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PlaceRuth Prowse School of Art
With the death of Ruth Prowse in 1967, her Mansion Property “the Retreat” located on Birkdale Avenue, 5 Elson Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, was bequeathed as an…
EventPolice found burnt body near KTC squatter camp, Cape Town
On 2 June 1986, the South African police services found the burnt body of a man near the KTC squatter camp in Nyanga East. A Police spokesman reported that he…
EventArmed Policemen appeared at Langa funeral service
On 8 June 1986 chaos erupted during the funeral service of Mr Thamsanqa, an activist who died of natural causes inside the Methodist Church in Langa. The…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the Swartkops River and the old road to Port…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
Ethiopia requested the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), predecessor of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province, Ethiopia…
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
At the annual conference of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
Nelson Mandela, leader of the Transvaal branch of the African National Congress (ANC), was acquitted of treason charges after a four year long trial. Mandela…
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
On 1 July 1960, the independent Somali Democratic Republic, commonly known as Somalia, was formed out of former British and Italian territories, with Mogadishu…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
Kgadime Oliver (Phukubjane) Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet, is born in Magagamatala (Brakfontein or Mmitse), Groblersdal district. He was twice…
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican clergyman, James Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become…
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
A day after the peaceful 1 September march 2000 students from Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu once again marched through the heart of Cape Town's CBD to protest…
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
South African President P. W. Botha granted a reprieve to the "Sharpeville Six" (Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, Moses Diniso, Theresa Ramashamole, Duma…
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed to "use its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
Alan Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned novel 'Cry, the Beloved Country', which was published in 1948 is still in print…
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
Cedric Namedi Phatudi was born in ga-Mphahlele in 1912. Phatudi worked as an educator and educational administrator. He served as the president of the…
EventDr Ribeiro and his wife are gunned down
The medical practitioner and political activist, Dr Fabian Defu Ribeiro, and his wife, a teacher turned businesswoman, Florence Barbara Ribeiro, were finally…
EventMandela reshuffles the cabinet
Following a decision by the finance minister, Chris Liebenberg, to relinquish his cabinet post for private reasons, president Nelson Mandela announced changes…
EventMoses Josiah Madiba is born
Moses Josiah Madiba, the author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, was born at Uitvlucht, Pietersburg (now Polokwane)…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
Malawi's first President Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda since independence from Britain in 1964 concedes defeat to Bakili Muluzi in the country's first multi-party…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
Sixty African National Congress (ANC) refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho to counter South Africa's threat of a blockade against that country. A year before…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
David Frost is a South African golfer who turned professional in 1981. In 1983, he had his first professional win. He has won several tournaments throughout…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
On 13 June 1976, Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu was detained for her involvement in political activities. The police suspected her of being in possessions of the then…
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…
EventNigerian Political Scientist Professor Claude Ake is born
Professor Claude Ake, a Nigerian political scientist, was a visiting professor at Yale University where he taught political science. Ake died in a plane crash…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report came five years after the Centre for Disease Control…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi died on 13 March 1980. She was 68 years old. …
EventA British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport
In May 1962 Dennis Brutus, Secretary of the South African Sports Association, wrote to Otto Mayer, the then Chancellor of the International Olympic Committee …
ArchiveBlack consciousness: a reactionary tendency
This article is a reprint, and first appeared in June 1976 in The Educational Journal of March-May issue. The author provides the reader with a very detailed…