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EventSA artist Sfiso Mkame is born
Justice Sfiso Mkame , South African artist, was born in Durban. As a child he drew on sand walls. He received formal art training at the Open School and the…
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… its regime was overthrown by a mass uprising. In October 1989 many of the East Germans began forcing their way across … German regime was forced to open the…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… the vision contained in the ANC's Harare Declaration in 1989 included a prominent role for the international … talks'. A commitment to negotiation The second…
Why protect worker’s rights?
The exploitation of workers was a feature of life in South Africa for decades. Apartheid thrived on cheap labour: workers had to contend with the migrant…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… City Press quoted in South African Digest, 18 September 1989, p. 11. Editorial, City Press quoted in South African …
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai University students on black campuses were…
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Founded in 1869 by American Board Missionaries, Inanda Seminary was the…
EventMswati III becomes King of Swaziland
King Mswati III (Makhosetive Dlamini), became King of Swaziland when he succeeded his late father King Sobhuza II, who had died of pneumonia in 1982. Two…
Chapter 3 - Historical Lesotho
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 By December 1982, the government of Lesotho…
Andrew Tshabangu
Born: Soweto, 1966. Tshabangu has studied at a number of institutions, amongst them the Institute of Advancement for Journalism (1998) and at the Alexandra…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman, a colonial administrator and politician who went from being a radical, almost socialist liberal to an arch…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… that the bones found at the scene were from animals. In 1989 police had excavated Van Rooyen's garden and swimming …
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… the conservation and exhibition of artworks. On 11 October 1989, Oliewenhuis Art Museum was officially opened as a …
BiographyEdson Sithole
Edson Sithole was born in what was then Southern Rhodesia in 1935. He was the first black person in Southern Africa to obtain a Doctor of Laws degree. He was…
BiographyProfessor Brij Maharaj
Prof Brij Maharaj was born in 1957 in Merebank, south Durban, Natal (now known as Kwazulu-Natal - KZN). His father, Bhurma Maharaj, was a shop assistant at a…
BiographyNelson Zulu
There was conflict in the Tokazi location in the Usutu Area, Nongoma District, Natal [now Kwazulu-Natal], around Bantu Affairs (BA), betterment and the role…
Speech by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the closing session of the Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Countries of the Non-Aligned Movement Durban, September 3, 1998.
Speech by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the closing session of the Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Countries of the Non-Aligned Movement Durban, September 3, 1998.
ArchiveMeeting between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Santa Maria, Sal Island, 31 October 1984
Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss the situation in Mozambique and Angola
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
An image of bold, selfless youth in late 1970s South Africa inspired by the black radical consciousness philosophy. Image Source Essay Question: To what…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
Peter Mokaba, a notable freedom fighter and patriot, was born on 7 January 1959. Mokoba played a significant role in the struggle for freedom especially…
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
The Rainbow Restaurant opened its doors for trade on Thursday 17 December 1981. It was the first such establishment of its kind in KwaZulu Natal, located in a…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
History of Cato ManorCato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre. The Township was known for its…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… is a right-handed tennis player. [iii] On 29 January 1989, Norval competed at the Australian Open in Round 1 … Stoltenberg. [iv] He competed at Wimbledon, on…
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
… libraries that explain the life of the San: Klein, R. G. (1989). The Human Career:Human Biological and Cultural …
Durban an Overview
In 1824 Nathaniel Isaacs obtained from Shaka, King of the amaZulu, a grant of land in the area immediately surrounding the bay of Durban. Initially settlement…
PlaceBenin
… to break down in the mid- to late-1980s. The period 1974–1989 in Benin provides the most immediate contrast for those …
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
The HIV/AIDS Crisis Emerges: Reponses of the Apartheid GovernmentIn 1982, the first case of AIDS in South Africa was reported in a homosexual man who…
ArticleTswana
(seTswana [language], baTswana [people]) The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
PlacePort Alfred
… bridge was demolished and a new bridge constructed in 1989, allowing for 2 lanes of traffic. The famous Nico Malan … be sought to meet the demands of the…