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EventAnnesu de Vos, SA poet, is born.
Annesu de Vos was born in Johannesburg on the 5 August 1964. She is well-known as the youngest published poet in South African literature history. When she was…
Document 33 - League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of Meeting, 25 August 1929
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 33 - League of Atrican Rights, Announcement of…
EventXhosa author Samuel Mqhayi dies
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet, prose writer and educator, died at Ntab'ozuko, near King William's Town, Transkei. His first collection of poems,…
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
The University of Stellenbosch announced that it was to open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate degrees and would also…
EventParliament addresses Soweto Protests
Following the onset of the Soweto Uprising the previous day, Parliament met in an Extraordinary Session at the request of the leader of opposition, Colin Eglin…
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
On 12 May 1968, South African academic, African National Congress (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah…
EventKimberley swimmer Karen Muir (12) sets new world record
Karen Muir became the youngest official world record-holder in swimming history when she recorded 1min 8.7sec for the 110 yards backstroke at the Derby Baths,…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
Three months after being inaugurated as South Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy, was born in Brandfort, Orange Free State (now Free State). She…
EventMonty Naicker dies
Gagathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker, medical doctor and prominent politician, was born in Durban. Naicker played a crucial role in the history of South Africa…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education
"The Turning Points in History project has invited four leading academics to locate the primary document presented here ”” Nelson Mandela’s statement from…
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
Wilbur Smith, that great chronicler of the White Man's Burden in Africa, was arguably at his finest in his 1972 novel, The Sunbird. In it, he narrates the…
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 1 December 2010
1 December 2010 President of COSATU; General-Secretary of COSATU and other national officer bearers; Presidents and Leaders of Affiliated Unions; …
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinning, St. Georges Hotel, City of Tshwane, 27 September 2005
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you very much for your presence here today to support an important project - the South Africa-Mali Project…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
By 1980, the Black Consciousness organisations were in a gradual decline and struggling to avert state repression. Congress-inspired traditions were also re…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung by the fact that people from these agencies do not want their stories…
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
Looking After Freedom is curated by Raél Jero Salley and Nkule Mabaso, this exhibition displays contemporary, “decolonizing” art practices by African artists…
PlaceAmanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
An old Mission Station that takes its name from the nearby stream. The name means 'black water', from Zulu. Zimeme High School is a public school in…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. This thesis…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
Thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the Degree Philosophiae Doctor in the Faculty of Humanitie (Department of History) at the University of the…
ArchiveThe apartheid city and its labouring class: African workers and the independent trade union movement in Durban, 1959-1985
Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject history at the University of South…
ArchiveTrade unions, politics and the working class struggle: the Food and Canning Workers Union, 1975 to 1986
Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Studies at the University of Cape Town by Riyaad…
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies was founded by Baruch Hirson from 1988-1993, and to a large extent written by him in…
EventSouth African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe is born
On 24 October 1958, South African storyteller Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe known as Gcina Mhlophe was born in Kwazulu-Natal South Africa. She is most famous for…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the exception of the Castle, the oldest…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General Christiaan Rudolph De Wet was defeated at Bothaville, South Africa by British forces…
EventGambia gains independence
On this day in history Gambia became the 36th African nation to gain independence. The Gambia (officially the Republic of The Gambia) commonly known as Gambia,…
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which was created to facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteorological and related…
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
South Africa's largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its third annual congress from 12-16 July 1989. The…