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Event90-Days Act commences
The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is dubbed the 90-Day Act as it provides for any person to…
PlaceRaadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
The first Raadsaal is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the oldest building left standing in…
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950: One of the most infamous of all security laws during the apartheid era, it severely limited what the media could…
The Population Registration Act, No. 30 of 1950 is promulgated.
Document 19 - K. A. Jordaan, “The T.A.R.C. Debacle”, Discussion, 1,1 [June 1950]
Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984
The first residential sites in Bloemfontein are sold for £900.
BiographyPule Mabe
Puleng Peter Mabe (Pule Mabe) was born on 19 March 1980 in Namakgale, Phalaborwa, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). He was raised by a single…
"Apartheid Spells Disaster", Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to the Party's National Conference, Johannesburg, 6 to 8 January 1950,29
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
Introduction The decade of the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong alliance was being forged between racially…
BiographyFreda Levson
Freda Levson was born on 21 November 1911 in Pretoria, South Africa. Her father was a prominent physician in Johannesburg. She was educated in England from the…
BiographyMaggie Resha
Magdaline Resha was born on the 5th of May 1923 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had…
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
Magdaline Resha was born on the 5th of May 1923 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had…
Class and Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 by H. J. and R. E. SIMONS
ArchiveIndian Opinion Vol.48 No.44 Nov 1950 Special Diwali Issue
Document 18 - Letter from C. I. R. Fortein to John Gomas, 29 April 1950
ArchiveMetal workers call for R90 a week
Metal workers at general meetings held on the Reef and in Durban over the past month have launched a call for a minimum wage of R90 a week.
ArchiveCelebrating 50 years of South Africas Freedo
Black, red, yellow and white poster. COSATU logo. Artwork of people protesting. 50th Annniversary poster of the signing of the Freedom Charter in Kliptown,…
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in North West, Andrew Kelehe, won the 90km Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban…
Archive'R14.50' - Wage Board
Nation of 50 Million Paupers
Black Sash Calendar 1988-90
White background with black lettering. Calendars for years 1988 and 1990. Issued by The Black Sash. Short history of cartoonists Tony Grogan, Jonathan Zapiro…
ArchiveSpeak Number 50 June 1993
ArchiveFrank Talk Volume 3 1989/90
BiographyEmily Isabel Fern
Born Ballarat, Australia, 1881; died Johannesburg, 1953. Fern arrived in Johannesburg as a child in 1890, and was taught oil painting by a nun at End Street…
”Report on the National Day of Protest, June 26, 1950.” Issued by the Secretary-General of the ANC and initialed by Nelson R. Mandela, June 26, 1950
Mme Makwena Matlala
The Native Affairs Department (NAD) report for 1949-50 noted that ‘in the Matlala Location [Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal (now Polokwane,…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
"Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders acted so swiftly and with complete oneness of purpose in their determination to beat…
Dr James Moroka Address at the Opening SAIC Conference, 16 September 1950
BiographyRuth First
Journalist, academic and political activist, Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda (neé…