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EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
The Dutch East India Company(DEIC) or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) popularly referred to as 'the Company', was founded when seventy-three directors…
EventKenya is granted independence
Kenya gained its independence from Britain with Jomo Kenyatta as the country’s first Prime Minister. The Union Jack was replaced by the black, red and green…
ArchiveRegional mini-conference report, Lusaka
Report on an African National Congress mini-conference held in Lusaka, Zambia, April 1985. Discussed strengthening the underground, the armed struggle,…
ArchiveA Black South Africans view of the present
This article was published as part of a study project on external investment in South Africa and Namibia, entitled The Conditions of the Black Worker. The…
ArchiveThe Alexandra bus boycott
This pamphlet discusses the bus boycott by the people of Alexandra Township against a penny increase in fares. But, the oppressed are using this bus boycott to…
PlaceDrostdy Museum, Uitenhage
The Drostdy was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and follows the historical development of…
EventNeil Aggett dies in detention
Neil Aggett, Transvaal organiser for the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and Canning Workers Union, allegedly commits suicide while in…
EventTaliep Petersen was born on this day.
One of South Africa’s best known theatre personalities was born on this day in District Six. He produced and directed some of the most well-known musicals in…
ArchivePolitical Report
Precis of a political report by Jacob Zuma on the socio-economic and political situation in South Africa. Covers the crisis of international capitalism, the…
The role of business in South Africas future
ANC report of Group B, Commission 5 of a meeting between the ANC and big business on the role of business in South Africa's future. Includes summary of…
ArchiveA Celebration of Queerness: Zanele Muholi receives a French knighthood
The French Embassy was due to present the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et de Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) to acclaimed photographer and…
EventBeeld is published for the first time
The Johannesburg-based newspaper, Beeld, was published for the first time with Schalk Pienaar as editor. This Afrikaans daily newspaper is printed six days a…
EventChris Heunis meets Enos Mabuza of KaNgwane
The Citizen newspaper reported that Minister Chris Heunis, minister of constitutional development and planning and Chief Minister Enos Mabuza of KaNgwane…
ArchivePaper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991
Paper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991. It deals with the role of UDF in building the Civic…
ArchiveMkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
This study is concerned with all the material structures of everyday life and the nature of power in the African shacklands of Cato Manor Farm. Click to read:…
PlaceApiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large population of Vervet monkeys that lived…
PlaceAmbrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
Name employed in the 18th Century for the Coastal Area on the peninsula between Danger Point and Gansbaai. Dutch for 'Ambrose corner', the name is thought to…
ArchiveWits Autumn Festival
Main poster: black background with white and yellow lettering. Notice of fourth Wits Autumn Festival from 2nd to 6th May 1990 and contact number. Issued by the…
ArchiveStatement presented to the five Western Powers Talks in New York by the delegation of the Namibia Patriotic Coalition
A document containing proposals by the Namibia Patriotic Coalition and presented to the Five Western Powers Contact Group for stregthening the cause of…
EventThe Ruth Prowse Art Centre is opened
The Ruth Prowse Art Centre was opened in The Retreat as an art and cultural centre with artist Erik Laubscher as first head. The house was formerly an…
EventHelen Joseph dies
South African political and human rights activist, Helen Beatrice May Joseph, died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 and,…
EventEuropean Community observers arrive in SA
The first group of European Community (EC) observers, including some police officers, lawyers and economists, arrived in South Africa to assist in preventing…
EventWorld Conference on Racism starts in Durban
Delegates from hundred and sixty countries descended on Durban to attend the weeklong third United Nations-sponsored World Conference on Racism, staged in…
EventJRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein
J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. His parents, Mabel and Arthur Tolkien, were British but worked in a bank in South Africa. He was a…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Peoples Convention held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Edendale, Pietermaritzburg from 8th July 1972 to 10th July 1972
Minutes of the Black Peoples Convention held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Edendale, Pietermaritzburg from 8th July 1972 to 10th July 1972. The convention…
Isizwe
Isizwe = The Nation, the journal published by the United Democratic Front to stimulate discussion, debate and training within their ranks, consisted of…
PlaceAmajuba, a Mountain in Natal
Mountain 14 km South-West of Volksrust and 32 km North of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is derived from Zulu…
SABC CEO quits after about-turn by Shain Germaner (Cape Times), 28 Jun 2016
Less than a week ago, SABC acting group chief executive Jimi Matthews furiously defended the public broadcaster, its chief operating officer, Hlaudi…
PlaceFalse Bay
If you leave the "Mother City" of South Africa and follow the M3 towards Muizenberg, you will have a great view of the Coasts of False Bay (Afrikaans: Valsbaai…
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
Bordering the City of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the pursuit of…