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EventGovernment declares that five ‘non-White’ South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
On 3 April 1968, South Africa Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announced that five ‘non-White’ South African University Colleges will be released from their…
East Cape Update
East Cape Update, published by East Cape News Agencies in Grahamstown, aimed to provide a reliable index of in-depth information and analysis of the Eastern…
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…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
Inanda (isiZulu: Pleasant Place) is a township in Eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated 24 km inland from Durban; it now forms part of eThekwini…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
The stone shown in PHOTO is off the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade.(LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING)Cape Town is a city built on layers of…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the nearby deposits of limestone. Its name…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
Prime Minister Rao; Honourable Ministers; Distinguished Guests: Ladies and Gentlemen. May I express my heartfelt appreciation at the very warm and moving…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Steve Biko’s death East London, 12 September 1997, South Africa
Ntsiki Biko and members of the Biko family; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, We are gathered here to pay homage to one of the greatest sons of our…
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…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
The Caledon Museum is split into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of artifacts…
ArchiveSome reflections of civilisation in Africa
The eighth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Herbert Frankel in which he reflects on civilisation and society in Africa and his…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
On 23 June 1956 General Gamal Abdel Nasser was officially elected President of Egypt. He had been the effective leader of Egypt since 14 November 1954 as the…
PlaceMandela House
The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of Nelson Mandela, the World's most famous political prisoner and South Africa's former…
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
On 11 March 1960, for the first time in the history of South Africa, the Republican Referendum Bill was introduced to Parliament by the Deputy Minister of…
EventBruce Fordyce is born
Bruce Fordyce, legendary South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong Kong, then a city under English administration on the eastern side of…
EventDe Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms
President F.W. de Klerk announced a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reforms. He introduced sweeping…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
Five prominent anti-apartheid activists were released in Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act. The five are…
EventFamine anniversary in Ethiopia
Following major American television's first airing of the famine crisis in Ethiopia, the world celebrated the day as famine anniversary. The day was used to…
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
Brigadier Theuns Swanepoel ("Rooi Rus"), one of the most feared interrogators of the South African Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. Brigadier Swanepoel is…
EventDynamite explosion in Braamfontein
One of the worst explosions in the history of South Africa occurred at Braamfontein station, Johannesburg, when an explosives train, carrying between 56 and 60…
EventUranium enrichment programme gets a boost from B.J. Vorster
South African Prime Minister, Balthazar Johannes Vorster disclosed in July 1970 in the House of Assembly that the government has decided to make funds…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first elected woman as Head of State in Africa. Johnson-Sirleaf’s historic inauguration as President of Liberia was on 16…
EventUp to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland
Around 100 African National Congress (ANC) members were reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The arrests were confirmed by the Swaziland Police…
EventA school bus with seventy-six learners plunges into the Westdene dam, killing forty-two
In the second worst bus accident in South African history, a double decker school bus with seventy-six learners of Hoërskool Vorentoe plunged into the Westdene…
EventANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
African National Congress (ANC) leaders, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe went from house to house in Orlando, Soweto near Johannesburg rallying support amongst…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education
"This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa -…