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EventThe First Anglo-Boer War: Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Majuba
The poverty and vulnerability of the South African Republic (Transvaal) prompted Disraeli's Conservative government to annex it in 1877. This was an important…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from…
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Acting Governor of the Cape at the time,…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
Mafika Pascal Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in the town of Verulam, a region predominantly inhabited by Zulus and Indians, in what was then Natal province …
Desmond Tutu - Extracts from the letter to Prime Minister John Vorster dated May 6th 1976
Click to read Class and Colour in South Africa 1850-1950
PlaceEritrea
Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version of; 'Mare Erythraeum'. Which…
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in response to a request from the British Imperial Government for an African labour force…
PlaceKalahari Desert
Kalahari Desert is basically, a large basin like Plain in the interior Plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
The settlement was founded in 1884 by Scottish railwayman James Douglas Logan, who recognised the area’s potential as a stop along the expanding railway line…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
A cartoon illustrating the process of getting to the idealised “American Dream" Image Source Introduction Like communism in Russia, American capitalism…
PlaceAnglican Cathedral, Bloemfontein
Major Henry Warden, founder of Bloemfontein, gave the town a spiritual heart when he laid the foundation of the Victorian building in 1850.
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede Booker T. Washington's educational philosophy of self-help and vocational and technical…
PlaceWindyridge House, 24 Newington Road, Port Elizabeth
This is one of the best examples of Victorian Architecture in Port Elizabeth, and is typical of its Town and Houses Built, during the 1880s.
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
Alfred Bitini Xuma was born on 8 March 1893, in Manzana, Ngcobo District, in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape). Xuma was the seventh child of Abraham…
A Tswana village
These pictures show scenes from a Tswana village in about 1600 AD. It gives some detailed information about the Iron Age way of life that African farmers…
PlaceCuylerville
A party of 256 from London led by Lieutenant John BAILIE, R.N. sailed in "Chapman". Their locations was between the Wellington and Palmiet Rivers and their…
EventChief Mhlonthlo revolts against the British
Paramount Chief of the Mpondomise, Mhlonthlo, lured Hamilton Hope, the third resident magistrate at Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, and his staff to Sulenkama where…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
Bay View House, 132 St Georges Street, Simonstown
The double-storeyed building dates from 1803 and retains a number of fine Georgian and Victorian features. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
The 1946 mine workers' strike was led by the African Mine Workers Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also a leader in the South African Communist…
ArchiveStrikers Are Losers!!
A2 green on white litho; Text: Strikers are Losers!! *City Deep Drivers earn up to R1100 per month; *They say they can afford to strike CAN YOU? ARE YOU A…
PlaceOld English Fort, Marabastad
This fort was the site of a Boer siege in 1880, where 140 soldiers were held for 104 days. This fort was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation…
EventBritish Withdraw from Colesburg Area during the South African War
14 February 1900 British Withdraw from Colesburg Area during the South African War The British withdraw from their positions around Colesberg and…
PlaceNorthern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was part of the Cape Province (under old…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 The Last Supper is a painful story in…
ArchiveThe Tay Bridge Disaster by Peter Ball (The Heritage Portal), 24 September 2016
Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that then you’ll do things differently”. …
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa homehomepolitics & governanceliberation struggleemerging…
ArchiveHealth Workers Union : March to CPA
Notice of a march on Saturday 8th September 1990 organised by the Health Workers Union. Start at 10.00 in Keisersgracht Street, opposite castle in Darling…
ArchiveTeachers consultative meeting: teachers unite
A3 silkscreen black on yellow poster; text: Progressive Teachers League PTL calls on you to attend a Teachers consultative meeting;- 1000 teachers to be…
PlaceMowbray Town Hall, Main Road, Mowbray
This impressive structure with prominent Flemish-Renaissance features, was designed by architect JC Tully, of Tully & Waters, and was erected in 1900. It was…