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EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
This day in history, an armed mob and riot police disrupted a rally organised by the South West African Political Organisation (SWAPO). The meeting was held in…
EventSoweto High School under siege
South African Defence Force soldiers, travelling in a convoy of more than ten armoured vehicles, surrounded the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and arrested…
EventTrevor Manuel predicts SA economic growth
SA finance minister Trevor Manuel, upon his arrival in Davos, Switzerland, predicted economic growth in South Africa, boosted by infrastructure spending and…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
Allan Boesak, liberation theologian, chairman of the Western Cape region of the African National Congress (ANC) and director of the Foundation for Peace and…
EventSA military integration is disputed
The transition in the South African Defence Force (later SANDF) was not achieved without difficulties. It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between…
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
Former apartheid era Minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, applied to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty for his role in the bombing…
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
On 26 February 1915, Elisabeth Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, in the then western Transvaal. She moved to Amsterdam in 1966, and lived there until her death in…
EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
On 6 March 1902 in the district of Vryheid, a Zulu Chief, Sikobobo, attacked a Boer regiment after the latter had stolen their cattle, burned their kraals and…
PlaceGwali Mission
Chumie was established in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee, as a station of for the Glasgow Missionary Society. The village which grew up about it was…
EventXhosa Chief Sandile is killed
Xhosa Chief Sandile, born in the Ciskei in 1820, was killed in Denge Forest in a skirmish with the Fingos under Captain J. Lonsdale. Sandile was a son from the…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
The first issue of South Africa's first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published in Cape Town as an English language morning newspaper with Frederick…
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
The nearly month-long siege of Makapane's Cave took place after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makapane) massacred 23 Voortrekkers, men, women, and…
EventDr Max Theiler, first South African to receive the Nobel Prize, is born in Pretoria
Dr Max Theiler was born on 30 January 1899 in Pretoria. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School from 1916 to 1918. He graduated at…
EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
Louis Hayward was born in Johannesburg on 19 March 1909. He went to study in England where he met playwright Noel Coward who became his patron. He starred in a…
EventMark Thatcher arrested
Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested at his Cape Town home on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged under…
EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
Demonstrations began outside the South African Embassy in Washington DC and continued on an almost daily basis as anti-apartheid protesters demanded a stronger…
EventAbyssinian fortress of Dessie is captured by South African troops during World War II
The Abyssinian fortress of Dessie, located between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, was captured by General Alan Cunningham's South African divisions. This event…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
Richard John Maponya was born in Lenyenye in the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). The founder and first president of the National Federated Chamber…
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…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce died on the tracks during the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami on 5 March 1977. The horrific accident left two people dead; a…
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
The June 1913 anti-pass campaign was probably the first recorded incidence of protest by women against the Union government. About 700 women marched to the…
ArchiveECCF peace festival 93
White poster. Notice of festival at Wits Students Union. List of attractions and speakers. Blue and white image of brick wall. Broken chain with ECC at top…
Standing for the truth campaign
Title in white letters on red background. Lenten Lectures 1990. Meetings on 1st, 15th and 29th March, at Cathedral Place. Diocesan Justice and Peace…
ArchiveMake Your Workplace Safe
A2 silkscreen poster; red and black on white; graphic of workers at work; text: Make your workplace safe; Health Information centre can help your union with…
Dear sir
Black, white, blue and red poster. Artwork of a man sitting in jail, writing a letter, and a paper aeroplane flying out the window. Initials, SOMAFCO, Solomon…
ArchiveBygg dar du star!
White, black and red poster. Title in red letters. Black and white photograph of a woman in a fur coat holding a hat and an umbrella. Advertisement for…
Free the children
Black, white and red poster. Notice of a Candlelight Service and Photographic Exhibition. Artwork of a candle and a key. Sid Luckett, Call of Islam, Jews for…
ArchiveThe trials of brother Jero
Black and white poster. Notice of a play at Arena Theatre, UCT Orange Street Campus, 7 - 11th August. Notice of a play by Wole Soyinka. A CAP production…
The Groote Schuur Minute
Communique of a meeting between F W de Klerk and the African National Congress in Cape Town, 2-4 May, 1990. Agreeing on commitment towards the resolution of…
ArchiveViolence Researchers Report: Report Presente
Violence Researcher's Report: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 6 March 1992 discussing research, liaison between monitors and police,…