History Matters

“I have seen the new world to come.” Reflections on the late JT Gumede’s visit to Georgia in 1927. by Raymond van Diemel For too long Georgian aggression towards its weaker neighbouring states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has been overlook. Only a handful of journalists recognized the true nature of the current Georgian president, [...]

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), SAHO is pleased to share some rare, historic footage of Dr. Boesak speaking at the UDF West Coast launch. The footage is supplied courtesy of the Community Video Education Trust (www.cvet.org.za).  During the 1980s video activists from CVET recorded Struggle [...]

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), SAHO is pleased to share some rare, historic footage shot at the National UDF launch event in Mitchells Plain on 20 August 1983. Rev. Frank Chikane gives keynote address at the launch and outlines the necessity for a united front [...]

One of the most remarkable things about South African history is the incredibly rich heritage of leadership we can lay claim to (regardless of current debates about the state of leadership in South Africa at the moment or my posts elsewhere on this blog). Political leadership is an obvious and easy example. But we too [...]