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Famous Gatsha Buthelezi Editorial in SASM Newsletter, April 1973
… Some of the old timers believe that Chief Gatsha Buthelezi will free the Black People. This famous "daddy" of the "Zulus" with his "tricks" manages to…
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… Stephen Bantu Biko was the first president of South African Student Organisation (SASO), a black student’s organization that was focused on the resistance…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
… In a meeting between the Soweto People's Delegation (SPD) and,and the Transvaal Provincial Administration an agreement was … to an end a five-year rent…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… to undermine his father’s authority and assumed control of the kingdom. By the time Mpande died, he was only King by name as Cetshwayo … Mr Chadwick, G.A, …
PlaceRhodes Cottage, Main Road, Muizenberg
… The cottage formerly used by Cecil John Rhodes, stands on the main road to Simonstown, between Muizenberg and St James. … by Rhodes on 27 February 1899 from…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… formed, with Sir John Robinson as Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Colonial Secretary. Robinson, who is … journalist and political leader, and was…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… Simonstown. This property originally formed part of a loan farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 and, over the years, has been closely associated…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… Youssou N'Dour was born in Dakar, West of Senegal. He was a member of Star Band, Senegal’s most famous band. He left the band to form his own, Á‰toile de…
EventSwazi King Sobhuza II dies
… In 1982, the small kingdom of Swaziland was shocked when His Majesty, King Sobhuza II, passed away at the age 83 at the Embo State House. The king died after…
Bush Radio mourns, Professor William T. McClain (1923-2011)
… One of Bush Radio’s board members and a strong anti-apartheid … Professor William Tilden McClain passed away on Sunday the 02nd of October 2011. We at …
EventInternational Nurses Day.
… International nurses day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, who is considered the …
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall during a protest meeting organised … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995)…
EventANC stage marches in major cities
… The African National Congress (ANC) and its allies staged marches in major cities across the country in protest at the delays in the release of political…
EventWorkers embark on strike action
… Sixty-one Xhosa-speaking workers, under the leadership of their Headman known as One O'clock, went on strike at the Brakpan Electric Works. The workers…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
… At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General … forces. In 1899-1902, the South African War became one of the most important…
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… South Africa's largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its third annual congress from 12-16 July 1989. The…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 1 and 2 Article: Editorial comment - Victory is Calling
… Comment VICTORY IS CALLING This December 16, 1983, marks the twentyaecond Anniversary of the founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe: Though the past twenty-two ……
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the Treason Trial Defence Fund. From the emergence of the South African Congress of Trade Unions ……
EventBettie Cilliers, famous SA painter, is born
… Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, famed SA painter and mother of actress Jana Celliers was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal. … a time when only a few of our artists…
EventStruggle icon Nxele Makana drowns while escaping from Robben Island
… Post the Fourth Frontier War 1811-1812, the Cape Governor, Sir Charles Somerset, made a verbal treaty with Gaika, the supposed paramount chief of the Western…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.4 Jul-Sept 1959
… Contents: Dear Sir Roy. Emigrant Ship by Reginald Reynolds. The Senate Farce, Stanley Uys with a cartoon, David Marais. Revolution: Further Reflections, Joe…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… training from his brother. In later years he was the recipient of several bursaries. He exhibited his work from 1928-1987. In 1937 he won the first prize in…
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… On the evening of 10 November 1993, Winnie Mandela and her bodyguard, John Lawrence, were driving through the centre of Johannesburg, when Lawrence had an…
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
… a historian and teacher who played an important role in the South African Teachers' Association and undertook several … in Cape Town in 1904, Van der Poel…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… Birch, a White woman and a Black unnamed father. Due to the apartheid policies of the day, her parents were not allowed to marry, and her … Verwey, E.J. (ed…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
… Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two Prose Pieces by Kai … its…
EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic group in Kenya, the Luo. He entered politics in 1947 and soon found…
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become its secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of…
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… On 24 June 1976 the Principal's office in Hlengisi Primary, Nyanga, outside Cape Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976…