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EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… 30 December 1987, Major General Bantu Holomisa, commander of the Transkei Defence Force (TDF), a staunch African … government. Holomisa, who would become…
ArchiveA message to the people of South Africa: Authorised summary, 1968.
… Message conveyed in a pamphlet on the year 1968 to people of South Africa regarding gospel of Jesus Christ in South Africa against the policy of racial…
ArchiveStatement by the South African Council of Churches, June 1975
… Statement by South African Council Of Churches regarding a report by Le Grange, Commission of Inquiry on the Christian Institute and reaction from South…
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… Frederik Willem de Klerk was elected State President of South Africa and was officially inaugurated on 20 … President since 15 August 1989, following the…
ArchiveConsumption in the land of plenty: T.B. in South Africa
… Cream and brown poster. Notice of a Medical Students Conference on the 2nd to the 4th August at UCT Medical School. Artwork of crowds of people at bottom and…
ArchiveReport of the political action commitee to NUSAS Congress 1983
… the Political Action Committee to the 60th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, 29 Nov-3 Dec 1983. Discusses how activity…
ArchiveAssessment of the current political situation and the way forward
… Assessment of the current political situation and the way forward by the … Political Military Committee. Examines policies and trends of the ruling class,…
ArchiveThousands of women and children are involved in this struggle
… black and white poster. Photographs and short histories of women who are in prison or have disappeared. Artwork of map of South and Central America. Poem by…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 12 to … regional reports, pensions, labour, minimum wage, minutes of previous conference,…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted Indian Passive Resisters. … day. He had asked the government to stop "hooliganism" of…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… petition that was submitted to parliament by the District of Albert (Burgersdorp) in 1857. The petition served as a formal plea for the use of both Dutch and…
EventBritish secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands
… Lord Kitchener, British secretary of war, was drowned in the spring of 1916 near the Orkney Islands. Kitchener had been sent to … Prime Minister Herbert…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Preface
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer The 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign — A Resume of…
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg
… appointed and ordained as the first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The following year he was elected…
ArchiveThe birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… One day in July 1968 a group of students formed a separate caucus at the annual conference of the University Christian Movement being held outside ……
EventPaul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid
… Paulus (Paul) Kruger is often referred to as the 'father of the Afrikaner nation'. This is because his firm belief in the destiny of the Afrikaner, his…
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… January 1988.[1] He started out his hip hop career as part of a group called Entity, whose most popular record is “Touch … Video Awards in 2011. He also…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
… Prime Minister,Ian Douglas Smith, declared a state of emergency. This was prompted by the United Kingdom’s (UK) … the colony's constitution, including a…
’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… ’We are of the world and the world is with us’, Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru…
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… President Samora Machel of Mozambique pledged solidarity with the South African … Oliver Tambo was addressing mourners at the funeral of the victims of the…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… Following the signing of Dingane and Retief's treaty, Piet Retief and his party … why they were killed, was because they withheld some of the cattle…
ArchiveBlack and white artwork of people bound with barbed wire
… Black and white artwork of a group of African people bound with barbed wire. … Black and white artwork of people bound with barbed wire …
ArchiveThe political economy of education: its place in democratic struggles
… Speech delivered at the July Festival of the National Union of South African Students, 1982. … The political economy of education: its place in democratic…
ArchiveDiscussion Paper on the transformation of the United Democratic Front
… Discussion Paper on the transformation of the United Democratic Front and the future of UDF. … Discussion Paper on the transformation of the United…
ArchiveTransformation of the United Democratic Front into a new broad Front
… This article discusses the relevence of UDF, its future and the issue of UDF politics. … Transformation of the United Democratic Front into a new broad Front…
ArchiveTowards a united front of anti-apartheid forces for democratic transformation
… Memorandum aiming to open up debate on problems of a broad united front of anti-apartheid forces. … Towards a united front of anti-apartheid forces for…
ArchiveMinutes: ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council: 7 December 1976
… Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council held in the Bantu Council Chamber … Minutes: ordinary meeting of the Urban Bantu Council: 7…
ArchiveStatement on the expulsion from the ANC of South Africa
… Statement on the expulsion from the ANC (SA) of T Bonga, A M Makiwane, G M Mbele, A K Mqota, P Ngakane, T X Makiwane, O K Setlhapelo. Includes list of…
ArchiveSix testimonios: bearing testimony - the stories of six ordinary lives
… Personal life stories of six residents of Grahamstown's black townships: Nomelikhaya Lukwi, … Rhodes University, Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies … Six…
ArchiveRichard Turner and the politics of emancipation by Duncan Greaves
… This is a modified version of the first Richard Turner Memorial Lecture delivered at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, on 12th August, 1987. ……