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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 is…
PlaceDolobran, Parktown, Johannesburg
Dolobran was built in 1906 for Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson, son of the famous explorer Carl Andersson. Andersson had amassed millions by speculation and…
PlaceCuthbert’s Building, Eloff Street, Johannesburg
The firm of WM Cuthbert & Co, shoe merchants, was established in 1882. Their Johannesburg building was designed by architects Stucke & Bannister and was…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban…
PlacePinetown and its Museum
About half an hour’s drive from Durban is a thriving industrial and commercial town named after Sir Benjamin Pine, Governor of Natal (1873-75). At the heart of…
Document 79 - “What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?”, Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South Africa", 1907…
Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960
Mr President, I hope that Ministers Kobie Coetseeand Gerrit Viljoen have informed you that I deeply appreciate your decision in terms of which eight fellow…
1 May - International Workers’ Day
Freedom Charter and the United Nations by E.S. Reddy
DOCUMENT 37. "Black Power--Students Forced to Leave Meeting." Article in Dome (University of Natal), March 27, 1969 Four students of UND [University of…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different one from that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had shattered the…
Beerhalls in Soweto from Soweto Heritage Survey Final Report compiled by Steven Lebelo and Elsabe Brink for the National Monuments Council, Northern Region
Beerhalls have always been at the centre of the waves of political turmoil in Johannesburg's African townships. The Johannesburg City Council JCC) opened a…
FEDSAW anti-pass flyer
DOCUMENT 37. “Black Power--Students Forced to Leave Meeting.” Article in Dome (University of Natal), March 27, 1969
ADOPTED AT THE FOUNDATION CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS, ON 5 MARCH 1955, AND INCLUDED AS A PREAMBLE TO ITS CONSTITUTION Organize…
People of South Africa--The African National Congress Calls on You. Amandla Soweto!, Flyer, July 1976
Memorandum to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and Bantu Education by Soweto Black Community Leaders, written by M. T. Moerane,June 29, 1976 (abridged)
Communique by SASO, July 1969
Uprising that shaped an entire generation by Zwelinzima Vavi’s - Workers assembly
The Soweto Revolt - June 1976
The Revolt Takes Shape by H. Baruch
The NUSAS Issue” by Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: London
The First Commemoration of June 16-Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: London
Strikes in the Schools
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
Twenty-five years ago, on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape embarked on a class…
New tactics in the revolt
Reaction Takes the Offensive After the first attempted march on Johannesburg on 4 August, and the partial stay-at-home which kept at least 60 per cent of the…
The honour to serve: memories of the June 16 MK Detachment by Lincoln Ngculu (James Makhaya)
Press release by Khotso Seatlholo, chairman of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council, 29 October 1976
Down with Afrikaans - Oakes, D. (ed)(1988). Illustrated history of South Africa – The real story, Reader’s Digest story: Cape Town.
The government and the ANC have held discussions at the Presidency, Pretoria, today 6 August 1990. 1. The Government and the ANC have again committed…