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EventWhite women achieve suffrage in South Africa
… The roots of White women's suffrage in South Africa began with the founding of the Women's … to vote. This development was tied to denying the vote to Black…
BiographyLettie Malindi
… Lettie Malindi was born in Firgrove, near Stellenbosch, on 26 March 1922, the fifth … Passes for African Women (CATAPAW), she worked at the Black Sash advice…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… her pilot's license from the London Aeroplane Club in 1929. After purchasing a second-hand aircraft, she made … the first woman to fly solo from Britain to…
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
… On the 6 June 1898 1989, Jacobus Johannes Fouche was born in the Orange Free State (OFS) of South Africa. Fouche was … South Africa from 1968-1975. Fouche…
BiographyHamilton Naki
… Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in … from those around him. Mr Naki was already a hero, as a black man of scant…
BiographyPeter Sexford Magubane
… Peter Sexford Magubane was born on January 18, 1932 in Vrededorp ( now Pageview ) Johannesburg, Transvaal (now … to become part of the legendary Drum…
ArchiveKeith Haring in the Pop Shop
… Offset litho; red, black, full colour, double sided. … Keith Haring in the Pop Shop …
ArchiveWe wont fight in the SADF
… Black, white and yellow poster. Photograph of conscientious … We wont fight in the SADF …
ArchiveIn the factories: Mayday is ours
… Black and white; with artwork of people at work. … In the factories: Mayday is ours …
ArchiveNo to imperialist intervention in Grenada
… Black and white poster. Photograph of American troops … No to imperialist intervention in Grenada …
PlaceDie Grootkerk in Bosmanstraat
… The Dutch Reformed Church, Pretoria was established in 1854, when it separated from the Rustenburg congregation. … Bosman Street where a new church building…
ArchiveHigher diploma for planning in developing areas
… Light brown and black poster. Photograph of a man building a shack with two … Town and Regional Planning. Information regarding diploma in planning in…
ArchiveSolidarity with African women in struggle
… Brown and black poster, regarding the emancipation of women. Artwork of … Solidarity with African women in struggle …
ArchiveRemember Those Who Died in Uitenhage
… A2 black and white litho; photo collage soldiers shooting people … Remember Those Who Died in Uitenhage …
ArchiveIn the world: Mayday is ours
… Black and white; with artwork of workers and workers tools … In the world: Mayday is ours …
Slavery in South Africa
… It is hardly known in India that there was a considerable importation of slaves … from India. This aspect of history is little known even in South Africa…
EventThe highest temperature in the shade is recorded in the Cape
… On this day in history, the highest temperature ever recorded in the shade was noted at Goodhouse, in the Cape Province. The temperature reached 47, 8º ……
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
… disclosed that the South African Police (SAP) were in Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) actively helping in the fight against Nationalist guerrillas. This…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
… Penelope Jane Dunlop (P.J. Powers) was born in Durban , KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ … Afro-pop in 1983 which expanded their audience to…
In the world: Mayday is ours
… Black poster with white lettering. Image of world with tools … In the world: Mayday is ours …
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana , in the Transkei on 26 … equally formative one. In Bizana,…
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and teacher, is born in Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu-Natal . He was the only Black student of the South African College, now…
ArchiveDivide and profit : Indian workers in Natal
… Offset litho; black and red; Divide and profit : Indian workers in Natal : Shamim Marie … Divide and profit : Indian workers in Natal …
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… Africa 1996 CCT 37/96 Constitutional Court 4 December 1996 In its earlier decision in Ex parte Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly: in re … the…
Article by Oliver Tambo in World Marxist Review, 06 March 1980
… Racism in Isolation South Africa has for decades been the only … Africa the whites maintain their colonial rule over the black population, or the majority…
ArchiveSteve Biko died in detention 12.9.77
… Red, white and black poster. Artwork of Steve Biko. Initials PD UCT in bottom right hand corner. … Steve Biko died in detention 12.9.77 …
ArchiveVerkiesings in Suidwes-Afrika
… Memorandum, written in Afrikaans, regarding elections in Namibia, under United Nations Resolution 435 of 1978, … to the Minutes of a Meeting of the AG…
EventFamine anniversary in Ethiopia
… American television's first airing of the famine crisis in Ethiopia, the world celebrated the day as famine … home with bags of seed and agricultural tools…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
… The Coldest day in Pretoria in recent history was on 12 June 1963. The temperatures … were that low and it has never been as cold since. In winter the daily…
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party resurfaced in KwaZulu Natal in the late 90's. In order to prevent open hostilities the ANC, IFP and United … into…