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Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
IntroductionThe 16 June 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that…
PlaceSteenbras Nature Reserve, near Gordons Bay
Steenbras Nature Reserve includes: The well-known Steenbras River Gorge and Crystal Pools Hiking Trail. These are very popular destinations for abseiling,…
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
The historic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) took place on 30 October 1974. Ali won…
EventThe Excelsior, biggest diamond till then, is found in the Jagersfontein mine, OFS
The Excelsior Diamond was discovered by a miner while loading a truck in on 30 june 1893. The diamond, which is described beingas being shaped like half a loaf…
EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
30 years today, sixty-eight mine workers were killed after an underground methane gas explosion at the Hlobane coal mine near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal . The…
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
The first of more than 100 people were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200…
EventWorld Leprosy Day is celebrated in SA
Hundreds of representatives from leprosy non-governmental organisations converged in South Africa from 30 January to 3 February for the African Leprosy…
EventThe Gift Of The Givers Foundation helps tsunami victims
Gift Of The Givers Foundation logo Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, national co-ordinator of the Gift Of The Givers Foundation, announced in Johannesburg that the…
EventThe Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to London, is stranded at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
The Rosebud was a British three-masted wooden schooner, weighing 341 tons. It was built in 1876 by Carnegie Peterhead, and was commanded by Captain J. Collie…
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
The Anglican Church joined the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, Rev. William Barnett issued a statement…
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
The enactment of the Transkei Constitution Act (No 48 of 1963), which came into effect on 30 May 1963, gave partial self-government to the Transkei within the…
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – Sannaspos inter-provincial…
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
This Railway Station Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a few Station Buildings erected…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for their lives on charges of…
Community histories of Rustenburg
Afrikaans Community (1838-1899) The First White Inhabitants It is documented that the first pioneers from the Eastern Cape undertook a hunting expedition…
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
Contents Introduction by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo (South African Communists speak 1915 - 1980) Section 1 Socialist and Internationalists: Introduction …
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Station at the Foot of Africa for the Dutch…
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
The NDCA of the ANC has informed Comrade Julius Malema and Comrade Floyd Shivambu that the hearing for the Appeal against the sentence handed out to them by…
ArchiveCommittee report: Education charter campaign
Report of the Education Charter Campaign, a joint campaign of the Azanian Students Organisation, the Congress of South African Students and the National Union…
PlaceOld Municipal Offices, Berlandina Street, Roodepoort
The building was designed by Charles Hosking and was completed in 1906 as the first permanent offices for the new Roodepoort-Maraisburg municipality. It was…
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
On 27 October 2005 at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express collided with a stationary Blue Train in Deelfontein, near De Aar. The Blue Train was ahead of…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
Faced with growing international debt, the Nigerian government announced that it would cut its international diplomatic missions by half. Nigeria hoped that…
Commemorative Walk
We are organising a symbolic train trip from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning at 10…
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
United Nations (UN) troops arrived to help deal with the political crisis following MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé's declaration of independence for Katanga province…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of the people of South Africa into four distinct races (White, Black, Coloured, and Indian) through…
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and detained since the declaration of the State of…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
Several attempts were made by Eritrea to gain recognition from the United Nations (UN). Habte Selassie who represented the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front …
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
Gangsterism is often characterized as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein, and was followed soon…
ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
1775 Apprenticeship laws are promulgated at the Cape. 1800 A massive drought begins in Southern Africa resulting in the Mahlatule famine. This resulted…