Historic day for Mandela, South Africa
The 11th of June marks the kick-off of the first Fifa World Cup to be held on the African continent. But the day has a further significance in the history of South Africa. For one: it is the day Nelson Mandela and seven of his comrades were convicted for sabotage.
Mandela: 20 years of freedom
Twenty years ago, on 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison a free man – and the course of South African history changed forever. MediaClubSouthAfrica looks back on the day, as well as the chain of events leading up to it.
16 June 1976: 'This is our day'
It is a day violently etched on the South African collective conscience. Commemorated over 30 years later as Youth Day, an official holiday, it is the day that honours the deaths of hundreds of Soweto schoolchildren, a day that changed the course of the country's history: 16 June 1976.
A short history of South Africa
Take a brief tour through the rich, dramatic history of South Africa: from the earliest inhabitants through colonisation to the discovery of diamonds and gold - and the war that followed; from the formation and evolution of black resistance, through three decades of crisis to the eventual death of apartheid.
Sarah Baartman to be honoured
South Africa is to honour Sarah Baartman - who was displayed as a sideshow attraction in 19th century Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus" - by establishing a centre of remembrance, human rights memorial and Khoi-San Heritage Route in the Eastern Cape.
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