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EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
On 28 January 1971, just three days after General Idi Amin Dada overthrew Milton Obote, he released all political prisoners detained by Obote’s government. He…
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates from 145 religious, cultural, peasant, intellectual and political bodies was hosted in…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in CÁ´te d'Ivoire. He went to live and attend school in Mali before leaving for France. When CÁ´te d'Ivoire gained…
ArchiveSechaba as mondstuk in die ANC se stryd teen blanke oorheersig, 1967-1989
Voorgele ter vervulling van n deel van die vereistes vir die graad D. Phil. in die Fakulteit Lettere en Wysbegeerte, Universiteit van Pretoria. Die ontbanning…
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to protect the Bay entrance! The site was declared a National Monument in the…
PlaceCypress Tea Gardens, Hermanus
Mystery and romance surround the original building. In those days it consisted of two stone and clay fisherman's cottages built in 1875 in the vernacular style…
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ temple in Africa and one of the finest…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, was built in the classical revival style and together with its…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers'…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
In 1949 Kwame Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' campaign created disturbances in 1950, Nkrumah was jailed, but…
EventSouth Africa closes its borders with Lesotho
On 1 January 1986 the South African Government closed its borders with Lesotho, cutting off fundamental food and fuel supplies. The relationship of the South…
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Therefore on 7 October 2003 the Defence…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
Boutros Boutros Ghali was born in Egypt on 14 November 1922 into a prominent Coptic Christian family. He studied International Law and International Relations,…
EventNamibian artist, John Ndevasia Muafangejo, dies
On 27 November 1987, Namibian artist John Ndevasia Muafangejo died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Katutura Township, Windhoek. He was 44 years old…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the most vulnerable. There were…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the most vulnerable. There were…
PlaceMbombela Orion Hotel, 'Promenade', Nelspruit
Situated on corner Henshall Street and Samora Machel Drive/N4, it is hard to imagine that what is today known as the Orion Hotel Promenade, used to be the town…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010, South Africa had to upgrade and build a variety of Stadiums, and as a result, some of the most impressive…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
At a National Party (NP) Congress in Bloemfontein, the South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha said that the NP has to draw together as many people as…
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
Ladysmith black Mambazo won their second Grammy Award on 13 February 2005 for their album Wenyukela. A hybrid of the album was released in the United States…
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
On 7 March 1960, a photograph of a 13 year-old Native boy in a torn vest was published in the front page of the London Labour paper, the Daily Herald, with the…
EventManto Tshabalala - Msimang, controversial minister of health, is born
SA health minister Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang was born at Emfume south coast of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Tshabalala-Msimang matriculated at Inanda Seminary…
EventJournalist and anti-apartheid activist M.P. Naicker dies
Journalist, anti-apartheid activist, and Director of Publicity of the African National Congress (ANC) External Mission, Marimuthu Pragalathan Naicker (M.P.)…
EventWorld Health Organization publishes indictment of apartheid
The system of Apartheid was not only detrimental to the cultural, economic and emotional wellbeing of those on whom it was imposed , but also on the physical…
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
The banning of eight prominent Black Consciousness (BC) exponents in March 1973 came as a direct result of the popularity that these leaders enjoyed among…
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
General Assembly of the United Nations requested States to terminate prohibition or restriction on economic relations with South Africa immediately, and to…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Malan…
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
The South African Airways Helderberg 747 jet aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board. A fire, which started from…
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
A National Day of Prayer was peacefully observed, despite fears of violence between youth and security forces in Soweto and other major townships. Called by…
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
The Springbok rugby team, nicknamed Amabokoboko, national team of South Africa under mentorship of Nick Mallett, registered an important victory over the…