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From East, West, North and South: Letters from our readers
Themes in West Africa's History edited by Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong
The fact of African history (II): Islam in West Africa
SASPU : Republic Day 1981 : The day the flag was burnt
Poster advertising video starring Cliff Saunders. Black and white poster. Photo of students burning flag. SRC niversity of Cape Town.
Pik lashes West hanging indignation: Rand Daily Mail 9 April 1979
Rand Daily Mail article published one day before Mahlangu’s execution.
Allan Boesak at UDF West Coast Launch, August 1983 (Video)
Dr. Allan Boesak at West Coast Launch event of the United Democratic Front, August, 1983. Spoken in Afrikaans. Historic footage courtesy of the Community…
”Festive Picnic ‘Was Guerilla Camp’”, Pretoria News, 14 January 1964
The Hitler youth movement is prohibited in South-West Africa.
The Koopmans-De Wet Museum is opened in Cape Town.
The Koopmans-De Wet Museum is opened in Cape Town.
German South West Africa’s first newspaper, the Windhuker Anzeiger, appears.
Capital of Zimbabwe is renamed Harare (old name was Salisbury).
C.H. Kuhn (Mikro), Afrikaans author, dies in Somerset West, CP.
WW1: South African troops occupy Swakopmund, German South-West Africa.
Ernie Els, SA champion golfer, weds Liezl Wehmeyer in Stellenbosch.
Address at a Public Rally Dar Es Salaam Dar Es Salaam, 17 November 1998
Your Excellency, President Mkapa Vice President Omar Ali Juma President Amour of Zanzibar Mr. Prime Minister Secretary General of the CCM Ladies and…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
Start time: Thursday, February 11 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in UTC+02 50 years ago, it was decreed that District Six should be home to whites only. All…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
Boris Becker (17) of West Germany beat Kevin Curren (27) of South Africa at Wimbledon to become the youngest ever tennis champion. Becker beat Curren in the…
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
Women: we fought for the vote: now we must claim our rights
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
This week, former president Thabo Mbeki admitted to having co-authored the HIV-Aids denialist Castro Hlongwane booklet in his “Monday missives” – letters to…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo…
EventGeneral Christiaan de Wet attacks Rooiwal railway station during the South African War
During the South African War 1899-1902, General Christiaan de Wet attacked Rooiwal railway station at Koppies, Northern Free State. At this point he was the…
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
The first Kroomen to be employed by the British Navy in Simon’s Town arrived on the HMS Melville in 1838. [i] Their date of arrival was telling, having…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they begin to…
EventGhana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa
The government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest against apartheid. Ghana…
BiographyJob Shimankana Tabane
Job Shimankana Tabane (largely known as Cassius Make, his alias name) was born in Maile village (Diepkuil) just outside Rustenburg on 6 December 1942. Tabane…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not rest until we have won for our children their fundamental right to freedom, justice and security. I…
Heart transplant pioneer Professor Chris Barnard is born in Beaufort West, CP.
Heart transplant pioneer Professor Chris Barnard is born in Beaufort West, CP.