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PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Shipwreck site of the Portuguese Ship-…
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
During the Second Conference of Independent African States held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a resolution calling for sanctions against South Africa was passed…
PlacePublic Library, Port Elizabeth
The building was designed Henry Cheers, an Architect from Twickenham. The Library was officially opened on 29 July 1902. It was built in the late Victorian…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old Transvaal, was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria in 1860. With the city…
EventMpho Mathibela, one of the Siamese twins separated in an operation six months earlier, leaves hospital for the first time
Mpho and Mphonyana Mathibela made headlines when they were born conjoined at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on 7 December 1986.The twin girls were joined at…
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
The South African government led by National Party (NP) held a referendum in which white voters decided whether South Africa should remain a member of the…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
On 6 June 1931 Joyce Barker was born at Mooi River in the Natal Midlands. At the age of nineteen she started training under Daisy Holmes in Durban. Barker made…
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited detention…
EventNational Party wins general election
The National Party under Dr H.F. Verwoerd claimed majority of votes in a parliamentary general election, Verwoerd's last election before his assassination in…
EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
Finance Minister Barend du Plesis presented in parliament a budget offering a large tax incentive to business, with emphasis directed to the Growth Domestic…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
Oupa Gqozo, the military leader of Ciskei foiled several coup attempts during his rule. In the early 1990's Colonel Onward Guzana, a former member of the…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South African Commercial…
EventUN spokesman comments on Mugabe’s eviction campaign
Miloon Kothari, a United Nations (UN) housing expert, said most of those displaced by President Robert Mugabe's May 2005 eviction campaign remained homeless,…
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network held a summit in Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
On 29 September 1903, John Koenakeefe Mohl, South African artist and founding member of Artists Under The Sun, was born at Dinokana village in Lehurutshe,…
EventMilner proposes conditional voting rights for ‘non-Whites’ in SA
A year after the Treaty of Vereeniging, which signalled the end of the Anglo-Boer War 2, the British High Commissioner to South Africa, Lord Alfred Milner,…
PlaceFort Beaufort
Initially the division of Fort Beaufort fell under the district of Albany, and was proclaimed a separate division on 8 March 1848. At that stage its area also…
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
On 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage, making South Africa the first African…
EventBritish mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned
A British mission to subdue Sekhukhune was abandoned after having failed with heavy loss of life on both sides. The attempt to subdue Sekhukhune came after the…
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
Britain imposed an embargo on Rhodesian trade. The ban came just two months after Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith,…
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, but large numbers were displaced or killed in clashes. When the first Europeans visited…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
Dr Andries Treurnicht was born on 19 February 1921 on Middelpos farm in Piketberg, Western Cape. In 1942 he enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch where he…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence about his mental condition. The case was heard at the Supreme…
EventP.W. Botha, former South African State President, appears in court for refusing to testify at the TRC
Former State President P.W. Botha appeared in court for refusing to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The former South African State…
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
On 22 January 1879, the British Army suffered its greatest defeat in Africa when 24,000 Zulu soldiers overran a British camp of 1 800 near Isandlwana Mountain…
EventBritain proposes the sale of arms to South Africa
At the Conference of Heads of State of the British Commonwealth of Nations held in Singapore, Britain proposed a sale of arms to South Africa. The proposal was…
ArchivePostage stamps: October-December 1993
White and brown background. Coloured replicas of postage stamps issued during 1993. Transkei and Venda. Also invader plants.
ArchiveNUMSA shopstewards elections - 1993
White, black, red and yellow NUMSA poster. List of rules for elections and list of duties for shopstewards.
ArchiveSouth African Youth Day: June 16
Offset litho; black, red, green and yellow; South African youth day organisation - Discipline - Action for power and peace
ArchiveIntroduction: Mdantsane
Forced removals in East London and urban relocation, including the history of Mdantsane and other East London townships.