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EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… from the north around 100,000 BC. Little is known of the history of the first residents, as there is no written history of the area before it was first…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 35 … Representative Council on a boycott…
EventFirst celebration of International Women’s Day
… Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women … by thousands of South African women…
Archive1992: AAB
… - Bewegung, Osterreich (Austria). Important dates in history of freedom of other countries shown. Impressionist …
ArchiveMay Day in SA
… Day poster. Black background with title in white letters. History of May Day in South Africa in blocks in black …
Books for Workers from Ravan Press
… from Raven Press; Worker books, politics, trade unionism, history, literacy, novels, staffrider. …
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 6: militant white workers
… of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photographs and history of origin of white workers unions. Artwork of new …
ArchiveArchives tell our stories
… Photographs of important events and people in our history. Logo of the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and …
ArchiveAddress by Umkhonto We Sizwe Army Commander, Comrade Joe Modise at MK Military Seminar
… Seminar, Lusaka, Zambia, 25-26 April 1990. Examines the history of the MK and looks at strategies for expansion. …
ArchiveNUMSA: early beginnings
… Notice of 10th Year NUMSA rally on 24th May 1997. Short history of NUMSA. Black and white photographs of people …
ArchiveHeritage Day: 24 September 1996
… white poster. Photograph of Enoch Sontonga, and a short history of him in three languages. Artwork of Lovedale …
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 10: rebirth of the Democratic Labour Movement
… of Labour. Photographs of people striking. Short history of birth of trade unions in South Africa. Artwork of …
ArchiveLetter from Barry Streek, Secretary General, NUSAS, to NUSED Executive and others
… letter from Barry Streek, NUSAS, with an outline of the history of university apartheid in South Africa and the Acts …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
… categories. It is at one a reclamation of South Africa's history in its true and complete form and a tribute to some … of the broader initiative to ensure…
”Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in February 1945
… writer, Thompson, "The materialistic conception of History that conceives of Man as essentially an economic … and aspirations in all three elements of his…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… with itself and the world" (Manzo 1996). This spotlight history feature sees the beginnings of an extensive archive … site]| Hermann Giliomee and Bernard…
ArticleLife in Sophiatown
… Sophiatown developed its own colourful character and history. The houses were built according to people's ability …
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
… was a decade which became a turning point in South African history. Popular protest by masses of ordinary South Africans …
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… make it unique because it will be the first time in the history of our multi-racial nation that its people from all …
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… illustration by P. W. Wheeler, taken from South African History in Pictures, as published in The Star. Hold mouse …
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… the African-Indian people to have been held in the entire history of the country. Dr DF Malan appointed a three member …
ArchiveOur Party
… commemorate the 65th anniversary of the SACP. Outlines the history of the SACP and its objectives. …
Make your statement
… Artwork of people talking and thinking back about past history. List of TRC offices and telephone numbers to contact …
ArchiveSharpeville commemoration lecture
… 2st March at Arts Major. Speaker Dr Julian Cobbing (History Dept). …
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 4: indentured labour
… of Labour by the Mayibuye Centre, UWC. Photographs and history of indentured labourers recruited from India and …
ArchiveJanuary 1990 : EDA : Calendar
… 1990 calendar by Environmental Development Agency. History of EDA. Black and white photograph of a man in a …
EventBeauclerk Upington dies
… conditions. Click here to read more about Soccer history. …
EventPetrus Jacobus (Arrie) Paulus is born
… here for more on Arrie Paulus. Read more about Labour History in South Africa. …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: histori
… The document traces the early history leading to the formation of the South African …
ArchiveErnesto Recorre America
… Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Poster number 1. Short history of Ernesto 1928 - 1955. Multicoloured poster. Quotes …