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EventThe Ciskei homeland is established
… The Ciskei was established under the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 as an 'independent republic'. The creation of Ciskei was in line with apartheid policies…
ArchiveNUSAS talks to the ANC
… Subtitled: Reportback on meeting between the National Union of South African Students and the African National Congress held from Sunday, 31 March to … [1986…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… On 24 April 1901 a comet that became known as 'The Great Comet of 1901' or 'Viscara' was visible to the naked eye over most of South Africa. The comet was…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
… The fourteenth Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by David Thomas in which he describes the fears of the worlds population and the fact that there are…
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… Sekhukhune I, King of the Bapedi, successfully resisted the Boers during a protracted Boer/Bapedi land ownership dispute. On 16 May 1876, the Volksraad of…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). In 1919 the organisation changed its name to Afrikaner Broederbond … - was restricted to white, Protestant,…
Draft constitution of the ANC
… Report of the working group under paragraph three of the Pretoria Minute 1. The Working Group was established under paragraph 3 of the … Draft constitution…
PlaceThe Roman Catholic Church, Polokwane
… This was one of the earliest Churches established in Polokwane (then Pietersburg). Building began in 1895, and the church was completed in 1897. Prior to…
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn … were rife, exacerbating this economic depression for the working…
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn … were rife, exacerbating this economic depression for the working…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: Application form
… Application form for membership of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in…
ArchiveConfidential briefing for the information and publicity sections of the ZAPU-ANC alliance
… Briefing regarding fighting by the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union and the African National Congress against the Rhodesian army. … Confidential briefing for…
ArchivePerspectives on the Patriotic Conference
… Notes by Popo Molefe on the Patriotic Conference. Lists political objectives of the ANC, the character of the conference, the current political ……
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress on the current situation in South Africa
… Statement of the ANC on the current situation in South Africa. Reflects on the events of June 16th in Soweto. … Statement of the African National Congress on…
ArchiveLetter from Mzuvukile Maqetuka to the Secretary of the South African Students Movement
… A letter written by Mzuvukile Maqetuka to the Secretary of the South African Student's Movement (SASM) discussing plans for editing of the SASM newsletter. ……
Apartheid and the Medical School
… SOYA condemns the idea of the governments intention to transfer administrative control of the Medical School, Durban from the University of Natal to the…
EventThe United Party is formed
… The United South African National Party, also known as the United Party, was officially formed after a merger between the National Party, under the…
EventThambi Naidoo mobilises the Indians
… On 13 October 1913, Thambi Naidoo mobilised the Indians at Newcastle, Natal (KwaZulu Natal) Colony to start the Satyagraha Campaign (Passive Resistance…
Rethinking the William Fehr Collection
… The William Fehr Collection had been on exhibition at the Castle – more or less unchanged – from the 1950s. The core of the collection comprises historical ……
Lobenguela’s izinDuna by Martin Plaut (Quarterly Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa ), 2016
… ‘Chiefs “Babyon” & “Omjaam.” Babyan was answerable for the assassination of Alan Wilson’s party on the Shangani River.’ Since the photograph was purchased on…
EventSASO adopts the Alice Declaration
… The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) adopted the "Alice Declaration" during a pre-arranged SASO meeting at the Federal Theological Seminary in…
ArchiveNotes on the political situation
… Unauthored notes on the political situation in South Africa, prepared for the ANC National Executive Committee. Covers the crisis of apartheid colonialism,…
ArchiveThe relevance of Black Theology
… Journal article discussing the relevance of the Black Theology in South Africa in relation to the question of colour, in relation to the heretical … The…
EventChairman of the IEC resigns
… Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), … Kriegler, resigned from his position two years after the Commission's…
ArchiveThe education debate: our view
… Circular about the education debate by the Black Consciousness Movement of Azania, and includes discussions about the national education crisis, student…
ArchiveTheses on the current situation
… Article about the current South African political situation. Covers government strategies, the character and implications of the ANC's strategic gains, the…
ArchiveThe quest for a true humanity
… The report contains historical background of the founding of the Black People's Convention, principles and aims of the … The quest for a true humanity …
EventJacob Zuma launches the CIDB
… Jacob "JZ" Zuma, then SA deputy president, launched the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) at a dinner hosted by the National Department of…
ArchiveUnban the ANC Mass Meeting
… UDF Logo. Press release, dated 7th June 1986, from the Star newspaper, regarding the lifting of the ban on UDF meetings, to launch the "Unban the African ……
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
… The Riotous Assemblies Act no 17 of 1956, prohibiting any outside gathering that the minister of justice saw as a threat to public peace, … It included…