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EventPiet Retief is baptized in Drakenstein, Western Cape
Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Great Trek that introduced Afrikaner settlement to the interior. Prior to their departure from Cape Town he wrote a…
EventVuyani Bungu wins IBF World Boxing Title
The South African junior featherweight, Vuyani Bungu, registered a stunning victory against highly rated American Kennedy McKinney at Carousel to lift the…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
The Internal Security Act gave massive powers to the authorities to investigate any organization or publication. This prompted opposition parties to oppose…
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
Zwelethu Mthethwa, an internationally known South African artist, was found guilty on 16 March 2017 at the Western Cape High Court of murdering Nokuphila…
PlaceXuxuwa, Eastern Cape
Xuxuwa the Railroad Siding, Eastern Cape, is 9 km West of Fort Beaufort and 7 km East-Northeast of Brakfontein. It takes its name from a Tributary of the Kat…
PlaceOttery
Ottery was probably established in 1904 as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery on 1 February 1904. It was…
PlaceGabon
On 17 August 1960, Gabon, a country in west central Africa, astride the Equator. The Country gained independence from France. It shares common borders with…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
Among the many personal accounts now published by those involved in the anti-apartheid struggle, Norman Levy’s substantial memoir stands out, because it is so…
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the…
PlaceFlagstaff
In 1877 Zachariah Bowles and his partner, a Mr Owen, established a trading store on the site of present-day Flagstaff. The Town owes its name to their practice…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction
From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of…
PlaceKatlehong
Katlehong is a township located 35km East of Johannesburg and South of Germiston between two other townships — Thokoza and Vosloorus, and is next to the N3…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to…
PlaceZambia
On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain with Kenneth Kaunda as the country’s first president, and…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
Steve Tshwete (1938 - 2002) was born in Springs on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the village of Peelton, and later in King William's Town and East…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
It was founded in 1875 as a Church Town, like many other Karoo Villages. It was started by a determined group of people who lived in the area and who wanted a…
PlaceOrigins Centre
The Origins Centre at Wits University in Johannesburg is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of…
PlaceMagnet Theatre, Cape Town
Magnet Theatre is an independent physical theatre company founded in 1987 in order to produce Jennie Reznek’s first one-man performance “Cheap Flights”. Then…
ArchiveStatement issued by The Black Peoples Convention 11th July 1973
The statement was isued in reponse to an article in the Daily News dated 4th July 1973. In the article Chief Gatsha Buthelezi makes a derogatory reference to…
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
Report, signed by Minister R F Botha and written mostly in Afrikaans, of the visit of Mr W P Clark of the United States of America, to South Africa and South…
ArchiveStanding For The Truth
A2 green text red fish on white litho poster; text: Standing for the truth: The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has annointed me to preach the good…
PlaceCyphergat Station
The village of Cyphergat was the headquarters of the Cyphergat Coal Mining Co (Ltd). The railway line linking Sterkstroom to Stormberg Junction via Cyphergat…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is working towards eliminating…
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
Bheki Mlangeni was a lawyer working for the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s. He and former police Captain Dirk Coetzee had worked together to…
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new world…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
Financier, and mining and industrial magnate, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age of 77…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted Indian Passive Resisters. This followed a call to the South African government by Mahatma…
EventDavid Kitson released
South Africa's longest serving White political prisoner, David Kitson, was released, seven months short of completing his twenty-year sentence for sabotage…
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
Maria Groesbeek and Christian Buys were married in the 1950's. During their seventeen years of marriage they lived with Buys' mother and six brothers for seven…