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ArchiveContact Volume 3 No 10, 21 May 1960
Contact Volume 2 No 11, 30 May 1959
ArchiveContact Volume 2 No 11, 30 May 1959
ArchiveContact Volume 2 No 10, 16 May 1959
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… that what he would like me to do is paint as much of the map of Africa British Red as possible...” One of Rhodes’ …
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas was the parliamentary messenger who assassinated Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on 06 September 1966 by stabbing him four times with a…
BiographyLouis Botha
Louis Botha was born near Greytown in Natal in 1862. He was the son of Voortrekker parents and was brought up on a farm in the Free State, and was educated at…
"Form united front now": Interview with Albert Luthuli, 5 May 1962
"The violence and terror that could be unleashed by the Government against all its opponents once it is armed with the draconian powers implicit in the…
ArchiveKenya’s forgotten Mau Mau freedom fighters and the impeached deputy president that stood up for them
The British colonial government in Kenya enact emergency measures to combat the growing threat from the Mau Mau.
BiographyElizabeth Drake
Elizabeth Drake was born in 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England. Her naturalistic renderings of landscape and architectural subjects in watercolour were much…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
Benjamin Magson Kies Introduction Benjamin Magson Kies was an important South African political activist and theorist from about the middle of the 1930s…
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife,…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
… you get home tonight, think about this, and if you have a map of Africa, look at it. Imagine those states of Africa …
Demonstrations against Proclamation of Republic: Answers to Questions by May 1961
Demonstrations Against Proclamation Of Republic Answers To Questions By drum, May 196173 [Drum asked several non-European leaders for answers to three…
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
Ellen Hellmann was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 25, 1908. She was the daughter of Bernard Kaumheimer, who emigrated to South Africa from…
ArchiveOur Mother Ma Sisulu
A2 litho poster, red and black on white; photo Albertina Sisulu addressing UDF first anniverary meeting in Johannesburg City Hall 1984; Text: Our mother Ma…
Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R. Roux, 8 May 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
Letter Wrttten by Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, Leader of the White Opposition United Party, 23 May 1961. Sir De Villiers Graaff, Leader of the…
Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki unveils a statue of Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi Waciuri, hanged by the colonial government more
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
The African National Congress condemns the attack on Syria by the Israeli government. We view this as provocation that can only escalate hostilities in the…
ArchiveSash Volume 37 Number 3 May 1995 Anniversary Supplement
Custom and Conflict in Africa By Max Gluckman
ArchiveMay Day 1989 Culture Week Soccer Rally Tape I
MayDay Soccer Rally held at Curries Fountain.
ArchiveReality Vol. 23 No. 1 and 2 Jan-Mar 1991
ArchiveNelson Mandela Diary: 1 - 31 May 1962 (Police Transcript)
ArchiveOmar Badsha Letter to Minister Botha, 5 May 1986
ArchivePresidency Budget Vote - Mmusi Maimane, 23 May 2018
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 9 Number 6 May 1984
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…