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ArchiveNASCOC says Unban COSAS: Ban apartheid education
Offset litho; black; NASCOC says; Unban COSAS; Ban apartheid education 1979-1985
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Kwa Zulu met President Kaizer Matanzima of Transkei in Tongaat, north of Durban, where they declared they were opposed to the…
ArchiveHamba kahle Yusuf Dadoo
Red poster with black border. Photo of Yusuf Dadoo 1909 - 1983 smoking a pipe.
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… under the new dispensation; at a meeting in Lusaka in 1989, led by Zwelithini’s old ally Maphumulo, the ANC assured …
ArchiveResponse of the South African Council of Churches to the WCC programme to combat racism
Response of the South African Council of Churches to the WCC programme to combat racism (1969-1979).
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
Note: All definitions are acquired through Google’s online English Dictionary. Nationalism: Nationalism is the feeling of belonging to a nation. Nationalism…
Archive5. The brain drain
Page 5 of folder 2858. ECC poster. White with black lettering. Statistics regarding the brain drain between 1984 and 1987.
COSATU
Recruitment poster for COSATU. Calendar for 1987. Photo of worker with clenched fists, wearing Strike Committee T-Shirt for 1986.
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, two hitherto independent Afrikaner…
ArchiveDorothy Nyembe
Green, black and white poster. Artwork of Dorothy Nyembe. Commemoration of her release from 15 years in prison, 1969-1984.
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
Introduction Part One - South African Socialists and the radically-divided working class Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South Africa", 1907 …
ArchiveFive years of the United Democratic Front
Public statement for the United Democratic Front from 20 August 1983 to 20 August 1988 regarding its achievements over the five years.
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… insurrections. Petty apartheid signs in Cape Town, 1989.© Guy Tillim / South Photographs What was apartheid? … facilities, and so on. Petty apartheid signs…
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… insurrections. Petty apartheid signs in Cape Town, 1989.© Guy Tillim / South Photographs What was apartheid? … facilities, and so on. Petty apartheid signs…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa is a political lobby group which represents many traditional leaders and chiefs in South Africa. It seeks…
Military training and camps of the Pan Africanist Congress of South Africa, 1961–1981 by Gregory Houston, Thami ka Plaatjie and Thozama April, (Historia ,60,2), November 2015
ArchiveUDF celebrates
A2 red, black on white litho; photo Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Text: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1984; UDF Celebrates; music, dancing, speakers, free, all welcome,…
EventSouth African boxers,Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga both win world titles
22 October 1999 was a red-letter day in South African boxing history, as both Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga captured world titles. Mbityi, South African (SA)…
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…
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
Apollo Milton Obote (some say Milton Apollo Obote) was the 2nd and 4th President of Uganda. He first came to power in 1962 but was ousted by Idi Amin in 1971…
ArchiveService of witness and solidarity with church leaders
White poster with black lettering. Photo of clergy march to parliament in February 1988. Notice of a service on Tuesday 31st May 1998, at Regina Mundi, Soweto…
A tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy
Sports and the Liberation Struggle: a Tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy (Former Director, United Nations Centre…
ArchiveReport on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches on racism and change in South Africa
Pamphlet on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches, held at the Koinonia Conference Centre, Johannesburg,10-12 May 1982 for a follow up to…
ArchiveNever-Never-Land
Multicoloured artwork of a small girl asleep on a toadstool in a field of flowers. Notice of an exhibition of book illustrations at S.A. National Gallery on…
ArchiveGreat Games
Pink and grey poster. Notice of event at Touch Gallery, S.A. National Gallery, from 8th December 1984 to 3rd February 1985. Artwork of game of snakes and…
PlaceKoffiefontein, Free State Province
Koffiefontein became the site for a large internment camp during World War II, with up to 2,000 Italian and German prisoners of war being held there, along…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism…
ArchiveStop the war before it starts.
Grey and black poster. Photograph of a man, riding a unicycle, holding banner with title on it. Quote from Ben Linder, 1959 - 1987, first US civilian combat…
PlaceVolksrust, Mpumalanga
This Town is near the Land where the 'Battle of Majuba' was fought, where the Transvaal won independence from the British. It was decided suitable for a new…