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ArticleANC January 8th Statements
The ANC in exile issued its first January 8th statement in 1972, the founding date of the ANC. This statement outlined the organisation’s programme for the…
PlaceGhana
Before March 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th century found so much gold between the rivers Ankobra and the…
PlaceHaarlem
Sixteen kilometers East of 'Avontuur' and 29 kilometers from Uniondale, a village was established by the Berlin Mission Society and was named Anhalt-Schmidt,…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
Housed in an 1890 Dutch Reformed Church in Polokwane, is the Hugh Eksteen Photographic Museum. Browse through over 23000 negatives and original photographs…
PlaceSalt River
The exact date when the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord over the River and…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast is a West African State bordering Ghana in the East, Burkina Faso, Mali in the North, and Guinea and Liberia in the East. To the South lies, the…
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. (Note the National Monuments plaque on the side of the loco.) The engine weighs…
PlaceOld gaol, Seventh Avenue, Roodepoort
The original building was apparently already in existence in 1890 when it was converted to use as a gaol for the mining village of Florida. The structure was…
PlaceNZASM Station, George Norton Street, Krugersdorp
The building, with its richly decorated gable, was completed in 1896 and is one of the last surviving structures of the old Transvaal railway system. It was…
PlaceUganda
Uganda is a landlocked Country in East Africa, whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
On 4 January 1948, the National Flag of the Union of South Africa was hoisted on Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island is one of two Islands annexed by…
EventSt James Church massacre
Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army (APLA - the armed wing of the Pan-Africanist Congress) operatives attack St. James Church in the Cape Town suburb of…
EventTelkom to roll
The telephone company, Telkom, announces that it will buy and distribute five million condoms to its employees in an effort to fight AIDS, which has infected…
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
The Union of South Africa was established in 1910. Although South Africa was no longer a British colony, it was not an independent country either. Its…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act which enforced registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in…
EventThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange is established
The Johannesburg's Stock Exchange (JSE) is established in Johannesburg to facilitate the explosion of trade sparked by the discovery of gold in the…
Introduction
The energies of South African Indians, mobilised in the 1890s against growing anti-Indianism in various parts of South Africa, were channelled into a concerted…
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
The Industrial and Commercial Union later renamed the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) was founded by Clements Kadalie, a young Nyassalander who…
PlaceFree State Stadium
The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for the 2010…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, "A Critique of Mr. W. P. van…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), King George Hotel, Athens, 24 February 2005.
Chairperson, Professor Theodore Kouloumbis, Members of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It…
EventAthanase Seromba surrenders to the ICTR after being accused of participating in the slaughter of the Tutsis
Athanase Seromba, a priest accused of partaking in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that saw over 800 000 tutsis die at the hands of Hutu militia, handed himself over…
EventPaul Adams, former South African cricket player, is born
Paul Regan "Rhorho" Adams was born in Grassy Park, Cape Town. He began playing cricket at a very young age. Although he became famous as a bowler, as a young…
Vasco da Gama’s Voyage of ‘Discovery’ 1497
Vasco da Gama carried out 2 expeditions between 1497 and 1502. This feature focuses on the first, as it was during this expedition that Vasco da Gama's crew…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 August 1875. The society was…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes between the…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) or Dutch East India Company came into being on 20 March 1602 and is seen as the first company that issued shares to…
EventSA painter Frederick Timpson I'Ons (85) dies
Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. He was born in Islington, Middlesex, England on 15…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of the Brickfields Housing Development, at the Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, on 12 August 2005.
Honourable Minister of Housing, Lindiwe Sisulu, Honourable Premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa, Your Worship, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg,…