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Biography of Caiphus Semenya
Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became known for his musical work while living in Southern California during South…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
In July 2001, The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to evictions of farm workers…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
South Africa, Johannesburg, Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to reveal the fact that…
EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
On 25 January 1981, Laingsburg in the Western Cape was devastated by a severe flood. The hard rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
Student protests in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid marches that predated…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
1862 23 August, Canon George Oglivie organizes first recorded rugby match in South Africa at Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape between the Army and the…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
The Phakisa Freeway located in Welkom, Free State, opened on 10 October 1999.[i] The Phakisa Freeway was constructed by means of combining the traditional oval…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, two hitherto independent Afrikaner…
PlaceInxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
The Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape Province. It is approximately 240…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
1990 Nelson Mandela is released from prison. 27 townships declared unrest areas in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953. Gazankulu: Immorality and…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
COVID-19 versus the Corona virus: What is COVID-19 Exactly? COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease that developed from a type of Corona virus. [1…
In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy Speaker: Ndangwa Noyoo ,…
PlaceSoweto Theatre
The Soweto community was in need for a proper formal theatre space. Prior to 2012, theatre companies were mobile and performances would be held in community…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
In 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran the first 45 minutes of the 89km* Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet…
PlaceCR Swart Building
Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration and features a 26th-floor…
ArchiveObituary of Ruth First
Obituary of Ruth First in Sechaba October 1982 pages 24 to 29
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
South African History Online, the Wits History Workshop, the Department of History at the University of the Free State, the Department of Development Studies…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the presidential desk in Washington Image Source Essay Question: To what extent did Roosevelt’s New Deal succeed in mitigating…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider the historical moment in which resistance photography in South Africa came…
ArchiveMessage to the churches
Letter of protest about the detention of Rev John Thorne on May 24, 1980, for no given reason or preferred charge.
EventKenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
Later in 1964, on 24 October, Zambia gained its full independence from Britain and Kaunda then became the first President of Zambia.
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
During this period the ANC consolidated its hold on power but also faced both internal and external challenges. Significantly, the National Party, which was…
ArchiveJoin the march for better housing
A2 silkscreen poster marbled blue to red to green on white; text: Join the march for better housing 24 March 2:30 PM Laudium Stadium
PlaceAnegas Range a Mountain in the Northern Cape
Mountian situated about 24 km South-West of Komassies and 22 km North-West of Leliefontein. The name comes from Khoikhoi . In the Kamiesberg Local Municipality.
ArchiveUniply workers pack industrial court case
Hundreds of Uniply workers packed into Bolton Hall in Durban on July 24 to hear union lawyers argue for the reinstatement of two of their shop stewards.
EventAndre Botha, South Africa’s bodyboarding champion saves a life
Andre Botha won the Global Organisation of Bodyboarders World Tour Title in 1998, and in the next year the World Bodyboarding Championships at Banzai Pipeline…
PlaceWaverly Road Memorial, Durban South
The South African War Memorial was unveiled on May 24, 1910, at 360 University Avenue, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Boer War. It was designed…
PlaceTsolo
(prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
ArchiveSPEAK: COSATU Womens Conference
A2 poster black and white on green; photos of COSATU Women's Conference 1989; text: SPEAK, COSATU Women's Conference 22-24 April 1988; Viva Makhosikazika;…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
January 1976, a group of people with Mosima Sexwale are taken by two cars a Fiat and a Soviet-origin vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a…