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ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 4: indentured labour
Multicoloured poster. Produced for the Department of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photographs and history of indentured labourers recruited from India…
ArchiveJanuary 1990 : EDA : Calendar
Black and white January to December 1990 calendar by Environmental Development Agency. History of EDA. Black and white photograph of a man in a blanket riding…
EventBeauclerk Upington dies
Beauclerk Upington, advocate, politician, yachtsman and president of the South African Football (Soccer) Association (1913-22), died in Cape Town under…
EventPetrus Jacobus (Arrie) Paulus is born
Petrus Jacobus (Arrie) Paulus, General Secretary of the Mineworkers' Union in 1967, is born in Pretoria. Click here for more on Arrie Paulus. Read more about…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
Honourable Chair; Distinguished Guests There are initiatives which derive their fame from the greatness of the personalities associated with them. There are…
”Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in February 1945
a) The Philosophical Basis: This can be stated by quoting the words of a famous American writer, Thompson, "The materialistic conception of History that…
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: histori
The document traces the early history leading to the formation of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). An undated, estimated budget and…
ArchiveErnesto Recorre America
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Poster number 1. Short history of Ernesto 1928 - 1955. Multicoloured poster. Quotes from Che and Fidel. Artwork of Che as a boy…
Vote ANC
ANC election campaign poster. Dark blue background with yellow lettering. Nine black and white photographs of short history of the ANC. Coloured photograph of…
ArchiveIndustrial unrest in South Africa
Paper by I B Tabata on industrial unrest and strikes by Black workers in South Africa. Provides a brief history of the rise of capitalism in South Africa and a…
ArchiveThe development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National Conference 1984
The development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National Conference on 17 March 1984 discussing history of the end…
Vote ANC
ANC election campaign poster. Dark blue background with yellow lettering. Nine black and white photographs showing bits of history of the ANC. Coloured…
ArchiveOxford: 1970s: the youth take charge
Brown, red and black poster. Large photograph of the Soweto Uprising in June 1976. Quote from Nelson Mandela. Short bits of history and photographs from 1970…
ArchiveMay Day 1985 (Tape III)
Meeting with workers to explain history of MayDay and why workers celebrate. Cultural performances by worker groups.Role-plays reveal real problems facing…
ArchiveMay Day 1985 (Tape II)
Meeting with workers to explain history of MayDay and why workers celebrate. Cultural performances by worker groups.Role-plays reveal real problems facing…
ArchiveMay Day 1985 (Tape I)
Meeting with workers to explain history of MayDay and why workers celebrate. Cultural performances by worker groups.Role-plays reveal real problems facing…
ArchivePresidential address delivered at the Conference of the All African Convention meeting at Bloemfontein
Presidential address delivered at the Conference of the All African Convention meeting in Bloemfontein. Summarises history of dispossession and military…
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…
ArchiveSouth Africas racist state and the national
Paper by Jack Simons on apartheid and the democratic revolution. Examines the history of political systems in South Africa, looks at the Constitution, racial…
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…
ArchiveDraft reply to commission of enquiry request for oral evidence
Explanation of the Constitutional nature of the National Union of South African Students, National Student Assembly, the financing and administration of NUSAS,…
ArchiveMemorandum presented by National Union of South African Students to the Select Committee on Certain Organisations - August 1972
Official memorandum presented by the National Union of South African Students to the Select Committee on Certain Organisations, including NUSAS (the Schlebusch…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
South Africa has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
As population in the freehold townships swelled, overcrowding and rack renting became the order of the day. Black property owners in Sophiatown were themselves…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
Please note that this section is detailed and we have broken it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Introduction …
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in South Africa. Joseph Chamberlain was appointed Colonial Secretary. He joined forces with…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian…
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…
ArchiveWe are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
Green, black, white, yellow and blue poster. Series of folders numbers 3521 - 3529 and folder 3532, also folders 3538 and possibly 3531. Photographs and dates…