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EventBafana Bafana legend Philimon Raul Masinga dies
On 12 January 2019,legendary Bafana Bafana striker Philimon Masinga died at 49 years old in a Johannesburg hospital after a long battle with cancer. …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
The Building, originally designed in a Cape Dutch style and is one of the oldest Farmhouses surviving along the Liesbeek River. Its original construction dates…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… Beningfield, J.,(2006), The Frightened Land: Land, Landscape and Politics in South Africa in the twentieth …
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
Nigeria became the first Anglophone, independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic Community, (EEC). The move to become an…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural Conference held on 4 and 5 March 1955 in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg. SACTU…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
Anti-apartheid organisations united under the umbrella of the United Democratic Front. One of the first steps in creating the front was to establish regional…
EventFifty killed over three days during Inkatha
Fifty people were killed over three days in battles between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters in Natal, South Africa,…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolutions condemning South Africa's relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) refused amnesty to Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, the assassins of Chris Hani,…
EventGerman action in Herero Revolt is condemned in the Reichstag
August Bebel, representing the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German Reichstag (Parliament), condemned the "suppression war" against the Ovaherero…
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
On 18 March 2007, Bob Woolmer (58), the Pakistani cricket coach and former South African coach, was found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
The Angolan government under President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and the rebel organisation, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) of…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John…
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
English born Thomas William Bowler was a self taught painter and printmaker who spent most of his life at the Cape of Good Hope. He arrived at the Cape with…
ArchiveNo to the Boerestaat: yes to a united South Africa
White and green election campaign poster with white, yellow, green and black border and lettering. COSATU and ANC logos.
ArchiveCease government funding. Pact drains tax money
SACP and COSATU poster. White background with red lettering and SACP logo of hammer and sickle and COSATU logo.
Afra Newsletter
Afra Newsletter, Report and Factsheet, all published by the Association for Rural Advancement, present case studies of families personally affected by the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 11 May 1983, Volume 66
Transcript of evidence (continued from 9 and10 May 1983) from Wolfram Kistner, Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of…
Black Review
Black Review, was published as an irregular annual by Black Community Programmes (BCP),Durban, which was a major organization within the Black Conciousness…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
Two pages from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations. Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. Description of origin of Women's Day with two photographs…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally…
EventSmugglers of military recruits in court
Twelve people (eleven men and one woman) appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court after being accused of smuggling military recruits out of the country. It…
EventStudent Wages Commission meet
The first meeting of the Student Wages Commission was held at the Bolton Hall, Durban. Beforehand, thousands of pamphlets announcing the meeting and explaining…
EventEmily Hobhouse reports on her findings regarding concentration camps during the Second Anglo Boer War
Emily Hobhouse, an English philanthropist and social worker who visited the Transvaal and Orange Free State Republics during the Second Anglo Boer War,…
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
This Victorian double-storey building with cast-iron verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, for use as a shop,…
EventAt Botha, SA artist, is born.
At Botha is one of South Africa’s most renowned artists. He was born in Kroonstad on 23 December 1949. Botha studied drama at the Potchefstroomse Universiteit…
Isisebenzi
Produced by the "Wages Commission", Isisebenzi was a newspaper for workers in Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It was published about once a month and dealt with…
ArchiveThey fought for freedom
Black, green and yellow, black and white poster. ANC poster and logo. Photographs of Mahlangu, O.R. Tambo and Chris Hani.
ArchiveOur spirits will not be dampened
Dark and light blue and black poster. Photograph of city buildings and hundreds of umbrellas. Words 'unions and the community united'.
ArchiveFor var skull ingen handel med Sydafrika
White poster with black lettering and black and white photograph of woman with child and open sack of fertilizer and bucket.