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EventThe first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek) in 1875
The Thirstland Trek is the name given to the exodus of Boer/Afrikaans families, most of them from the districts of Pretoria and Rustenburg, through Northern…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
Botswana accused South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene, from Gaborone and transporting him to South Africa. Later the…
EventFierce fighting erupts between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and UN forces
Fierce fighting erupted between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and United Nations (UN) forces in Congo. The fight came almost a year after parliamentary elections…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
Paul Kibii Tergat was born in the Rif valley Province in Kenya. Unlike many athletes, Tergat only began running after he completed high school. Early in his…
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
General Sir Redvers Buller' forces attacked Botha's Pass in Natal. After a five hour battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
Paul Kruger House on Helen Joseph Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republik (ZAR), Paul Kruger…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
Lady Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to fly solo from London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
The last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902), the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal) ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on…
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
Humphrey Mpumele Ndlovu was born at Emzweni in the Qamu Tribal Authority at Msinga, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He joined the Inkatha Cultural Liberation…
EventDie Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger
Huisgenoot is a weekly Afrikaans-language general interest magazine. The name Huisgenoot is Afrikaans for House Companion. The magazine was founded in 1916 as…
EventSouth African President Charles Roberts Swart opens the first session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly
In his speech during the opening of the first Legislative session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly, President Charles Robberts Swart said that the Transkei…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education
"The Turning Points in History project has invited four leading academics to locate the primary document presented here ”” Nelson Mandela’s statement from…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
Robert Stuart Hendricks was born in Caledon on 7 February 1936. He was a renowned South African saxophone player known as the "King of 'Langarm' music" …
Archive"Isikhumbuzo" (Memorial): Self-authored obituary by Petros Sipho Mkhize, dedicated to Getruth Ndlovu, written while awaiting execution, Pretoria Central Prison, circa 1967
This is a self-authored obituary written by Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize in isiZulu while he was held at Pretoria Central Prison awaiting execution. He headed…
Lobenguela’s izinDuna by Martin Plaut (Quarterly Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa ), 2016
This photograph of two Ndebele leaders is entitled on its reverse: ‘Chiefs “Babyon” & “Omjaam.” Babyan was answerable for the assassination of Alan Wilson’s…
Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 01 September 1983, London
We are gathered here to pay homage to an outstanding leader of the African liberatory struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the…
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The Industrial Conciliation (Natives) Bill whic8 is to…
Appendix II: About Dr. Dadoo, delivered by Oliver Tambo
We are gathered here to pay homage to an outstanding leader of the African liberatory struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the…
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
To understand what the Women's liberation movement today represents, we must understand the general situation, which is developing in the Western world. …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
1920 February, The Asiatic Inquiry Commission, headed by Sir Johannes Lange, is appointed to inquire into laws concerning the right of Asiatics to trade and…
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…
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
A major retrospective exhibition of Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the…
ArchiveMarxism and history: twenty years of South African Marxist studies
Thesis submitted in partal fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in the department of history, at the University of Natal, Durban,…
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
The twenty-fifth lecture in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black Americans with higher education…
PlaceBotanical Gardens, Pretoria
Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it serves as a recreational space and also as a scientific research…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
This dwelling was erected in 1894 for RH Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During WWII it was converted…