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EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition that was submitted to parliament by the District of Albert …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
The cornerstone of the building was laid on 19 December 1907 by Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, and was officially opened on 16 October 1909. The North and South…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
The Region was established on 7 January 1814 by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that…
PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
Town on the banks of the Orange River, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the road to to East London. It was founded in 1849 and named by the Governor of the…
PlaceDrakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
"Kahlamba" is an alternative name for the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa.The range is more than 200 kilometres long and combines rugged…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC…
Griqua
Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
1970 Early in 1970, the South African Communist Party (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members of the Central Committee, leading activists of…
PlaceOld Arts Building, University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria Museums are celebrating another milestone, as the Old Arts Building was declared a museum in June 1982. The foundation stone for…
PlaceKliptown Museum
The story the Kliptown Open Air Museum tells of the thousands of people who contributed to the drafting of the Freedom Charter through photographs, news…
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister,…
PlaceRosmead
Middelburg Road was a Cape Government Railway station and was formally established on about 2 April 1883, when the Railway Line from Cradock was inaugurated…
EventHlubi Chief Langalibalele becomes one of the first Black activists to be tried and banished to Robben Island
While inhabiting the area near present day Estcourt in the Drakensberg foothills, Langalibalele- a hereditary chief of the Hlubi- was summonsed to…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John…
PlaceDurban Convention and Exhibition Centres
The International Convention Centre Durban (DICC) is one of the most advanced conference facilities in the World. Key factors in the design of this state-of…
EventSA's first official commercial airline service is launched
Major Allister Mackintosh Miller secured a government subsidy and introduced the first official commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union…
PlaceThe Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein
Ramblers Club is one of the most Historic Buildings in Bloemfontein. As the oldest Sports Club and former Military Hospital in the Free State. The main…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
The clippings collection built up by the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (Saldru) in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (abbreviated to KKNK) is a national arts festival with a primary focus on Afrikaans language in performing arts held…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
The 52nd African National Congress (ANC) National Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
1650 Earliest known history - the Nqondo clan occupy the land now known as Cato Manor 1730 They are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 February–19 December The Battle of Verdun…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two…
References and links: Local History
Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The Magaliesberg. 2nd ed. Pretoria:…
The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke IN THE EIGHTEEN-FIFTIES and after, British politicians were wont to invoke Divine…
PlaceThe Old Slave Tree Memorial
The Old Slave Tree Memorial is located in Spin Street, Cape Town. It was an old fir tree that was cut down in 1916. The site is now an octagonal memorial…
ArchiveAri Sitas in Conversation with Sumangala Damodaran
Sumangala Damodaran, author of The Radical Impulse, speaks candidly with her friend Ari Sitas (with whom she has collaborated on a number of musical and…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book