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Palestine: a homeland denied
Black and white poster. Star of David artwork containing a person with a scarf around the head. Issued by the Iraqi Cultural Centre, London on the occasion of…
ArchiveSymbols at Little Rock
ON May 17, 1984, the United States Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling that racial segregation in public schools denies equal protection of the laws…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 134-136 Long Street, Cape Town
This double-storey Structure was probably Built in 1903 and forms an integral part of the Architectural character of Long Street. It was declared a National…
PlaceBree Street 173, Cape Town
The two-storey building with cast-iron balcony dates from the late 19th century and houses a number of commercial concerns. It was declared a National Monument…
EventEli Weinberg arrives in South Africa from Latvia
Eli Weinberg arrives in South Africa from Latvia. Eli Weinberg (1908-1981), a member of the South African Communist Party and trade union activist, was famous…
EventProf. Ben Marais dies
Prof. Ben Marais, one of the first persons to denounce apartheid from within the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), died aged 89 in Pretoria. In 1998 Marais suffered…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
Artist Proof Studio (APS) offers a three-year printmaking-training program to diverse young people from across South Africa as well as neighbouring countries…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
Pre-1860s South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian 1860s-1880s This period marks a turning point in South African history when the discovery of…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
"We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society. We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far more detail by going to SAHO's TRC feature In an…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
The International Socialist League (ISL) was formed in September 1915. It was created by a progressive faction of the South African Labour Party (SALP) as a…
ArchiveDemocratic opposition: the progressive movement in South Africa
Edited text of a speech delivered by Auret van Heerden, to both the NUSAS Congress in Durban and to a joint sitting of the AZASO General Students Council and…
ArchiveBriefing
Black and white poster giving notice of a briefing at NUM Board Room on Tuesday 13th August 1991. Photo of Edwin Mafutsanyana,oldest communist in Africa, born…
ArchiveWar is not compulsory: Lets choose a just pe
Yellow poster with title in red letters. Black zig zag border. Artwork of army trucks and military figure firing a weapon, two women fleeing. Issued by End…
Archive75 years of the ANC: unban the ANC
Yellow, black and green poster. 75th Anniversary of the ANC. 8th January 1912 - 8th January 1987. Photos of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. History of the ANC…
Advance to peoples power!
ANC multicoloured poster. Centre is a photograph of people carrying a flag. Black and white photographs down both sides of past and present ANC presidents…
ArchiveTeachers consultative meeting: teachers unite
A3 silkscreen black on yellow poster; text: Progressive Teachers League PTL calls on you to attend a Teachers consultative meeting;- 1000 teachers to be…
ArchiveConcert against detentions for crisis relief fund
White poster with title in red lettering. Black, white and red image of a jail cell with arm protruding holding a flaming torch. Notice of concert at Luxurama…
ArchiveCongress Mass Rally
TIC Rally at Laudium Civic Centre on 26th June 1985. TIC and UDF Logos. Pink poster with black lettering. Thin black border. Notice of 30th anniversary of the…
ArchiveMakgato and Batlokwa Removals: Notes to be presented to Dr Piet Koornhof, Minister of Co-operation and Development, at an Interview
Makgato and Batlokwa Removals: Notes to be presented to Dr Piet Koornhof, Minister of Co-operation and Development, at an Interview on 22 February 1980…
COSATU calendar
July-August COSATU calendar. Black background. Multicoloured artwork - detail from a NUMSA painting about the first shop stewards council on the East Rand in…
ArchiveNelson Mandela freedom at 70
White poster with pink and black lettering. Notice of a Freedom March on Sunday 17th July 1988. Speakers to include Bishop Desmond Tutu. Finsbury Park Rally…
Grassroots 84 : We speak for ourselves
Red, black and white poster. Calendar for 1984 January to June. Four black and white TV screens depicting scenes from apartheid South Africa. Woman with fist…
ArchiveForward to unity and commitment
Pink, red and black poster. Photograph of two women hugging one another. Celebration of the life of Dorothy Nyembe, political prisoner, sentenced to 15 years…
PlaceMowbray Town Hall, Main Road, Mowbray
This impressive structure with prominent Flemish-Renaissance features, was designed by architect JC Tully, of Tully & Waters, and was erected in 1900. It was…
ArchiveStatement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu
Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu, of October 21, 1980, in response to the warning by the Minister of…
The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
This article which was published in WSCF Journal, Volume 1 No 2, 1979, pages 26-31, traces the birth and development of the Black Consciousness Movement to…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
The World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention concluded in London with representatives from 140 national governments. The…
ArchiveChurches in solidarity with the frontline states
Grey, black, red and white poster. World Council of Churches poster. Programme to combat racism at Harare, Zimbabwe, on November 21-25 1988. Black outline of…
History workshop
Brown background with black lettering. Notice of workshop at University of Witwatersrand on 14th February 1987. List of events down the middle. Artwork images…