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EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
The Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who treated…
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid: A Preliminary Study of Albert Luthuli, 1920s-1952s Dr Peter Alegi, Department of History, Michigan State…
PlaceHammarsdale, KZN
Despite their defeats in battles with the Boers and the British during the nineteenth Century, the Zulus have remained an active force in South African…
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
George Peake was a bricklayer, a resistance leader, a capable trade unionist and a socialist. He had links throughout Southern Africa and an understanding of…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
The Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project based in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape is involved in community outreach and youth development…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
The African National Congress regrets to announce the untimely and sudden death of Seretse Choabi in London on August 19, 1991. Seretse was born on 16 May…
PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
Original name being 'Willston', Afrikaans name for 'Almond tree'. These trees were found near the Rhenish Mission Station from which the Town developed. The…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General Hendrick Abraham Alberts,…
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
Dulcie September was born on 20 August 1935. From her early years of activism she chose the path of resistance against the apartheid regime. She was a member…
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
Rikhado Makhado, stage name Riky Rick, was born in the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 20 July 1987.[i] He is a South African musician,…
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
Khulane Morule, popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a Motswako rapper and…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
This impressive building surmounted by a Clock Tower was built in 1912-13 and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the Minister of Railways & Harbours, Mr…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
As the town of Cape Town grew in size and sophistication, so then its management committee began to require a meeting place to discuss the affairs of the…
PlaceGoodwood
One of the Northern Municipalities adjoining the metropolitan of Cape Town, 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville district. It was originally…
PlaceNapier
The road to Napier takes you through never ending fields of wheat and barley, where the endangered Blue Crane can often be seen gathered together in large…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast is a West African State bordering Ghana in the East, Burkina Faso, Mali in the North, and Guinea and Liberia in the East. To the South lies, the…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
The history of broadcasting in South Africa can be traced back to 1923, when the first wireless broadcast was made in Johannesburg. By April 1927, an hour of…
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
Before it was known Loftus this stadium was called 'Die Springbokpark', it was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1979…
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. (Note the National Monuments plaque on the side of the loco.) The engine weighs…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
Two years after taking office, Verwoerd realised his republican dream, when a White-only referendum supported his plea for a republic. This was also the first…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
James Barry Munnick Hertzog was born into a German immigrant family in 1866. He attended school in Kimberly and Stellenbosch, and completed a Bachelor's degree…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province. It is on the border between South…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
Newspaper proprietors and editors of all the main South African newspapers, both English and Afrikaans, unanimously opposed the apartheid government's planned…
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
Penelope Heyns, was born on the 8th of November 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal South Coast. She attended Doon Heights…
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
The South African Football Association (SAFA) was founded on 8 December 1991 after a long period of racial segregation. Mluleki George was elected to serve as…
EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
A group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black 'homeland'. The dissidents…
EventSouth Africa, Cuba and Angola Sign formal peace agreement, allowing Namibian independence from South Africa
The agreement was the culmination of months of intense diplomatic efforts brokered by the United States. South African President P.W. Botha proclaimed, "A new…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
Murphy Morobe (Publicity Secretary), Valli Moosa (General Secretary), and Vusi Khanyile (National Education Crisis Committee) all of them senior members of the…