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EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
Born in 1945 in the North West Cape, Boesak developed deep interests in religion and politics from an early age. At the age of 14 he became a sexton Dutch…
PlaceCape Point and the Lighthouse, at the Southern Point of the Cape Peninsula
Cape Point is a promontory at the South East corner of the Cape Peninsula, which is a mountainous and scenic landform that runs North-South for about thirty…
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on the 12 April 1942, at Inkandla, in KwaZulu Natal. At the age of 17, he joined the African National Congress (ANC),…
“Don’t Support Apartheid Sport”: Appeal By Chief A. J. Luthuli and Dr G. M. Naicker, June 1962
"don't Support Apartheid Sport": appeal By Chief A. J. Luthuli And Dr G. M. Naicker, June 196277 FIFA - the world soccer body has suspended the all-White…
ArchiveCircular from Oliver Schreiner, Deputy Vice-President, NUSAS, to University Principals and others
General circular from the Deputy Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students. The circular discusses the structure of the National Union and…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is working towards eliminating…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of several strategic points in the Transvaal area. Western Transvaal…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties
The announcement by President F.W. de Klerk to release Nelson Mandela and unban the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), the South…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
It is common knowledge that Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came…
EventSenzo Mfundo Vilakazi, the South African hip hop artist and lyricist is born
Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi, stage name Kwesta was born in Katlehong, Gauteng on 11 February 1997.[i] Kwesta debut studio album was “Special ReKwest”, which was…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
On 5 November 1987, Govan Mbeki, member of African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command, was released…
ArchiveDiscussions between South African and United States delegations: Washington, 17-19 March 1983
Minutes of a meeting between delegates representating South African and the United State of America, to discuss international relations between the Soviet…
ArchiveLetter from Jen Curtis, Secretary-General, NUSWEL, to Wages and Economics Commission Chairmen
Confidential circular letter from Jen Curtis of the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Activities Department about the aims and goals of the Wages…
EventDaisy de Melker is hung for poisoning her two husbands and her son.
Daisy De Melker was a nurse believed to marry men, only to kill them for financial gain. She married three times and killed two of her husbands and her son…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… freehold property rights. He will have a stake in the land and would not easily join those who wish to destroy his …
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
Gerard Moerdijk, the architect whose most famous work is the Voortreker Monument in Pretoria, died on 29 March 1958, aged 68 years old. Moerdjk matriculated at…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
On 12 February 1982 journalist Thami Mazwai was jailed for two years after refusing to present facts against a former fellow student-leader charged under the…
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
Peter Matseke was born in 1878 in Pretoria. When the Anglo-Boer War broke out, he was drafted as driver for Boer Commandos. Through that experience, he learnt…
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
Molly Blackburn was a political activist who joined the Black Sash in 1955. She later left black Sash when she felt that the group was not very active. She…
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
In the Cape Town Supreme Court a British journalist, David Rabkin, his wife and a South African lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, were sentenced to ten, one, and seven…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
Thomas Pringle was born in Scotland on 5 January 1789. Pringle sustained an injury to his hip as a result of being accidentally dropped by his nanny when he…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan, digger and founder of the Premier diamond company, is born
Sir Thomas Cullinan was born in the The Cape Colony in 1862. He settled in Barberton, before moving to Johannesburg in 1887. He began working as a bricklayer…
ArchiveJune 16 : The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all
Black and white poster. 1985 - 30 years of the Charter. Image of tank and people running. COSAS says out of our schools and townships.
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective. It had taken a whole year of trials and tests for the…
An African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
The accelerated pace of industrialisation affected all population groups in South Africa, particularly the African population and it resulted in the movement…
ArchiveBoycott - FOSATU and other unions put their muscle behind a country-wide consumer boycott
FOSATU together with the Food and Canning Workers Union, the Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union, the General Workers Union, the Cape Town Municipal…
ArchivePolice put a clamp ban on statements by United Democratic Front and other bodies
Pamphlet about police put a clamp ban on statement by United Democratic Front and other bodies as the government has barred the Sowetan and weekly mail from…
ArchiveCircular from John Daniel, Vice-President of NUSAS, to Overseas Representatives and Executive
Circular from John Daniel, Vice-President of NUSAS, to Overseas Representatives and Executive regarding recent developments in the student world. Includes…