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EventForced Removals commence from District Six
The memory of District Six, also known as Kanaladorp (kanala is a Malay word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the event of 11 February 1966. On this…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
Contents and Contributors Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two…
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
A Tribute to Denis Goldberg Preface Foreword Chapter 1 A Marvellous Life! Denis Goldberg, South Africa and the World Chapter 2 Denis Goldberg and…
Indian Opinion
Indian Opinion, a weekly newspaper, was first established and produced by Mohandas Gandhi ("Mahatma"), M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal…
PlaceLand Adjoining Earle’s Dyke, Camps Bay.
This strip of land is still in its natural state and extends from Lion's Head down to the sea, giving visitors a view of one of the most beautiful natural…
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
Longtime museum with diverse exhibits including: Paleontology; Ethnography & Zoology collections. The McGregor Museum was originally located in Chapel Street,…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
Wilma Stockenstrom is a significant and gifted female Afrikaans writer, whose work has been translated into several other languages. Wilma studied Drama at…
EventWW2 veteran Job Masego dies
Jacob (Job) Masego, World War 2 (WW2) veteran, who sunk a German supply boat, died in Springs, Transvaal (now in Ekurhuleni Municipality), after being struck…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
David Maphgumzana Sibeko began his political career as a journalist for the South African magazine Drum. Sibeko joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
The South African Police Force (SAP) stationed in the Caprivi Strip, bordering Zambia, suffered casualties in clashes with 'terrorists'. South West African…
EventEllis Park soccer stampede kills 43
At least forty-three people were killed in a stampede at Ellis Park stadium, Johannesburg, at a football match between South Africa's two biggest teams, Kaizer…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected…
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
Fifty-three churchmen were arrested while demonstrating in central Johannesburg against the detention of a fellow clergyman who had supported the school…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for…
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
The Orange Free State constitution was adopted on 7 April 1854, three weeks after the renunciation of British sovereignty. Initially the Boers (Voortrekkers)…
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's former political and trade union activist was born in Johannesburg. He was one of the chief negotiators at the Codesa talks…
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, is one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in South Africa. Founded in 1820, this peaceful little Village on the…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, Gertrude. Mixed…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
This spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron, in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.1 1990
Contents and Contributors Comment: A.W. Oliphant, STORIES: From the Roof, the Sky, Peter Esterhuysen; The Coon, M. Cassiem D'Arcy; He Needs Milk, Karren…
PlaceMauritania
Mauritania, Country on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Culturally it forms a transitional zone between the Arab-Amazigh (Berber) populations of North Africa and…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp. It was established around, and known primarily for, its gold mining opportunities,…
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
Interview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi who was an activist in the black consciousness movement and later in the Azanian People's Organization and the trade…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
On 30 June 2011 the biggest Arts event in South Africa, known as the National Arts Festival, will be celebrating 37 years since its inception in 1974. This…
EventInaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue
The Inaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue took place on 13 August 2010 in the Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg. The event was in context with Women’s month. The…
EventHerman Charles Bosman guilty of murder
When South African author Herman Charles Bosman visited his parents in Johannesburg during the June school holidays, his visit ended in tragedy in the house of…
EventUDF leaders are charged with treason
Three leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Archibald Gumede, Paul David and Billy Nair were charged with high treason. These anti-apartheid…
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
Once part of a vital communications link between Europe and Southern Africa, the RMS Windsor Castle was the last of the Union Castle Line's, "Cape Mail Express…