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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…
Document 49 - ”The Stay-Home Call: Why did it fail?”. Congress Voice, issued by Emergency Committee of the A.N.C., 2, 2, May 1960
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 49 - ”The Stay-Home Call: Why did it fail?"…
ArchiveLetter from Raymond Suttner to whom it may concern
Letter from Raymond Suttner, Head of the ANC Political Education Department, regarding the making of a video series on the history of the ANC. Includes…
ArchiveBriefing document on KTC situation
Briefing document on KTC situation that contains the history, the latest peace initiative, ANC statement, the positions of national organisations, the…
South African workers rally around May Day
History of May Day in South Africa. Title in red on white background. Two black and white blocks at bottom showing protestors and police action. Red and white…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain.
History of piracy. Blue, red, white and black poster. Artwork of Queen Elizabeth 1 and Sir Francis Drake. Artwork of a sailing ship. Map of Trade Routes…
ArchiveWar and peace
Title in yellow letters. Notice of release of documentary about the history of the ANC from 1912. Multicoloured poster with people in background. One man in…
ArchiveFactory wage talks in paper industry
For the first time in the history of the pulp and paper industrial council, employers have agreed to refer the wage negotiations back to factory level in an…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
While the abolition of the slave trade by Britain in 1808 was haled as a victory by abolitionists like Granville Scott and William Wilberforce,[i] for the…
ArchiveWorkers unite, fight for freedom and democracy!!
Calendar for 1985. Black, red, yellow and white poster. History of important dates at bottom. KMU Kilusang Uno Mayo (May 1st Movement) poster, Philippines…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
History of slavery in the West Indies. Yellow, black, red and white poster. Artwork of fighting and other various artwork. Series of folders numbers 3521- 3529…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
History of India and the British conquest. Artwork of scenes of India. Map of India and of the trade routes. Series of folders numbers 3521-3529 and 3532. Also…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering, after heavy losses on both sides. SA National Museum of…
ArchiveWhat is the UDF
UDF Press Conference held on 1 August 1983 at Khotso House, Johannesburg. Discussing history and the background of the United Democratic Front from the time it…
ArchiveMemorandum to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and Bantu Education
The memorandum provides a background to the political history of South Africa. The development of the policy of separate development and apartheid with a…
Memorial service of photojournalist Juda Ngwenya by Cyril Ramaphosa, Rhema Church, Randburg, 26 October 2016
It is heart-breaking to say goodbye to a special human being like Mr Juda Ngwenya. He leaves his nation with a gaping wound and his profession with a void…
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…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
*Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to a…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, who was educated at a Mission school, was the…
ArchiveLaw and order or terror and disorganization: presidential Address presented at the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg, 1988
Opening Address by National President Mary Burton at National Conference held at Johannesburg on 10 March 1988, discussing: Indigenous history, Rule of Law,…
ArchiveA statement on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the African National Congress
Statement by Alfred Nzo, Secretary General of the African National Congress on the ANC's 65th Anniversary. Examines history of the party, the current political…
ArchiveNUMSA
Yellow, red, black and white poster. Notice of a NUMSA ten year rally on 24th May 1997. 1987 - 1997. NUMSA logo. Short history of NUMSA events of the…
ArchiveCanaan rediscovered: Fingo trust lands in the Humansdorp-Tsitsikamma area
History of the Mfengu people and their forced removal from their lands in the Humnasdorp-Tsitsikamma area. Canaan resdiscovered was a term used to describe the…
ArchiveLetter from Duncan Innes, President, to SRC Presidents and others
General circular letter from Duncan Innes, President of the National Union of South African Students, with a report giving information on the National Union,…
ArchiveReligion and the struggle against apartheid
Paper on religion and the struggle against apartheid, prepared for an African National Congress seminar which provides a brief history of the ANC, examines the…
ArchiveStrategy and tactics of the African National Congress
Booklet containing the strategy and tactics of the ANC, adopted at the Morogoro Conference in Tanzania in 1969. Analyses the history of the movement, the…
EventThe International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA
The International Monetary Fund announces that it will agree to purchase gold from South Africa, subject to certain conditions. The price of $35 per oz. is…
Mandela video clips
First interview – 1961 Treason trial speech – 1961 Release from prison – 1990 First speech following release – 1990 Presidential inauguration –…
ArchiveMemorandum: a study in political heresy
Unauthored memorandum on the history of the Peoples Struggles and strategy and the tactics of the National Liberation Movement and the South African Communist…