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EventFormer MK members are dismissed from SANDF
The government discharged 2,221 trainees who had gone absent without leave in October from the newly instituted South African National Defence Force (SANDF)…
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
Today marks the anniversary of the longest cricket test match in history. The game was played between South Africa and England in Durban. The game continued…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
The overthrow of Portugal’s Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, on 25 April 1974 hailed a watershed moment for the former Portuguese colonies of Mozambique,…
References and links: Local History
Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The Magaliesberg. 2nd ed. Pretoria:…
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…
EventEnglish ship “Caesar” with William Pearse on board bound for Bantam arrives
"politely requesting to take in water freely & to buy some refreshing from the burghers & especially for their sick, [blank] in number, to be allowed to be…
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa. The airport handles general aviation flights and passenger services. The Wonderboom Airport was…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
The elegant gazebo in the Civic Square was built in 1924. It was the home of a coach magnate, Doel Zeederberg, who established the first passenger stage-coach…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of South…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
On 26 March 1953, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at Lari in Kiambu region, Kenya, when Mau Mau freedom fighters attacked the area…
EventIsidingo will air it's last episode
On 25 November 2019, the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) issued a statement confirming that soap opera Isidingo the Need will be cancelled due to…
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In July 1993, the date for South Africa's first non…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
About 2 000 years ago (100 BC), life began to change significantly in the Western part of Southern Africa. Herders, also known as the Khoikhoi, arrived,…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
On 11 July 2007, South African actor Bill Flynn, 58, passed away, allegedly due to a heart attack. Flynn was born on 13 December 1948, and was educated at…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates among historians about their relationship to formal political…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
Cross border raids 1975 August Invasion of Angola. 1978 4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee camp at Kassinga inside…
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
The now iconic series struggled to find an audience at first, and was cancelled after just 3 seasons. However, its cult-like popularity blossomed in…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions of ordinary people in townships, factories and rural areas. The insurrection of the 1980s was…
PlaceJohannesburg Civic Theatre
Johannesburg’s Civic Theatre was built by the then city council in 1962, creating a high-profile landmark on the top of the Braamfontein hill. The building was…
ArchiveNamibia: First Definitive Series
Yellow background with black lettering and thin black border. Namibia PT logo. Coloured replicas of stamps issued during 1991.
EventShashi Naidoo, the South African television host, presenter, model and actress is born
Shashi Naidoo was born in Port Elisabeth[i] on 4 November 1980. She is South African actress, television personality and model.[ii] Shashi co-hosted the…
ArchiveComment
The government-backed SABC-TV has begun a major campaign to discredit the progressive organisations calling for people not to vote on August 22 by portraying…
Grassroots 84 : We speak for ourselves
Red, black and white poster. Calendar for 1984 January to June. Four black and white TV screens depicting scenes from apartheid South Africa. Woman with fist…
ArchiveA woman's work is never done
White and red poster. Artwork of a woman split in half. Workplace on one side and home on the other side. Man sitting in chair at home watching TV. Words "A…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert Hertzog, confirmed that the government's policy regarding television was unchanged. Television…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
During the early 1960s, civil society was disempowered and social movements were repressed. Although the capacity for social movements to impose change…
ArchiveTranscript of interviews of the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Sunday Novermber 26, 1978
Transcript of the interviews of the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Bishop Desmond Tutu. The interview was broadcast by SABC-TV on…
EventSABC personality Nic Swanepoel dies
SA radio broadcaster and TV newsreader Nic Swanepoel passed away after suffering a stroke. Swanepoel, a qualified teacher, worked at the South African…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Station at the Foot of Africa for the Dutch…