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ArchiveArchbishop Burnett puts the record straight
… of the Province of Southern Africa detailing three attacks on the Church by the Minister of Police, the Media and the …
ArchiveCOSATU : Living wage
… plus a raised fist with words 'unite and fight for a' on it. Black artwork of people and coal mine. …
ArchiveThis worker is protesting for three days: against bannings and restrictions
… image of a persons head and shoulder and the number three on the forehead. Words at the bottom: This protest is …
ArchiveNuclear South Africa
… Title in white letters on black background. Outline of map of South Africa with …
The Freedom Charter
… Light green title on cream poster with light green border. Freedom Charter set …
ArchiveDust can take away your life
… George Motaung, who contracts silicosis, in red lettering on grey background. Black and white photo of workers in …
Training programme for trainers in nonviolent-action conflict handling
… Province of South Africa (CPSA) Boardroom, Khotso House on August 22, 1988, regarding a training programme for …
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… On 31 August 2012, anti-Apartheid activist Sister Bernard … in 1994, Sister Ncube chaired the portfolio committee on Arts and Culture and was elected mayor…
`We will come back with Msholozi`- erupts Pondoland, 12 December 2008
… greet African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma on arrival to the area. On the second leg of his four-day Eastern Cape visit, Zuma …
PlaceAalwynkop Peak, Mpumalanga
… are take-away pancakes, waffles, vetkoek and koeksisters on Sundays for a sample of local flavours. Many of the goodies on sale here have been made by local…
PlaceLusikisiki near Port St. John's
… Lying on Route 61, just inland from the beautiful coastal villages … holiday for us as a family. The M'bashe lighthouse lies on the Wild Coast, part way…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
… River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs train route) on 19 December 1864. The Suburb of Rosebank is similarly Home … ‘cradle of clear-beer brewing’ in…
EventJuan de Jongh, the South African rugby player is born
… Juan Leon de Jongh was born in Paarl, Western Cape on 15 April 1988.[i] Juan is a professional South African … in Cardiff.[vi] He also scored his first…
PlaceDe Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 March 1968.In 1881 David Christiaan de Waal, a close … Exhibition in Green Point. Military…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
… had a population of 230. Elandslaagte might be a place on the map, but it's virtually a nothing doing village in the … lying between the towns of Ladysmith…
PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
… This memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at … Taylor visualised the beautiful construction that stands on Bays Hill…
PlaceMuseum Africa
… of black children can identify and correct the record on African history as it has been presented up until now. Museum Africa’s collection and research…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… inaccurate and without any historical basis whatsoever. On the contrary African National Congress in particular, is … the whole Afrikaner people as…
EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joaquim Chissano, on 3 November 1986. By 1990, direct talks were held between … backer during the liberations struggle,…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… Alfred Temba Qabula was born on December 12, 1942 in Flagstaff, Transkei. His father. a … at Dunlop composing songs in his head as he drove around on a fork…
EventPetronella Nellie du Toit South African soprano singer is born
… Nellie duToit was born on 17 December 1929 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) into a … a touring company for the arts council of Great Britain. On returning to…
EventCarl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground
… Lourens in 1983. Both were convicted of treason, and on 24 November, Niehaus was sentenced to fifteen years in … positions, such as chairman of the…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… killed Joey and committed suicide during a police chase on 16 January 1990, less than a week after the escape. … had all been taken to the house after their…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… party incensed other Voortrekkers who planned an attack on Umgungundlovu. In December 1838 the Voortrekkers defeated … was held ten days after the battle of…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… Bambatha, resisted colonial measures imposing a poll tax on his subjects in addition to the hut tax. This led to first … Bambatha is still regarded as a hero…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… in the post 1994 government, Slovo was charged to deliver on one of Mandela's most important campaign promises: to … of his death comrades and critics said…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
… also examines the influence of the ANC’s exile experience on its approach to negotiations with the South African … University of the Western Cape. He has…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… the present members of the Natives' Representative Council on a boycott ticket. Tracing the history of the N.R.C. over … decision of working committee to…
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… offices of the President of South Africa . It is situated on Meintjieskop and overlooks the City . The Legislative seat … divided nation i.e. the English and…
ArchiveOur Party
… Address by Dan Tloome at a meeting in London on 30 July 1986 to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the …