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Frederick Timpson l’Ons, SA painter, is born in Islington, England.
SA actress and musician Sophie Mgcina dies due to heart failure.
EventAn earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hits Cape Town.
On 4 December 1809 Cape Town was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. It is the biggest recorded earthquake to have hit the area. The quake…
Francois Botha, SA heavyweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title.
George Fullerton, SA cricketer and keeper-batsman (1947-51), is born.
SA signs Protocol with Korea on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
SA signs agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Geoffrey Lawrence Vinal Armstrong, S.A. artist, is born in Vereeniging, Transvaal.
SA signs memorandum of understanding on South African – Swedish development cooperation.
Christiaan Frederick Ecklon, SA botanist, is born in Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein.
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
Astley John Hilary Goodwin was born in Natal (now Kwazulu Natal). He went to study at St. John’s College in Johannesburg and became the first professionally…
The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, beats Liberia 2-1 in a home game.
SA signs protocol with Cyprus on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Gideon Fagan, SA composer and director, is born in Somerset West.
Negotiating the future of traditional healers in SA: differences and difficulties
Dirk Meerkotter, SA painter and potter, is born in Pietersburg, Tvl.
Dr D.F. Malan (84), SA Premier (1948-1954), dies in Stellenbosch.
Tutu: ‘Visualise a peaceful SA’ Article in Sunday Times, 12 December 1993
WW2: The 1st SA Division enters Abyssinia from the south.
SA signs agreement with Lesotho on issuing of notes and coins.
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
Eugene Nielen Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an Afrikaans writer, even though…
Senator Edward Kennedy pays an eight-day visit to South Africa.
Roger Henry Daller (Henry) Davies, SA sculptor, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
The Sahara is traversed by an automobile for the first time.
SA signs agreement with Botswana regarding the establishment of a representative office.
Guy Pierre Du Toit, S.A. sculptor, is born in Rustenburg, Transvaal.
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
This essay discusses my experiences and recollections of the 1957 bus boycott in Alexandra, the township in which I grew up. Unusually, it was a freehold area…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Independence of Haiti: Port-AU-Prince, 01 January 2004 Your Excellency, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
… as the coincidence of circumstances would have it, the San Domingo masses began their heroic revolt when the Paris …
BiographyJanub Gool
Janub Gool, also known as 'Jane', was a founding member of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM) and an active figure in the All African Convention and the…
BiographyBheki Mvulane
Bheki Mvulane died in detention on 29 March, 1985. A fellow-detainee of Mvulane said: "I saw a white policeman in Katlehong Police Station fling Bheki…