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EventMauritius gains independence
Mauritius was first colonised by the French in 1767 until the British took over control in 1810.The British gave up sovereignty in 1968 when the country became…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
Fred M’membe is a Zambian journalist who founded the country’s first independent newspaper, Zambia Post. As the only independent newspaper in Zambia, Zambia…
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was born in the Bahure area of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He is the eldest of nine children. Tsavangirai joined the Zimbabwe…
EventHelen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance, is born in Johannesburg
Helen Zille studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) where she obtained a BA Degree. She went on to become a…
EventGhana is admitted to the United Nations
Ghana was admitted to the United Nations on 8 March 1957, two days after it achieved independence from Britain. The country which had previously been known as…
The South African Native Labour Contingent, 1916-1918
World War I and Africa: Introduction
East African Christians and World War I
African Manpower Statistics for the British Forces in East Africa, 1914-1918
Repercussions of World War I in the Gold Coast by David Killingray
France, Africa, and the First World War by C. M. Andrew and A. S. Kanya-Forstner
Announcement by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, on his decision to step down as Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University and depart Rhodes later this year.
Open communication to my nominators for the post of Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Cape by Saleem Badat
The Christian and Political Issues by Chief Albert Luthuli
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
You are invited to free film screenings and discussions with filmmaker Estela Bravo Cuban-American filmmaker Estela Bravo is presenting her recent film…
Oliver Tambo and the challenges of the ANC’s military camps, by Gregory Houston
The road to democracy: celebrating 20 years of diversity
Making 20 years of democracy, Iziko Museums of South Africa's Education and Public Programmes department is proudly celebrating the first generation of our…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
Bildad Mwaganu Kaggia was a nationalist and a freedom fighter. Kaggia joined the Kenyan army when the Second World War broke out and was deployed in London as…
EventThe western wing of Munitoria burns down
The Munitoria building, a municipal building in Pretoria burned down in 1997. The fire spread though the building very quickly and was already out of control…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
Dr Ivan Toms was a physician who worked in the informal settlement of Crossroads in Cape Town. In 1983, he witnessed the South African Defence Force (SADF)…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
In 1976, a year after passing matric (now Grade 10), Kevin Curren accepted a scholarship from the University of Texas, United States of America. He obtained a…
Ideology and Crime in the Third Reich
Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo – 28 October 1947 to 15 June 2010
Conference: African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
The conference will cover the following topics: v Towards the Commercialization of Traditional Knowledge and Bio-Diversity based products and services v …
EventHundreds of White-owned farms are seized by homeless people and pro-Mugabe war veterans in a violent campaign in Zimbabwe
In February 2000, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe spearheaded the Fast-Track Resettlement Program. The campaign meant that White owned farms would be…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
Hendrik Egnatius Botha was born on the 27 of February 1958 in Breyten, in the Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). He schooled in Pretoria, where he…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer. He was born to parents of Yoruba descent in the city of Lomé. After a talent scout spotted him playing, he…
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was born Mohammed Ghadir in Algeria. He was an Islamist militant who became one of the top three military commanders of al-Qaeda in the…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
Herschelle Herman Gibbs was born in Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta was born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a…