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BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
John Langalibalele Dube was born at Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal on 22 February 1871 to James and Elizabeth Dube. …
EventSmuts becomes Prime Minister
General Jan Christian Smuts started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 August 1919…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the inauguration of the National Council of Traditional Leaders Cape Town, 18 April 1997
… distortions of apartheid and colonialism: the Khoi and the San. Bound up with the knowledge of our history is the …
Dwarsvlei Farm, Karoo
The earliest Title Deeds could not be found, but it is believed the Farm 'Dwarsvlei', was established in the middle of the 19th Century. The first Homestead,…
EventBanned PAC leader Sobukwe is admitted as attorney
Robert Sobukwe, former leader of the banned Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), although still under a banning order, was admitted to practice as an attorney in…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 09 February 2012
… Bill which makes provision for the recognition of the Khoi-San communities, their leadership and structures. It is important to remember that the Khoi-San…
ArchiveSA Air Force operation, ANC seeks amnesty for atrocities, by Koopman, Brans and Masipa, Cape Times, 28 January 1998
ArchiveSA Air Force operation, 20 May 1983, Bomb damage runs into millions, Natal Witness, 23 May 1983
EventGhana’s Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in SA, are defeated by Uruguay
On 2 July 2010, the Ghanaian soccer team’s dreams of becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup came to an end after they…
PlaceUmhlanga, Durban
… really interesting. Umhlanga Rocks was initially home to San hunter-gatherers and was later occupied by Nguni-speaking …
A History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… and Early History Almost four hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa from the … (what is today the Western Cape). A…
BiographyAlpheus Madaba Madiba
Alpheus Madaba Madiba born in 1901, in Nzhelele in the northern Transvaal, into a Venda peasant family.He emigrated to Johannesburg when he was 17 and found…
BiographyEdward Sineke Tyaliti
In a letter to the NAD [Native Affairs Department] Secretary dated 14 August 1958, the CM [Chief Magistrate] claimed that [Kaizer] Matanzima was keen on…
BiographyCloete Breytenbach
Breytenbach was born in 1933 and grew up in Bonnievale in the Cape Winelands. His father was a farmer. Later the family moved to Wellington in Cape Town. As a…
BiographyMoyisile Douglas Tyutyu
Moyisile Douglas Tyutyu was born in 1935* in KwaZakhele, Port Elizabeth, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). His interest in politics was sparked from a…
BiographyHalton Cheadle
Michael Halton Cheadle was born on 30 July 1949. He received a BA Honours and BProc from UNISA. Cheadle then completed a Bachelor of Law from Witwatersrand…
BiographyPaul David
Devadas Paul David ( Paul David) was born on 26 August 1940 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family. His…
An exercise in Crystal-gazing: Address given by professor H.L. Watts at the Black Sash National Annual Conference held at Pietermaritzburg
South Africa, 2000 A.D. An exercise in Crystal-gazing: Address given by professor H.L. Watts at National Conference held at Pietermaritzburg on 22 October 1969…
Makgato and Batlokwa Removals: Notes to be presented to Dr Piet Koornhof, Minister of Co-operation and Development, at an Interview
Makgato and Batlokwa Removals: Notes to be presented to Dr Piet Koornhof, Minister of Co-operation and Development, at an Interview on 22 February 1980…