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EventHenri Edouard Prosper Breuil (84), French archaeologist who did research with Dr Robert Broom in SA, dies in Paris
Professor Henri Breuil came to South Africa as a part of a six year trip across Southern Africa with a mission to examine rock shelters and rock art. Most of…
The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is published for the first time.
United Party MP for Benoni, D.G. Ross, dies in England after a long illness
Singing against Apartheid: ANC Cultural Groups and the International Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Giant step for 20 000 women - 9 August 1988
Black women heaviest burden
Surge of Women into work force
EventANC revolutionary propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
On 13 August 1970, pamphlet bombs which scattered revolutionary African National Congress (ANC) propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town and in Johannesburg. …
EventKing Kong cast granted passports to perform in London
After long and protracted negotiations with the South African government, 60 passport applications for the African members of the original “King Kong” cast…
A 13-year-old Welsh school-girl’s letter reaches the wrong hands
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
Wilma Stockenstrom is a significant and gifted female Afrikaans writer, whose work has been translated into several other languages. Wilma studied Drama at…
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, asked the UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces…
ArchiveReggie Vandeyar: Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi
Reggie Vandeyar Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi is part of the South African History Online Lives of Courage Series
EventOosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville
The Oosthuizen family lived in a mining village called Blyvooruitzicht in Carltonville. Because of the area’s extensive underground mining, it became known for…
ArchiveHelping Budding Cameramen
This article features the work of Cecil Sols in Soweto, circa 1980s.
Interview with Omar Badsha by Marian Nur Goni
An email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a masters theses. Afrapix: Some Questions Email interview with Omar Badsha in…
ArchiveAfrapix flyer
A flyer distributed to raise awareness about the Afrapix collective. Circa mid – 1980s.
Immediate prospect for SACP. Article in Voice of Women , Number 3, 1983
Edwin Mofutsanyana the oldest Communist in Africa: Flyer for briefing by Edwin Mofutsanyana. August, 1991
Introduction 1. The Declaration of intent which we adopted at Codesa 1 committed us to the established of a ‘democratic South Africa’. On the basis of this…