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ArchivePetrol bombs hit unionists homes
Petrol bombs were thrown at the homes of two VW full time shop stewards in the early hours of Monday July 30. VW branch chairman John Gomomo told FOSATU Worker…
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveANC
Black poster with yellow triangle in centre with ANC acronym and arrows pointing to text: ignore?, unban?, repression?. Question underneath: How do you view…
PlaceAllemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province
Village in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve near the Sand River, 30 km from Winburg. The name is derived from the Allemanskraal dam, some 9 km to the North…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairperson of CARICOM, Distinguished Heads of State and Government of CARICOM, Your…
ArchiveChurches against violence
Black poster with yellow lettering. Coloured art image of skeleton hanging on cross with quote from bible. Preach and pray about the killings on Good Friday. …
ArchivePosition paper: Action on education
Position paper presented at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 24th - 30th November…
ArchiveUnban the ANC Mass Meeting
Notice of Mass Meeting on Tuesday 10th June at Khotso House at 12.30. White poster with black lettering. UDF Logo. Press release, dated 7th June 1986, from the…
ArchiveChallenge to the churches: report of a consultation on the church and the liberation of Southern Africa, held at Mindolo, Kitwe, Zambia
Report of a consultation held at Mindolo, Zambia on November 25-30 1979, to discuss the role of the church in the struggle for liberation and includes papers…
ArchiveMemorandum on BPC external affairs programme
Memorandum from Thami Zani to Ranwedzi Harry Nengwekhulu following on the fifth congress of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a commission…
PlaceMarket Theatre
The Market Theatre was founded in 1976 in Johannesburg by Mannie Manim and Barney Simon. Now based in the center of the Newtwon Cultural Precinct, The Market…
PlaceGouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay. The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty. G…
EventIdi Amin dies
Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of…
PlaceLevubu, Limpopo
Levubu is situated in a sub-tropical fruit Farming Area in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Fruit such as litchis, avocados and bananas, as well as pecans…
PlaceLongkloof, Main Road, Hout Bay
The building dates from the late 19th century when it served as the wine cellar on the farm Moddergat, then owned by the Boonzaaier family. After the farm was…
EventThe Population Registration Act of 1950 is repealed
The Population registration Act (Act No 30 of 1950 ) was repealed by the South African parliament. The Act was a pillar of the Apartheid system. It required…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African…
Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi19 to E. R. Roux 20, 27 January 1927
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi19 to E. R. Roux…
ArchiveAddress to NUSAS Congress 1968
President's address to the 44th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 30th Jun - 9…
ArchiveWestern Cape Region - Regional Conference: Problems and challenges of the Western Cape
Report by Reg September on the problems and challenges of the Western Cape, presented to the African National Congress Western Cape Region Conference, 29 and…
Meeting today
Black strip at top with title in white lettering. "State of Emergency" in red letters down sides of poster. Black and white image of soldier in centre with…
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
General Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died in Pretoria after a heart attack. The heart failure was…
ArchiveThis Council of the SACC calls upon all its member churches
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) calls upon all its member churches to participate in the National Day of Prayer for the people of Crossroads which…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 297 040 Indians out of a total of 350 000…
EventThe Anglo Boer War
Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the Anglo-Boer War (now called the South African War). Initially, the British government thought that…
EventBotswana gains independence from Britain
Previously known as Bechuanaland, Botswana gained independence from Britain on 30 September 1966 under the leadership of Seretse Khama. Khama was elected…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
1868 Enoch Mgijima is born at Bulhoek, Eastern Cape, the son of Jonas Mayekiso Mgijima. 1907 19 April, Enoch Mgijima, who had already gained quite a…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
1910 Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. Discrimination against Indians – Indians were excluded from receiving pensions according…
PlaceWalvis Bay, Namibia
Walvis Bay is a lively Port and Namibia’s second largest City, which is protected from wind and waves by the long arm of Pelican Point (SHOWN IN PICTURE). With…
PlaceHondeklipbaai, Namaqualand
Hondeklipbaai is a small fishing community along the coast of Namaqualand. The Village was originally used to export copper in Namaqualand. Simon Van der Stel,…