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EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
On 24 January 1979, the Minister of Information, Connie Mulder, resigns his seat in Parliament at the insistence of the Prime Minister P. W. Botha as a result…
Event26 parties meet to discuss future negotiations
Nine months after the collapse of Codesa II, twenty-six parties - the most representative gathering of South African political groups ever assembled for…
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games or Millennium Games, hosted by Australia, were officially opened in the capital Sydney. Australia won the right to host the games…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
Sir Abe Bailey, a prominent politician and mine magnate, married Mary Westenra on 5 September 1911, and together they settled in Johannesburg. Lady Mary Bailey…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
Former Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former South African prime minister and chief architect of apartheid was born in…
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
Moses Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler studied art in…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
Professor Bob Hepple was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple, was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the…
EventJean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa was the head of State of the Central African Republic from 1 January 1966 to 4 December 1976. After eleven years as president he dissolved…
EventANC member and UDF-leader Christmas Tinto, is born in Mqanduli in the Transkei
Christmas Fihla Tinto was born on Christmas day on 25 December 1925 in the Mqanduli district of the former Transkei, now part of Eastern Cape Province. His…
Chapter 1 - Striking a balance between Tribalism and Christianity
… were also not of equal quality. Currey commented in 1913 that the double storey building which had housed the … Gumede’s friendship would last until the…
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
“They have taught us through their orations the undesirability of a social system based on capitalism, that is inqubo yogimhelakwesabo, that is stuffing one’s…
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
The Chairman of the Council,(2) Mr. Vice-Chancellor,(3) Members of the University Council, Members of the Senate and Heads of Departments, Members…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Hertzogian Segregation VERSUS The Cape Native Policy
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The theory of Segregation as a solution of the 'Native question in South Africa has…
“White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s by Bridget Kenny
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Paper proposal for the CCAWUSA and Independent Socialists Panel …
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime kingdom of Tarshish. Jan Kempdorp was laid out on the…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
Marsha Marescia Cox was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most capped hockey…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
Oral interview with Amabutho which refers collectively to quasi-military formations of township youth who were also often known as "comrades" or "young lions."…
EventJan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during South African War, is born
On 10 June 1872 Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during the South African War (the Second Anglo-Boer War), Member of Parliament and SA minister of…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
The trial of Commodore Dieter Gerhardt on charges of spying for the Soviet Union began in the Cape Town High Court. The Judge President granted an application…
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
Walter Sisulu, Lillian Ngoyi and Alfred Nzo were arrested after attending a party that was used as a cover up for a political meeting at the house of Lillian…
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
Ladysmith black Mambazo won their second Grammy Award on 13 February 2005 for their album Wenyukela. A hybrid of the album was released in the United States…
EventWWII: SA troops to fight in Europe
South African prime minister, General J.C. Smuts, asked parliament's approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 1939 that SA troops would…
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
South African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils was born in the Johannesburg suburb of Yeoville. The Sharpeville massacre and its aftermath drew him…
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
The South African national rugby team became known as the Springboks on their tour to Britain in 1906. Since those early years, teams from abroad repeatedly…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
Nationalists were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog was willing to cooperate with Gen. J.C. Smuts to form a…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
The Transvaal University College, with branches in Johannesburg and Pretoria, took the examinations of the Cape University. The Pretoria branch of the…
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and burned. The riots were in protest against rent…
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
The Conservative Party (CP) was founded in the Skilpadsaal in Pretoria, with Dr Andries Treurnicht as leader. It brought together, in alliance with Dr…
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
General Assembly of the United Nations requested States to terminate prohibition or restriction on economic relations with South Africa immediately, and to…
EventSouth Africa concludes an agreement with the Marconi Company for a high
During the South African War in 1899, Marconi wireless equipment was tested in South Africa, with mixed results. Land-based military radio proved problematic,…