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ArchiveInterview with Ambrose Makiwane
… Fort Hare in 1955, when he was age 34. His family lacked the means to send him earlier, and he had been expelled from … after a student strike. At Fort Hare…
EventPolitical Activist, Barbara Hogan, is sentenced for High Treason
… Barbara Hogan is sentenced in the Rand Supreme Court to an effective ten years in prison for high treason and membership of the banned African National…
EventMoses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe
… Three years before his death Moses Kotane, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the ANC's …
Letter from Steve Biko to Neville [Curtis]
… The letter queries the Preident of NUSAS on possible changes in the structure of NUSAS organisation. …
ArchiveBe not overcome by evil
… Journal article containing the response of the South African Council of Churches to the Eloff Commission …
Imbewu Yesini
… In commemoration of Woman's Month, the CYPHER proudly presents "Imbewu … journeys through our gendered experiences, questioning the narratives and…
PlacePollsmoor Prison
… Pollsmoor Prison is situated in Tokai, Cape Town, and is the largest Prison in the Western Cape Province. It is an overcrowded facility … only 3900 inmates…
EventNelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
… after his release from prison, Mandela met Graça Machel, the widow of former Mozambican president, Samora Machel. Apart from her involvement in the…
EventCrime statistics released
… The South African Police National Crime Information … released statistics that confirm South Africa's status as the most violent country in the world…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… and Mary Loate, 23 were given long term imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. Seathlolo was given 15 years and his companion, Mary was given 10 years. The…
PlaceConradie Care Centre, Pinelands
… story Hospital divided into probably about 40 Buildings. The place has been trashed by vagrants, even the flooring of some of the buildings has been stolen…
EventJoaquim Chissano meets with RENAMO leader
… Joaquim Alberto Chissano met with Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the ResistÁƒÂƒÂªncia Nacional MoÁƒÂƒÂ§ambicana (RENAMO), to sign a peace agreement in Rome. The…
EventMandela is moved to Victor Verster prison
… The government moved African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela from the Constantiaberg private clinic in Cape Town, where he had … recovering…
EventZimbabwe announces it has severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but will maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg.
… but would maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg . The ending of diplomatic relations between the two southern African countries happened just five months …
ArchiveWe rule you: we condemn you: we exploit you: we judge you: we jail you: we control you: but we carry you
… White and black poster. Artwork of a pyramid of men in command, each layer of men has an opinion. The bottom of the pyramid is a layer of ordinary men, women…
ArchiveWho is this Mr N. Honono now serving a five year ban and placed under house arrest?
… Circular explaining the background to the banning and house arrest of N. Honono, president of the Non-European Unity Movement. …
ArchiveStudents Representative Council: Press release
… This press release is a statement of rejection, by the Black youth of Azania, of the concept of Bantu homelands …
ArchiveRastafarian womens organisation presents fund raising dance
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a map of Africa, with women and children wearing red scarves. Notice of a fund rasing program at The Factory, Chippenham…
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
… only. All infrastructural development and investment into the area would be for the benefit of the white community who would become the new residents …
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, … economically dependent on South Africa that the imposition of economic sanctions was…
Claremont Histories
… stand in conjunction with South African History Online at the 2015 Harfield Village Carnival. Visitors to the stand can pay homage to those who lived in…
Namibia resource package
… Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia … overview profile on Namibia, 2 Military rule history of…
ArchiveNamibia resource package
… Namibia resource package, produced by the SACBC peace and war committee, Cape democrats Namibia … overview profile on Namibia, 2 Military rule history of…
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
… who participated in many political demonstrations against the apartheid regime and led the Cato Manor protests, was released from jail with her … intact…
Inkululeko - Freedom
… Typescript of a publication of the SACP entitled Inkululeko - Freedom. Headings: The working class fights on; The Bantustans; Communism and …
ArchiveNew ball-game in South African politics
… The launching of the United Democratic Front in Cape Town marked the beginning of a new ball-game in South Africa. …
ArchiveLetter from S. S. Mazibuko to Branch General
… Letter informs branches of the 4th GSC and the forthcoming seminar. There are two versions of the same …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… School and Carmel College, and began surfing at the age of ten. In 1973, after serving 18 months in the army, Thomson began studying for a business degree in…
ArchiveGlenmore projek: vorderingsverslag tot einde Julie 1978
… Report on the progress of the Glenmore development project to the end of July 1978. Includes a handwritten five year capital budget. …
EventClarence Mlami Makwetu is born
… Clarence Mlami Makwetu, former president of the Pan Africanist Congress, is born in Hoyita, in the Cofimvaba district of the Transkei. …