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EventGhana is declared a republic
… Commonwealth of Nations. A year later South Africa, under the leadership of H. F. Verwoerd, opted to become a …
PlaceSea Point
… in 1776 when Sam Wallis, one of the commanders serving under Captain Cook , encamped his men there in order to avoid … where these homes once were. Forced…
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
… notwithstanding. As the working poor, mine-|workers live under similar levels of deprivation as the wild-cat strikers … burning tyres and debris and stoning…
PlaceKlein Karoo
The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) is a spectacular 350 kilometre long Valley stretching from Montagu in the West, to Uniondale in the East, and is almost…
Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas, 23 August 2008
South African History Online Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas 23 August 2008 Fatima Meer's career at Natal University spanned…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… purchase land or fixed property from anyone and anywhere. Under the guise of segregation, they are subjected to serious … is a challenge to organise and…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… of archaeologists is to use these artefacts in order to construct a picture of the life of the people who made them …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.3 1986
… Pillay; Coffee for the Road by Alex La Guma; Hide Them Under the Bed by K.M. Phiri; Pula! by Jean Gray. Poems: …
ArchiveA Survey of race relations in South Africa: 1973
… of media and communication; Justice; Detention and trials under security laws; Guerrillas and movements-in-exile; …
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… exclusive restaurant. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. …
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… on the façade. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. THE RUIMZICHT …
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
… a hotel from 1979. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 1981. …
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… and political nature. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on12 October 1979. …
EventVerwoerdburg is renamed Centurion.
… people. In 1964 it was granted its City Council status under the name of Lyttelton by combining the areas of …
EventLucas Seage is born
… he also attended Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and studied under the veteran artist Sydney Kumalo. He was one of the …
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… Africa (CPSA) would be outlawed should the Bill be passed. Under this Bill, not only was the CPSA to be outlawed, but it …
EventCelebrated South African photographer, David Goldblatt, receives Hasselblad honours
… an important piece of missing information regarding life under Apartheid in South Africa". …
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… finished the tournament with a remarkable record win of 25-under-par 263, after rounds of 67, 66, 64 and 66. He was …
EventBafana Bafana lose to Egypt in the African Cup of Nations final
… The South African national football team Bafana Bafana, under tutelage of the hastily appointed caretaker coach Jomo …
EventLegal action against election results
… during the second election of a democratic South Africa under ANC government. However, President Nelson Mandela said …
EventSeretse Khama is born
… became the first president of the Republic of Botswana . Under his leadership Botswana developed from an impoverished …
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… (A.P.) Solomzi Mda, was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape. Under Mda's leadership the Youth League presented the …
EventLabram, manufacturer of ‘Long Cecil’ is killed by shell from ‘Long Tom’
… lines. Labram was one of the defendants when Kimberley was under siege by the Boers during Anglo-Boer War 2. He died …
EventChief Mqikela dies
… country was divided into Eastern Pondoland (the Qawukeni) under Mqikela's rule and Western Pondoland (the Nyandeni), …
EventArchbishop William Barnett issues a statement condemning Apartheid
… 1990, seven people died while being held indefinitely under Apartheid's detention laws. An eighth man died in …
EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
… and 60 were severely injured. Charred bodies were found under seats and others along the sides of the train as some …
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… from 08-11 October 2013 in the Kimberley, Northern Cape, under the theme “Centenary of the 1913 Land Act”. The theme …
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… II 1899-1902) intensified. The area west of Glencoe was under the command of General Schalk Burger, who would later …
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
… General Post Office. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 June 1976. …
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… Durban and the quality It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1986 and now houses the …