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ArchiveSolidarity with the struggle of women of South Africa and Namibia
White, brown, black and white poster. Artwork of an African woman holding a baby, and people with fists raised underneath. Solidarity with the struggle of…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; both his parents were over two metres tall. Bol himself was 2…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to University Principals and others
General circular letter from the President and Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students discussing the structure of the Union and the…
Verbatim Minutes: Meeting 27, 28 and 29 April 1977, Cape Town
Minutes of a meeting between representatives of the South African Government and Ambassadors and other representatives from Canada, United States of America,…
Letter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
Circular letter from Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African Students with Information sheet number 4/1972 dealing with National Union…
Invitation: BikoHausen - Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971
BikoHausen: Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971 PHILIP MILLER In collaboration with: Siya Makuzeni (Voice) Ann Masina (Voice) …
ArchiveAddress to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School
Speech made by Jack Simons to the staff and students of the Lenin Party School at the closing ceremony of the 1981-1982 academic year and in celebration of the…
EventWell-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born
A well-known political activist and academic, Neville Edward Alexander was born on 22 October, 1936 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He went on to complete three…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
On 1 October 1881, Pixley ka Isaka Seme was born at the Inanda mission station in Natal (now kwaZulu Natal). Seme was a founding member of the South African…
EventThe Anglican Church joins the growing confrontation between church and state
The Anglican Church joins the growing confrontation between Church and state in South Africa, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. William Barnett,…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
Regarded as the father of free press in South Africa, John Fairbairn left England and arrived in the Cape in1823. Soon after his arrival he founded a school…
EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
Race relations during the decline of the Apartheid regime were particularly problematic as many Whites felt threatened by the eventuality of a regime change…
EventLaw and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok implicates De Klerk at TRC
On 20 July 1998 former Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok testifies under oath that while in office, the former president of South Africa, Mr F. W. de Klerk…
EventLanga, Nyanga and Gugulethu students march through the Cape Town CBD
About 2 000 students from Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu marched without notice or public declaration through the Cape Town CBD unhindered. On 2 September the…
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…
EventMK operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung are executed
On 9 June 1983, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung were executed for their part in a hit on Wonderboom police…
EventSouth Africa and Lesotho establish a consultative committee to resolve border disputes
South Africa and Lesotho decided to establish a consultative committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of people across their common…
EventThere is an assassination attempt on Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg
The first assassination attempt was made on the life of Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. His assailant was a disgruntled…
Archive1946-1986: 40 years of struggle for a living wage and conditions
Black and white poster showing living conditions of miners in 1946 and 1986.
Archive10 years Soweto: Children and youth in the struggle against apartheid
Offset litho; black and brown; 10 years Soweto : Children and youth in the struggle against apartheid
ArchiveThe doors of learning and culture shall be opened: Cultural day
Offset litho; black and red; The doors of learning and culture shall be opened : Cultural day
ArchiveThey came knocking like the sound of a drum and grabbed him...
Offset litho- black and red; They came knocking like the sound of a drum and grabbed him by...
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
The Democratic Party (DP), formed when factions from various opposition parties to the National Party (NP) merged, indicates that it represents a coalition of…
ArchiveDeaths in detention and apartheid wars are tearing our country apart
Silkscreened; black, green and brown on yellow; Deaths in detention and apartheid wars are tearing our country apart
Antjie Krog: The Altruistic Author on the Truth and Reconciliation Council
This article was written by David Codron and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
ArchiveMeeting between South Africa and UNITA: Rocky Point, 10 March 1984
Minutes of a meeting with representatives from South Africa and UNITA to discuss the military and political situation in Angola
ArchiveMeeting between Cape Verde and South Africa: Praia, 23 February 1983
Minutes of a meeting between the Cape Verde Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and representatives of the South African Government in order to promote peace…
ArchiveThis worker is protesting for three days: against bannings and restrictions
Cream background with artwork in black of an image of a persons head and shoulder and the number three on the forehead. Words at the bottom: This protest is…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 2 Number 9 and 10 May/June 1976
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…