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EventThe South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary
The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrated its 10th anniversary for providing a service to South African democracy on 27 January 2005. Since this…
ArchiveCrisis News
Crisis News, published by the Western Province Council of Churches, Cape Town, "attempts to tell the truth of what is happening in our country", particularly…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
The African National Congress regrets to announce the untimely and sudden death of Seretse Choabi in London on August 19, 1991. Seretse was born on 16 May…
ANC statement on Zimbabwe, 26 May 2000
The African National Congress wishes to reiterate its position on Zimbabwe as per the discussions and decisions of its last National Executive Committee (NEC)…
SABC CEO Jimi Matthews quits: ‘What’s happening at the SABC is wrong' (Tmg Digital), 27 June 2016
Matthews tweeted a picture of his resignation letter to SABC board chair Professor Mbulayeni Maghuve on Monday morning. In it he wrote: “It is with great…
EventMinnie Dlamini, the South African television personality is born
Minenhle “Minnie” Dlamini was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 7 July 1990.[1] Minnie attended Northlands Girls’ High School and studied at the University of…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
Khulane Morule, popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a Motswako rapper and…
EventSA experiences a monetary crisis due to the heavy drain of gold from the country during the Great Depression
The Great Depression had a profound effect on economies around the world and South Africa was no exception. South Africa's greatest exports at the time were in…
EventSouth Africa is told by IAEA to open all nuclear plants to international inspection
On 28 September 1984, the 266th plenary meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held. In a summary document of the meeting entitled 'South…
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. The move to abolish slavery in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833…
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
The South African College School (SACS) was inaugurated at the Groote Kerk, giving impetus to the formation of the first school in Cape Town. The idea of…
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
The suspected mastermind of the bomb attacks in London on July 7 hid in South Africa for several weeks before being arrested in Zambia last week. Cable News…
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
On 16 April 2004, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old was discovered in the Blombos cave, overlooking the Indian Ocean, near Stilbaai. The…
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
Germany's occupation of Namibia was accomplished through military conquest of the numerous groups in the region, with the Khoikhoi being among the last to be…
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
Sons and daughters of AfricaTo me today I’m a great big mother For today our multiracial baby is bornFor today our baby that will rule this South Africa in …
EventC. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born
Cynthia Lindenberg Letty was born in Standerton, in the old Transvaal Province in 1895. She was the eldest of five children. At the outbreak of the South…
PlaceAmikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)
Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of Willowmore. The people who roam the Karoo, are the descendants of the San (Bushman) and Khoi…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983, Volume 61
Transcript. Evidence from D P Conradie, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 3 September 1982
Evidence from Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to…
ArchiveFounding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
Report about a visit to Washington DC by a delegation of South African church leaders namely, Allan Boesak, Frank Chikane, Beyers Naude and Desmond Tutu, to…
ArchivePOTWA
A2 black on yellow silkscreen; cartoons of workers and bosses; text: POTWA Post and Telecommunication workers Assoication; (Mr Privatisation speech): My…
ArchiveInterview with Potlako Kitchener Leballo
Oral interview, conducted in Nairoi, with P. K. Leballo (1924-1986) a leader in the Africanist movement and later in the Pan Africanist Congress, serving as…
ArchiveBolt Number 12 July 1975
EDITORS Mike Kirkwood and Tony Morphet Contents: Cover, Nils Burwitz; Five Poems, Christopher Hope; from Local Colour, a novel by Stephan Grey; Two Poems,…
EventAndrew Vusi Fasedemi is born
Andrew Vusi Fasedemi, businessman and marketing strategist was born in Cardiff, Wales. He is managing director of several companies such as, inter alia, Wisdom…
EventArtist Allina Ndebele is born
South African artist and master weaver Allina Ndebele, nee Khumalo, who returned to her father's village and established a small workshop to teach…
EventSouth African artist Michael Zondi is born
On 10 March 1926, Michael Zondi, a South African artist was born in Msinga in Greytown, Natal. He was trained in woodwork at the Swedish Lutheran Mission Trade…
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
Following South Africa's policies of racial segregation and the promulgation of the Promotion Bantu Self-Government Act,46 of 1959, the South African…
EventState Security Council Approves Cross
The State Security Council (SSC) approves guidelines for the conducting of military operations against liberation movements in foreign countries. The…
EventPik Botha is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pik Botha, South African ambassador in the United States of America (USA), returns to South Africa and is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Botha…
EventMerenstejin Sinks
The Merenstejin, (or Merenstein as it is now spelled) a Dutch merchant ship that was built in Amsterdam, Holland in 1693 with a passenger capacity of 315, is…