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ArchiveA possible negotiating concept
Confidential note on a possible negotiating concept. No author but possibly a memorandum submitted to the National Working Committee of the ANC by the…
ArchiveSydafrika invaderar Angola
Black and white poster. Photograph of a man holding up his arms to show that he has no hands. Small photograph of a tank with soldiers on it.
ArchiveMiners strike 84-85
Words "Ours is the labour - management is us - no pit closures". Blue, pink, yellow, black and white poster. Artwork of miners protestingand mines in the…
ArchiveNational Detainees Day public meeting
A2 litho; red and black on white no image; text: National Detainees Day public meeting March 12, speakers Beyers Naude, Parent, Social worker, child; Free the…
ANC Negotiations Bulletin
ANC Negotiations Bulletin, No.33, July 1993. Covers period of negotiations. Focus on the Draft Constitution. Includes graphic representation of Interim…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
Introduction This article looks at the history of an indigenous Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which was popular in the Nguni ethnic group (Zulu). It…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu nationalism…
ArticleThe San
The San, the first people in South Africa The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. The San were also known as 'Bushmen', a term…
ArticleThe History of Al-Shabaab
Origins The organisation known as Al-Shabaab originally emerged from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) movement in Somalia. The ICU began as a loose grouping of…
ArticleThe Women’s Charter
Adopted at the Founding Conference of the Federation of South African WomenJohannesburg, 17 April 1954. The Charter expressed the philosophy and aims of the…
Address by President Mandela on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Geneva, 19 May 1998
Director-General; Your Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen, Today's auspicious occasion is rich with the ironies of this latter half of the Twentieth…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
Speech originally delivered in Afrikaans Mister Chancellor; Mister Vice-Chancellor; Members of the University; Honoured Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, …
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
On Thursday August 16, 34 striking miners were shot dead by police at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Rustenburg. It is not yet clear why the police were using live…
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the question of negotiations
Statement on negotiations by the ANC National Executive Committee. States that the current government has no intention of engaging in meaningful negotiations…
Interview with Mr. Mbongwe
Oral interview with Mr Mbongwe, Senior Clerk, at the Bantu Affairs office. The audio quality of this interview is extremely poor. There is no transcript for…
ANC Negotiations Bulletin
ANC Negotiations Bulletin, No.4, November 1991. Covers period of negotiations. Explanation of why the preparatory meeting for the All-Party Congress was not…
ArchiveANC Negotiations Bulletin
ANC Negotiations Bulletin no. 1, October 1991, covering period of negotiations. Explanation of what the Negotiations Bulletin is, introduction to the…
International pressure is a challenge to apartheid, says union vice-president
The Ford closure in Port Elizabeth clearly reveals that multinationals have absolutely no interest in the welfare of workers and their communities in the…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
Speak
Front cover of Speak - a magazine for women. Blue cover with black and white photo of Johannesburg women marching to stop violence against women. 1991. No.34…
ANC Negotiations Bulletin
ANC Negotiations Bulletin, No.34, August 1993. Covers period of negotiations. Focus on proposed regions and examines criteria for boundaries, national concerns…
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
Oral interview with Ms P Khosa, an art teacher who was residing at R740, Umlazi at the time and place of the interview. Please note that the times are for…
PlaceOost-Eind Primary School, 70 Meintjes Street, Trevenna, Pretoria
The school was founded in 1897 and is the oldest surviving school in Pretoria. The original portion of the building was probably designed by Kraan & Weijers,…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
The Natal Indian Organisation (NIO) was founded on May 4 1947 by A. I. Kajee and others who had left the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). The NIC had grown more…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
After a two week judicial inquest under presiding magistrate Mr. Marthinus Prins, it was found that no particular person could be blamed for the death of Steve…
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
In January 1976, a group of 100 mercenaries crossed over from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) to Angola in order to support The National…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
After becoming Prime Minister of South Africa in 1966, John Vorster met with Hendrik van den Bergh, the head of the South African Police Security Branch. At…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
Padeophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
Introduction Nelson's attachment to property is sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his…