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EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
On 5 June 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia (Pneumocystis…
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
Human rights abuses were common in South Africa during the apartheid era and the liberation struggle was aimed at bringing these abuses to an end. When…
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
Though the date on which the São Bento was shipwrecked is under dispute (some sources claim the ship was wrecked on the 22 April 1554), the reason for the…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
Vanessa Brereton worked as a human rights lawyer in South Africa, taking on high profile cases under the Apartheid regime. When the African National Congress …
EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho died in a car accident shortly after he reclaimed his royal throne in 1995. The car he was travelling in rolled down a cliff on a…
EventChief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed
In the Mpanza valley in the Umvoti district, a minor chief of the Zondi, Bambatha ka Mancinza Zondi (also spelt Bambada, Bhambada), flatly refused to collect…
PlaceDelmas
Delmas became famous in the latter part of 2010 for its proximity to the missing tiger known as Panjo. The tiger, only 17-months old, disappeared somewhere…
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape II)
FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for…
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape I)
FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
The African National Congress condemns the attack on Syria by the Israeli government. We view this as provocation that can only escalate hostilities in the…
Beyond the barricades: the 1985 schools boycott and the vicissitudes of the Athlone Students Action Committee(ASAC)
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA Honours in History at the University of Cape Town. This dissertation…
EventMafika Gwala born
South African poet, writer and BCM member Mafika Gwala was born today in the town of Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. Soon after joining the University of Zululand, he…
EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
Patrice Lumumba, Congolese nationalist who would be the Congo’s first Prime Minister, was briefly imprisoned following two nights of unrest on charges of…
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
Fikile Magadlela was born on 13 December 1952 in Newclare, Johannesburg. He was a self- taught artist, who learned and benefited greatly from his peers. One of…
EventItaly invades Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini determined to establish an Italian empire and to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896 at Adwa by the Eritreans invades Eritrea. A border clash at…
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
The South African government introduced this the Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act in the wake of wide-spread labour unrest to set up a limited system of…
EventThe English Cricket Council calls off South African cricket tour
In May 1970, the British government requested that the English Cricket Council reverse its decision to invite the South African cricket team on tour. This was…
EventPresidential Job Summit is held
In response to a call by President Nelson Mandela, representatives of government, business, labour and other community and development organisations meet at…
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
A Ghanaian citizen, Kofi Annan, was appointed as secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) to replace the outgoing Boutros Boutros Ghali, whose term of…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
The League of Nations, an international body which preceded the United Nations, agreed to hand over three former German colonies as mandates. Tanganyika, which…
EventProfessor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies
Professor Roland Levinsky, of the University of Plymouth, was born in South Africa to a British mother and Jewish father on 16 October 1943. His father was…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
Joshua Nkomo, Ndebele nationalist leader, is served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia. This…
EventAfrica Malaria Day
Malaria Day is observed annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first observed by…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
Few years after the Second Anglo-Boer War (11 Oct 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got embroiled in hostilities, which culminated in the break out…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
Having been dismissed from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for their illegal strike about their poor living standards in Wallmansthal military…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil Jomo Mavuso, a former MK combatant in Nova Catenga, a military…
PlaceFranskraal and the Strandveld Museum
Situated right outside the shark cage diving centre of South Africa (Gansbaai), Franskraal is a quaint seaside village with an awesome array of things to do…
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
The Township of Imizamo Yethu is situated in the picturesque seaside Suburb of Hout Bay in Cape Town. Hout Bay is like a microcosm of South Africa, with a…
PlaceOld House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
This museum is also known as the Natal Settlers Museum. The property originally extended from the Bay to St Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: …
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, the property is located at the South-Western extremity of South Africa. It measures nearly 90,000 square…