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ArchiveTake it easy, Sir Roy
ArchiveInligting gids vir SWAPO kiesers
Booklet containing the information guide for voters of SWAPO general comments regarding the election procedure.
The NIC calls mass meeting
ArchiveVir vrye en regverdige verkiesings
Election poster. White background with black lettering, two horizontal blue lines top and bottom containing eight yellow circles surrounded by eight brown…
ArchiveArise Sir Garth!: an ode
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
Sir James Liege Hulett was born on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the age of 19, he came to South Africa. Sir Hulett founded Tongaat…
BiographyDavid Hepburn Craighead
David Hepburn Craighead was born on 18 December 1918, in Benoni, in what was known as the Transvaal Province (Gauteng). He was born to parents of English and…
BiographyGeorge Naicker
George Naicker, was one of six sons. He was born on 1 June 1919. He joined the Natal Indian Congress in 1941 and became an executive member in 1956 until his…
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
Phyllis Naidoo was born in Estcourt, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on the 5 January 1928. She was the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. His…
EventSir Ronald Ross, discoverer of the malaria mosquito is born
Sir Ronald Ross the discoverer of the malaria mosquito was born in Almora, India in 1857. After graduating in medicine, he entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital…
EventSir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape
The British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, appointed Sir Alfred Milner as Governor of the Cape Colony in 1897. Milner arrived in Cape…
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
Sir John Frederick William Herschel was a British astronomer, mathematician, chemist and photographer. In 1833, he embarked on a journey to South Africa to…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for…
BiographyDawood Seedat
Dawood Seedat (1916-1976) was the grandson of a Ladysmith, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) trader M.E. Seedat, who had nine children, one of whom, Ahmed, moved to…
ArchiveNit Government to Act Against Summerteurs
ArchivePortrait of a failure: Sir Roy Welensky
ArchiveLetter from SSRC to Dear Sir
A letter from the SSRC to Mr Joe, pressurising him to resign
Archiven stem vir n kleurling parliament is n ste
White poster with black and green lettering. Title only.
ArchiveVir hierdie oproep aanmeld? : Geen kans!
Blue poster with orange border. Title in orange lettering. Image of person ripping up conscription form. ECC Logo.
BiographyMargaret Roach Killie Campbell
Margaret Roach Campbell (Killie Campbell) was born at Mount Edgecombe on 9 September 1881, the second of four children of the Natal senator and sugar magnate,…
EventMuziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief is found dead
Muziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief, was found dead in his car parked near the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria, with a bullet…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
On 10 October 1893, Natal's first ministry was formed, with Sir John Robinson as Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Colonial Secretary. Robinson, who…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
Nigeria's thirty-second independence anniversary celebration was called off at the last minute by General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result of…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
BiographyAdvocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels
Advocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels was born on 19 November 1905 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. His father, Henry Maisels, had come…
ArchiveSlegs vir swartes: deportaties in Zuid-Afrika
White poster with brown lettering. Black and white photograph of four African women carrying building materials for shacks on their heads.
SA signs air services agreement with Zambia.
The Cape Premier, Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, resigns.
Sir Howard Carter, English archaeologist is born
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 5: South Africas fir
Multicoloured poster produced for the Department of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photograph of original Food and Canning Workers Union formed in 1941 in…