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ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1954 and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations;…
EventAlan Charles Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian is born
… Alan Charles Rusbridger is an English journalist and editor of The Guardian newspaper. He was born in Northern Rodesia … as a reporter. Since 1995 Rusbridger…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… to minister in Hermanus, and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police … It was ruled that he had committed…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil Aggett , who allegedly committed suicide while in … young physician had worked. A spokesman…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to exploit the gold fields of the East Rand, announced that it intended to transfer its … from which to access capital markets…
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
… Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of the new Headmaster who had just returned from military … college…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old … capital, it marked the end to Boers’ settlement movements of the Great Trek…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural … non-racial trade union co-coordinating body, and ally of the African…
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…
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… On 28 March 1960, Natives began making bonfires of their reference books in Johannesburg. Their action was the latest gesture of defiance against the pass…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…