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PlaceAgincourt, Mpumalanga
… Township some 6 km North of Cunning Moor. Presumably named after the Village in France, where Henry V, of England, defeated … Transitions Research Unit in…
ArchiveYouth Unite
… A2 red black yellow on white; litho; youth marching on map of Africa carrying UDF flag; International Year of the Youth logo; text: Youth Unite UDF The…
ArchiveBlack and white poster
… Black and white artwork of people going under an arch with two tall towers in the background. Crowds of people watching the procession. Number 4 -…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 5 Upper Union Street, Gardens
… The House was originally designed as a single-storey … a second storey was added. It formes a significant part of the Architectural character of Union Street…
EventGary Teichmann is born
… showed his leadership qualities when was appointed captain of the Natal Sharks by Ian McIntosh. He captained the national team 36 times out of 42 games he…
ArchiveFOSATUs worker choirs now feature on new rec
… Mama, even if I am dead, I would have died for my land, the land of South Africa) immediately strikes home the horrific reality of this country. …
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Murray, of Pinetown . Locally grown indigo plants were gathered in … being beaten with bamboo poles, water was…
Roseberry Sonto interviewed by David Bailey, Cape Town, 2007
… student organizing in his high school in Malteno, in the Eastern Cape, in 1969, well before the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The main political influence on him…
PlaceXumabokwe Hill, Queenstown
… The Hill is 1 535 Metres high and is found 26 Kilometres from Lady Frere. The name is said to mean 'jump for joy hill', derived from the Languages of:…
ArchiveFOSATU victorious!
… Victor in a crucial victory in FOSATU's battle against the Government's racial policies, the Natal Supreme Court has ruled that the Registrar and the…
ArchiveANC National Conference, July 1991: Notes for commission on violence
… Notes for Commission on Violence for the African National Congress National Conference in Durban, July 1991. Examines the State strategy, unity and diversity…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention
… A flyer published in Zulu by the Black Peoples Convention urging unity and solidarity of its members. The flyer is accompanied by a handwritten draft in…
ArchiveTwo year recognition battle won
… The Transport and General Workers Union has finally won its two year recognition struggle with PUTCO with the signing of an agreement which will give it…
ArchiveNon-Violence News, Third Quarter, 1982
… concerning conscientious objection, nonviolent means of change and the trial of Neil Mitchell, a Roman Catholic high school teacher who refused to do his…
ArchiveANC lines up a new constitution for South Africa
… South Africa declares that the elimanation of apartheid and the creation of a truly just and democratic South Africa …
PlaceGlebe Cottage, Waterloo Road, Wynberg
… The building dates back to the early 19th century and, in its time, has undergone a number of changes in its function, including those of a church, a …
EventShaka Zulu is murdered
… Shaka Zulu, Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, was murdered by his bodyguard, Mbopha, … and Mhlangana after a relatively brief period as king of the…
ArchiveMDM (Mass Democratic Movement)
… Cream poster with title in black letters. Initials of all trade unions and student bodies in red and black letters around the border. Artwork of a black hand…
ArchivePetrol bombs hit unionists homes
… Petrol bombs were thrown at the homes of two VW full time shop stewards in the early hours of Monday July 30. VW branch chairman John … Federation of South…
PlaceWestoe, Westoe Road, Mowbray
… 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 …
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front: Last Beleaguered Hope
… Interview with Azhar Cachalia who is the National Treasurer of the United Democratic Front where he mentioned that they …
EventSecurity police arrest SSRC leader Dan Montsitsi
… Almost a year after the June 16 Soweto Student Uprising, Security Police announced the arrest of Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) leader Dan ……
ArchiveUDF National Conference held on 1 to 3 March 1991
… Handwritten document presented at the UDF National Conference held on 1 to 3 March 1991 concerning the future of the United Democratic Front where they…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 6 Number 8 July 1981
… Labour Bulletin is a refereed journal which supports the democratic labour movement in South Africa. It is a forum for analysing, debating and recording the…
EventEducationist Ernest Moloto dies
… teacher, Ernest Sedumedi Moloto, who served as chairman of both the Tswana Language Committee of South Africa and the Botswana National Language Committee,…
EventANC recruits receive military training
… Angola, Tanzania and Libya; about seventy-five per cent of them were training with Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress…
ArchiveOp die hoek: sharing
… Artwork of a cartoon in red and white which is about two children who stumble on a coin while walking to school. The children then get into a fight about…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Jeppetown, Johannesburg
… The foundation stone of this building was laid on 5 May 1906 by General Koos de la Rey, and the church was officially consecrated on 26 January 1907. It …
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… The Cape Passive Resistance Council was formed at a mass meeting in Cape Town, attended by 1 500 people. Among the first people to volunteer were African…
EventSouth African artist Michael Zondi is born
… Msinga in Greytown , Natal. He was trained in woodwork at the Swedish Lutheran Mission Trade School, and obtained … in building construction and design. He…