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EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
Hendrik Witbooi was born into a prominent Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well…
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
On 26 July 1901 Emily Hobhouse wrote a second letter to St John Rodrick asking for reasons for the War Department's refusal to include her in the Ladies…
EventNaledi High School is founded
Naledi High School, the site where historic anti-Bantu Education student uprisings were first felt, commemorated 50th anniversary on 8 June 2013. On 8 June…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, a woman, Ms Ruth Sando Perry, was unanimously elected at a meeting of West African heads of state…
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
On the 6 June 1898 1989, Jacobus Johannes Fouche was born in the Orange Free State (OFS) of South Africa. Fouche was elected as the second Sstate President of…
EventTwenty-six miners trapped in a Swaziland coal mine are rescued with help from South Africa.
Twenty-six miners were trapped when a roof collapsed at the Emaswati Coal mine near Mpaka, Swaziland. The fastest way to get the miners out was through a drill…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.2 Apr-May 1979
Content and Contributors CONTENTS Two letters on the banning of Staffrider Vol 2 No. 1 March 1979, Soweto Speaking to Miriam Tlali,Khauleza Creative…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
In 1913, Black women in Bloemfontein were experiencing the culmination of heavy pass laws being implemented to control the mobility of the Black population in…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
This is a Watercourse extending East to West, 14 km West around the Area of Brandfort..The name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or 'Aarbos…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
Omar Henry was born in Stellenbosch on 23 January 1952.[i] In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of the Western…
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
PART I: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES TO THE AFRICAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 The 1907 Presidential…
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
On 21 June 1927, Afrikaner nationalists rebelled against plans to have a Union Jack (the British flag) in the centre of the national flag. The controversy…
Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
The deteriorating state of security that marked the eighties convinced the Apartheid government that a revision of its approach to infiltration by the…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
Chief among the factors that led to the adoption of a new constitution in Rhodesia on the 30 January 1979 (now Zimbabwe) was that Ian Smith, the Rhodesian…
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, Act No 49 of 1953, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. The Act enforced…
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
On 3 October 1685 the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decided to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. The Huguenots were French…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, trophies…
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula met British officials amid concerns about false South African passports discovered during anti-terror operations…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
King Cetshwayo was born to Mpande, who was King Shaka’s half brother in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual…
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
Three months after being inaugurated as South Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the…
EventThomas Thornton becomes the first passenger on an aeroplane in South Africa
On 19 March 1910, Thomas Thornton became the first person to fly on an aeroplane as a passenger when he paid Albert Kimmerling £100 for a short flight from…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Village is mainly known as being the…
Frances Baard Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps, 11 July 2013
The African National Congress in the Frances Baard Region will be launching the Luthuli Volunteer Corps on Sunday 14 July 2013. The Programme will include a…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
Pieter ‘Pietie’ Norval was born on 7 April 1970 in Belleville.[i] He began playing tennis at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18.[ii] Norval…
PlaceKookfontein
Kookfontein’s Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the Northern bank of the Jackals Creek, near the rustic seaside town of Lamberts Bay. The small boutique vineyard…
EventJacob Matlala, SA junior flyweight, wins the WBO world champion title
Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala was born on 8 January 1962 in Soweto, Johannesburg. He began his professional boxing career in 1980. Matlala’s first crack at a world…