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EventLeague of Nations is formed
The League of Nations was established after World War I, during the Treaty of Versailles. The intention of this organization was to reduce armament and to…
EventSouth Africa’s first multiracial elections start
Four years after the unbanning of the liberation movements and release of political prisoners, SA held its first multi-racial elections. The elections resulted…
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
On 4 January 1969 an agreement to return Sidi Ifni to Morocco was signed between Spain and Morocco. One of the terms of the agreement was the awarding of…
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
A Town 56 km South of Ermelo and 72 km South-East of Bethal, on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 1876 and proclaimed a town in 1890…
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
1960 Mar- Norman Phillips of the Toronto Star was detained 3 and '/2 days for trying to cable a story about a police attack on Nyanga, Cape Town. The report…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages in Europe, a feudal society Glossary Feudal Society: The stage of society that preceded capitalism, during which a small elite (the…
PlaceNoordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
There is some mystery about how Noordhoek came by its name! While there is no doubt that it goes back to the time of the earliest white settlers some time…
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
This land was one of the original erven granted in Simons Town. Built in 1816 by PJ Truter Jnr, Collector of Customs who owned it until 1842. In 1840 it was…
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
The property was originally part of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted of a gabled House which, together with…
PlaceDutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
The South African Missionary Society, established a ministry in Wagenmakersvallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised Khoikhoi people who…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
The Parade is inseparably associated with the Castle and was used by its garrison as a training ground. Despite this, however, for many years it remained a…
EventDr Louis Luyt is born
Dr Louis Luyt , SA entrepreneur and self-made millionaire, former president of the SA Rugby Football Union and politician, was born in Britstown, Cape Province…
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…
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
On 23 June 1792, Simon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were Commissioner-Generals of…
EventAlbert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity
In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics journal. These are the papers that history has come to…
EventThe railway line between Durban and Pietermaritzburg is completed
The construction of the railway line linking Durban and Pietermaritzburg was completed in 1880, the twentieth anniversary of railways in South Africa. The line…
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). The battle lasted six days, ending on…
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
Britain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan following years of colonial rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th…
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
On 5 September 1909, a tireless fighter for national and social liberation, Dr. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg. According to Essop…
PlaceTranskei
An early history of the Transkei area Originally the Transkei included the territories of Idutywa Reserve, Fingoland (Mfenguland) and Galekaland …
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
the Malay Quarter of Simon’s Town.[i] The Noorul Islam Mosque looks down majestically from Thomas Street, Simon’s Town in the Western Cape. Passers-by,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
Student protests in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid marches that predated…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
The Gandhi Development Trust recognises on this important occasion of the centenary of Phoenix Settlement, the outstanding contribution, dedication and devoted…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
Uitenhage developed from 1804 to 1910 from a settlement with a typical Dutch Layout popular in the Cape Colony at the time of the founding of Uitenhage - of…
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, asked the UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces…
EventThe Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out
Between 1858 and 1868 no less than three battles were fought between the Basotho and the Boers. All three wars were the result of conflict between the Basotho…
EventANC Consultative Conference comes to an end
The African National Congress (ANC) Consultative Conference, which was held in Johannesburg following the Organisation's unbanning, came to conclusion. It was…
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding
Mozambique and the Soviet Union rejected the findings of the Margo Commission, led by Justice Cecil Margo. The commission was instituted to investigate into…