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EventMinister of Constitutional Development Roelf Meyer set to resign
On the day the National Party (NP) launched a 'core values' document in Pretoria, aimed at taking the party forward, it was also reported that the Provincial…
EventJohn Davidson Rockerfeller, US philanthropist, donates $10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt
John Davidson Rockerfeller was an industrialist and a philanthropist who founded the Standard American Oil Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest…
EventZimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run to win
Zimbabwe and England drew in in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match on 22 December 1996. England was the favorites to win the game and came close several times. …
EventInternational Literacy Day highlights the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education
International literacy Day was first celebrated in 1966. This day is meant to raise awareness in countries all over the world about the high levels of…
Document 6 - Africans’ claims in South Africa
“on Women's Day we occupied the prison's surgery” During the time of the UDF (United Democratic Front) I was assisting the civic with setting up street…
The ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - The 1987 attack at the Wits Command
DocumentsTRC Final Report, page number (original) 277, Paragraph numbers 51 to 50, Volume 6, Section 3, Chapter 2, subsection 7Amnesty Hearings, Day 2,…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
On this occasion the Prime Minister dealt with the policy of separate development in a particularly effective way. Adv. Vorster also referred to a few of the…
ArticleThe ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - 6 November 2025
The ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material Yunus Carrim Collection 06 November 2025 What is this about? The material in this collection was used to put together…
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
The earliest structure known to have been erected on this property was a 'Hartbeeshuisie', belonging to farmer: 'Bronkhorst'. In 1862 the property was…
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
The Erica School for Girls in Port Elizabeth was begun in 1884 by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in the old Erica Hall. After the South…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
Former National Party leader and Prime Minister of South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during his tenure in 1955 in Kliptown near Johannesburg,…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
The Minister of Bantu Education M.C. Botha announced that the government moved towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Black pupils. This…
EventPupils refuse to return to school before Soweto Uprisings
Soweto pupils rejected the Orlando Diepkloof School board's demand that they return to class following a walkout to protest the use of Afrikaans as a medium of…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
Trade unionist, politician and businessman Allison Wessels George (A.W.G.) Champion died at his home in Chesterville, Durban. He was known as a campaigner for…
EventMswati III becomes King of Swaziland
King Mswati III (Makhosetive Dlamini), became King of Swaziland when he succeeded his late father King Sobhuza II, who had died of pneumonia in 1982. Two…
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
Sipho Ngomane of Nelspruit started running at the age of 16 after playing soccer initially. On 16 June 2005, Ngomane won the 80th Comrades Marathon race, after…
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
On the morning of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the world's first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine under complete…
Document 112 - Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
From:South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew National Liberation League of S.A. The Stables",…
PlaceWagon Museum
This Museum is situated on the same premises as the First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic wagons and carriages such as the…
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
This memorial was erected towards the end of 1902, on the highest point in Johannesburg; Observatory Ridge. It honours Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Muslims and…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
Both 60 and 62 originally formed part of the farm owned by K.S. de Villiers, known as the land baron of the area. He died in 1916 and the property was soon…
PlaceCarnarvon District, Karoo
The district of Carnarvon was proclaimed on 1 January 1880, incorporating within its boundaries portions of the divisions of Fraserburg and Victoria West. It…
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
This building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and was completed in 1903 as the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of British forces in South Africa…
EventSA to be admitted to the African Games provided that competitions in SA are held without racial discrimination.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme African Sports Council, Jean-Claude Ganga, said he would admit white South Africans to the African Games provided that…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
Rene de Villiers, member of parliament for Parktown, drew the attention of deputy minister of Bantu education, Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, to the fact that an…
EventSouth African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title
South African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell, won the WBA junior-lightweight title in 1986. He defeated Alfredo Layne of Panama in Sun City, on a tenth…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
The Staatsmodelskool (State Model School), started in 1893 by President Paul Kruger in central Pretoria, was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country gained…
EventGhana is declared a republic
Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence on 6 March 1957. On 1 July 1960, Ghana was declared a republic with…
EventSouth Africa abolishes financial Rand
The financial Rand, used as a parallel currency to the commercial Rand, was abolished on 10 March 1995. The currency was introduced in the 1960’s and only…