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EventWorld TB Day, observed to create public awareness that tuberculosis remains a global epidemic
World Tuberculosis day commemorates the day that Dr Robert Koch astonished the world by announcing that he had discovered the cause of Tuberculosis. Around the…
PlaceRailway Station, Sannaspos, Bloemfontein
The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – Sannaspos inter-provincial…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
The "International Tribute - For a Free South Africa" is an historic and unique event. Artists from across the world are gathering in Wembley Stadium to greet…
PlaceMarket Theatre
The Market Theatre was founded in 1976 in Johannesburg by Mannie Manim and Barney Simon. Now based in the center of the Newtwon Cultural Precinct, The Market…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
A visit to Matjiesfontein is like stepping straight into the Victorian era. Established in the late 1800s, this tiny railway town boasts beautifully preserved…
PlaceNewlands
In 1700, Governor Willem van der Stel was granted land some 9km outside Cape Town, which he named 'De Nieuwe Land' or 'Nieuwland' and developed as a country…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
The Shagana Village is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, which was built by…
EventA fishing trawler off the South African Coast catches a coelacanth
In 1938, thirty two-year-old Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was the curator of a small museum in the port town of East London, northeast of Cape Town, South Africa…
PlaceAdderley Street, Cape Town
The 'Herengracht Street' was Cape Town's main street, running from the foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue. In 1850, its name was changed to Adderley…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 2 - Imperialism and the Union in South Africa by Timothy Keegan
From the book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Thenineteenth century, leading…
Intensify the Revolution by O. R. Tambo The 'Morogoro Conference', Morogoro, Tanzania, 25 April – 1 May 1969
… colonies by the strength of the people. They tried to cover their retreat by making loud announcements that they …
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
Date of birth: 29 October 1938, Monrovia, Liberia. Ellen Johnson was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, amongst the descendants of original colonists…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the nature of general consultations have been held by the A…
Document 3 - Resolution on ‘the South African question’ adopted by the Executive Committee of the Communist International following the sixth Comintern congress
COSATU is deeply disturbed by the manner in which the Department of Finance is approaching the 1998 budget. Both in discussion in Parliament and at NEDLAC, it…
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
The Amathola Mountain Range which is a subsidiary of the Winterberg Range, 15 km North-East of Alice, extending Westwards to the Great Fish River. The name is…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 July 1969. Welcome Cottage, Glencairn, Simonstown. This property originally formed part of…
EventSouth Sudan is declared an independent state
After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of…
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
South Africa's Prime Minister since 1978, P.W. Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
The nuclear power station at Koeberg, the only commercial nuclear power station in Africa, became operational on this date. On 21 August 1984, the French…
EventTranskei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa
Transkei Prime Minister Chief Kaiser Matanzima announces his government's decision to break all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa.This included…
EventFurther chaos in Liberian civil war
Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe became virtually a prisoner in the presidential mansion as rebels besieged Monrovia and Doe's 500-man security force…
EventMandela addresses ANC rally in Durban
In an effort to promote peace in Natal, the African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela made a trip to Durban to speak to ANC supporters. In a peace…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
P. W. Botha suffers a mild stroke and, on this day he announces his intention to resign the National Party presidency while remaining State President. His…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
BBC News reported that hundreds of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from Botswana…
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
Transkei announced it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa following Pretoria’s undertaking to negotiate over disputed land. The break of…
EventGhanaian President Kwame Nkrumah calls on world leaders to impose “total economic and political sanctions” on South Africa
Pan-Africanist and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was a leader who strived for a united Africa. Nkrumah was one of the founders of the Organisation…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
Lady Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to fly solo from London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of…
1983, Volume 7 Dawn page 3 Article: Response to a Crisis
RESPONSE TO A CRISIS JAMES MAKHAYA, A combatant of MK, discuss the November white referendum The history of the Nationalist Party is pock-marked with the…