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ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
HIV/Aids is a deadly disease, which is currently not curable. The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) says the evidence that HIV is the underlying cause of…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an American,…
PlaceGroote Schuur Estate
Cecil Rhodes had a herbivorous menagerie on his estate and in 1896 he was given two lions and a leopard, for which he built an extension onto the menagerie to…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
A double-storey brick building with heavily ornamented Victorian and neo-Classical Architectural features. It was designed by Architect; D.W. Wentink and built…
PlaceQuaqua
Quaqua, or Qwaqwa, was a homeland created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been granted to the followers of…
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
The Kroondal congregation was founded by a group of German speaking farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2…
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
The building was designed by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm site,…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 December 1965. The British Army approached Pretoria at Wierda Bridge (Six Mile Spruit) on 4…
PlaceSchanskop Fort, Pretoria
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 June 1938. After the Jameson Raid in 1896, President Paul Kruger of the "Zuid-Afrikaansche…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander Jameson, the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900. Queen Elizabeth Angela was the ninth child and daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, father…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat…
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux…
The Indians of Natal: Resistance to Apartheid, 1971-1985 by Davinder S. Dhillon
ABSTRACT OF THESES This thesis highlights the ebbs and flows of the Indian minority's struggles against the systematic and unjust segregation of mankind…
EventTanzania gains independence
During the fourteenth century, Tanzania's location on the East African coast made it easily accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the…
The United Nations adopts resolution 1375 (XIV) on Apartheid
On this day in 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 1375 (XIV) condemning South Africa's Apartheid policies at its 838th plenary…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
Walter Sisulu joined the ANC in 1940. He was elected to the executive committee of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and in 1949, was instrumental in the ANC's…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
Amy Johnson obtained her pilot's license from the London Aeroplane Club in 1929. After purchasing a second-hand aircraft, she made history by becoming the…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, became a British colony in 1890. A number of civil unrests occurred during this time. By the 1960's, nationalist sentiment had…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
The president of Cuba Fidel Castro decides to send Cuban troops to Angola in response to South Africa's invasion of the country. After attaining its…
EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
Acclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons died in Cape Town. Cussons was known for her poetry works in Afrikaans, produced in ten volumes. Cussons was born…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
The district of Graaff-Reinet was constituted on 26 August 1785 and its boundaries were proclaimed on 17 July 1786. However, over the next century these…
Entering Namibia without visas
It was on 27 October 1966 that the United Nations General Assembly terminated the mandate over South West Africa and declared that henceforth the territory…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa, was opened in October 1929. This double-storey Complex was founded…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai M. R. K. Sastrie, who was working as an…
PlaceRed Location Museum
The Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton, of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
ArchivePrison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to Zondi, Soweto, addressed to Miss Jumaima Mbele
A handwritten letter in isiZulu on prison notepaper, sent from "V963 Petros M. Khize, Central Prison, Private Bag 45, Pretoria." It opens with the greeting …
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
Introduction Reflecting on her past years of imprisonment in 2012, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela stated “I think you can stand imprisonment of 27…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
Impact of the 1913 Land Act Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
Michael Hathorn was detained in Durban Central Prison in 1960, for his role in the struggle. Recorded below is an extract from the prison diary that he kept…