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South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a…
PlaceFeathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its name implies, was an extension of the…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students from about 60…
Educationist Martha Helena Cillié dies
Martha Helena Cillié, teacher and headmistress whose greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period…
EventScores of soccer fans die in a friendly match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates met in a pre-season friendly at the 23,000 seater Oppenheimer Stadium, near Orkney, Western Transvaal (now North West…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
During Anglo-Boer War 2, the British troops under General Redvers Buller launched a frontal attack in the Battle of Colenso with the intention to relieve the…
EventBritish Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration
British Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration The area that became known as British Kaffraria was overrun by violence between British…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country gained…
Undelivered statement by Albert Luthuli at the time of his Trial for burning his pass, 05 July 1960
[This statement was to have been made to the court before the passing of sentence, after which I had been found guilty of burning my pass, guilty of disobeying…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… office with wads of £1 notes that he had collected to help cover the cost of transport. He himself collected enough … Anatomy of a Crisis (Umrabulo No. 9,…
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
The name being of Zulu origin derived from 'insquthu'- meaning a flat-topped vessel, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name. It is…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid…
EventThe U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security
Council For the fifteenth time the United Sates (US) vetoed Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security Council. The move to prohibit…
EventCommuters cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station
On 6 October 2005 angry commuters set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station. The commuters were travelling from Katlehong to Germiston…
EventTwelve Africans are acquitted at the Supreme Court
Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of having conspired to take over a town and kill Whites, were acquitted on the charge,…
EventBritain proclaims Natal a British colonial territory
British forces under Governor Sir George Napier took over Natal and proclaimed it a British Colony. A year later the colony was put under the Cape Colony…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
Following a win over Botswana national team in a Cosafa Castle Cup earlier, Bafana Bafana coach Trott Moloto made surprising changes to his team for the…
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
On 16 August 1924 the first radio licence in SA was issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon. The first station in South Africa was put up by the South…
EventChief Mqikela dies
The Paramount Chief Mqikela, eldest son of Chief Faku and first chief of East Pondoland, died in Qawukeni, near Palmerton, Pondoland. Chief Mqikela took over…
EventANC dismisses proposals to postpone elections
Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress (ANC), dismissed proposals by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to defer elections in the…
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
The Anglican Church joined the growing confrontation between church and state, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, Rev. William Barnett issued a statement…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
Andries Johannes Botha was born on 22 September 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject…
EventAbout 130 people are reported drowned or missing when a Nigerian boat capsizes along the coast Cameroon
A boat carrying over 150 people on its way to Gabon capsized on the Atlantic coast of Cameroon on 23 March 2005. 130 passengers are said to have drowned and…
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
Victoria West is a small town in the Western Cape. In 1844 the Dutch Reformed Church bought a farm in the area and named it Victoria, after Queen Victoria. It…
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
The enactment of the Transkei Constitution Act (No 48 of 1963), which came into effect on 30 May 1963, gave partial self-government to the Transkei within the…