SAHO global search
10,509 records
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…
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…