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Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
You have been invited to the first Open Textbook Summit: physics & astronomy Textbooks prices have skyrocketed globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew THE WORKERS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA P.O. Box 1940 Cape…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Nelson Mandela warned that if the South African government fail to take effective steps to end the current…
Document 47. Minutes of the Annual Conference of the ANC, December 15-19, 1949
1. Conference opened at 10:10 a.m. on the 15th December 1949. In the absence of the Senior Chaplain the Speaker, Cr. R. V. Selope Thema, called upon Rev. J. A…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General Hendrick Abraham Alberts,…
EventSmuts becomes Prime Minister
General Jan Christian Smuts started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa after the death of General Louis Botha on 27 August 1919…
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
Mary-Anne D'Oliveira Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha delivered the infamous "Rubicon" Speech in Durban. Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time…
ArchiveColoured, White, Indian: the past is theirs, the future is ours
Orange and white, with artwork of a hand in a fist.
PlaceKenilworth
Kenilworth lies flanked by the Constantia Winelands and popular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, between the suburbs of Claremont and Wynberg. A leafy suburb,…
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
Two years after the first democratic election (1994) the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, signed the final draft of the constitution…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
Robben Island, 7400 Republic of South Africa 3 August 1980 Dear Mrs. Bhalla, I am writing to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Indian…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Sir Galbraith…
PlaceSt George’s Anglican Cathedral, Cape Town
The Cathedral of St George the Martyr stands at the bottom of Parliament Street in Cape Town and was erected to provide a place of worship for English settlers…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
We are sure you’ve heard the hype around the very first Cape Town Book Sale, and we are here to tell you that you have a right to be excited. From Friday, 16…
PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
Original name being 'Willston', Afrikaans name for 'Almond tree'. These trees were found near the Rhenish Mission Station from which the Town developed. The…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
DEFIANCE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA, RECALLED By E.S Reddy The "Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws" - launched jointly by the African National Congress of…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Wellington East
The foundation stone of this church was laid way back in 1838. The first section of the building which comprised of the nave only was taken into use in 1840…
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
Adelaide Frances Tambo (77), widow of former African National Congress (ANC) leader Oliver Tambo, died at her home in Johannesburg. Ma Tambo, as she was…
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
Elvis Ramoloyi was beaten to death by a mob after a confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed his car too close to where they were standing…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this congregation is characterized by…
ArchiveBuild UDF
Black and white; artwork of bricks in the shape of a hand in a fist.
ArchiveDe Klerk + Gqozo = terror
White background with black lettering hammer and sickle in top left hand corner
Chapter 20. Malan’s Road to a New South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
Round about 1940 the propaganda committee of the Nationalist Party issued a pamphlet under the title, The Road to A New South Africa, in which the party's…
ArchiveMasekela along with the impressive Kalahari
Black, white and red poster. Notice of an intended concert. Artwork of a jazz band.
ArchiveSay no to apartheid: sign the UDF Declaration
Red, yellow, black and white UDF poster. UDF Logo. Artwork of a hand holding a pencil.
EventKaunda announces nationalisation of Copper mines
Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda announces nationalisation of copper mining companies, key to Zambia's economy contributing over 50 percent of government…
ArchiveSmash Bantu education: misery: illiteracy
Black, red and white poster. Artwork of a hand smashing papers regarding Bantu education. MEDU poster.
Boykot apartheid
Red, black and white poster. Anti Apartheids Beweging Nederland poster. Artwork of a hand spraypainting title.
ArchiveThe South African Christmas story
White background with red lettering and image of Father Christmas holding a military truck in his hand.