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Groot Constantia, which shipped wine to Napoleon in exile on the island of St Helena until his death in 1821, concludes another
Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), who left SA to study in Moscow in 1
Comet McNaught, reported to be the brightest comet visible from earth in the last thirty years, is seen at its brightest in d
As the rent boycott continues, The Star suggests that there are four categories of people not paying rent: those refusing to pa
The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc
The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At
The first wine is pressed at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck writes in his journal that the harvest amounted to twelve “mengelen
The territory north of the Great Berg River is annexed to the new district of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drosdy with
US President Bush announces an initiative to spend $15bn over five years for Aids treatment and prevention in twelve African co
The Security Police arrest Major A.M. Kozlov, a senior officer in the Soviet KGB, during his third visit to South Africa in 198
The minutes of for the meeting where the South African team to participate in the Olympic Games in 1908 was decided on
The appointment of the group of experts to examine the problem of apartheid, in terms of the United Nations Security Council re
De Villiers Bester Lamprecht, the first South African to complete the mile in less than four minutes, is born in Prince Albert.
Three Somalis are killed and at least five are wounded in clashes with troops of a US-led coalition trying to safeguard efforts
The Government Gazette proclaims that only one-fifth of District Six, will be returned in its entirety to its earlier status an
The Proteas became the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia when they took an unassail
In his New Year’s Eve address the prime minister warns the country that South Africa will have to face the Communist onslaught
The crew of a SA helicopter, which were arrested in Mozambique on their way to the scene of the Helderberg disaster, arrive bac
The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, to which SA is a party, is signed i
Helen Beatrice May Joseph, SA political and human rights activist, dies in Johannesburg. She came to SA in 1931 and, with Lilia
BiographyAbram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
Abram Onkgopotse Ramothibi Tiro was born on 9 November 1947 in Dinokana, a small village near Zeerust North West Province, South Africa. His parents, now late,…
BiographyIzak de Villiers
Izak de Villiers was born in Paarl on 30 July 1936. He attended Paarl Gymnasium, a school for which he maintained a lifelong passion. He was also a dominee, a…
Summary Minutes of a Meeting held at the US Embassy in Cairo on 24 June 1988 between the South African and US delegations to the Cairo talks
Minutes of a meeting held between South African and US delegates to discuss national reconciliation in Southern Africa and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from…
BiographyAnna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo
Anna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo, was born of a slave mother and father who were kidnapped as children off the coast of Mozambique. She was born in the late 1870s…
BiographyJack Mkhuseli
Mkhuseli Jack was born on the farm Mosskraal in Humansdorp on 31 May 1958. Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic…
Mkhuseli Khusta Jack
Mkhuseli Jack was born on the farm Mosskraal in Humansdorp on 31 May 1958. Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic…
ArticleThe Arniston
The Arniston was built on the River Thames, England in 1794. It was a three-decked and three-masted British East Indiaman vessel and was first used as a…
BiographyJohn Thomas Baines
SA Painter John Thomas Baines was born on 27 November 1820 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (often reffered to as Thomas Baines). His father was a master…
BiographyEschel Mostert Rhoodie
Dr. Eschel Rhoodie was born in 1933 and was one of the key players in the 1978-79 ‘Information Scandal’. He served as the Secretary of the Department of…
BiographyAmina Desai
When her husband, Suliman Mohammed Desai, a Transvaal Indian Congress activist died in 1969, Amina Desai took over the running of his business.Political…