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EventSADF's 31 Battallion is disbanded
The South African Defence Force's (SADF) 31st Battalion was disbanded at a public ceremony in the Cape Province. This Battalion was composed primarily of the…
ArchiveHamba kahle Jennifer Davis 1933-2019
Jennifer Davis, stalwart champion of majority rule in South Africa and leader in the anti-apartheid movement in the United States, died on October 15 in…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
… the 1800s in support of a particular group of black South Africans, referred to as “Coloureds.” Coloured South Africans associated with the Teacher’s League…
EventSouth Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
On 15 April 1996, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), under Chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, began its first formal hearings in East London City…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a…
Culture from Exile: Dakawa Art Centre By Jongikaya Mene
With the dawn of democracy, Grahamstown became the new home of a special cultural centre. It had started in Tanzania in 1986 as part of the African National…
PlaceDelareyville, North West
This Historical Town in the vast North West Province has a rich History that is deeply rooted in South African Culture. It was founded in 1913, after the…
PlaceEzakheni Township of Ladysmith
Ezakheni is an African township that was built in the old KwaZulu homeland about 25km from the town of Ladysmith. The area was established in 1972 and its…
EventControversial 'Black Jesus' painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
Artist, Ronald Harrison caused controversy in 1962 when he painted African National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black…
EventANC's Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
African National Congress (ANC) leaders, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe went from house to house in Orlando, Soweto near Johannesburg rallying support amongst…
PlaceChad
… projects deemed as “an emergency” could call upon Africans to work without compensation. Thirdly the colonial … was the railway from Point-Noire to…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… time wealthier than we are, will not seek to help us as Africans by rendering us less capable of standing on our own … rapine are a permanent condition of…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… time wealthier than we are, will not seek to help us as Africans by rendering us less capable of standing on our own … rapine are a permanent condition of…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… co-operation between Afrikaans and English-speaking South Africans to ensure the survival of the White in South Africa. … all nations may compete, why should…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… would be one white working in our mission with five or six Africans and he would do his best to split the other workers … difference in aspirations between…
ArchiveState of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 8 February 2024
… our nine provinces, Members of Parliament, Fellow South Africans, As we were preparing for this State of the Nation … we observe a moment of silence in his…
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
The first black South African footballer to play in Europe, was told whenever he scored it would be in the cause of independence. Jonathan Wilson tells of a…
EventVerwoerd's grandson joins ANC
In a historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical 'TIME' appeared on news stands
On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME appeared on newsstands. The first issue was 32 pages and featured a charcoal sketch of…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
In the 1980s the National Party witnessed a renewed national and international pressure to initiate political reform. The Apartheid government accelerated its…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… the 45% territory apportioned to the Palestinians by the 1947 UN Partition Plan. Palestine at the strategic … of a third nation.” And that was taken with a…
PlaceSlave Church Museum
… depicts the history of mission work undertaken by South Africans. It also displays church furniture and objects, …
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… reveal the excessively brutal and inhumane treatment of Africans by the South African Nationalist government. … to the movement against the unfair treatment…
EventCODESA’s starting date is set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed, after preparatory talks in Johannesburg, on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
EventThe Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
In the aftermath of the 16 June 1976 Uprising, in Soweto, Johannesburg, the apartheid government banned all the organisations under the Black Consciousness…
EventLesotho's deputy Prime Minister shot
Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, Selometsi Baholo, is shot dead by dissident soldiers during an apparent kidnapping attempt. They also seize four cabinet…
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents' meeting
The Ciskeian police disrupted a residents' meeting, which was held to inform those residents of Peelton unable to attend a previous meeting, of the…
PlaceMarikana, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
Marikana, formerly known as 'Rooikoppies', is a Town in the Rustenburg local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality district in the North West…
Museums, Heritage & Meaning Making Conference
Iziko Museums of South Africa is proud to host this landmark conference from 21–24 October 2025 at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town — marking 200…