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EventTielman Roos dies after a long illness
Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos (56), politician and former South African Minister of Justice, dies after a long struggle against ill health. He was…
EventEschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen
The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, and was reported to have seized secret…
EventNelson Mandela meets F.W. de Klerk
Prisoner Nelson Mandela had the first of three meetings with the State President F.W. de Klerk to discuss the future of SA. The meeting took place in De Klerk…
EventSouth African Lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) member, Albie Sachs is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo
A prominent White South African Lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) member, Albie Sachs is seriously wounded by a car bomb in Maputo. The ANC and…
EventFormer diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS
The South African government announced that former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs, Jacob Sello Selebi, would take over from the outgoing South…
EventBritish reinforcements arrive at Ladysmith
British reinforcements arrive to relieve troops stationed at Ladysmith after a siege of 4 months, during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Ladysmith was…
EventRaymond Arthur Dart is born
Anthropologist, Professor Raymond Arthur Dart, is born in Brisbane, Australia. Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child skull fossil near Taung in North West,…
ArchiveCommunity Action and Development
For effective programs that make the Black communities aware of the problems that bedevil it, SASO developed well planned educational programmes to train Black…
ArchiveBantu Investment Corporation Act, Act No 34 of 1959
The Act was to constitute a Corporation the object of which is to promote and encourage industrial and other undertakings and to act as a development,…
ArchiveReservation of Separate Amenities Act, Act No 49 of 1953
The Act was to provide for the reservation of public premises and vehicles or portions thereof for the exclusive use of persons of a particular race or class,…
ArchiveCriminal Law Amendment Act, No 8 of 1953
The Act was to provide for increased penalties for offences committed under certain circumstances; to prohibit the offer or acceptance of financial or other…
Natives Land Act, Act No 27 of 1913
The Act was to make further provision as to the purchase and leasing of land by Natives and other persons in several parts of the Union and for other purposes…
EventPeter Lindenberg, South Africa’s powerboat champion
Peter Lindeberg won the European Barefoot Water-Skiing title in 1977.[i] Peter won his first South African powerboat racing title, as well as set a world…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
The National Library of South Africa, as we know it today, was formed on 1 November 1999 as a result of the amalgamation of the two former National libraries:…
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
Child kidnapping, trafficking and prostitution has become rife in the syndicates of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Children who are trafficked for sexual…
Everard Read Art Gallery
In 1912, in Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s most famous art galleries was established. The Everard Read Gallery has grown in sophistication and size, just…
EventMargaret Gardiner becomes Miss Universe
On this day 18-year-old Margaret Gardiner was crowned Miss Universe in Mexico, becoming the first African and South African to do so. [1] Endnotes [1] Margaret…
PlaceAlbion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Route Breyten to Mechadodorp. This coal…
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape II)
FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for…
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape I)
FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Govan Archibald Mbeki, Volume 28
Extract of evidence from Govan Mbeki, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, Volume 26
Extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, Volume 25
Extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the…
ArchiveResistance posters of the 1980s
Black, white and red poster. Notice of an exhibition of posters at Roodepoort Museum, from 26th March to 31st May 1997, at Civic Centre, Christiaan de Wet…
EventCollins Chabane dies in a car crash
The Minister of Public Services and Adiministration, Collins Chabane, died in a car crash. The fatal crash happened on the N1-26 between Mokopane and Polokwane…
ArchiveNon-Violence News, Third Quarter, 1982
Newsletter containing discussion on issues concerning conscientious objection, nonviolent means of change and the trial of Neil Mitchell, a Roman Catholic high…
PlaceGlebe Cottage, Waterloo Road, Wynberg
The building dates back to the early 19th century and, in its time, has undergone a number of changes in its function, including those of a church, a school, a…
EventGana Makabeni dies
Gana Makabeni, trade union leader and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s, died in the Western…
EventSA artist Rexon Mathebula is born
Rexon Mathebula, also known as Scotch, South African artist who held several menial jobs and sold his first artworks, images on pieces of glass made with a…
EventSA signs diplomatic relations with Russia
A few days after signing diplomatic agreements with Bulgaria, South African Foreign Minister Roelof "Pik" Botha signed an agreement with his Russian…