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EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
The Citizen reported that the remaining 1 500 South African troops in South West Africa (Namibia) had been withdrawn during November. While the Namibian…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
On 5 November 1987, Govan Mbeki, member of African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command, was released…
EventLaw and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok implicates De Klerk at TRC
On 20 July 1998 former Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok testifies under oath that while in office, the former president of South Africa, Mr F. W. de Klerk…
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
On this date the British Colonial Secretary addressed a dispatch that Queen Victoria has approved a Royal Charter creating the British South Africa Company …
PlaceUmzinto, South Coast
Umzinto is located on the Umdoni Coast, in KwaZulu Natal. The Umdoni Local Municipality is located in Kwazulu-Natal within the Ugu District Municipality. …
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 Jon Soske Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. The Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
Traditional authorities were indispensable in the application of the provisions in the 1913 Natives Land Act in areas of rural South Africa designated as …
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
1815 Louis Trichardt and Hans van Rensburg cross the Oranje/Gariep river. June 1836, Van Rensburg leaves Trichardt while Potgieter goes on an expedition to…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
Our Lady Of Montserrat in Betty's Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and encouraging others through a life…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
Thato Madonsela, stage name L-Tido was born in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] L…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
On 30 June 2011 the biggest Arts event in South Africa, known as the National Arts Festival, will be celebrating 37 years since its inception in 1974. This…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
The Chairman General Assembly United Nations Organisation West Minister London Africans South Africa Protest against [proposed] incorporation South West…
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
On 6 September 1945, Bhekisani Manyoni was born in Greytown, Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). He later moved with his family to the Dundee area, near Rorke's Drift,…
EventCar bomb explodes outside Air Force headquarters
On the afternoon of 20 May 1983, two African National Congress (ANC) cadres, Freddie Shangwe and Ezekial Maseko, drove to Church Street in Pretoria and parked…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
On 30 May 1967, Biafra declared itself independent from Nigeria. This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came…
EventGrant Baker, SA surfer, wins the Mavericks Surf Contest at Santa Cruz
An accomplished short board surfer with a fondness for tube-riding, Grant Baker from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal became the first surfer from outside Santa Cruz,…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
Haile Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
In this period early African political organisations were formed; these organisations precipitated the formation of the African National Congress. 1866 …
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Olehile Bada Pharasi
To the Student Movements of 2016 Dear Students, The events witnessed at the country’s tertiary education institutions this year would have been very…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
During this period the ANC cooperated with other organisations such as the APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed by the white minority…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
Volkskas was one of the four largest banking conglomerates in South Africa, and one of the three biggest Afrikaner monopolies. It was established to harness…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
AbstractThrough the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic transition in South Africa has enshrined gender equality within the…
PlaceBronberg Conservancy, Pretoria
The Bronberg Conservancy is located on the South East side of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is marked by its outstanding landscapes…
PlaceVaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga
Vaal Dam covers over 300 km, which makes it the Country's largest Dam, by area. It was constructed in 1938.It is one of Gauteng's major sources of drinking…
Belonging - A History of Indian South Africans
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Across oceans and centuries, this sweeping narrative shuttles between the corridors of the Colonial Office in London, the contested…
EventBanyana Banyana player, Eudy Simelane, is found raped and murdered
On 28 April 2008, Banyana Banyana midfielder Eudy Simelane was found in a ditch in the outskirts of her home township KwaThema, Gauteng. She had been raped,…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
These properties, located between Muizenberg and St James, are the only remaining concentration of early 20th century Edwardian beach houses in South Africa,…
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
The site of the Battle of Diamond Hill, which took place on the 11th and 12th June 1900, in which 14000 British soldiers and 4000 Boers engaged in battle…
EventAfrican Mineworkers’ strike starts
A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike was…