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PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
This memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at Zwartskop. The outline of the Voortrekker Monument is also visible from…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
From the 1920s to the 1940s J.C. Smuts, J.B.M. Hertzog and D.F. Malan were the most prominent White politicians in South Africa. In 1933 Hertzog and Smuts…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
On 12 February 1982 journalist Thami Mazwai was jailed for two years after refusing to present facts against a former fellow student-leader charged under the…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
After becoming Prime Minister of South Africa in 1966, John Vorster met with Hendrik van den Bergh, the head of the South African Police Security Branch. At…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
In October 2002, Marie Fourie and her partner of twelve years, Cecelia Bonthuys had been refused the right to marry on the basis of the common law…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
The appointment of Lord Roberts as Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in…
PlaceGoshen
It was established by the Transvaal Boers in 1884, as a Republic. Their flag was horizontal black-white-red stripes with a green vertical stripe at the hoist…
PlaceCuylerville
A party of 256 from London led by Lieutenant John BAILIE, R.N. sailed in "Chapman". Their locations was between the Wellington and Palmiet Rivers and their…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
On 6 October 2006, the Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, opened a community library at Mbuzini in the Mpumalanga Province, known as the Mbuzini…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
Introduction Nelson's attachment to property is sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his…
2. Moothen pleads for his wife to be returned
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Moothen had the following letter written to the…
7.Madras merchants protest against an order to uncover and remove their boots in court
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 24 Indians calling themselves Madras…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Sir Galbraith…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
On 19 and 20 August 1981, in response to the National Party (NP) government’s attempts to co opt Indians and Coloured communities into puppet state…
PlaceSt George’s Anglican Cathedral, Cape Town
The Cathedral of St George the Martyr stands at the bottom of Parliament Street in Cape Town and was erected to provide a place of worship for English settlers…
PlaceMsinga Local Municipality
The name means: "A current in the sea where air movement causes ripples on top of the water surface and ends up influencing the nearby climatic conditions…
PlaceBritstown, Northern Cape
Britstown located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, a small farming town Named after Hans Brits, who accompanied David Livingstone on a venture to the…
PlaceKopanong Local Municipality, Free Sate
The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It is the largest of the three…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
You are here: homehome libraryarticles & documents NANA SITA: LAST OF THE GANDHIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) Among those who kept the spirit of Mahatma…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
1950 - 1960 In Fietas, Johannesburg, the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) initiates and implements the 'Decade of Defiance'. 1950 Florence Matomela…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929
1920 January, Gandhi wrote to the press on the South African Appellate Court's judgment in the case of the Krugersdorp Municipality vs. Mohamed Dadoo. The…
Say It out Loud - The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7 January, 1907
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7 January, 19071 Dr Abdurahman delivered his…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
South Africa’s Radical Tradition: A documentary history, Volume two 1943 – 1964. Edited by Alison Drew.Part oneHarry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation!…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
Background and policy of apartheidBefore we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what apartheid was and how it…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
The girl child
Gender differences manifest themselves in South Africa in the altogether different experiences of boys and girls in schools. A girl's position in the school …
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
Some years ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment contrasted Louis to another…
Address at a Public Rally Dar Es Salaam Dar Es Salaam, 17 November 1998
Your Excellency, President Mkapa Vice President Omar Ali Juma President Amour of Zanzibar Mr. Prime Minister Secretary General of the CCM Ladies and…