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ArchiveLet no one despise your youth
White poster with red lettering. Young Christian Students education for liberation. YCS Logo. Photo of people demonstrating. June 16th - National Youth Day.
ArchiveA statement of the National Executive Committee to all units of the African National Congress
Statement by Alfred Nzo, Secretary General of the ANC National Executive Committee to the ANC regarding the changed situation after June 16th, 1976.
ArchivePolice bill: Who foots the bill?
Offset litho; black and yellow; Police bill: Hector Petersen was the first to die in Soweto on 16 June 1976: Who foots the bill?
ArchiveWorld day of prayer and fasting for South Africa
Black poster with white lettering. Notice of day of prayer on 16th June 1986. Soweto. 10th Anniversary. Photo of black man holding black baby.
ArchiveThe visit
Red and white poster. Notice of a play by Friedrich Durrenmatt, at UCT Arena Theatre. June 7th to 16th. Artwork of sculptures of greek heads.
ArchiveSoweto Students Representative Council: We shall share sufference and joyous moments
The circular, issued by the SSRC, calls for a one year commemoration for all students who died in the political unrest in Soweto on 16th June 1976
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK Umkhonto…
ArchiveWomen unite!
White poster with black lettering. Artwork of a black baby with a red and black striped T-shirt, also a mother with a child outside a shack. Poem in red. …
ArchiveRacist hotel bosses!
Yellow poster with black lettering. Image of man carrying Hector Petersen in front of Southern Sun hotel foyer. Re-instate workers fired for observing June…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
1948 May 26, The National Party (NP) wins election and immediately introduces apartheid (separateness) measures against Blacks, Indian immigrants and those…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born in Idutywa in Transkei on June 18 1942. Both his parents were activists. His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of…
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the Soweto Uprising on 16 June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the National President of the Black People's Convention (BPC),…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
On 28 May 1976, the South African Student Movement (SASM) held a conference in Roodepoort. During the conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member of the Black People's…
ArchiveBiography of Hlabeng Sam Matlole
Biography of Hlabeng Sam Matlole. Hlabeng Sam Matlole was born in 16 June 1924 in Zone 7 Sebokeng. He was a member of VCA Zone 7 area committee treasure and he…
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…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr Yusuf Dadoo's role as an activist in…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 …
ArchiveSoweto student speaks out: interview with Nkosazana Dlamini
Nkosozana Dlamini, vice-president of SASO, and member of the ANC, was in her fifth year of medical school when the June 16th uprising began. She was torn…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
Introduction MK Sabotage. This photograph was part of a sequence shot by a Rand Daily Mail photographer, two of which were published in the and Daily Mail of…
ArchivePeoples education for peoples power!
Title in red letters at bottom of poster. Dark green and black background. 10 fighting years 1976 - 1986. Photo of youth wearing yellow T-shirt with image of…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, who was educated at a Mission school, was the…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, 23 Main Street, Jansenville
The building was designed by architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by AH Reid of Port Elizabeth. The cornerstone was laid on 16 August 1884…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
The ANC in the 1920s was largely weakened and suffered from both organisation incapacity and financial constraints. During this period, the party attempted to…
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
Introduction Introduction Part 1 - Building The National Movement Document 1 - Harry Snitcher , Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943] …
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
The Natal Indian Association (NIA) was formed when the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Colonial Born and Settlers Indian Association (CBSIA) amalgamated.[1…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
Introduction Lückhoff High School was established in 1935, as the first secondary school for the town’s ‘Coloured’ population of Stellenbosch. To date no…