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PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
"To see this sculpture of Mandela!" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary…
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
This small Town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey, who was the renowned British politician. However it would…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the…
Letter to the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid by O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 October 1975
We enclose herewith a copy of a document published by our Information Department exposing the dangerous and sinister policy of the Government of the Federal…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly the King George VI Art Gallery. It was opened on 22 June 1956 and renamed in December 2002. The…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
Oral interview with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern Rhodesia in 1929,…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
Twenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appeared in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act. It is alleged that they had…
EventUN names four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa
On 13 January 1964, the United Nations Secretary-General named a team of four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa. They were: Sir Edward Asafu…
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
The final report of the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, released on this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial…
EventFour political detainees escape from Pretoria Central prison in one of the most dramatic escapes in SA history
Four political detainees: Harold Wolpe, a listed Communist arrested on the Bechuanaland border; Arthur Goldreich, caught in the Rivonia raid; Moosie Moolla,…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
During the raid on the Cabinda oil refinery, Angola, on the 21 May 1985, Capt. Wynand du Toit was taken captive, and two other South African commandoes were…
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
Adelaide Tambo became politically active after her grandfather's arrest at the age of ten. While she attended high school, she started to work as a courier for…
EventStudents at Durban
During ongoing unrest at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) owing to political activism and a continuing struggle between the Azanian Students' Movement …
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, who was respected and liked by the Congress of…
EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
The elite French Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the…
EventAfrica Women’s Peace Train leaves Kampala for Johannesburg
The Africa Women's Peace Train was launched in Kampala, Uganda, on 15 August in a ceremony in which a Peace Torch was received. It was destined to run through…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. This was the first South African built…
EventIndian Rights Campaigner Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal is born
Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, a journalist and campaigner for Indian rights, was born in Johannesburg as son of Jariam Singh, a former president of the Transvaal…
PlaceVrede
Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust. It was named in 1863 after a dispute between its…
PlaceFort Cunynghame
Fort Cunynghame was a telegraph office which, together with Komgha and a number of other establishments in the Transkeian Territories, was manned by the…
PlaceCape Maclear, Malawi
Cape Maclear or Chembe is a town in the Mangochi District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, situated on the Nankumba Peninsula, is on the southern shore…
EventLiberia is established
On 26 July 1847 the Liberian Declaration of Independence was signed and Liberia became a sovereign nation. The story of Liberia is different from other African…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
On 10 February 1908 a new department of the Transvaal University College (T.U.C.), situated in Johannesburg, started its classes in Kya Rosa, a house in…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid (originally called the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
The government proceeded with the introduction of apartheid laws in the 1950s. An example of this was the hated pass law. This forced Black people to carry…
ArchiveCCAWUSA Says No To The Labour Bill
A2 yellow and black on white litho; photo PW Botha and union buildings; text: CCAWUSA says NO to the Labour Bill and restrictions; and No to PW's reforms
ArchiveDemocratic Education
A2 silkscreen dark red and yellow and black on white; text: Democratic Education: Education Charter; The doors of learning and culture shall be opened; free…
ArchiveResolutions adopted by the Programme for Social Change
Resolutions adopted by the Programme for Social Change. These resolutions included the gospel and its implication, family life, politics, law and order, social…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…