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… On  23 September 1984 the apartheid regime banned the funeral of the late Joseph Sithole. Nonetheless, activists in the …

… In an effort to solve the 'Uitlander' grievances regarding voting rights, President Paul Kruger of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) (South African … for controlling local matters. All citizens over the age of sixteen, including foreigners who had been …

… and 208 lives lost in Table Bay during a severe gale at the Cape, proving again that the Cape was quite aptly called 'Cape of Storms' (Cabo das Tormentas) by Bartholomeu Dias , the first Portuguese explorer to reach the Cape in 1488. …

… The British troopship Arniston was wrecked on the rocks at what is now called Arniston in Marcus Bay, about twenty-five kilometres from Cape Agulhas. Of the 378 people on board, only six survived. The wreck was … Siyabona Africa, To the Foot of Africa - 345km , [online],Available at …

… The second Black minister of defence, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is born in Kroonstad, Free State (the former Orange Free State). Lekota is commonly known as 'Terror' Lekota, a nickname he received from the soccer field. Lekota joined anti-apartheid movements in …

… a short successful coup launched on 13 December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard, the police chief and some radical intellectuals. Selassie was in Brazil on a diplomatic mission. The coup was suppressed by his loyal troops. Upon his return …

… in English from Cambridge University, a M. Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and from Rand Afrikaans University he … biographies and plays. An excellent editor, he was one of the editors of the fourteen-volume anniversary edition of the works of …

… Welgelegen is a working Farm nestled in the Valleys of the Bottelary Hills just outside of Stellenbosch. This Farm with its Vineyards , Proteas and Fynbos has been in the Bonthuys family for many Years. It offers various …

… lobbyist group in Southern Africa to persuade banks in the United States (US) not to allow debt rescheduling against South Africa were unsuccessful. The lobbyists argued that money, which was supposed to pay off the debt, was used to fight liberation organisations, thus …

… Pollsmoor Prison is situated in Tokai, Cape Town, and is the largest Prison in the Western Cape Province.  It is an overcrowded facility … meant to host only 3900 inmates but now has 8 900! Today the majority of inmates come from Mitchell's Plain, but the …

… after his release from prison, Mandela met Graça Machel, the widow of former Mozambican president, Samora Machel. Apart from her involvement in the Mozambican liberation struggle, Graca Machel is known as … advocate for women and children rights, and headed the first United Nations study on the impact of war on …

… The South African Police National Crime Information … released statistics that confirm South Africa's status as the most violent country in the world excluding war zones. The figures reveal that 10 161 …

… Having been dismissed from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for their … their spokesperson, Salvador Mkhari threatened to resume the armed struggle unless their demands, which were being investigated. The African National Congress (ANC) responded with a strongly …

… Monyane Moleleki, Pakalitha Mosisili and Kelebone Maope in the mutiny over a planned government probe into the army. Parliament, whose members probably fear for their … to contact its Lesotho counterparts to urge them to keep the situation calm for fear of a military coup or the …

… Reed (63), international 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 … whose yacht sank after hitting a submerged iceberg in the Southern Ocean during the 1990/91 BOC Challenge. For this …

… to London where she completed her degree in Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1944. In 1946, Dr Singh returned to South Africa and become involved in the Passive Resistance Movement in Durban. She published … for her medical work, she was also known as a novelist and the author of two-three act plays. Dr Singh also lectured …

… Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, dies in the city on 9 July 1893.  Cato was born in London, England in … He was asked to plan Durban while it was still under the Natalia Republic Government and when Durban achieved municipal status in 1845 he was elected as the first Mayor. In 1865 Cato was granted an area of land …

… 1962 and 1970, while still at school, Matsoso studied at the Jubilee Art Centre under Cecil Skotnes, Sydney Kumalo, Bill Hart and Ezrom Legae. In 1972 he studied at the Bill Ainslie Studios and traveled to France, England and Italy. He then worked for the SABC as a graphic artist. Between 1970 and 1988 he …

… a time when only a few of our artists ventured outside the country, placed her between the top achievers. She has worked consistently all the time and was part of a unique group of artists who even …

… Themba's short story Requiem for Sophiatown (destroyed in the late 1950s). Blame Me on History was an examination of what apartheid did to the character and self-esteem of the educated Black man. The book was banned in South Africa …

… in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg. According to Essop Pahad, the story of Dadoo’s life was inextricably linked to the resistance of racial discrimination and apartheid. Dadoo … groups of Indian, African and Coloured people in the struggle for liberation. His family arrived in South …

… Hundreds of Blacks assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town to protest against new pass laws. Delivering a fiery speech to the crowd Dora Tamana, a member of the ANC Women's League and later a founding member of the … South African History Online ,  'Women's Resistance in the 1960s Sharpeville and its Aftermath ', from SAHO, …

… Township in Durban, North of the Point and West of the Beachfront. It was laid out by the Natal Government and gives its name to the renowned, …

… At the end of a lengthy trial in the Supreme Court in Pretoria, four Indian leaders are convicted of conspiracy under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to a minimum of five years …

… The church building was officially opened by Dr Andrew Murray … on 9 July 1879. Eight months later, on 10 March 1880, the congregation seceded from the Groote Kerk in Cape Town. The stained glass windows date …

… The property was originally granted to Francois Pieter de Necker in 1785 and formed part of the Farm Coornhoop. The House, Built in a Cape Dutch style and known as Westoe, …

… and Railway station 64 km North of Port Elizabeth, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Bartman District Municipality and is nearby the Addo Elephant National! Recorded as early as 1752 in the …

… The SASOL petrol plant in Secunda, Mpumalanga Province, went … or sabotage but rather from a gas leak which ignited. The explosion claimed the lives of six people and more than 100 were injured. …

… that next week's general strike will go ahead. He says the aim of the mass protest was not an insurrection, but the peaceful removal of President F W De Klerk from power; …

… of 20 members, led by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, made the party's second major submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The ANC came under fire for instances of armed violence, … makes Second Submission before TRC (1997), ' Responses by the ANC to questions raised by the Commission for Truth and …