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ArchiveBiography of Moses Mabokela Chikane
Biography of Moses Mabokela Chikane who was born in 1948 August 14 in area of Groblersdaal first of the family of nine, he was detained under section 28 of the…
PlaceJewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
The temple was designed by Orlando Middleton and erected by Jacob Kohler and Sons. The Port Elizabeth, Orthodox Hebrew Congregation was formed in 1903. It's…
PlaceGlenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch
This impressive Victorian double-storeyed house was designed by the architect AW Ackerman, and built by one Mannix for Louis Antony Vintsent in 1882-3. The…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port…
PlaceRheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane
The building was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house a number of commercial concerns. It is richly decorated with a number of Victorian architectural…
EventThe Western Desert Force is upgraded
During World War II, the Western Desert Force was upgraded with the addition of two complete corps: the XIII and XXX. General Sir Alan Cunningham was given…
EventSewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh dies in Durban
Sewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh, champion for the poor and social worker, died in Durban. He was born in 1890 and played an active role in SA sports as, inter alia,…
EventSelassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returned immediately to his country after a short successful coup launched on 13 December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard, the…
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was appointed and ordained as the first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The following…
EventSiamese twins are separated in Cape Town
Siamese twins have successfully been separated in the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town. The operation, which was conducted by surgeon Syd Cywes, was…
EventPresident F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement
President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement. They included two districts in Johannesburg,…
EventPiet Retief is baptized in Drakenstein, Western Cape
Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Great Trek that introduced Afrikaner settlement to the interior. Prior to their departure from Cape Town he wrote a…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was opened…
EventMandela confirms the appointment of first Black Chief Justice
President Nelson Mandela confirms the historic appointment of the first Black Supreme Court Judge in South Africa. Ismail Mahomed was interviewed for the post…
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
General Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died in Pretoria after a heart attack. The heart failure was…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela announced that in order to promote national unity he was willing to bring into government…
EventJani Allan, South African Journalist, is born
Jani Allen made a name for herself as a columnist for the Sunday Times between 1979 and 1989. Her work as a journalist became so popular that she was voted …
ArchiveCircular from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
General circular from the President of the National Union of South African Students containing the text of the Commission appointed by the South African…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium denies accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State
King Leopold II of Belgium denied accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State (CFS) and warned foreign powers not to interfere in the running of his…
PlaceOnverwacht
Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswana, about 50km from Bloemfontein. The…
Review Essay: Crisis, History and the Challenge of Reinvention in the Postcolonial: The African National Congress after Apartheid by Laurence Piper
Susan Booysen. 2011. The African National Congress and the Regeneration of Political Power. Johannesburg: Wits University Press. Anthony Butler. 2012. The…
Message sent to Canon Collins by ALbert Luthuli, 1 March 1956
Good evening, Canon Collins. I have just been making a tape-recording of a message that I am sending to your Group. I was told by a mutual friend that you…
Statement On Behalf of the South Africa United Front, 1960, New York
Oliver Tambo representing the ANC Vusumzi L. Make representing the PAC On October 5th, 1960, the "electorate" of the Union of South Africa voted in favour of…
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
(Dr. Dadoo was sentenced in June 1946, at the beginning of the passive resistance campaign, to three months` imprisonment with hard labour. He had been charged…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the mural celebrating the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
Friends and Fellow South Africans; In the history of our country there have been many decisive turning points. It is our privilege as South Africans to be…
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
If a life could be mapped, that of the Honorable Arthur Chaskalson would surely appear as a straight line starting from a commitment to human rights, and…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, 8 May 2006
Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP; Deputy President of the Republic, Phumzile Mlambo…
Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
April 6: People's Protest Day The African National Congress has served notice on the Government that the Non-European people can no longer go on tolerating …
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
There is a popular view that Winston Churchill once said, “History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” However it would seem that what Churchill…