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PlaceAbachoreb, Northern Cape
Watering place South of the Koa River Valley, South of Steinkopf. The name is derived from Khoikhoi and means 'water hole dug by hand'. The Afrikaans name is …
EventLabour pioneer Samuel Long is arrested
Samuel Alfred (Taffy) Long, heralded as one of South Africa's greatest working-class martyrs, was arrested after the defeat of Fordsburg during the Rand Revolt…
EventA teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington
A teacher training college in South Africa opened on 26 January 1896, in Wellington, in the Western Cape, South Africa. It was a settlement of the 1688 French…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi died on 13 March 1980. She was 68 years old. …
ArchiveJODAC Presents Egoli
A2 silkscreen red and yellow on white; drawing of man and woman; text: JODAC presents egoli; Jo'burg; 'n aand van kultuur; Marcel Van Heerden, Koeksusters,…
ArchiveThe sixteenth annual Richard Feetham Memorial Lecture by Helen Joseph
Students Representative Council and Academic Freedom Committee of the University of Witwatersrand. Dark brown poster with cream lettering. Notice of a lecture…
ArchiveInkathagate : Wits students demand facts!
White poster with black lettering. Brown and white images of twenty rand notes, dripping red at bottom. Notice of meeting at Great Hall, on Tuesday 30th July…
ArchiveWhere are our mothers?
Multicoloured poster. Photograph of a woman carrying a large bag on her head, and carrying a wooden giraffe in one hand and a cane basket in the other. Words …
ArchiveDistribution of United Democratic Front media
Its a distribution of United Democratic Front media to different organisations around Rand East regarding the United Democratic Front media and how many copies…
ArchiveConcerning hopes
Black and white poster regarding Palestine. Poem entitled 'Gone are those we love' by Fadwa Tuqan. Artwork of a masked head and a hand holding a scythe by…
EventThe Prime Minister announces the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into the reporting of defence matters, to be headed by Justice M.T. Steyn
More recent initiatives by the post 1994 SA government to establish a media tribunal have been condemned as an attempt to introduce 'apartheid style draconian…
ArchiveOASSSA National Conference
Notice of a conference on Mental Health, Struggle and Transformation at Shepstone 1, University of Natal, Durban. On the 9 - 10 September 1988. Black top page…
March on Washington
American poster from the National Campaign for Peace in the Middle East. Word January down left hand side. Number 26 in yellow letters over black and white…
Unity is strength
White poster with blue lettering and chain around title. Vote Yes on 14-15 August at the bus stop. Image of voting paper with black cross on it. nitials MAWU…
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 by architect J.M. Soloman…
ArchiveJoin the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
Red, black and white poster. Notice of a global march for access to HIV/AIDS treatment, on the 9th July at Durban City Hall. Artwork of a child carrying a…
ArchiveDemocracy?
Black background with white lettering. Printed and issued by the MDM. White circle with artwork of a magnifying glass with a hand, with words 'white parliament…
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
In spite of being refused to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), left for Zimbabwe with the intent of meeting…
PlaceOld Arts Building, University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria Museums are celebrating another milestone, as the Old Arts Building was declared a museum in June 1982. The foundation stone for…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
The Margo Commission, set up by the South African government to probe the mysterious death of Mozambican president Samora Machel, started its first hearing at…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
The building of the Delagoa Bay railway line to Pretoria was completed on this date. It was scheduled to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894, however, the…
ArchiveSouth African Labour Bulletin Volume 7 Number 8 July 1982
South African Labour Bulletin is a refereed journal which supports the democratic labour movement in South Africa. It is a forum for analysing, debating and…
ArchiveUDUSA
White background with red lettering. Image of university at top right hand corner. Union of Democratic University Staff Association. Tribute and welcome to…
EventViolence erupts in Paarl
Violence erupted when Poqo members from Mbekweni, Paarl, met and resolved to attack the White town of Paarl. Over 200 men armed with axes, pangas, sticks,…
ArchivePresidential Address to the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban, 1986
Opening Address by National President Sheena Duncan at the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 13 March 1986, discussing: Detentions, deaths of…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
Cecil John Rhodes applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal Charter was granted in October 1889, with…
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
The cornerstone of the building was laid on 19 December 1907 by Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, and was officially opened on 16 October 1909. The North and South…
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
The site of the Battle of Diamond Hill, which took place on the 11th and 12th June 1900, in which 14000 British soldiers and 4000 Boers engaged in battle…
Steve Biko revisited by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 21 June 2016
I’ve been trying to understand what’s happening at my alma mater and employer for over 40 years, the University of Cape Town (UCT). Part of this endeavour…
ArchiveRally
Notice of rally at Dube "Y" on 29th September 1984. Speaker Rev F Chikane. White poster with black lettering. Black and white image of man holding cross in one…