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PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… The Upper, Middle and Lower Campuses together are often referred to as the 'main campus' The Campus as it stands today was laid out … 1918 when the South…
ArchiveJoint Meeting of NWC/PMC, 9 September 1988
… Minutes of a joint meeting of the African National Congress National Working Committee and the Political Military Committee. Discussed an ANC/UDF … Joint…
ArchiveArtwork of legs and hands in chains
… Light pink, grey and black drawing. Artwork of legs from the knees down, covered in a broken cloth. Artwork of hands with chains around the wrist. … Artwork…
‘God Made the White Man, God Made the Black Man…’: Popular Racial Stereotyping of Coloured People in Apartheid South Africa by Mohamed Adhikari (South African Historical Journal, 55), 2006
… ‘God Made the White Man, God Made the Black Man…’: Popular Racial Stereotyping of Coloured People in Apartheid South Africa by Mohamed …
ArchivePreliminary list of participants: International/Regional Organisations
… Preliminary list of participants: International/Regional Organisations at the World United Against Apartheid for a democratic South … December 1-4, 1987…
Chapter 3. The Poor White Problem - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… From the moment I assumed office, I came face-to-face with the "Poor White" problem, one of the major tragedies of South Africa. People abroad believe … the…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… The Supreme Court convicted former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock (dubbed 'Prime Evil') of six murders of Black anti-apartheid activists during his … to…
EventFirst edition of Sunday Times is published
… The first edition of the first Sunday newspaper in South Africa, the Sunday Times, appeared with New Zealander George Herbert … First edition of Sunday Times…
EventFinal evacuation of Sophiatown by black residents
… removals from Sophiatown had started in 1955 and by 1963 the demolition of the existing houses started. The area was reassigned to White … Final evacuation…
Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions”, The Torch, 1 April 1958
… Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions", The Torch, 1 April 1958 From the very … will be seen already…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… It was early in the October 1977 morning that they came. Ironically, they came on the morning of the Hindu festival of lights called Diwali, celebrating ……
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… The French Huguenots were refugees in the Netherlands fleeing religious persecution brought about by the ascendancy of Catholicism in France. The Edict of…
If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016
… The battle - and the greater narrative of Ethiopia’s independence – is a powerful symbol of African resistance to European imperialism. “Ethiopianism” … want…
ArchiveStatement protesting against first bannings under Suppression of Communism Act and calling for defiance of unjust laws
… Statement by Dr Y M Dadoo published in "The Guardian" on May 22, 1952, protesting against first bannings under Suppression of Communism Act and calling for…
ArchiveSouth Africa is main base of imperialism
… Speech delivered by I B Tabata to the Fourth Committee of the United Nations. … South Africa is main base of imperialism …
ArchiveProblems of social behaviour in our movement
… Discussion on the questions of alcohol and drug abuse and irresponsible sexual behaviour within the organisation and how to combat these issues. … Problems…
ArchiveReport of NUSAS President, October 31,1980
… Report by the NUSAS President, 1980. Includes the chosen theme for 1980 of Total Strategy and reports on student support for NUSAS in … Report of NUSAS…
ArchiveDecember 16, 1976: Parents day of pledging s
… Circular, issued by the Soweto Students Representative Council, calling for a commemoration on 16 December 1976, of those killed in police violence and a…
ArchiveViews of Black Christians on South Africas p
… Address delivered by Sam Buti, General Secretary of a Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Africa (NGKA) to a Conference organised by the Lutheran and NGKA…
EventThe last quagga in the world dies in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
… The last quagga in the world died in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The quagga had once roamed the pastures of the Karoo and the southern Free State…
ArchiveThe people support the freedom charter
… White, black and yellow poster. Artwork showing group of people carrying flag. Hand with spanner in it. Houses in … The people support the freedom charter …
ArchiveThe Constitution
… SACBC Education for Democracy poster no. 9. Information on the interim Constitution produced at Kempton Park. Artwork of a red covered book and a white…
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… On this day in history, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Bill was adopted - despite opposition from the United and Progressive Parties. This…
ArchiveHome and family life: responsibility of Christians
… Pamphlet produced by the South African Council of Churches to promote a Christian way of life … Home and family life: responsibility of Christians …
ArchiveA Blackman Speaks of Freedom by Peter Abrahams
… A Blackman Speaks of Freedom is the literary debut of Peter Abrahams who would go on to shape political thought … A Blackman Speaks of Freedom by Peter…
ArchiveEmergency convocation of churches in South Africa
… This journal article is about the emergence convocation of churches in South Africa which was held in Johannesburg on 30-31 May, in order to outline a plan…
Archive'We Demand Fair Redistribution of this Co
… "We Demand Fair Redistribution of this Country's Land": Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 6 March 1992 discussing restoration of land,…
ArchiveQuote from Desmond Tutu, Bishop of Johannesburg
… Black and white poster. Quote from Desmond Tutu. Artwork of black man and white woman holding hands above their heads in a chain of people. Related poster…
ArchiveBanning and intimidation: list of recommended tactics
… SASO memorandum deals with proposed methods of infiltration into schools, religious bodies and other … into SASO and how to deal with bannings and other…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front and the crisis in South Africa in the 1980s
… Summary of research proposal by Ineke van Kessel of the Department of … Studies Centre in Leiden. This research concentrates on the United Democratic Front…