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ArchiveList of Exhibits: Legal documents from State v Ndukwana and 4 others
… Legal documents from the 1976 trial of the State v Ndukwana and 4 others. Includes: List of exhibits, Affidavit by East London medical officer who … N…
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… president Clarence Makwetu announced the PAC's suspension of its armed struggle, thus opening the way for election … express their political aspirations…
EventThe Black Consciousness Movement of Azania is formed in London
… Following the waning of the influence of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), members of the movement formed new groups and some joined other … The Black…
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… A The ANC has learned with sadness the passing of Epainette Nomaka Mbeki this morning at St Dominic hospital … has made South Africa poorer given her long…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… opened on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's … the main building were the first to be erected…
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… King Dinizulu was the son of Chief Cetshwayo who reigned over Zululand, Natal (now … in 1882 after a campaign run by the Anglican Bishop of Natal, John…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sadecque Variava
… Polokwane), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), the fourth of seven siblings. His father held various jobs and was very … he got the class to reject the sweets…
’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…
Vella Pillay
… This is a short autobiography of Vella Pillay written for his 80th birthday party held on … House, Highgate, London. Vella Pillay was born on the 8th of…
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…