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EventThe western wing of Munitoria burns down
… The Munitoria building, a municipal building in Pretoria burned down in 1997. The fire spread though the building very quickly and … the biggest fire the…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… when AIDS emerged. However, the first reported cases were in the early eighties. Then, the disease was widely known as a gay man’s disease because it was…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… within Ethiopia was very much different from that observed in the West. The slave trade in Ethiopia was slightly more humane than the one in western…
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
… These two impressive verandah houses were erected in about 1903 on the instruction of mining magnate Sir Abe … a hotel. At the time it was known as The…
Izwi lase Township, 1982 - 1984
… that Alexandra was but a part of South Africa and shared in the general struggle of the country as a whole. The … was that it was necessary to understand…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education
… "This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa …
Letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe to Ray Simons
… Handwritten letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe, in Dar es Salaam, to Ray Simons in Lusaka, regarding problems and opportunism in exile. …
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 23 June 1980
… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which operations in Angola, the situation in Zimbabwe and other items were discussed. …
ArchiveR40 000 largest payout ever
… In the largest pay out in a labour dispute in South Africa, workers at Braitex, a Transvaal textile …
ArchivePostage stamps: fourth quarter 1989
… white poster, showing coloured replicas of stamps issued in 1989 in countries in Southern Africa. Philatelic services and intersapa poster. …
PlaceApollo Peak, a Mountain Peak of Cederberg; Near Citrusdal
… Peak in the Cederberg range, 18 km North-East of Citrusdal. In Greek Mythology this means one who brings back the sunshine in Spring. …
ArchiveStop Yankee attacks on Nicaragua
… poster. Artwork of an eagle landing. Artwork of soldiers in a line, with rifles held up in the air. OSPAAAL logo. Title in three languages. …
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 11 February 1980
… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which problem areas in Soweto, the situation in Zimbabwe, national radio propaganda and other…
EventDusi Canoe Marathon commences
… eight individuals arranged to canoe from Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg to Durban.These eight individuals were … out of the eight people, who reached the…
ArchiveTribute to Anti-apartheid campaigner, Helen Suzman, by African National Congress, 1 January 2009
… Blackburn, Suzman used Parliament to fight injustices in South Africa. Suzman became a thorn in the flesh of apartheid by openly criticising segregation ……
PlacePollsmoor Prison
… Pollsmoor Prison is situated in Tokai, Cape Town, and is the largest Prison in the Western Cape Province. It is an overcrowded facility located in Tokai…
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
… one of South Africa’s most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 and moved to Holland at the time of the Boer War. He … Africa, which is when…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… In June 1966, Ugandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announced … the province into four districts. The division took effect in 1967and the Kabaka’s government…
EventFEDSAW Western Cape Region launched
… was one of the women’s rights organisations that emerged in the 1950s and conducted a massive campaign against apartheid laws, the pass laws in particular…
EventWorld Heart Day is first celebrated
… World Health Organisation (WHO) organizes awareness events in over 100 countries worldwide on this day. The first World Heart Day was celebrated in 2000 as a…
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… activist, Henry Selby Msimang, died on 29 March 1982 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. Msimang was a founding member … (SANNC), renamed the African National…
EventProposal for a new constitution
… for a new South African constitution should begin in 1991 and be completed within two years. The African … suggested that equal status be given to all…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… United Democratic Front (UDF), was one of the participants in the Rainbow Debate at a heritage festival held in Eersterust Township, east of Pretoria. Boesak…
EventPresidential Job Summit is held
… In response to a call by President Nelson Mandela, … the Presidential Job Summit to discuss ways to create jobs in the country. The Summit proposed the…
EventWorkers embark on strike action
… The workers complained about their poor living conditions in compounds and the harsh conditions under which they had to work. In particular they complained…
EventFirst Nobel prizes are awarded
… of dynamite, Alfred B. Nobel, established the Nobel Prizes in his will. This bequeathment allegedly shocked his … The first prizes were awarded five years…
EventSkipper Bertie Reed passes away
… sailing legend and one of the most popular skippers in single-handed racing around the world, died at his home in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, after a long…
EventThe historic Tana Baru Muslim cemetery is forced to close
… Muslim settlers of South Africa were buried, was closed in terms of the Public Health Act No. 4 of 1883. Following the granting of religious freedom to…
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
… Anglo-Zulu War, as well as the breakup of the Zulu nation. In July, Lord Chelmsford (British Commander) moved on Ndini, and in a final onslaught, known as…
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
… Rebecca (Rebekah) Schreiner. During her youth she lived in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. She died in Wynberg, Cape Town, on 10 December 1920. The Department…