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Three Whites, Damion de Lange, Ian Robertson and Susan Donelly, are convicted of terrorism for being in possession of an arms c
A row over a fare between an Egyptian donkey boy and a Maltese man triggers a riot in the city in which several hundred people
Daniel Sefundi (Dan) Rakgoathe, SA artist, is born in Randfontein, Transvaal. He was the first full-time student in the fin
The Job Creation Trust, aimed at raising millions for the relief of unemployment, is launched by SA’s three major trade union f
The Rev. Dr. Arthur William Blaxall, an Anglican clergyman, is convicted on charges of aiding the activities of the Pan-African
Eighty-four African would-be immigrants drown off Mauritania after their boats sank in an attempt to reach Spain’s Canary Islan
SA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia, with one gold and two bro
General Jan Christiaan Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies on his farm Doornkloof, near Pretoria. The Star, 04 Sept
William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.
Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in the Cape as SA’s first civilian governor. He instituted circuit courts in 1811.
The most publicised court case since apartheid ends. Mr Justice Willem van der Merwe pronounces former vice-president of SA, Mr
A twenty-year ban on big-game hunting is lifted in the Côte d’Ivoire in an attempt to raise tourist revenue.
The Prime Minister of SA maintains that the country is economically so strong that it can withstand economic sanctions. The onl
Judge Goldstone makes an urgent plea to the SAG for wider powers, more resources and greater co-operation for his investigation
Sir Laurens van der Post (90), SA born explorer, author and mentor of Britain’s Prince Charles, dies in Chelsea, England. The d
EventPeter Clarence van Riet Lowe, archaeologist and civil engineer who built 109 bridges in SA, is born in Aliwal North, CC.
Clarence van Riet Lowe was born on 4 November 1894 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. A civil engineer by profession, Clarence was in charge of construction of…
WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Protest against the Women's Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931 1 The above two…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… included a photographic essay by Jurgen Schadeberg on the San people, photographed in 1959. The exhibition opened at … Weinberg 's, Footprints in the Sand ,…
Say It out Loud - The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913 Presidential address by Dr. A…
EventThabo Mbeki addressed the Pan African Parliament held in Midrand
Former president, Thabo Mbeki, addressed the Pan African Parliament held in Midrand, South Africa, where he mentioned that Africa needs large volumes of…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
… such as South African sign language, Khoe Khoe and the San. Many other languages from all over the world are spoken … made breads) are foods favoured by…
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country by Tyler Flemming (Africa is a Country), 13 February 2017
On January 18, the world lost an icon. Only much of the world did not know it. South African-Jamaican writer Peter Abrahams died at 97 in Jamaica, where he has…
ArchiveJeug krag SA : Youth for SA
Shocking pink poster with black lettering. Graph paper in the centre, white with pink lines. Blue arrows and lightning bolt. RAU Grafies logo.
Say It out Loud - The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 1921
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 19211 Seventeen years ago, in my first…
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902: White man’s war, black man’s war, traumatic war by André Wessels
Dr Abraham J. van der Merwe (81), chairman of the Van Riebeeck fête committee in 1952, dies.
Dr Abraham J. van der Merwe (81), chairman of the Van Riebeeck fête committee in 1952, dies.
Minutes: Vergadering van die AG-Werkgroep op 22 Augustus 1986, Kantoor van die Administrateur-Generaal, Windhoek
Minutes, written in Afrikaans, of a meeting of the AG-Workgroup held in Windhoek.