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EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was planned in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the South African government. During the African…
EventReverend David Russell sentenced for defying his banning order
Religious leaders were among the foremost and vocal opponents of the Apartheid regime. Acting out of conscience and under the banner of religion, however, did…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010, South Africa had to upgrade and build a variety of Stadiums, and as a result, some of the most impressive…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
Volkskas was one of the four largest banking conglomerates in South Africa, and one of the three biggest Afrikaner monopolies. It was established to harness…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
As part of the governmental process for transformation of institutions through re-structuring and mergers in Post-Apartheid South Africa, historically White…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
Patric Tariq Mellet was born and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His family were poor working…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
Theophilus Shepston was born near Bristol in 1817, the son of the Reverend J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
Theophilus Shepston was born near Bristol in 1817, the son of the Reverend J William Shepstone, who became an 1820 settler, and his wife Elizabeth Brooks, a…
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
On 27 August 1986 a crowd of more than 500 marched to council offices in Soweto, demonstrating against evictions which had been carried out after an eleven…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1654-1899 1654 Slaves from India and South East Asia are introduced to the Cape. 1820 A number of Indians arrive in…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), the…
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
The 21.19 carat diamond that would come to be known as the Eureka Diamond was discovered by a young boy and his little sister as they played in their family…
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms by the police, the…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline 1850-1889
1800s 1850 The Natal Legislative Council passes Law 14 of 1859 allowing the Government to import labour from India. 1860 16 November, The first batch of…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
According to the EFF’s publication ‘The Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he…
ArticleThe Western Front
At the outbreak of the First World War, Germany put into operation the Schlieffen Plan. This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two…
The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Harry Escombe became one of the most prominent White politicians in the Colony of Natal. Initially he pursued a…
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
On 28 June 1894 the Natal Legislature planned to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill intended for disenfranchising Indians. On the previous day (27 June 1894)…
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
Phola Park, East Rand: As township warfare spreads, a woman grieves over her husbands death, following a night attack by residents of nearby Zulu hostel. She…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
In a meeting between the Soweto People's Delegation (SPD) and,and the Transvaal Provincial Administration an agreement was reached bringing to an end a five…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
An express train carrying seven cars and an estimated one thousand people destined for Addis Ababa, derailed when it reached a curve 125 miles east of the…
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
"To see this sculpture of Mandela!" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
± 1000 BCE (Pre-colonial) Late Stone Age people (San/Tsam//Xam) teach their children how to hunt and gather food, skin animals, prepare and cook food and…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
1910 - 1919 1910 January 1, Indian Opinion reduced in size for financial reasons. January 6, Rev. Charles Phillips and J C. Gibson had an interview with…
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
Shaun Thomson, an internationally recognized professional surfer, was born in Durban on 21 August 1955. He attended Clifton Preparatory School and Carmel…
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
The Citizen reported that the remaining 1 500 South African troops in South West Africa (Namibia) had been withdrawn during November. While the Namibian…
EventRashaad Staggie shot dead
A march organised by the Cape Town-based Muslim organisation, People against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), resulted in the killing of a highly suspected drug…