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EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… 123 White ministers and theologians of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) (Nederduitse Gereformeerde … Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the official…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government’s pursuit of Algerian resistance leader,…
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black Americans with higher education, or, perhaps, the American experience with the higher…
EventSheik Yusuf arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
… Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, was banished to the Cape by the Dutch East India … his memory lives on and Zandvliet is a…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… City Hall's original foundations were laid at the turn of the 20th Century. The mayor of Cape Town , Thomas Ball, laid the corner stone of the City Hall on…
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… Between 1976 and 1978 Desmond Tutu served as Bishop of the Anglican Church in Lesotho and as Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches. On…
The road to democracy: celebrating 20 years of diversity
… Making 20 years of democracy, Iziko Museums of South Africa's Education and Public Programmes department is proudly celebrating the first generation of our…
Directive of the Central Committee of the SACP to all member, units and other structures on security measures to be taken
… Confidential directive from the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) on security measures to be observed in time of counter…
ArchiveDirective of the Central Committee of the SACP to all member, units and other structures on security measures to be taken
… Confidential directive from the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) on security measures to be observed in time of counter…
ArchiveMeeting between the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador H Nickel of the United States: Cape Town, 20 March 1984
… Minutes of a meeting between South African Foreign Affairs Minister, … to discuss the conditions surrounding the wirhdrawal of troops from Angola. … Meeting…
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… The German colonisation of Namibia, then German South West Africa, took place in … taken from local groups such as the Herero. A system of forced labour was…
EventUDF organises boycott of Coloured and Indian parliamentry elections
… 1984 the United Democratic Front, an internal coalition of anti-apartheid groups, organised highly successful boycotts of the Coloured and Indian elections…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… that led to the repealing and ultimate dismantling of the Apartheid structure was similar to those that led to … apartheid laws and was met with ridicule by…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the … the United Kingdom). 7 April, The Unlawful Organisations Act No. 34…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… following a false beacon. Machel was a prominent leader of the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) and he led the Mozambican people in … was…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Africa Regional Conference of the Food and Agricultre Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 4 March 2004
… The Director-General of FAO, Dr Jacques Diouf, The Independent Chair of Council, Mr Aziz Mekour, Honourable Ministers, Your … treat as an enemy. It means…
A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope.
… A faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force, led by Rocky Malebana Metsing, attempts to overthrow the government of Chief Lucas Manyane Mangope, who is…
Keynote address on the launch of Mafika Gwala’s Collected Poems Howard College, UKZN, 6 October 2016 by Mandla Langa
… the tingle that comes over a fighter at the exact moment of combat. I make this bold claim because today we’re in a state of flux, of confusion. Those who…
ArchiveThe call of Islam : We stand by the Palestinians
… Notice of a meeting at Hanover Park Civic, on Friday 22nd January 1988. Issued by Call of Islam. Image of scales. Image of a woman with a scarf over her head…
ArchivePan Africanist Congress of Azania: July 31 Heroes Day
… Offset litho; black, with pictures of fallen members; Pan Africanist Congress of Azania: July 31 Heroes Day : In memory of Azanian heroes heroines there…
ArchiveTo dismantle apartheid is a question of barrel to barrel
… with title in dark blue lettering. Blue and red artwork of outline of map of South Africa with man holding a machine gun and crowd of … To dismantle…
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 11: workers in the community
… on workers in the community. Produced for the Department of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photographs of workers and artwork of workers. Artwork of new…
EventSAFCA distances itself from boycott of South African goods
… The South African Federation of Consumer Associations (SAFCA) issued a statement … which, according to reports, was supporting the boycott of South African…
ArchiveBe in contact with the changing world of youth
… lettering. Subscription to magazine Youth Contact. Artwork of angels. List of contents of magazine. Photographs of scenes in South Africa. Poster … Be in…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… the Transvaal under Shepstone. Following this was a period of passive resistance and repeated attempts by Boer leaders to have the annexation of the…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu Homelands. In addition to the … the homelands, the article reflected the…
EventKenneth Kaunda accuses British Foreign Secretary of “kissing” apartheid
… Geoffrey Howe, accusing him and President Reagan of supporting South Africa’s apartheid government. The attack by Kaunda on Howe and Reagan came at the…
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… The South African government presented a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill which proposed an advisory … a voice in government. This occurred at…
ArchiveTowards racial justice: will there be a change of heart?
… delivered by Alan Paton at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the South African Institute of Race Relations on July 3, 1979 in which the author … emphasised…
EventChris Hani succeeds Joe Slovo as Chief of MK
… political activist and at the time Deputy Commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in Zambia, was appointed as new chief-of-staff of MK to succeed Joe Slovo, who…