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ArchiveUDF Unites To Expose What Underlies Reform
A2 black and pink on white; silkscreen, graphic hand pulling up paper; text: The United Democratic Front was launched in Cape Town in Agust 1983 to unite a…
PlaceWave Crest, 181 Main Road, Kalk Bay
The Residence was Built on a Site upon which two of the earliest Cottages in Kalk Bay already stood, the first having been erected in 1846. Instead of…
PlaceHillside House, 14 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth
The property was originally granted to George Daniel Diesel in 1824. The building was presumably erected after that date and is richly decorated with a number…
EventDr Ernst Gideon Malherbe, SA educationist, is born in Luckhoff, OFS.
Dr Ernst Gideon Malherbe was born on 8 November 1895 at Luckhoff. He studied at the Stellenbosch University and the University of Columbia and was a founding…
EventFormer commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe is imprisoned
Former commander of the armed forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment…
EventFifth banning order for Albertina Sisulu
Stalwart anti-apartheid campaigner of South Africa, Albertina Sisulu, wife of African National Congress (ANC) leader Walter Sisulu, was placed under a banning…
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 liberation…
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
… Gunene, V. (1989). ' Venda's unhappy birthday ' , Weekly Mail : Vol. 4, …
EventCamp David peace treaty is signed, ending 30 years of war between Egypt and Israel
On 26 March 1979, the Camp David peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The treaty was brokered…
EventThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is banned
The one-year-old parliamentary opposition People Progressive Party (PPP) under the leadership of the former African National Congress (ANC) member Rocky…
EventS.A. beats New Zealand by 3
Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis sent South Africa to a 3-2 win over New Zealand, with SA being unbeaten in six series matches, with Kallis and Cullinan…
EventParamount Chief, Botha Sigcau is appointed the first President of Transkei
Paramount Chief of Eastern Pondoland, Botha Sigcau who had earlier supported Bantu Authorities was appointed the first President of Transkei at the opening…
EventSt. John Broderick claims concentration camps are improving
The British Secretary for War, St. John Broderick, told the House of Commons that every effort was made to improve conditions in concentration camps in South…
EventRuben Xulu, SA artist, dies in Marian Hill
Ruben Xulu was a sculptor who specialized in wood and stone. He was born deaf on 10 May 1955. His disability was never a hindrance. Throughout his career,…
ArchiveFederation or desolution
The 33rd lecture in the Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture series delivered by Alan Paton in Johannesburg on 23rd May 1985, in which he believes that…
ArchiveTowards racial justice: will there be a change of heart?
This is the 31st lecture delivered by Alan Paton at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the South African Institute of Race Relations on July 3, 1979 in which…
ArchiveSouth African Church leaders confront the Sstate
On Monday 29 February 1988, 125 clergy assembled at Cape Town's Anglican Cathedral and after a brief service set out on the short walk to Parliament to present…
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
Click on image to enlarge Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 July 1984. This is a double-storey manor house designed by architect P…
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
As important as the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Gandhiji which is observed on January 30, 1988, is the eightieth anniversary of his first…
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 At 1 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December 1982,…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
On 6 June 1986, Mr Ronnie Molifi was stabbed and burnt to death by a group of youth in the Mahwelereng Township in Limpopo province. He was accused of being a…
ArchiveRelations with Other Groups Committee report
Report of the subcommittee, Relations with other groups Committee, presented at the 60th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
Oral interview, conducted in Johannesburg, with Alexander Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white…
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
The grounds of this property originally formed part of the Studlands estate which had been granted to JP Eksteen on 5 May 1779 for the erection of a wijnhuis…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
The five properties involved are part of a larger complex of Georgian terrace Houses, The original portions of this House reputedly served as an out-building…
PlaceRust-en-Vrede, Wellington Road, Durbanville
Construction of this complex dates from the mid 19th Century and reflects a blending of Cape Dutch, Georgian and Victorian Architectural Features. During its…
PlacePoswohl Synagogue, Mooi Street, Johannesburg
The temple was erected by members of the Jewish community who had originally emigrated to Johannesburg after the turn of the century from Poswohl, in Lithuania…
PlaceThe Pines, Parktown, Johannesburg
The dwelling was designed by JC Watson and completed in 1906 for the firm of Fraser & Chalmers as the home for its General Manager, WE Park. The Building is a…
EventNgoako Abel Ramathlodi is born
Ngoako Ramathlodi, former premier of the Northern Transvaal Province (now Limpopo) and current Africa National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee…
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
Dorothy Nyembe, a prominent political activist in KwaZulu-Natal who participated in many political demonstrations against the apartheid regime and led the Cato…