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The Story of South Africa: Empire, Apartheid, and Transformation — Fexingo History
Episodes — page 9
The Boer War Concentration Camps: Emily Hobhouse and the ScandalIn this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the British concentration camps of the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), a humanitarian catastrophe that claimed the lives of over 26,000 B…
- The 1947 Indian Ocean Tragedy: The SS Truro and the Satyagraha Pilgrims
In December 1947, the SS Truro sank off the South African coast, carrying over 140 Indian passengers—many of them elderly pilgrims returning from Hajj to Mecca. The disaster unfold…
- The 1976 Soweto Uprising: Students Against Apartheid Education
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the 1976 Soweto Uprising, a pivotal moment in South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle. They focus on the immediate causes—particularly the im…
- The 1976 Soweto Uprising: Students Against Apartheid Education
In this episode of The Story of South Africa, Lucas and Luna delve into the Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976. They explore the immediate trigger—the compulsory introduction of Afri…
- The 1956 Treason Trial: 156 Arrested, Four Years, One Verdict
On December 5, 1956, South African police raided homes and offices across the country, arresting 156 people—including Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, and Walter Sisulu—and charging t…
- The 1922 Rand Rebellion: White Workers Armed on the Witwatersrand
In March 1922, the streets of Johannesburg erupted in gunfire as thousands of white miners, armed and organized, fought a three-day battle against the South African state. This epi…
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: South Africa's Reckoning
In 1995, newly elected President Nelson Mandela signed the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Chaired by Ar…
- The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion Against South Africa's WWI Entry
This episode dives into the Maritz Rebellion of 1914-1915, a pivotal uprising by Afrikaner nationalists against the Union of South Africa's decision to join World War I and invade…
- The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion Against South Africa's WWI Entry
In September 1914, as the Union of South Africa prepared to invade German South-West Africa on behalf of the British Empire, a group of Afrikaner commandos took up arms against the…
- The 1808 Slave Revolt That Shook Cape Town
In 1808, a handful of enslaved men and Khoikhoi labourers marched on Cape Town in a desperate bid for freedom. Lucas and Luna explore the Slave Lodge, the role of the British aboli…
- The 1879 Anglo-Zulu War: Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, and the Aftermath
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, focusing on the devastating Zulu victory at Isandlwana, the heroic defense at Rorke's Drift, and the complex aft…
- The 1899–1902 Siege of Mafeking: Roberts, Baden-Powell, and the Relief
In Episode 98 of The Story of South Africa, Lucas and Luna examine the 217-day Siege of Mafeking (1899–1902), a pivotal event in the Second Anglo-Boer War. They explore how Colonel…
- The 1820 British Settlers on the Eastern Cape Frontier
Lucas and Luna explore the arrival of roughly 4,000 British settlers on the Eastern Cape frontier in 1820, a scheme by Lord Charles Somerset to create a buffer between the Cape Col…
- The 1913 Natives Land Act: How Law Forged Spatial Apartheid
In 1913, the newly-formed Union of South Africa passed the Natives Land Act, a law that would shape the country's geography and society for generations. This episode traces the Act…
- The Griqua: South Africa's Forgotten Nation of the 19th Century
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the remarkable story of the Griqua people — a mixed-race, Dutch-speaking nation that carved out its own territory on the frontiers of the Ca…
- The 1868 Diamond Discovery That Transformed Southern Africa
In 1868, a 21-carat diamond found on the banks of the Orange River near Hopetown triggered a frenzied rush that reshaped Southern Africa. This episode follows the discovery of the…
- The 1946 African Mineworkers Strike on the Witwatersrand
In August 1946, 70,000 black mineworkers on the Witwatersrand goldfields walked off the job, demanding higher wages and better living conditions. The strike was a watershed moment…
- The 1913 Natives Land Act: How Law Forged Spatial Apartheid
In 1913, the Union of South Africa passed a law that would shape the country's geography for generations: the Natives Land Act. This episode traces the Act's origins, implementatio…
- The Cape Corps: South Africa's Forgotten Soldiers of World War One
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of the Cape Corps, a military unit of Coloured South Africans who served in World War One. From their formation in 1915 to their d…
- The Mfecane: Southern Africa's Cataclysm of the 1820s
In the 1820s, a wave of violent upheaval known as the Mfecane swept across Southern Africa, reshaping the political landscape before white colonisation fully took hold. In this epi…
