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EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
On 8 April 1989, the Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party, the National Democratic Movement and the Fourth Force of 'Ontevrede Afrikaners' …
EventMbeki unveils Women’s Monument at Union Buildings
President Thabo Mbeki unveiled the Women's Monument at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The aim of the monument was to commemorate the role of women in the…
EventNP set to withdraw from GNU
Deputy President F.W. de Klerk announced that the National Party was to withdraw from the Government of National Unity on June 30. This came after the African…
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
Empire-builder and former prime minister of the Cape Colony, Cecil John Rhodes, was buried in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Rhodes visited England…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. It…
EventRestitution of Land Rights Act is signed
The Restitution of Land Rights Act, restoring the rights of those dispossessed by discriminatory land legislation dating back to the 1913 Land Act, was passed…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
On 9 April 2003, a 62-year-old South African man was treated at a Pretoria hospital as a possible Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) case. The man arrived…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
Peter Laurence van der Merwe was born on 14 March 1937 in Paarl, Cape Town. He began playing first-class cricket for South African Universities as a left-side…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
Johannes Gerhardus (JG) Strijdom was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria College (now Stellenbosch University). Strijdom…
EventHamilton Naki, a laboratory assistant to cardiac surgeon Christian Barnard, dies
Hamilton Naki was a gardener who later became a laboratory assistant without any formal training. He first worked for Robert Goetz, who asked him to assist him…
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
Ahmed Helmy was born on 18 November 1969 in Banha, Egypt. His career as an actor began when Sherif Arafa noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was…
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
Arouna Kone was born in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In…
Descom Bulletin
In 1982, Neil Aggett, a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
Lady Diana Spencer, simply known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the…
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
Arguably the grandest marathon in the world, athletes flock to South Africa from all over the world every year to take part in the race. They run the 90…
EventPaul Adams, former South African cricket player, is born
Paul Regan "Rhorho" Adams was born in Grassy Park, Cape Town. He began playing cricket at a very young age. Although he became famous as a bowler, as a young…
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
Mbanga James George Benjamin Molefe, clergyman and headmaster, was born in Mbulwana, Ladysmith, Natal. Molefe was one of the first black Presbyterian ministers…
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
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,…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
Issued by the Provisional Committee of the ANC Youth League in March 1944. PREAMBLE WHEREAS Africanism must be promoted i.e. Africans must struggle for …
Chapter 13
Zig Zags of opportunism We have considered it necessary in the previous chapter to pause and deal in more detail with certain facets of the situation, the…
The Democratic Party (DP)
The Democratic Party (DP) was formed on 8 April 1989, when the former Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party and National Democratic Movement merged…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Zimbabwe Television (ZTV), 05 August 1983, Harare
South Africa is trying to turn Frontline States like Zimbabwe into police stations guarding its borders, the President of the ANC, Comrade Oliver Tambo, has…
EventSolomon Popoli Linda, singer and composer, dies
On 8 October 1962, Solomon Linda, the singer and composer of Mbube, which became the pop hit as 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', died without receiving royalties for…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African…
PlaceLadysmith
Ladysmith is one of the most important industrial and commercial centres of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, it is also a town with a…
Chapter 9
New Methods of Struggle Having defined its tasks and formulated its programme, having turned from the role of passivity to that of active leadership, the…
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
From Perspective on Ideas and the Arts TERKEL: Here in a suburb of Durban, South Africa, we are sitting with Albert John Lutuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel…
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
Ceres is the Administrative centre and largest Town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Ceres serves as a…