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PlaceNqamakwe
In 1865 a number of Mfengu clans were resettled in the area around Nqamakwe. As refugees from the Mfacane wars further north, they had relatively few links to…
ArticleAfrica’s Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGSs) were perceived as a life line the United Nations and the rest of the world were throwing to Africa in order to save…
EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as South Africa's second democratically elected president in front of a vast crowd of dancing and cheering supporters. The…
ArchiveNational Detainees Day March 10: take forward their fight
Black, white and red poster with notiice of a meeting. The date and venue for this event have not been indicated. Artwork of man kneeling on one knee and…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectAbstractThe Federation of South…
ArchiveDet Lonar Sig: rosta med Kommunisterna: poster no.11: Chile
Black, red and white poster. Large red letter K down left hand side. Artwork of a man made out of newspapers against a background of newspapers. No. 11 in…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
The Confidence Reef was discovered by the Struben brothers on 18 September 1884. This sparked off a flood of prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually…
ArchiveTroops out of the townships: no apartheid war
ECC poster. Black, red and white poster. Artwork of an African woman's head and her hand raised, and an army tank.
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…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one of South Africa’s most important revolutionaries that fought against the…
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day, 16 December 1995
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day16 December 1995There are few countries which dedicate a national public holiday to…
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 Into this sketchy collage which is Lesotho,…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
Judas Mahlangu, a South African graphic artist, was born in Brakpan, on the East Rand (now Gauteng). In 1982 Mahlangu started working at the South African…
ArchiveS.T.E.P.
Black and white poster. Students' Teaching and Education Programme (STEP). Black and white artwork of children. Map of Africa in top right hand corner.
ArchiveDecember 16 to 26: Xmas against the emergency
Black and white poster with an image of a mans hand in a fist; holding barbed wire and the logos of NECC, SACC, UDF and COSATU on the fingers. The other image…
ArchiveOns sluk nie meer vir truk
White poster with blue border and blue lettering. Title in box in centre. ACAC, SACP and COSAW Logos. Hammer and sickle in top left hand corner.
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Jeppetown, Johannesburg
The foundation stone of this building was laid on 5 May 1906 by General Koos de la Rey, and the church was officially consecrated on 26 January 1907. It is…
ArchiveDetentions: bannings, restrictions, harassment, we will not be silenced
White, red and black poster. Image of a hand with police on one side and state on the other. UDF Logo. Issued by Transvaal Anti-PC Committee and the Riverlea…
ArchivePeoples action for a democratic South Africa
Black green and yellow background. Red lettering. Red block in bottom left hand corner letters in white Forward to freedom and ANC Logo. Photos of ANC…
ArchiveMelt away the blues: Dave Hampshire
Black and white poster. Artwork of a hand striking a match and lighting a wax figure of Margaret Thatcher. Box of matches with the words 'class struggle', …
ArchiveJe suis battant: gagnant je fais la CGT
Blue, red, yellow and green poster with white blocks and black lettering. Black and white artwork of four hand gestures. CGT poster. CGT, Confédération GénÅ
ArchiveToo many people suffering
An exhibition of resistance posters from South Africa. Produced by CUSO. Image of army tank and woman with hand raised. Black, white and red poster. Small…
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
Situated roughly 70 kilometers West of the town of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa prime plains for game hunting. Rooipoort is a…
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…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement concluded on economic co…
Chapter XV - House arrest
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph On 13 October 1962,1 became the first person in South Africa to be put under house arrest. The minister was …
ArchiveSeminar on creative writing
Black and white poster. Notice of a Seminar on creative writing at the National Museum, Gaborone, on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November. Artwork of a table…
PlaceBloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
Also known as the Old Grey College building. The structure was designed by Architect WH Stucke and was erected in 1894-95 by building contractor D Godley. Its…
ArchiveA womans place is in the struggle: Women of
Black and white poster. Title in yellow letters. Notice of International Women's Day on March 8. Artwork of women with arms raised carrying brooms and a banner…
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
The presidential contender says he saw Jacob Zuma as an older brother and treated Khwezi as he would a daughter. Presidential contender and ANC treasurer…