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EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
On 5 September 1909, a tireless fighter for national and social liberation, Dr. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg. According to Essop…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics journal. These are the papers that history has come to…
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
Standard Bank was established in Port Elizabeth in 1862, then known as The Standard Bank of British South Africa. It started doing business in a tent in…
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller's troops relieved British forces at Ladysmith near Durban, KwaZulu Natal. The British forces had been under siege by the…
EventJazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg
On 28 January 2013 Victor Mhleli Ntoni died of heart attack, after he was admitted to hospital on Thursday due to persistent cough. The famous jazz bass player…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm,…
EventSir de Villiers Graaff and Theo Gerdener jointly express their agreement to form a new party
In a joint declaration the leaders of the United Party (UP), Sir de Villiers Graaff and the Democratic Party (DP), Theo Gerdener, expressed their agreement to…
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
Afrikaans is one of the eleven official languages spoken in South Africa. It is a derivative of the Dutch, language spoken by settlers who arrived in the Cape…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
South African novelist, Andre Phillipus Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of…
EventFlorence Josephine Zerffi, SA still life and landscape painter, dies
Florence Louise Josephine Zerffi was born in 1882, London, England. She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts…
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
John Henry Amshewitz was born in Ramsgate, England in 1882. He came to South Africa with the intention of only staying for six months but ended up staying for…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to govern Rwanda and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory of…
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
On 11 January 1963, African National Congress (ANC) member, Walter Sisulu attended a secret meeting at the house of George Xarile together with F. Van Rensburg…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
Few years after the Second Anglo-Boer War (11 Oct 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got embroiled in hostilities, which culminated in the break out…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Much of the research for this contribution has been…
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Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
You are invited to the 2017 TB Davie Memorial Lecture, where Professor Mahmood Mamdani will speak on “Decolonising the Post-Colonial University”. The lecture…
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
In 1902, the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War was in sight. Plans were being made to reorganize the educational facilities in the Transvaal. These had…
EventMiriam Makeba returns to South Africa
This Day in History: 10 June 1990Miriam Makeba returned to South Africa on 10 June 1990 after 31 years in exile. Known as Mama Africa, she had left in 1959 as…
EventCourt go-ahead for United Democratic Front meetings
United Democratic Front was granted a court order by the Minister of Law and Order and Divisional Commissioner of Police to go ahead with a meeting to launch…
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
This pamphlets tries to highlight a series of events that the Pan African Congress (PAC)has been involved with in relation to the freedom struggle of the…
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
Riebeeck Square developed during the 18th century, when the town began to expand laterally into the Table Valley, and marks the point where incoming farmers…
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, asked the UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces…
PlaceMarabastad Market Stalls, Pretoria
Historic Marabastad is where you’ll experience the colours and hustle and bustle of Africa. This area has a mix of ‘muti’ shops, spazas, a mosque, a Hindu…
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women’s League, is born
Gertrude Shope was born in Johannesburg, but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When she was 29 years…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
Anthony Molebatsi Nkotsi, South African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, was born in Johannesburg…
EventEgypt is placed under martial law in response to widespread riots against the British
From 1951 to 1952 Egypt was ravaged by violence and anti-British protest. In October 1951 the Egyptian Parliament approved the unilateral official cancellation…
EventThe Transvaal Indian Congress takes a stand on Fietas removals
The Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) passed a resolution on the Johannesburg area "Fietas", (the name by which Pageview and Vrededorp was known).They objected…
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…
EventAbolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act is adopted
The South African parliament under President F.W. de Klerk adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act 108 of 1991, which scrapped the…