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Phakamani
Phakamani, meaning "stand up", reflecting the call to stand up and join the democratic forces inside South Africa and abroad to oppose the legality of the…
EventNelson Mandela says “thank you” to the world
At the Mandela Day 2 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, Nelson Mandela delivers a speech in which he thanks the world for their wide support…
EventPastor Sekano Ntoane is born
Church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), S.G. Sekano Ntoane, was born in Hebron, Pretoria. Ntoane served on what was then the…
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
On the morning of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the world's first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine under complete…
EventThe Star is published in Johannesburg
The Star newspaper appeared for the first time in Johannesburg as The Eastern Star. It was founded in Grahamstown under that title on January 6, 1871, and was…
Letter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, reporting on the reason for opposition to the sale of "instruments of violence" to the Nationalist Government…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot in the head by a gunman.
Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan socialist political leader who led the country to independence in 1962. He became prime minister of Uganda and later…
PlaceWagon Museum
This Museum is situated on the same premises as the First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic wagons and carriages such as the…
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
Soweto is an urban settlement or 'Township' in South Africa, South West of Johannesburg, with a population of approximately 1.3 Million (2008, Joburg archive)…
The Choice of Termination Act is Enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to any…
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
Presumed to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is the urban area of Ganyesa, which is a…
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
Many of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his short stories no longer exist, quite a number having been incorporated into Madikwe Game…
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
The Kroondal congregation was founded by a group of German speaking farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander Jameson, the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12…
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
FINAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI ORAL HISTORY COMPETITION MULDERSDRIFT, 03-06 OCTOBER 2014 DAY ONE (Friday 03 OCTOBER 2014) Afternoon…
EventP.W. Botha becomes Prime Minister
Following the sudden resignation by Prime Minister B.J. Vorster, the National Party caucus elected Pieter Willem Botha, the Minister of Defence and leader of…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
The Johannesburg Bar Council struck Abram Fischer's name off the roll of advocates for his role in the struggle against apartheid. As an advocate Fischer…
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
On 14 February 1994 Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini told President F.W. de Klerk that he is ready to set up a Zulu state covering the KwaZulu homeland and Natal…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
On 6 September 1989, the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; this was to be the last all-white…
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
On 6 July 1987, Dr. Federik van Zyl Slabbert led a group of fifty-two mainly Afrikaans-speaking intellectuals, to meet with the then-banned African National…
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
Uganda experienced a number of changes of government since it attained its independence from British rule in 1962. In December 1980 Apollo Milton Obote, from…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus) was born on 10 October 1825 in the Steynsburg district. When the Great Trek started in 1836, he joined the trek party…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
Winston Churchill joined the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918. Designed by the local…
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
COSATU SPECIAL EXCO PRESS STATEMENT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS. The COSATU Executive Committee met in a special session today. (04.05.96) The Executive…
EventThe Comoros declared an Independent State
Although Portuguese explorer and cartographer Diego Ribero first claimed to have discovered The Comoros in 1505, the islands became a French colony in 1843…
Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014
Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe is the highest honour awarded by the ANC to those who have made an outstanding contribution and sacrifice to the liberation struggle…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local government elections signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.1 Oct-Dec 1958
The Pattern of Betrayal. Cartoon, David Marias. An Open Letter to the United Nations, Paramount Chief of the Hereros. South West Africa and the United Nations,…
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
It lies east of Cape Town City, within the Cape Peninsula urban Area. This Area was originally used as a wagon halt for farmers bringing their produce to…