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A Farewell To Madiba! National Assembly, Cape Town, March 26,1999.
Madame Speaker Chairperson of the Council of Provinces Honourable Members Mr President Isinamva liyabukwa Mhla wasabel'igwijo, Uthwel'uthuli lwezitho…
PlaceMuizenberg and Marina da Gama
The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post and is located in False Bay, on the road between Cape Town and Simon's Town…
Communique of the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC, presented by O. R. Tambo at a Press Conference, Lusaka 25 June, 1985
The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth anniversary of the Soweto uprising of 1976 and closed…
Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985
The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth anniversary of the Soweto Uprising of 1976 and closed…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) have their origin in East Africa more than 2 million years ago. Several human remains have been…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church and Parsonage, Three Anchor Bay
The church building was officially opened by Dr Andrew Murray on 9 July 1879. Eight months later, on 10 March 1880, the congregation seceded from the Groote…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 its name was changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry Elliot, a prominent Colonial…
EventColoured Labour Party strengthened its stance against apartheid
The Coloured Labour Party strengthened its position by forging an alliance with six members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council (CPRC). Unity talks…
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is founded.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was formed at the end of World War II. European countries needed insurance and security against The Soviet Union…
EventConstruction on the Aswan Dam starts in Egypt
The building of the world famous High Aswan Dam, which was also known as Saad el Aali in Arabic was started in Egypt. The Dam contained 18 times the material…
EventWalter Sisulu acts against Sophiatown forced removals
African National Congress (ANC) member Walter Sisulu acted as speaker at a meeting of the organisation held in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. This was in defiance…
EventRetief Goosen is born.
On 3 February 1969 Retief Goosen, a prominent South African golf player was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo province. Goosen, famously known by his nickname "The…
EventChris Hani is elected SACP Secretary
Former UMkhonto we Sizwe commander, Chris Hani, was elected as secretary-general of the South African Communist Party (SACP) at its first legal congress in…
EventMinister of Public Works Stella Sigcau dies
Former Transkei Prime Minister and Minister of Public Work Stella Sigcau died at Durban's St Augustine Hospital at the age of 69. Sigcau died of a recurring…
EventOscar Nominations are announced
The first Oscar nomination for a South African film Yesterday in the Best Foreign Language category, was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
EventChairman of the IEC resigns
Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Judge Johann Kriegler, resigned from his position two years after the Commission's…
EventMobutu Sese Seko dies
Mobutu Sese Seko (66), former president of Zaire, died from prostate cancer while in Rabat, Morocco, three months after the end of his nearly 32-year reign…
EventNatoo Babenia is born
Natoo Babenia, a political activist first in India, resisting British rule and later in South Africa against the Apartheid government, was born at Coedmore…
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the Vryheid district in 1897 and also Boer general during Anglo-Boer…
PlaceCyphergat Station
The village of Cyphergat was the headquarters of the Cyphergat Coal Mining Co (Ltd). The railway line linking Sterkstroom to Stormberg Junction via Cyphergat…
PlaceCarlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape
Carlisle Bridge is a District of Farmsteads and is known as Carlislebrug. It is located in the Cacadu Municipality in the Eastern Cape!. The original…
EventBaden Powell is born in London, England
Lord Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement in 1908 and British hero at the siege of Mafeking, is born in Paddington, London. Baden…
EventGhana is admitted to the United Nations
Ghana was admitted to the United Nations on 8 March 1957, two days after it achieved independence from Britain. The country which had previously been known as…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 297 040 Indians out of a total of 350 000…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 9: The Kennedy visit, the truth
This pamphlet discusses the visit by Senator Edward Kennedy to South Africa, and one question which stands out and that is, Why was he visiting South Africa?…
PlaceWave Crest, 181 Main Road, Kalk Bay
The Residence was Built on a Site upon which two of the earliest Cottages in Kalk Bay already stood, the first having been erected in 1846. Instead of…
PlaceMartello Tower, Simonstown
The circular tower was erected in 1796 on the orders of James Craig to improve the defence system of Simonstown. It has been claimed that this is the oldest…
EventKip Keino of Kenya wins the Olympic gold medal for 1,500 metres in 3 mins 34.9 secs
Kipchego “Kip” Keino was born in Kipsano, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Keino began his international running career in 1962. From early on he trained under very…
PlaceMea Vota, Rissik Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
This dwelling was designed and built in about 1899 by A Westenberg and C van der Made, both engineers employed by the Netherelands-South Africa Railway Co, for…