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The corner stone of the new railway station in Pretoria is laid.
ArchiveExtracts from Comrade Presidents OR Tambo`s address: He died spear in hand
Libya refuses to hand over the accused in the Lockerbie air disaster.
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
Francis William Reitz was born on 5 October 1844 in Swelllendam in what is now the Western Cape. Reitz was a lawyerand politician. He became the first…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
Donald James Woods was born in Elliotdale, Transkei on 15 December 1933. He was educated at Christian Brothers College in Kimberley. After completing his…
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
Darwin's experience in the Galapagos would be the principle inspiration for his work, On The Origin of Species, one of those rare scientific works that…
ArchivePaper, wood and Allied Workers Union. : PWAWU Annual General Meeting
Silkscreened; black and blue; Paper, wood and allied workers union. : PWAWU Annual General Meeting
ArchiveSouth African Railway and Harbour Workers Union (SARHWU): Hlanganani basebenzi
Offset litho; black, red and yellow; South African Railway and Harbour Workers Union : Hlanganani Basebenzi
ArchiveLearn and Teach : Toivo comes home ; now on sale 30c
Offset litho; black and red; Learn and Teach : Toivo comes home ; now on sale 30c
ArchiveSouth African Institute of Race Relations: Overview: violence and crime
Violence and crime statistics compiled between 1984 and 1991 by the South African Institute of Race Relations
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
South African artist George Mnyaluza Pemba (also documented as Mnyala, Milwa), was born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father encouraged…
ArchiveWe invite all the youth: 1st Congress and Anniversary
Silkscreened; black and red; also black on green; We invite all the youth: 1st congress and anniversary
PlaceZoar, Western Cape
… Taxi', through the Village. For the Children there is a 'Land and Sand environmental excursion', with Allicatt Tours … Taxi', through the Village. For the…
PlaceWalker Bay Nature Reserve
… It is known as one of the best spots in South Africa to do land-based whale watching. Every year, hundreds of southern …
ArchiveNotes of the interview with Chris Hani and Steve Tshwete
Notes on meeting with Chris Hani. Chief-of-Staff and Deputy Commander of Uhkhonto we Sizwe, and Steve Tshwete, Politcal Commissar.3rd June, 1988.Lusaka Zambia
ArchiveStop repression of trade unionists in South Africa and Namibia
Black and white poster. Joint campaign against the Repression of Trade Unionists in South Africa and Namibia. Issued by the Anti-Apartheid Movement, London…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 1 Number 6 and 7 September/October 1974
South African Labour Bulletin is a refereed journal which supports the democratic labour movement in South Africa. It is a forum for analysing, debating and…
ArchiveA cabaret night: for the women of South Africa and Namibia
Yellow and black poster. Artwork of women dancing. Notice of a Fundraising concert at The Red Rose Club, London, on Sunday 26th February. Anti-Apartheid…
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, East Africa. His parents were Parsis from Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding school…
ArchiveLetter from Duncan Innes, President, to SRC Presidents and others
General circular letter from Duncan Innes, President of the National Union of South African Students, with a report giving information on the National Union,…
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
From the 17th century onwards, water for Cape Town's domestic use was fetched by slaves from public fountains. The Pump House was named as such because it is…
ArchiveChristopher Pruter and memorial cup soccer tournament: remember June 16
Red and white; with artwork of a footballers' leg. Notice of a soccer tournament, organised by the Cape Youth Congress - Bonteheuwel. Artwork at the bottom of…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 4 Number 9 and 10 March 1979
South African Labour Bulletin is a refereed journal which supports the democratic labour movement in South Africa. It is a forum for analysing, debating and…
PlaceVictorian terrace House complex, Grove Road and Albert Road, Mowbray
These 9 dwellings form part of a unique Street Block that dates from the 1880s, and consisted of two terraced rows, of identical late-Victorian Double-storey,…
ArchiveList of Exhibits: Legal documents from State v Ndukwana and 4 others
Legal documents from the 1976 trial of the State v Ndukwana and 4 others. Includes: List of exhibits, Affidavit by East London medical officer who examined…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port…
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
Johannes Kerkorrel, talented Afrikaner musician and groundbreaking songwriter born in Johannesburg, on 27 March 1960. He started singing in the late 1980s…
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
Following the outbreak of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing with the issues in suppressing the aspirations of…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the…