Topics, timelines and articles that cover the social and political history of South Africa from prehistory to the present day

Topics, timelines and articles that cover the history of South African art, music, theatre, sports, heritage and media

Lives and stories of notable South Africans and people closely related to our history.

Visit our Biography Index page to view an alphabetical list.

Explore the histories of other African countries organised by region.

Our classroom feature includes all the curriculum requirements for grade 4 to 12 such as articles, plus past exam questions and answers. The history topics are linked to features on our main website and material on our archive section.

Additional curriculum content for other subjects, such as art and culture and Life Orientation, will be posted as the material is developed.

Please send us your comments. If you are a teacher, feel free to share some of the resources that you and your colleagues have developed.

Search for the History of your City, Town, Suburb or Village. View our Places Page to search for places of interest, monuments and centres or browse an alphabetical list

Timelines show an overview of events and how they fit into the bigger picture. We have general timelines and timelines on specific topics