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ArchiveA cabaret night: for the women of South Africa and Namibia
… Yellow and black poster. Artwork of women dancing. Notice of a Fundraising concert at The Red Rose Club, London, on … A cabaret night: for the women of South…
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 8 September 1980
… Extract from the Minutes of a State Security Council Meeting held on 8 September 1980 … which a visit to Zambia by Mr Harry Schwartz, consignments of…
The birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… No 2, 1979, pages 26-31, traces the birth and development of the Black Consciousness Movement to the banning of all Black Consciousness Movement…
EventWalter Benson Rubusana, founding member of the ANC, is born
… Rubusana is born in Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. He was a founder-member of the African National Congress (ANC). His father,…
ArchiveA call for a National Convention for the Republic of South Africa
… for the call for a National Convention for the Republic of South Africa, the deteriorating situation in the country, the authority of a National Convention,…
ArchiveTwo dogs and freedom: children of the townships speak out
… Yellow background with artwork of two policeman firing at a school child; included are the reviews by other writers on the writings by children of the…
ArchiveNew year message of the United Democratic Front: December 1987
… Democratic Front salutes courage bravery and determination of the victims of apartheid and those still struggling for a democratic, … New year message of the…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held in Johannesburg
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg 2 to 5 November 1959. Discussed were minutes of previous meeting, resolutions, press…
ArchiveMinutes of a conference held at 4 Eden Road, Glendinningvale, Port Elizabeth
… Women's Defence of the Constitution League minutes of a conference held at 4 Eden Road, Glendinningvale, Port … Minutes of a conference held at 4 Eden Road,…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 15 to … Survey, magazine, finances, regional reports, minutes of previous conference, migrant…
EventWorld Council of Churches representatives barred from entering South Africa
… During a meeting with representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in South Africa, Prime Minister John … ANISA World Council of Churches [online]…
EventLuyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk
… Mboniswa, was charged with robbing, raping and murder of Marike de Klerk, ex-wife of former president F.W. de Klerk in December 2001. Mrs de … ' The Strange…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
… in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port Elizabeth, Alexander Fettes. It commemorates the … horses that suffered and died during the…
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
… Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and is one of the few such structures surviving in the old Transvaal. It … Mill House and…
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… in the townships between 1990 and 1994. Bernard was winner of Fiji Film’s Photographer of the Year award for 1998. He committed suicide suicide on … Gary…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister and president of Ghana in 1957 until 1966.Ghana (formerly known as The Gold … and became a republic in 1960…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & … August 2008. He is noted for his role in…
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
… article Patricia Storrar provides a brief history of the Harker graves in Plettenberg Bay. The piece was published in the 1977 edition of Restorica, the…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… as “the half-caste community that was a byproduct of the early contact between black and white.” His father, … James Henry Abrahams Deras was from Ethiopia,…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
… The President of the NUM, Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, The General Secretary of the NUM, Gwede Mantashe, The President of COSATU, Comrade … in our country, the…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… *Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South … 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. He was the last child of Karamchand Gandhi,…
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
… The first hijacking of a South African Airways (SAA) plane took place when two … was piloted by Capt. Blake Flemington. All but five of the passengers were…
Under the influence of Dumile Feni’s 'African Guernica' by Sharlene Khan (The Conversation), 07 September 2016
… to share what they believe are the most influential works of art in their field. Here, artist/academic Sharlene Khan … My relationship with the work Standing…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… in attendance. The congress elected an executive committee of ten people, with Basil Moore as president. The executive … of the UCM NUSAS In 1964, NUSAS, the…
Working in a workers state perspectives on the future of socialism
… A presentation on the future of socialism by Micharel Burawoy. … Working in a workers state perspectives on the future of socialism …
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front challenges PW Botha on opening of parliament
… United Democratic Front challenges PW Botha on opening of parliament … United Democratic Front challenges PW Botha on opening of parliament …
ArchiveThe Okanangan statement on Southern Africa and programme of action
… The Okanangan statement on Southern Africa and programme of action. … The Okanangan statement on Southern Africa and programme of action …
ArchiveThe children - our future : The month of compassion August 1984
… Yellow poster with black lettering. Photos of children. Inter Church Aid. SACC … The children - our future : The month of compassion August 1984 …
ArchiveMayibuye Number 5/6 1985 Year of the cadre Special Conference issue
… Mayibuye, journal of the African National Congress. 2nd National consultative … Mayibuye Number 5/6 1985 Year of the cadre Special Conference issue …