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PlaceWaaihoek Farm
Waaihoek is a remote Farm situated near Ladysmith in Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). The first rent paying Tenants were 47 families who arrived in November 1984…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
Sun Valley Estates were orange growing farms owned by Whites. The land initially formed part of the Berlin Mission’s land holdings. In 1924 this fragment of…
PlaceCrossroads Township
Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Province. Crossroads emerged as a…
PlaceGugulethu Township
Gugulethu is a township 15 km away from Cape Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our Pride'. This township was established…
PlaceNyanga Township
Nyanga, a sprawling, poverty-stricken illustration of Cape Town’s urban sprawl, Nyanga is one of the oldest Black townships in Cape Town. It was established in…
PlaceUmlazi
History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when British settlers forcibly occupied what was then Natal (now KwaZulu Natal ) and…
PlaceKwaMashu
The development of KwaMashu Township, in the KwaZulu-Natal province and located some 19km north of Durban, resulted from the mass resettlement of the slum…
PlaceEzakheni Township of Ladysmith
Ezakheni is an African township that was built in the old KwaZulu homeland about 25km from the town of Ladysmith. The area was established in 1972 and its…
EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
It all began as a peaceful protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto uprising began when…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms by the police, the…
PlaceHanover Park, Cape Town
The Village of Hanover Park was incorporated into Cape Town on August 14, 1958. It had a population of 305, in 2011. By 2022 it has grown to 34,625!…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
Meadowlands, located in Gauteng Province, South Africa, is a Suburb of Soweto. It was founded in the early 1950's during the Apartheid era to accommodate Black…
Event270 workers charged with Marikana Massacre
On 30 August 2012, two hundred and seventy workers were charged with the murder of their collegues. The charges were connected with the fateful event that took…
PlaceSchweizer-Reneke
On 7 August 1993, Eugene Terreblanche, the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), had just been given the freedom of the White section of the Town,…
PlaceDutch and British Coastal Fortifications at the Cape of Good Hope (1665 to 1829)
The Cape Peninsula is surrounded by oceans on three sides and has three natural harbours: Table Bay and Hout Bay on the Atlantic coast and False Bay on the…
PlacePhansi Museum
The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk pails, snuff containers, tobacco pipes, telephone wire…
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
The Junction Avenue theatre was formed in 1976, and it was organised and conceptualised by a group of White students from the University of the Witwatersrand …
PlaceTwo Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Waterfront
The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town is all about fun and entertainment, for Adults and Kids alike. See over 3,000 creatures, from the smallest Species to…
PlaceApollo Peak, a Mountain Peak of Cederberg; Near Citrusdal
Peak in the Cederberg range, 18 km North-East of Citrusdal. In Greek Mythology this means one who brings back the sunshine in Spring.
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
Town some 77 km East of Ermelo. It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale. It was proclaimed a Town in June 1881. At…
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
A Town 56 km South of Ermelo and 72 km South-East of Bethal, on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 1876 and proclaimed a town in 1890…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Town and Holiday Destination on the South Coast, 29 km from Durban. It was founded in 1928, proclaimed a Township in 1939 and became a Borough in 1952. In 1961…
PlaceAmajuba, a Mountain in Natal
Mountain 14 km South-West of Volksrust and 32 km North of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is derived from Zulu…
EventSouth Africa Grants independence to Venda and Gazankulu homelands
The republic of South Africa grants independence to Venda and Gazankulu. This move is in line with the government's internal control strategy of 'divide and…
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
On 15 February 1962, B.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice announced extensive measures to "ensure the safety of the state to the absolute maximum" in view of…
EventSA Police kills eleven Pondo tribesmen when they revolt against the imposition of Bantu authorities.
The system of Black authorities and the reforms brought about in the agriÂcultural sphere were not unreservedly accepted in the homelands. Opposition came…
EventThe Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) is founded
In an attempt to organise a broad-based and inter-racial women's organisation, the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April…
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's former political and trade union activist was born in Johannesburg. He was one of the chief negotiators at the Codesa talks…
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
The international peace keeping body, the United Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years after…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, wife of former President M.T. Steyn, marched to the Union Buildings to protest about the South African…