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PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
The All Saints complex, which includes the original church and the old parsonage, as well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance, dates from 1860 and is…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
In 1886 Hans Sauer, who combined a medical practice with prospecting on Cecil Rhodes’s behalf, was guided from Ferreira’s Camp to the main group of gold reefs…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrived at Robben Island. They…
EventNkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death
The Star reported that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The…
EventQueen Mother Elizabeth turns 100
Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother, celebrated her 100th birthday with thousands of people lining up in the streets of London to cheer her. The Queen Mother…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
Seven years after freeing Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, F.W. de Klerk, former South African president announced his retirement as the leader of…
EventMax the gorilla is shot
A mountain gorilla, Max was shot and wounded as he grappled with a fleeing armed robber who jumped into his zoo enclosure. The suspect, Isaac Mofokeng, ducked…
EventSouth Africa mandated to govern South
The League of Nations, the world body formed after World War 1 in 1919, afforded South Africa a mandate to govern South-West Africa (now Namibia). The mandate…
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
Though gold was discovered near Krugersdorp in July 1852 and mining activities started successively in various places on the Witwatersrand (meaning Ridge of…
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
On 6 April 1874, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen bought a section of the farm Langlaagte for £100. This farm would later be declared a part of the Witwatersrand…
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
Born Judith Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938, Judith Mason is one of the most prolific artists in South Africa. She obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the…
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
Frene Noshir Ginwala was born on 25 April 1932. She studied in the United Kingdom (UK) where she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from…
EventWinnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela is sentenced to six years
On 14 May 1991, Winnie Nomzamo Mandela, the then-wife of Nelson Mandela was sentenced to six years in jail by a Johannesburg court presided over by Justice…
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
On 8 December 1487, Portuguese explorer and navigator Bartholomew Dias anchored in what is now known as Walvis Bay. Dias was on an expedition to discover a sea…
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
Olive Schreiner was a writer, social theorist and a feminist whose world views were very advanced for her time. Her books though written over a century ago,…
EventSA Prime Minister, J.B. Vorster, vows to fight against terrorism
On 19 January 1973, South African Prime Minister J.B. Vorster confirms that there was no prior consultation with his government over Rhodesia's closure of its…
PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
Town on the banks of the Orange River, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the road to to East London. It was founded in 1849 and named by the Governor of the…
PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, 26 km South-East of Assegaaibos Railroad Station, located in Cacadu District Municipality. It…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaA change so unexpected and a development never known before were due to the discovery in 1886 of the greatest…
EventMuziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief is found dead
Muziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief, was found dead in his car parked near the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria, with a bullet…
PlaceGouritsmond
Gouritsmond, also known as Gouritz, offers a tranquil Coastal gem along South Africa’s Shoreline, where the Ocean meets the Gouritz River in perfect harmony…
PlaceAllanridge, Free State Province
Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa, 34 km North of Welkom. It was founded…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen, estimated about the year 1530-1760. In the…
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population particularly centring on White urban areas, were being implemented all over South Africa…
EventBafana Bafana legend Philimon Raul Masinga dies
On 12 January 2019,legendary Bafana Bafana striker Philimon Masinga died at 49 years old in a Johannesburg hospital after a long battle with cancer. …
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
During the Second Conference of Independent African States held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a resolution calling for sanctions against South Africa was passed…
PlaceMac-mac falls
The Mac-mac falls is the second highest falls in the Mpumalanga tour route, its shimmering waters plunge to a depth of 65m. The Mac mac Falls is 13 km from…
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
Archibald Archie Gumede was born on 1 March 1914 in Pietermaritzburg. He studied at the South African Native College (now University of Fort Hare), but…
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
The University of the Free State was founded on 18 March 1950. The institution began as a small college in what was then the Orange River Colony, called the…
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
On this day in history, and international conference was held to implement legislation to protect the African elephant and rhinoceros. This is because due to…