their way to assist in firefighting ...

According to South African History Online, McGregor is the best preserved and most complete example of mid-19th century small towns in the Cape Province, making it, without a doubt, one of the SA ...

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging ...