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ArchiveTowards the reconstruction of South Africa: the constitutional dimension
Paper by Albie Sachs presented as the Third Annual Ruth First Memorial Lecture in Maputo, 27 September 1985. Considers whether the struggle against apartheid…
ArchiveThe situation in Afghanistan
The Situation in Afghanistan: statement issued by the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, January 1980, discusses Soviet invasion of…
Cartoon
Cartoon in City Press newspaper dated 18th December 1983. Image of a man in uniform ordering group of people to volunteer. Large open truck in background with…
ArchiveLetter from Jack Simons to Comrade President
Handwritten letter from Jack Simons to Comrade President sent as a cover letter to his four page typescript comment (included) on the address of P W Botha to…
ArchiveGroup Areas Removals in the Western Cape: The
Group Areas Removals in the Western Cape: The Individual Case of Mr Bawa Khalfeys's Shop- Paper Presented at National Conference on 11 March 1980 discussing:…
The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends.
The long trial of former Defence Minister, General Magnus Malan, ends. Malan and other former military officials are cleared of all charges relating to the…
ArchiveVerkiesings in Suidwes-Afrika
Memorandum, written in Afrikaans, regarding elections in Namibia, under United Nations Resolution 435 of 1978, filed an Appendix to the Minutes of a Meeting of…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the 1950s as it sought to deal with dissent and entrench apartheid. Leading political…
ArchiveStatement of the President of the African National Congress of South Africa
Statement of the President of the African National Congress of South Africa, Oliver R Tambo, at the International Conference in support of liberation movements…
ArchiveNorthern Transvaal : Regional Womens Congres
Red COSATU poster with black and white lettering. Notice of meeting on 28th August 1988, at 14 Brown Street, Pretoria. Black and white image of woman with…
ArchiveGandhi: Luthuli: King: Mandela: a legacy for the future
Light grey background. Artwork of Gandi, Luthuli, King and Mandela with a white dove in front of them. Notice of an exhibition at the Documentation Centre, at…
Archive21 days that rocked the chamber
National Union of Mineworkers multicoloured poster. Photograph of a man with arms raised, other people behind him, outside the Chamber of Mines building. 9 -…
ArchiveThe church and the elections
Yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of meeting at Cathedral Place, Wednesday 29th April 1987. Issued by Justice and Peace Commission. List of speakers…
ArchiveMyths of debt - 3: being in debt is not as bad as being in poverty
Black and white poster. Photograph of the Marcos couple from the Philippines. One third of the Philippines debt has been appropriated by them. Catholic Fund…
ArchiveFreedom Charter Poster - 30 Year Celebration
Yellow, black and white poster. Issued by the T.I.C. Artwork of workers and a mother and child in front of houses and industry. Flag with dates - 30 years -…
ArchiveSouth Africas working class: a pillar of the
Paper by Jack Simons on South Africa's working class presented by Ray Simons to the ANC in-house seminar on Constitutional Guidelines in a democratic South…
No Peace Under Apartheid
A2 litho; Black on white; photos of police shooting demonstrators, rioters; text: No Peace Under Apartheid; 'If you want peace, work for justice' - Pope Paul…
ArchiveA few South Africans
Dark pink poster. Black and white photo of Winnie Mandela with blue border. Notice of an exhibition of Sue Williamson silksceeens and etchings at Gallery…
ArchiveSimon Tembuyise Mndawe
Black and white poster. Artwork of two African heads and spears. Short history of Simon Tembuyise Mndawe, detained 22nd February at Nelspruit police station…
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…
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…