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EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
A Durban magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police custody in August 1977. It was…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of several strategic points in the Transvaal area. Western Transvaal…
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
Between April and mid July 1994, between 800 000 and 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered by Rwanda's Hutu regime. The catalyst for the genocide…
Chapter III - The world outside
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph While I was living encapsulated in house arrest, the 1960s inexorably became a decade of disgrace, of repressive…
ArchiveHow your vote counts in Metropolitan areas
SACBC 1995 no. 9. Multicoloured poster showing how your vote counts in Metropolitan areas.
ArchiveThe Executive
Cream background, multicoloured poster. SACBC Education for Democracy poster no. 7. Chart showing the executive.
ArchiveProportional representation
SACBC Education for Democracy poster no 2. Green background, multicoloured poster. Artwork of a pie chart.
ArchiveMakeup of the senate
SACBC Education for Democracy poster no. 6. Multicoloured poster showing the makeup of the senate.
ArchiveAgenda : A journal about women and gender
Orange poster with black lettering. Journal No. 1 1987. Photo of dancers in black leotards.
ArchiveCharles Bester: conscientious objector
Black and white poster. Photograph of Charles Bester. Words - Christ's way yes! - SADF no!'.
ArchiveStudents against oppression
Blue and white poster. Artwork of six men. Wits Student publication, volume 32, No. 5.
ArchiveCongress says : Dont vote : Mass meeting
Cream and maroon poster. Notice of a mass meeting. Initials TIC. No time or venue.
ArchiveBibliography by Howard Barrell
This bibliography includes all books, articles and primary material referred to in the text and footnotes, as well as a few additional works which were…
Chapter 13
Zig Zags of opportunism We have considered it necessary in the previous chapter to pause and deal in more detail with certain facets of the situation, the…
ArchiveTwo types of local government
SACBC 1995 no. 10 poster. Green background, multicoloured poster. Artwork showing two types of local government.
ArchiveThe Judiciary
SACBC Education for Democracy poster no. 8. Cream, black, red and grey poster. Information regarding the Judiciary.
ANC Negotiations Bulletin
ANC Negotiations Bulletin, No.3, November 1991. Covers period of negotiations. Preparation for the All-Party Congress.
ArchiveMulti-party negotiating process
SACBC Education for Democracy poster no. 1. Blue, red, yellow, purple, green and black poster. Election campaign information.
Russian poster
Black, red and white poster. Artwork of a white dove. Words in English 'disarmament', peace, no to war'.
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract …
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
AbstractThrough the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic transition in South Africa has enshrined gender equality within the…
The French Revolution
On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, which would last…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? Abstract This essay will firstly lay out government legislation…
ArchiveMakeup of the National Assembly
SACBC Education for Democracy - poster no. 4. Blue background. Multicoloured pie chart showing distribution of national and provincial seats.
ArchiveNamibian independence talks: Meeting at the Mulungushi Conference Hall, Lusaka, 11-13 May 1984
Report on Namibian independence talks, and implementation of UN Security Council 435, held in Lusaka in May 1984.
ArchiveUDF: million signature campaign sign against apartheid
Silkscreened; red; Udf : million signature campaign sign against apartheid : Sayina uthi phansi no-apartheid : Saena oganene le apateit!
ArchiveRegional seats in the National Assembly
SACBC poster no. 4. Blue background with green map of South Africa, showing regional seats in the National Assembly.
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
‘The laws of Queen Victoria had been hidden. Natives should fight to regain them’. Gumede - Harris, 8 November 1923. INTRODUCTION The mission with which…
ArchiveWhy vote again?
SACBC 1995 no. 1 poster. Yellow background. Black lettering. List of reasons to vote again and coloured artwork of illustrations.