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EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
On 24 July 1862, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick was born in King Williams Town. He was the eldest son of James Coleman Fitzpatrick and Jenny Fitzgerald, both of whom…
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
The building was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest public building in the central business…
PlaceRugby Museum, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
The Rugby Museum has one of the largest private collections of rugby memorabilia and is one of its kind in the world, a must-see for rugby fans, the Springbok…
EventSA is banned from the Olympic Games
In October 1963, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in Baden Baden, Germany, that South Africa would have to eliminate racial discrimination in…
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
Introduction The institution of traditional leadership represents an early form of societal organisation. It embodies the protection of culture, traditions,…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
Art in the state of siegeThe Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of South Africa. It triggered a chain of events,…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
1602 20 March, The Dutch East India Company (VOC) comes into being. 1652 Jan van Riebeeck, a representative of the Dutch East India Company (VOC),…
ArticlePoverty and development
One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were forced into the rural…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
The date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a battle for survival against…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Therefore on 7 October 2003 the Defence…
National OR Tambo Memorial Lecture series inaugural address by his excellency Dr Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, 24 October 2011
Mr Dali Tambo and the entire Tambo family, Esteemed Trustees and Founding Members of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, Ministers and Deputy Ministers…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
Table Mountain and the curved spine of hills associated with it define the city of Cape Town. The prevailing summer and winter winds, from the south east and…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament Strasbourg, 13 June 1990
Mr Baron Crespo, President of the European parliament; Distinguished representatives of the peoples of Western Europe; Esteemed leaders of the European…
Apdusa Views
Apdusa Views was first published in 1984. In that issue it was stated: "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was…
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
Early Dutch Settlers soon realised that Hout Bay could serve as an alternative anchorage when prevailing winds made Table Bay unsafe. However, successive Dutch…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known as…
PlaceTown Hall, 25 Market Street, Uitenhage
Since the 1820’s there was a strong move locally for the Capital of the Colony to be situated in Uitenhage. When the Town Hall was built in 1882 in Market…
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
Right in the centre of the city of Polokwane is Irish House, a Victorian building that was prefabricated and moved complete to the City by a German immigrant,…
PlaceThe Wilds Park, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
In 1925 the Township owners of Houghton Estate, the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Ltd. Donated the original portion of The Wilds to the…
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
Emoyeni, the ‘Place in the Air’ in Nguni, is located on the highest point, of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping its original name through the decades…
EventHumphrey Khoza, former chief executive officer of Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd and director of several other companies, is born in Germiston
Humphrey Mbuyiseni Khoza is the former CEO of Uthingo Management, the first company awarded the bid to operate the South African National Lottery. Born in…
EventProf. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
Hudson William Edison Ntsan’wisi was born in Shiluvane Mission Station in Tzaneen on 11 July 1920. He was the eldest of three children of Mlungisi and Evelyn…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs’ (CAD)
Long before the inception of apartheid "Coloured" people in South Africa occupied this precarious position between White and Black South Africans. This…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
The choice to join the Allied Forces in World War Two was a contentious one on behalf of the South African government. This is because within the ruling United…
EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
Evelyn Dalberg, a prominent opera singer in South Africa, was born on 23 May 1939, in Leipzig, Germany. The daughter of Frederick Dalberg and German Soprano…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
The Ossewabrandwag (OB as it came to be known, meaning Oxwagon Sentinal) was founded as an Afrikaans nationalist organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership…
EventThe Trial of strength between the Conservative Party and the National Party begins as three Members of Parliament resign
The reformist policies of P.W Botha may be considered one of the key factors that led to the resignation of Fanie Botha, Dr Treurnicht, and Tom Langley from…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
The aim of The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was to be a national umbrella organisation that could coordinate the movements of Black trade…
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
The trial of eighteen suspected Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) members, which began in December 1977 and had already taken over 100 court sessions, resumed in…