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ArchiveCultural Day
Yellow poster with black lettering and artwork. COSATU Logo. Image of a tree with a band playing underneath. List of speakers. Notice of COSATU Congress…
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
The First River Temple, built the banks of the Umbilo River, near Bayhead Durban, in 1875. This is the first Hindu Temple that was built in Africa. It was…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
The Raadsaal Building is located on the South-Western corner of Church Square and forms an important part of the Historical Architectural character of early…
First National Consultative Conference: Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee, 25 April 1969, Morogoro
The vital and central task of the African National Congress today is the intensification of the armed struggle for the overthrow of the white fascist regime…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
The division of Oudtshoorn was originally part of the District of George, and was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The local economy was based…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
The central African region in which the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) lies has been pervaded by conflict and instability. This can be traced…
ArchiveThe Peoples Festival Fun Valley
A2 red,yellow, black on whitye silkscreen; graphic of band playing; text: Juluka, Brenda and the Big Dudes, Hotline, Malombo, Mara Louw, Sakhile, Isja, Afubi,…
ArchiveWork in progress: COSATU congress
Black poster. White and yellow lettering. Number 54 in yellow letters in top right hand corner. Image of a miner, wearing a hard hat with words "COSATU says…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
David Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for international success: a solo exhibition at New York’s…
ArchiveNEUSA General Meeting
Notice of NEUSA general meeting at Funda Centre, Saturday 1st June. Cream background with red wording and images. Image of map of South Africa with hand…
ArchiveThirty years later: we say no to high prices, forced removals, passes
Black and white poster with artwork of a woman from Khayelitsha township, with her her hand in chains. Notice of an anniversary rally to be held by the…
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
The Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It features a full body replica of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit, standing…
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gandhi started writing the following article on…
ArchiveSave The 32: Give Them Freedom For Life
A2 red and black on yellow; graphic hand with spear, noose; text: Save the 32, give them freedom for life; don't let them hang; poster contains list of names…
ArchiveEnjoin good forbid evil: yes to defiance no to racist elections
White poster with title in black and green letters, black illustration of a hand holding a gun. Muslim Students Association poster with their logo. Title …
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status, with an impressive 295 metre span…
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
With the coming of the Dutch settlers, the Khoikhoi faced a stronger demand for their cattle. Trade disputes and charges of theft caused great tension between…
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic perspective of the ANC is the transfer of…
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
Just behind “the Brickworks” is what is known as the Vlakfontein Monument.The Vlakfontein Monument was erected to commemorate the Jameson Raid of 1895/ 96, in…
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
Pilrig House is situated at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up to first level, and…
Global march for access to HIV/AIDS treatment
Red, black and white poster for Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). March at Durban City Hall on 9th July. Photograph of a small girl holding a poster with a hand…
ArchiveDont be misled lets look ahead
Recruitment poster for Projects. Black and white poster. Words - apartheid is dead - in balloon coming from image of man leaning against coffin. Hand in…
ArchiveIsolera Sydafrika!
Black poster with white letters. Black and white photograph of a pair of soldiers boots on a board with black faces underneath. At the bottom, on the left-hand…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
The second Convention for a Democratic South Africa, or CODESA II, ends in a deadlock. The negotiating parties ie. The South African Government and the country…
EventThe Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security force
The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which was to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forces, were laid out in a…
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
Though gold was discovered near Krugersdorp in July 1852 and mining activities started successively in various places on the Witwatersrand (meaning Ridge of…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
The second plenary session of the Congress for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA II) was convened in Johannesburg. Unlike the first session CODESA II ended in…
ArchiveDebate
Institute for African alternatives. Notice of meeting at Pimville, Soweto, on 27th July 1991. White poster with black lettering. Image of African carved mask…
ArchiveJazz Tour Contro Lapartheid
Black poster, title in green letters. Black and white photograph of three men in a jazz band. All other wording in orange lettering. Notice of jazz concerts…
ArchiveOne, so many
Black and white poster, with pink strip across top left hand corner. Notice of a dance performance at the Market Theatre on the 9th to the 14th May 1983. Six…