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ArchiveIgnorance is not bliss : no news is bad news
Ignorance is not bliss repeated three times across poster. No news is bad news repeated three times across poster. Black letters apart from the words 'not'…
Address to Beijing University Beijing, 6 May 1999
President of the University of Beijing; Members of faculty and students; Distinguished guests. I was honoured indeed in 1992 by your award to me of an…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by RIXAKA, January 1985
Question: In the January 8 statement of the National Executive Committee this year, prominent mention is given to the cultural field. How would you briefly…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Rixaka, 05 January 1985
Question: In the January 8 statement of the National Executive Committee this year, prominent mention is given to the cultural field. How would you briefly…
PlaceThaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
Thaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte, is a military base (or military area) in Pretoria, South Africa. Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called:…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
June 18, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Amandla! Magazine — A defining feature of the 1976 uprising was the decisive…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION Labour is a neglected aspect in published…
ArchiveTrojan horse
Yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of interfaith commemoration service. 15 October 1987. St Georges Church, Belgravia Road, Belgravia Estate. List of…
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
The Canadian government offered a second contingent of troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South…
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, edited 2018). In 1956, Trevor Huddleston, an Anglican priest, wrote the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
Prime Minister Rao; Honourable Ministers; Distinguished Guests: Ladies and Gentlemen. May I express my heartfelt appreciation at the very warm and moving…
NEUSA General Meeting
A2 dark red silkscreened on yellow paper; picture of hand with book, map of Africa, cars coming to meeting; text: The Doors of Learning and culture shall be…
The Freedom Charter
Copy of The Freedom Charter. Title in light green on white background. Headings in light green, Charter in black lettering. Image of group of people carrying…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
It was declared a National Monument underold legislation on 6 April 1936. The monument was designed by Sytze Wierda who was the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Okiep, in Namaqualand, starts
In the final stages of the South African War (Anglo Boer), the British had whittled down the Boer resistance to such an extent that the only resistance they…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
On 7 July 1996, in a television broadcast President Nelson Mandela confirmed the rumours that he would not stand for re-election in 1999. This is in accordance…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, 23 Main Street, Jansenville
The building was designed by architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by AH Reid of Port Elizabeth. The cornerstone was laid on 16 August 1884…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 …
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Press, 16 November 1984, Addis Ababa
The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as one…
Statement to the Press by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 16 November 1984
The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as one…
South African Labour Bulletin
Blue poster with black lettering, front page of Bulletin. November 1990, Volume 15, Number 4. List of articles. Artwork of Mercedes car with man hanging out…
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
Mr. Chairman, Sir, Distinguished representatives, Today, we, black and white, peoples of many nationalities and continents, representatives of different…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
The African National Congress, South Africans and the world at large continues to mourn the passing the Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade Nelson Mandela. The…
PlaceMzilikazi Memorial, situated at Phokeng, near Rustenburg
Mzilikazi Memorial. Mzilikazi died on 5th September 1868 following a long period of ill health, but his death was kept a secret by his chief councillors and…
PlacePella
In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely no idea what they were…
Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
How does a person place himself in the current South African discourse when he is young, white and male? As someone who ticks all three boxes, this is a…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
Elandslaagte was a mission station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census indicated that the…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
After becoming Prime Minister of South Africa in 1966, John Vorster met with Hendrik van den Bergh, the head of the South African Police Security Branch. At…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
Dear friends and fellow countrymen, The opening of a new year is the occasion for the exchange of greetings. From this southern part of the world of…