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2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Thank you for joining our virtual conference. A recording of the virtual panel discussion on TEACHING THE TRC is available via the links below. Panelists included TRC commissioner and past president of the Black Sash, Mary Burton (at 8minutes); Imtiaz Cajee (at 36minutes), nephew of Ahmed Timol and author of Continue Reading

High School History Recap – Must listen podcast!
In this episode on the podcast, Marj Brown, the president of the South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) talk about her journey into history teaching; how resisting apartheid made her realize how necessary and powerful education is in fighting racism. Participant weigh in on the death of George Floyd Continue Reading

Ministerial Task Team and sourcing the past.
Nomalanga Mkhize author of “In Africa with Avi and Kumbi” on ideas of sourcing the past – a significant shift to accessing a more nuanced and integrated past.

Historical Significance – Gr 10 History teachers
Workshop at Kedar Lodge September 2019 Historical Significance Kedar Lodge FINAL

2019 Conference Photos and President’s Report
The 33rd annual SASHT conference report

5th ANNUAL REGIONAL HISTORY STUDIES CONFERENCE 28 & 29 NOVEMBER 2019
Some sub-themes that can link up well with the theme of the 5th Regional History Studies Conference can be: • Regional/local place and identity • Place and belonging • Reaching Across Regional and Local Divides • ‘Across the Divide’: Comparing places of scale • Space, place and gendered identities • Continue Reading

2020 Conference Detail & Call for Papers
The 2020 conference is hosted by the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley. Do not miss this one! Make use of the following link to get more detail on the 2020 Conference – Sol Plaatje University

Register for our annual conference: 25-27 September
The link below provides more information on the conference: Information package: Conference 25-27 Sep 2019) Use the link below to register for the conference: https://forms.gle/qug7ZJnvheHUvha59

Call for papers: One-day international research seminar titled “Towards decolonising teaching and research: Perspectives and experiences in history and social sciences education”
The African Association for History Education (AHE-Afrika) and the International Research Association for History and Social Sciences Education (IRASSHE), in partnership with the Department of Humanities Education / Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, are pleased to announce a one-day international research seminar titled “Towards decolonising teaching and Continue Reading