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EventRoger Joyce Bushell, Auxiliary Air Force pilot famous for his escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
Roger Joyce Bushell was born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng) to British parents. He lived in South Africa until he was 14, when his father sent him to…
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
On 1 February 1963, a statement announcing the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) was made. In 1959, before the…
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
“They have taught us through their orations the undesirability of a social system based on capitalism, that is inqubo yogimhelakwesabo, that is stuffing one’s…
PlaceRwanda
Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa. People began settling in the area as early as 10.000BCE[i]. After several successive…
EventWorld War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends as German forces capture the beach port
On 4 June 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ended as German forces captured the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
Roodepoort is actually a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely a discernible line over…
PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
This beautiful Georgian home was built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque surroundings, you can walk…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Nelson Mandela warned that if the South African government fail to take effective steps to end the current…
EventMgqwetho,the first poem of Nontisi is published
Mgqwetho, the first poem of Nontisi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) was published in Umteteli under her clan name, Cizama. She is the sole significant…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
The fountain was, in reality, only an ornamental trough used for the watering of horses, and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for the famous sculptor Anton van Wouw and…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, destroying all settler resistance…
ANC ‘Military High Command’ Leader Interviewed
From the "Focus on Africa" program BBC World Service 4th July 1986 South African police today launched a campaign to fight a spate of urban bombs. There have…
ArchiveThe Way History is taught in South Africa is ahistorical, – and that’s a problem by Natasha Robinson (theconversation.com), 7 June 2018
History may soon be a compulsory school subject until Grade 12 in South Africa. A task team established by the country’s minister of basic education made this…
ArchiveHow the apartheid regime burnt books – in their tens of thousands, 24 October 2018
On the advice of the State Librarian one fine day in the 1970s, a truck transported thousands of books and magazines from Pretoria’s Central Police Station to…
ArchiveEmergency Convocation of Churches in South Africa: package of preparation material
The Emergency Convocation of Churches in South Africa was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the…
Elections Programmes for Deputy President, Secretary General & Treasurer General, 16 May 2011
ANC Deputy President, Secretary General and Treasurer General will on Tuesday lead the movement`s election campaign in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Free…
Apdusa Views
Apdusa Views was first published in 1984. In that issue it was stated: "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend…
EventPaarl Riots report submitted
On 25 June 1963 Mr. Justice H. Snyman submitted to parliament a final report on the 1962 Paarl Riots. The report analysed the main causes of the riots, and…
EventWorld Health Day
On 7 April each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) celebrates World Health Day. This date commemorates the formation of the WHO in 1945. The WHO's…
EventSouth African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns
South African Prime Minister since 1966, John Vorster, shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the…
EventAdriaan Vlok, Minister of Law and Order, announces a ban on the carrying of pangas, bush knives and axes weapons in “conflict situations”
The ongoing violence between African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters during the negotiations that led up to the first…
EventMigrant workers ransack Phola Park
In the middle of the night, a group of migrant workers aligned with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ransacked the Phola Park squatter camp of East Rand leaving…
EventPope John Paul II appoints 31 cardinals, three from Africa
Pope John Paul II appointed 31 new cardinals; three of them were from Africa. These were the Nigerian Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Ghananian Peter Turkson…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
On 14 January 2002, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe assured members the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March election…
EventAlan Paton is born
On 11 January, 1903 Alan Steward Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province. Paton graduated from Maritzburg…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda Bernstein. She passes away on the 9th September 2006…
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
Lord Charles Somerset was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1814 to 1826. He arrived in the Cape on 6 April 1814 as Governor with a mandate to further…
The fall of the ANC: what caused it by Chris Kanyane (News24), 11 December 2016
It used to be that the ANC was set up much more like the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), the biggest, the largest and the strongest African initiated church in…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
Documents: An anonymous Cape Town correspondent, The nineteen days (Sharpeville and the days after.before), this article has been published in SAHO's library…