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ArticleNdebele
The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the organization’s early years. Events…
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…
ArchiveFight for us in your land
Red, orange, black and grey poster. Words "Fight for us in your land for we in ours shall go on fighting for you and all people". Old fashioned photograph of…
ArchiveWomen on the right track
Athletics is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. But men steal most of the limelight while women remain in the shadows. Cheryl Roberts looks at why…
PlaceSchoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town
Schoenstatt’s Founder was a priest, Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. In 1912, he was appointed Spiritual Director in the…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in…
Address by Selby Msimang, President, Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of South Africa, July 23, 1921
At Thursday evening's session of the Industrial Commercial Workers (Amalgamated) Union of South Africa, Mr. Selby Msimang (president) delivered his annual…
14. Suicide among indentured
By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced them, and apparently…
The ANC and the Women’s League
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner One day when I got up to go to work it was very cold, and it was raining outside…
COSATU Calendar
COSATU calendar for January to December. Black background with COSATU logo. Coloured artworks depicting men; women with their children working in the fields…
ArchiveMot fortryckarna!: stod Chiles volk!: no. 18: Chile
Yellow, blue, red, black and white poster. Black and white poster of military men in centre. No.18 in bottom left hand corner. Leif Thollander in bottom right…
ArchiveRevolt
Black, red and white poster. Artwork of people marching carrying red flags. Artwork of men in suits carrying handcuffs. Number 7 Revolt printed in bottom eft…
ArchivePlay it again Sam
Black and white poster. Notice of a concert at Baxter Concert Hall on 24th November. Artwork of a piano and two men dancing carrying umbrellas. Produced for…
ArchiveUrban design
Sepia poster with black lettering and artwork. Information poster by University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Department of Town and Regional Planning…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
Few people, including most English-speaking South Africans, know anything at all about the Afrikaner people, their history and their national aspirations. Yet…
ArchiveNo jobs: make us sick
Multicoloured poster. Photograph of men looking for work at the street corner. Notice of a NUMSA Job Summit Campaign from 30th June to 31st July 2002. List…
Presidential address by Alberth Luthuli to the Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Branch of the African National Congress, 5 July 1956
(Press report) "The struggle for freedom must go on no matter how hard the struggle might be! It must go on because Freedom is the noblest human attainment…
Statement on Human Rights Year by Oliver Tambo, 01 June 1968
For the oppressed people of South Africa the commemoration of the twentieth year of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsbears a very…
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
Your Worship, We are charged with the offence of contravening Section 20 (r)of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wrongfully and unlawfully aid or abet…
ArchiveProtecting prisoners
Coloured photograph of two men sitting on a bed in jail. One in a white uniform with a red cross on the pocket of the jacket. Words at bottom - interviews…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 1. A. M. LEMBEDE, "The Importance of Agriculture," Iso Lomuzi,Vol. IV, no. 1 (October 1934…
ArchiveUDF Unites
Two posters side by side. One white on black and one white on black. Images of two men held apart by one man in centre. Words 'constitutional proposals divide…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP),…
ArchiveWorkers Power Builds Unity
A2 red, yellow, black on white litho poster; drawing of workers holding hands; text: Workers Power Builds Unity; workers Power Builds Co-ops; Working class…
ArchiveFor our land well die: forced removals in So
White poster with black lettering. Black and white artwork of men holding flag with title on it. Notice of lectures, films, videos, poetry, drama and…
ArchiveNational service need not be military service.
ECC Poster. Dark blue poster with title in white lettering. Black and white images of soldiers on right hand side. Blue, green and yellow blocks of men in…
ArchiveFrontline states: ANC together: in struggle
White poster with black lettering, and black border. Green outline of South Africa, with black and white artwork of men with rifles marching across it. Image…
ArchiveSupport Sharpeville Six
A2 red and black on yellow; graphic men and nooses; text: Support Sharpeville Six; We will not allow them to hang; Ried Mokoena, Reginald Sefatsa, Therese…
ArchiveJazz Tour Contro Lapartheid
Black poster, title in green letters. Black and white photograph of three men in a jazz band. All other wording in orange lettering. Notice of jazz concerts…