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EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
Evelyn Dalberg, a prominent opera singer in South Africa, was born on 23 May 1939, in Leipzig, Germany. The daughter of Frederick Dalberg and German Soprano…
ArchiveFanny Klenerman
The details of the life of Fanny Klenerman in the attached article were written by Veronica Belling.
PlaceRhodes
The village of Rhodes lies on the banks of the Bell River at the foot of the Witteberge. It was laid out on the farm Tintern, and was proclaimed on 16…
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng. It is ideally positioned between the 2 major Cities of Johannesburg and…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
1. What Shall We Do Now (Hindustani) Ab tum hi kaho kya karna hai Ab kaise paar utarna hai Ab kaise paar utarna hai (Now tell me what we should do How…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.2 Jan-Mar 1959
Contents: Dr. Hedrick Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa, Stanley Uys with illustrations by David Marais. Revolutions are Not Abnormal, Michael…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
St. Saviours Church is at the Corner of Bowwood and Main Roads in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa. St. Saviours has stood on its present Site since 1854…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
Zulu name for ridge on the Mountains in Drakensberg, including such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge…
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
It lies east of Cape Town City, within the Cape Peninsula urban Area. This Area was originally used as a wagon halt for farmers bringing their produce to…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
Company's Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town. This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese Garden; Fish Pond…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
Click on image to enlarge Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, because of the purple flowered bush that flurishes there! It has recently changed its…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.1 No.2 May-Jun 1978
Content and Contributors Letters on the banning of Staff rider No 1 Athol and Sheila Fugard, Andre Brink, Directorate of Publications, the Publishers…
PlacePinelands
Pinelands is just 10 km from the city centre. It originally was an unsuccessful attempt at a pine tree plantation called: 'Uitvlugt'. Rows of pine trees were…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
Newspapers or publications by African people played a critical role in giving them an alternative space to articulate their views. The emergence of a number of…
EventFirst postage stamp in Africa is issued in the Cape Colony
On 1 September 1853, the first adhesive postage stamp in Africa was issued in the Cape of Good Hope, a British colony at the time. The triangular shaped stamp…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb 'Devil's Tooth' in the Drakensberg Range
Location: back to this day in history search archive The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa, with Thabana Ntlenyana the highest peak in…
PlaceChristiana, North West
Christiana is a Town situated in the Bophirima Region of the North West Province in South Africa. It is part of new newly named Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District…
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1966. Leeuwenhof, the official residence of the Premier of the Cape Province, stands on the slope of Table Mountain. It is…
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu's son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were found in the boot of his car after he had been…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
The Bag Factory is known as one of the leading visual arts facilities in Johannesburg. Since its’ inception in 1991, the non-profit organisation functions as a…
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
Jimi Matthews has been praised as “doing the right thing” following his resignation from the SABC today. Matthews, who was acting SABC chief executive,…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an American,…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Wynberg
This area began to be settled by free burghers in 1657, and for more than a century most of them travelled into Cape Town to attended religious services…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Tweetoring Kerk, The Dutch Reformed congregation of Bloemfontein was established on 13 November 1848, and its services were initially held in…
PlaceMendi Memorial, Eastern Cape
The actual wreck lies off The Isle of Wight, in the English Channel. In Britain the story of the SS Mendi is almost unknown. In South Africa she is famous; as…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.1 March 1979
Content and Contributors Soweto Speaking,Nhlanhla Paul Maake's Conversation Piece, Joe Masinga's, Bogus Cripple, Modase Mogotse, (Rustenburg)fNoorie…
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born in 1964 in Langa, a township near Cape Town. She was named after the American country singer Brenda Lee. The daughter of a…
PlaceGoodwood
One of the Northern Municipalities adjoining the metropolitan of Cape Town, 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville district. It was originally…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.2 Apr-May 1979
Content and Contributors CONTENTS Two letters on the banning of Staffrider Vol 2 No. 1 March 1979, Soweto Speaking to Miriam Tlali,Khauleza Creative…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian architectural…