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EventPolitical activist, Professor ZK Matthews is born
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, was born in Kimberley in 1901, the son of Peter Motsielwa and Martha Mooketsi Matthews, a Tswana mineworker who later opened a…
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
On June 13, 1996, President Nelson Mandela inaugurated a year-long observance of the 1946 Indian passive resistance in South Africa. Speaking at the University…
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
The building was designed by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm site,…
PlaceRosebank, Johannesburg
Situated in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rosebank is a vibrant multi-cultural district, business node and tourist attraction. Rosebank is one of a kind in that…
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…
Chapter 10. Cleaning Up the Clothing Industry - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
Bad as conditions were in factories, the evil of homework was even worse. The worker who is compelled to turn his home into a workshop usually belongs to the…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
On 19 and 20 August 1981, in response to the National Party (NP) government’s attempts to co opt Indians and Coloured communities into puppet state…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament Johannesburg, 13 January 1996
Mr. Issa Hayatou; Mr. Joao Havelange and other Guests of Honour; Mr. Solomon Morewa; Players and Supporters. The countdown is over. For the next…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
The Postal system The act of sending letters from one person to another developed soon after the invention of writing, however, the creation of a formal…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
At the beginning of february 1993 it became apparent that most role-players had realized the urgent need for the resumption of multi-party negotiation. However…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
The first leader of the National Party (NP) became Prime Minister as part of the PACT government in 1924. The NP was the governing party of South Africa from…
ArchiveFace the people!
Title in white letters on black block. White poster with black lettering. Congress challenge to candidates. Seva Semaj Hall, Tuesday 4th October, Laudium. TIC…
ArchiveSpeech at the Unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini, Tuesday 19 January 1999
Address by President Nelson Mandela at unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini19 January 1999Your Excellency, President Chissano of Mozambique;Premier…
PlaceMandela House
The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of Nelson Mandela, the World's most famous political prisoner and South Africa's former…
EventBruce Fordyce is born
Bruce Fordyce, legendary South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong Kong, then a city under English administration on the eastern side of…
EventJohannesburg Magistrate court is bombed
Two bombs exploded at the Johannesburg magistrate's court. The first, a minor explosion that acted as a decoy, was followed by a second more powerful charge…
EventMagoo’s Bar is bombed
Three people died and sixty-nine are injured in a bomb explosion in Magoo's Bar on the Durban beach. An ANC's arm wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cell, led by…
Chapter II - More of the same
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph After almost five years of house arrest, I was eagerly but anxiously looking forward to 31 October 1967, when the…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
In pre-colonial times South Africa was occupied by Khoisan people in the west and Bantu speaking people in the east. 1652 Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos I talk about the past mainly because actually I am…
Chapter VI - A strange kind of goal bird
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The first anniversary of the Soweto shooting, 16 June 1977, was to be commemorated at St Mary's Cathedral in…
PlaceHector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto). The museum is named after one of the first casualties. But commerates all of those that…
EventAdriaan Vlok is born
Former South African minister of law and order, Adriaan Johannes Vlok, was born in Sutherland, Cape Province. He started his career in the department of…
EventFour ANC members killed in an ambush near Piet Retief, eastern Transvaal
On 8 June 1988, Surendra Lenny Naidu, Lindiwe Mthembu, Makhosi Nyoka and Nontsikelelo Cothoza, all African National Congress (ANC) members were shot dead when…
PlaceWits School of Arts (WSOA)
The Wits School of Arts (WSOA) is ranked as one of the top interdisciplinary school of arts in South Africa according to World Universities Ranking. Forming…
PlaceGreen Point Common
In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green Point Common was vested land, which was granted to the…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900. Queen Elizabeth Angela was the ninth child and daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, father…
PlaceRailway Station and Post Office, Point Road, Durban
This building was erected in 1900 as part of a general upgrade by the Natal Railways. It replaced an earlier structure built between 1876 and 1878 when the…
ArchiveChild care centre : we need it now!
Black and white poster with photo of back of woman with two children climbing stairs to university. otice of Mass Meeting on Thursday at SS 2. Issued by SRC…
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
The Suez Canal was opened in 1869. As the easiest link to both the Mediterranean and the Indian Oceans, the canal was of great strategic importance. Situated…