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EventBlack empowerment makes headway
In South Africa's largest Black economic empowerment deal, Anglo American and the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC) signed an agreement for Anglo to sell…
EventCrime statistics released
The South African Police National Crime Information Management Centre released statistics that confirm South Africa's status as the most violent country in the…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
The South African parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME appeared on newsstands. The first issue was 32 pages and featured a charcoal sketch of…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
The League of Nations, an international body which preceded the United Nations, agreed to hand over three former German colonies as mandates. Tanganyika, which…
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
Standard Bank was established in Port Elizabeth in 1862, then known as The Standard Bank of British South Africa. It started doing business in a tent in…
EventThe railway line between Durban and Pietermaritzburg is completed
The construction of the railway line linking Durban and Pietermaritzburg was completed in 1880, the twentieth anniversary of railways in South Africa. The line…
EventFNB cancels its R20 million anti-crime initiative designed to encourage President Thabo Mbeki to make crime his priority
On 2 February 2007, First National bank cancelled its R 20 million anti-crime campaign. The bank had launched the campaign with the intention of encouraging…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm,…
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective. It had taken a whole year of trials and tests for the…
EventSir de Villiers Graaff and Theo Gerdener jointly express their agreement to form a new party
In a joint declaration the leaders of the United Party (UP), Sir de Villiers Graaff and the Democratic Party (DP), Theo Gerdener, expressed their agreement to…
EventDavid Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself
David Malebane was a student at Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in Limpopo. He had failed to graduate several times and when he received results showing that…
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front, their names are Nthatho Harrison Motlana he has been the secretary for the African National Congress,…
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
Two members of the extreme right-wing group, Boeremag, Dirk Hanekom and Henk Van Zyl, were apprehended on a farm in Memel district, Free State. They were taken…
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). The battle lasted six days, ending on…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
Joshua Nkomo, Ndebele nationalist leader, is served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia. This…
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
On 30 December 1987, Major General Bantu Holomisa, commander of the Transkei Defence Force (TDF), a staunch African National Congress (ANC) activist, led a…
EventStephen Gray, SA writer and academic, is born
Born in Cape Town, Steven Gray is one of South Africa’s most prolific writers. He received an M.A. in English from Cambridge University, a M. Fine Arts from…
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
John Henry Amshewitz was born in Ramsgate, England in 1882. He came to South Africa with the intention of only staying for six months but ended up staying for…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
"The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the African National…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
In 1854 two Dutch Indigo Planters from Java, Mr Theodorus Colenbrander and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Murray, of Pinetown. Locally grown indigo…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a stern, resilient, and unapologetic reformist-feminist. With her feminist approach, she is poised to break down gender-based…
EventOliver Kraas, the South African cross country skier is born
Oliver Martin Kraas was born on 18 April 1975 in Germiston, Gauteng.[i] Oliver is a South African Cross Country skier.[ii] He started competitive skiing in…
PlaceSomerset Road, Green Point
The Settlement of Green Point was established sometime before June 1846, and in 1870 its name was changed to Somerset Road, presumably to differentiate it from…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
Sandra Reynolds was born on 4 March 1934 in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed the…
EventViolence erupts during Defiance Campaign
The first violence during the Defiance Campaign erupted in New Brighton, near Port Elizabeth. According to reports the riots followed after a Black person was…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South…