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ArchivePeople read their work at CAP
Title in white letters on black background. Black and white image of three people reading a book with No. 1 on it. Meeting at Chapel Street, Woodstock on…
Release political prisoners
Red poster with title in yellow letters. May 1986. Black and white image of people behind bars, one with raised fist. NUSAS Action for democracy. Quote from…
Place'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg
Hill on the Ridge, leading to 'Cathkin Peak', in the Drakensburg, some 50 km West of Escourt. Named after GT Amphlett who was the President of the local…
ArchiveGrahamstown Advice Office Report for 1975
Grahamstown Advice Office Annual Report to National Conference on 16 March 1976 discussing residence laws, migrant labour problem, forced removals, wage…
ArchiveCommittee Reports
Appendix B of the Minutes of the National Union of South African Students 53rd Congress, held at the University of Cape Town, 30th January - 4th February 1976…
PlaceKeerom Street 14, Cape Town
This town house was erected on land, granted to Hermanus Smuts, in 1751 and once belonged to Johan Jacobus Graaf. It was declared a National Monument under…
EventBritish Withdraw from Colesburg Area during the South African War
14 February 1900 British Withdraw from Colesburg Area during the South African War The British withdraw from their positions around Colesberg and…
ArchiveHamba kakuhle comrade Ace Ayanda Silika
Black and white poster with image of Ayanda Silika who was shot dead in Crossroads while allegedly escaping from the custody of members of the Unrest…
ArchiveStatement by the United Democratic Front issued by Azhar Cachalia (National Treasurer)
Statement by United Democratic Front issued by Azhar Cachalia National Treasurer on 8th October 1986 at Khotso House, Johannesburg, in response to the…
ArchiveJune 16: South Africa's Youth Day
Speakers notes for the 12th anniversary of June 16th, 1976. Examines the significance of the day, the enemy reaction, the responsibility of the youth, and the…
ArchiveNUMSA 5th National Congress
Notice of NUMSA 5th National Congress on the 25th to the 29th September 1996 in Johannesburg. Yellow and orange background with black and white photographs of…
ArchiveNUMSA demands
White poster with black lettering. Images in red in background of two people. List of demands for 16th June to be public holiday. In memory of 16th June 1976…
ArchiveExhibition : Towards a peoples culture
Black and white poster. Notice of various art exhibitions of art from 11th to 22nd December 1986. Arts Festival '86 Logo. Photograph by Paul Grendon. Artwork…
ArchiveOxford: 1970s: the youth take charge
Brown, red and black poster. Large photograph of the Soweto Uprising in June 1976. Quote from Nelson Mandela. Short bits of history and photographs from 1970…
ArchiveDirective on the nature of the forthcoming conference
Directive from Oliver Tambo, Acting President of the African National Congress, on the forthcoming Morogoro Conference. Provides brief overview of the previous…
ArchiveVerkiesings in Suidwes-Afrika
Memorandum, written in Afrikaans, regarding elections in Namibia, under United Nations Resolution 435 of 1978, filed an Appendix to the Minutes of a Meeting of…
ArchiveCape Youth Congress: hamba kahle
Yellow, black, green and white poster. Notice of a funeral on 18th July 1987, at Bonteheuwel, for Ashley Kriel. October 1966 - July 1987. Black and white…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 134-136 Long Street, Cape Town
This double-storey Structure was probably Built in 1903 and forms an integral part of the Architectural character of Long Street. It was declared a National…
EventEli Weinberg arrives in South Africa from Latvia
Eli Weinberg arrives in South Africa from Latvia. Eli Weinberg (1908-1981), a member of the South African Communist Party and trade union activist, was famous…
ArchiveRemember Sharpeville
White poster with black lettering. 21st March 1960. Black and white photo of policemen with peoples bodies all over the ground. 69 killed, 180 wounded. Words …
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
South Africa History Online has embarked, with the support of the NIHSS, on researching the role of the arts under apartheid. We hope that our work will…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
South Africa has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
Pre-1860s South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian 1860s-1880s This period marks a turning point in South African history when the discovery of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
The 1946 mine workers' strike was led by the African Mine Workers Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also a leader in the South African Communist…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
The International Socialist League (ISL) was formed in September 1915. It was created by a progressive faction of the South African Labour Party (SALP) as a…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in 1652, he had with…
ArchiveCentenary of the South African postcard
Notice of an exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum from December 1996 to January 1997. Multicoloured artwork of a rural hotel and ox wagon scene in South…
ArchiveWomen say justice before reconciliation
WOSA Gender Commission 1996. Women's Organisation for Socialist Action. WOSA Logo. Black background. Multicoloured artwork of two women, one naked with a…
ArchiveTeachers consultative meeting: teachers unite
A3 silkscreen black on yellow poster; text: Progressive Teachers League PTL calls on you to attend a Teachers consultative meeting;- 1000 teachers to be…