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EventJoe Slovo is born
Joe Slovo, the former South African Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. From 1950s…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
It was in the early hours on 9 February 1955 when around 2 000 policemen, armed with guns, knobkerries and rifles, forcefully moved the families of Sophiatown…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Freedom Day Celebrations at the ABSA Stadium, Durban 27 April 2005
Director of Ceremonies, Mike Mabuyakhulu, Your Majesty, King Goodwill Zwelithini, Honourable Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Honourable…
Covert operations
… the destabilisation of South Africa's neighbours. In this chapter we explore the depths of what is known variously as … 2. Bomb attacks 3. Cross-border…
Demonstrations against Proclamation of Republic: Answers to Questions by May 1961
Demonstrations Against Proclamation Of Republic Answers To Questions By drum, May 196173 [Drum asked several non-European leaders for answers to three…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid (originally called the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
The New Constitution was negotiated between May 1994 and October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly…
ArchiveDemocracy
Democracy 25 years of freedom 1994 to 2019 Democracy Ubuntu One rainbow nation A rising sun An African Sunset Democracy The elegance of the Blue…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
The 1940s were characterised by changes that had a profound effect on the political landscape in South Africa. There was closer cooperation between the CPSA…
From Amsterdam with euphoria
A Report of the CASA Conference and Festival We want the world to know We have come a long way now We are not like spotless white shirts We are khaki…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… can guide us as we grapple with the challenges of today. Chapter 12 of the Constitution of our Republic recognises the …
ArchiveBiography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018
… transition from the rejection of her aunt into the next chapter can be largely attributed to the love and kindness of …
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… memoirs offer the reader an insight into an important chapter in the history of our struggle from a different …
Address of the President of the Republic Of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Youth Day celebrations: Absa Stadium, Buffalo City Municipality
… elsewhere across our country to remember this epoch-making chapter in the history of our struggle for freedom. Indeed, …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Bantu and the Gospel
… in fulfilment of the command of our master in the last chapter of St. Matthew. …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria, South Africa constitutes an especially noteworthy moment in women’s history. On 9 August 1956, thousands of South Africa…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
The global pervasiveness of racism and segregation in the 1920s and 1930s During the 1920s and 1930s, there were discriminatory policies in different parts…
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
… reflected on the importance of building a strong ECOSOC chapter in South Africa to help anchor our AU programmes …
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
On 15 July 1856, Natal Colony (now known as Kwazulu Natal) was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
On June 9, 1964, just two days before the final verdict was reached, the UN Security Council passed a resolution urging the South African government to end the…
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
On 18 February 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives continue to give evidence at the Treason trial against the accused. The 156 accused in the trial…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
During the second part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, the General Committee decided not to support the request of the Union of…
EventThe AA is formed to coordinate motoring clubs
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) was formed at a meeting in Port Elizabeth attended by several provincial and other motoring clubs, in order to…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
1925 4 May, Ruth Herloise First is born in Johannesburg to Julius and Matilda First, Jewish immigrants (from Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) who helped…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of the Dutch colonial settlement established by Jan van…
66. G.M. Naicker: We will not colloborate
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1946 the Government passed the Asiatic Land…
66. G. M. Naicker: we will not collaborate
In 1946 the Government passed the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act (referred to as the 'Ghetto' Act in the next document). The Natal Indian…