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“The most patient of animals, next to the ass:” Jan Smuts, Howard University, and African American Leadership, 1930 by Robert Edgara and Myra Ann Houser
The Lady in White: British Imperial Loyalism and Women’s Volunteerism in Second World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of Natal and Zulu History), 2018
ArchiveAgreement on non-agression and good neighbourliness between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique
Copy of the Nkomati Accord.
The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 Blacks and two Whites, the number of wounded 1,222 Blacks and six Whites
Sailor’s Night in the Rua Araujo, 1969, hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print
In the Embrace of the Night, 1970, hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print
Ghanaian musician Kiki Gyan, who played with the band Osibisa, dies aged forty-seven.
The Rand Afrikaans University opens in Johannesburg with Dr. Nic Diederichs as first chancellor.
Theodore Ernest (Ernie) Els, SA champion golfer, is born in Kempton Park, East Rand.
Dulcie Joyce Lind Howes, doyen of ballet in SA, is born in Mossel Bay.
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into sections and transported it to Port…
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) became an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily…
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
Highly acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt has decided to renounce a top South African award, in protest against the Protection of State…
EventConstruction of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the railway line are completed
The Victoria Falls Bridge was constructed in 1905 at the height of British penetration of Northern and Southern Rhodesia. The brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, the…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
African National Congress (ANC) members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe, went overseas under false names and without passports. The two arrived in London,…
EventMembers of the ANC and SACP are detained due to Operation Vula
On 25 July 1990 government security forces detained approximately forty members of the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP)…
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of South…
EventThe MK and ZIPRA formally announce that they had formed a military alliance
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Zimbabwean People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), military wing of…
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
On 23 July 1989, a blast occurred opposite the Athlone Magistrate's Court and police complex, which took the lives of two African National Congress (ANC)…
EventWilliam J. Burchell (71), botanist and explorer of the South African interior, dies
William John Burchell, English Explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author was born in 1792. The son of a wealthy nurseryman. Burchell travelled…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education
"This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa -…
EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
Dr Abdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, died on this day at the age of 69. Founder and leader of the anti-apartheid African People's…
America, Spanish conquest
… was not enough gold to make them all rich. They were given land and allowed to force the indigenous people to work for … mainland did so in Panama. But not…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
On 3 October 1844, Sir Patrick Manson was born in Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was an important physician at the time, and contributed to research…
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
Early Dutch Settlers soon realised that Hout Bay could serve as an alternative anchorage when prevailing winds made Table Bay unsafe. However, successive Dutch…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
Between 1985 and 1990, political violence was a common occurrence in South Africa, with Black townships most affected. The violence took place under the State…
EventAfrican bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
When the Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) increased the bus fare in 1957, it was met with resistance from the public. More than 80 percent of the…
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
The six frontline states of Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe called on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela …
ArchiveTasks set for regions from the ANC National Reconstruction and Strategy Conference
Identifies tasks set by the ANC National Conference in Durban, July 1991 and makes recommendations. Includes Human Resources and Training, Executive Structures…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The Federation of South African Women's Papers, University of the Witwatersrand…