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BiographyElsie Nair
Elsie Nair (nee Goldstone) was born in Newcastle, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) in 1927. After completing her primary school education, she joined her mother who…
BiographyJordan Kush Ngubane
Jordan Kush Ngubane was born 15 November 1917 near Ladysmith in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in Ladysmith, he entered…
BiographyMagnus Malan
Magnus Malan was born in Pretoria on 30 January 1930. His father, Avril Ire de Merindol, was a professor of biochemistry at the university of Pretoria, and…
BiographyLeonard (Len) Lee-Warden
Leonard (Len) Lee-Warden was born in 1913. A linotype operator, he came to South Africa in 1936 from England after serving a five year apprenticeship in London…
BiographyBrian Percy Bunting
Brian Bunting was born on the 9th of April in 1920, at the buntings Regent St home in Johannesburg.he is the son of Sidney Percival Bunting and Rebecca…
BiographyNeville Wilson Curtis
Neville Wilson Curtis was born on 16 October 1947, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). his one of five children of an Australia-born miner.His father, John …
BiographyAhmed Gora Ebrahim
Ahmed Gora Ebrahim was born in Durban on 29 May 1936. Ebrahim cut his political teeth in Trotskyite circles while studying at Sastri College and Natal…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes for adults in her father's garage She spent…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… apartheid through protests like the 1988 miner strike and 1989 meeting with President George W.H. Bush. Keywords United … and delegations such as the 1988…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… located at 36 Main Road, St James, declared on 17 March 1989; Villa Capri, declared on 23 March 1979, and No 18 Main …
ArchiveRemovals Sub-Committee Annual Report: Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1984
Removals Sub-Committee Annual Report: Presented at National Conference on 17 March 1984 discussing housing, apartheid, segregation, forced removals, reform,…
ArchiveNondweni or Some South African boat people: Paper presented at National Conference 1980
Nondweni or Some South African boat people -Paper presented at National Conference on 12 March 1980 discussing informal settlements, townships, living…
ArchiveKwandebele, a question of power: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1988
Kwandebele, a question of power: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 11 March 1988 discussing independence of Kwandebele, violence,…
ArchiveOpening Address presented at the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg, 1984
Opening Address by National President Sheena Duncan at the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg on 15 March 1984, discussing: Elections, Group…
ArchiveOpening address at the Black Sash National Conference held at Port Elizabeth, 1985
National Conference held at Port Elizabeth Opening address by Sir Richard Luyt on 14 March 1985, discussing: Military Force, Human Rights, minority rule,…
ArchiveIntroduction to the National Security Management System: Paper Presented at National Conference 1987
Introduction to the National Security Management System: Paper Presented at National Conference on 13 March 1987 discussing State Security Council, Information…
ArchiveJohannesburg Advice Office Annual Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1981
Johannesburg Advice Office Annual Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 14 March 1981 discussing case statistics, Urban Areas Act,…
ArchiveCape Western Region Fact Paper: Langa Courts- Paper presented at National Conference 1981
Cape Western Region Fact Paper: Langa Courts- paper presented at National Conference on 15 March 1981 discussing influx control, pass laws, imprisonment, women…
ArchivePresidential Address to the Black Sash National Conference held at Port Elizabeth, 1985
Opening Address by National President Sheena Duncan at the Black Sash National Conference held at Port Elizabeth on 14 March 1985 discussing: 30th Anniversary…
ArchiveThe Aliens and Immigration Laws Amendment Bill: Paper presented at National Conference 1984
The Aliens and Immigration Laws Amendment Bill: Paper presented at National Conference on 16 March 1984 discussing Aliens Registration Act, Aliens Act,…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front and the crisis in South Africa in the 1980s
Summary of research proposal by Ineke van Kessel of the Department of Political and Historical Studies, African Studies Centre in Leiden. This research…
BiographyEllen Elmendorp
Ellen Elmendorp was born in the Netherlands and is a freelance documentary photographer based in South Africa.She has lived in Poland, Spain, Argentina,…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… Woodlands, Lusaka with two permanent teams of bodyguards. 1989 After the Angolan government requests the MK to leave, …
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… and the role of soccer in the struggle against apartheid. 1989 The First National Bank stadium, capacity 76 000, opens …
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
Pamphlet issued by the Commission for Justice and Reconciliation about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic Day on 31st May 1981. The meaning…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
The African National Congress invites friends and supporters of our liberation struggle to join with the South African people in commemorating the 70th…
BiographyDawood Seedat
Dawood Seedat (1916-1976) was the grandson of a Ladysmith, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) trader M.E. Seedat, who had nine children, one of whom, Ahmed, moved to…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… occupied by ANC refugees. The bomb exploded prematurely. 1989 A large contingent of MK combatants attack a South …
EventANC becomes signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977
At a ceremony at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, the African National Congress (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Zimbabwe Television (ZTV), 05 August 1983, Harare
South Africa is trying to turn Frontline States like Zimbabwe into police stations guarding its borders, the President of the ANC, Comrade Oliver Tambo, has…