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EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
On 20 February 1970, the Springbok rugby team was presented with the State President Sports Award. The event took place in the Lady Ann Barnard Room at the…
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by authorities. The 37-year-old White male was accused of…
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
The Genetically Modified Act 15 of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at regulating all South…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
Born in the Eastern Cape, Chief Daliwonga Kaiser Matanzima was made paramount chief of the emigrant Thembu clan. He was a strong proponent of the Apartheid…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
The regular cross border raids by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the Apartheid system,…
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, presumably died on this day thirty years ago while in Security Police custody. His death was the twenty-first in…
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
On 24 June 1973, South African athlete Danie Malan set a new world record in the middle distance 1000m event in Munich. Malan was raised in the Boland area of…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
Reports were made that two mass graves were found at a former South African Defence Force base, Eenhana, in northern Namibia. Construction workers discovered…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the Nationsmet in Geneva, Switzerland for the first time. The League was an international body…
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
Halley's Comet is named after the astronomer Edmund Halley, who in 1705 calculated the orbit of the comet around the sun. Halley was also the first astronomer…
PlaceFort Wynyard
On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ordered that a new battery, Kijk-in-de-pot…
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
History was made at Ellis Park Stadium on 24 June 1995, where the South African Rugby team (famously known as the Springboks) beat New Zealand in a mouth…
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
The South African parliament, which was dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series of campaigns to remove Coloured people from the…
EventPresident Vorster challenges Dr Rhoodie
In a lengthy statement, President B.J. Vorster challenged Dr. Eschel Rhoodie to release any document that would implicate him in the Information Affair. He…
EventA Whites-only referendum in SWA gives a support on Black majority.
A White-only referendum in South West Africa /Namibia gave an overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule in the country. Out of the total White…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking crisis that revealed Lesotho's dependence on…
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
On 12 October 1780 Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief was born at Wagenmakers Vallei, now known as Wellington. Retief grew up on the vineyard, Welvanpas, in what…
EventThe Sunday Times political journalist is suspended
The senior political writer of the Sunday Times, Ranjeni Munusamy, was suspended by the newspaper after her admission that she passed a story on spy…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
On 9 April 2010, Janice Bronwyn Linden, 35 from Wentworth in Durban was sentenced to death by a high court in Guangdong Province, China for smuggling drugs…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war won majority votes. Prior to this special…
Event200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
The 25 March 2007 saw the 200-year-celebration of the abolishment of the slave trade in the British Empire. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed by…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
On 4 April 2012 casual workers employed through labour brokers reached an agreement with management at the South African Post Office (SAPO) to be employed…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.1 1990
Contents and Contributors Comment: A.W. Oliphant, STORIES: From the Roof, the Sky, Peter Esterhuysen; The Coon, M. Cassiem D'Arcy; He Needs Milk, Karren…
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
On 22 June 1971 a Pretoria court ruled that the former leader of the banned Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), Robert Sobukwe, would not be allowed to use his…
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with ore from nearly 6,000-feet. The Essayists…
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
0n 10 February 1960, the African National Congress (ANC) received a letter from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan; it was seven days after he made…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial resumed in Pretoria. The defence team lawyer, Bram Fischer told the court…
EventBantu Women’s League protests against pass laws
The Bantu Women's League (BWL) under its first president Charlotte Maxeke, undertook a passive resistance on 7 January 1919 against the application of pass…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
Travis Logie was born in Durban on 11 May 1979.[i] Logie was crowned the International Surfing Association’s Open World champion in 2002, at the World Surfing…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
Michael Leonard Roberts was born on 17 May 1954 in Cape Town.[i] Roberts was one of South Africa’s most renowned jockeys.[ii] Roberts was nicknamed “Muis” …