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EventLiberia is established
On 26 July 1847 the Liberian Declaration of Independence was signed and Liberia became a sovereign nation. The story of Liberia is different from other African…
EventSouth Africa joins the OAU
After the first fully democratic elections, South Africa was officially admitted as 53rd member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at a summit, held in…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
Mbhazima Samuel (Sam) Shilowa, was born in Olifantshoek in the Transvaal (now Limpopo Province.) After High School, Shilowa moved to Johannesburg, where he…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
On 29 December 1948, a well known human rights activist Rev. Michael Guthrie Scott, who lived in South Africa, besieged the United Nations(UN) for justice…
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention) was a convention whereby the United Kingdom formally recognised the…
EventA wave of strikes hits Durban and spread countrywide
On 9 January 1973 around 2 000 workers in the Coronation Brick and Tile factory in Durban downed tools after the employers rejected their demand for a wage…
PlaceApiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station
A Railway Station between Lydenburg and Steelpoort. Afrikaans for 'monkey thorn', the Afrikaans vernacular name refers to the high leafy crowns, of trees,…
ArchiveStatement by Social Welfare organisations
Statement by Social Welfare organisations regarding concerned social workers group as they opposed to the proposed Amendments to the Internal Security Act and…
ArchiveSACTU
A2 red and black on white litho; graphic SACTU logo; text: An injury to one is an injury to all; SACTU South African Congress of Trade Unions
ArchiveA brief history of student action in South Africa, plus a brief history of English/ Afrikaans /non-white student relations
Brief history of student action in South Africa from 1916 to 1971 and brief history of relationships between English, Afrikaans and Black students from 1924 to…
ArchiveConstituent assembly now!
Red poster with title and statements: "Share the wealth!, Land to the people!, Jobs for all!, Forward to socialism!" Yellow letters with a yellow star before…
Excerpts from discussions between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Frank Wisner on questions affecting southern Africa: Cape Town: 13 March 1986
Minutes of discussions held between the South African Government and the United States Government to discuss military and political solutions to achieve a…
ArchiveLeyland
After reaching a deadlock and having to go to arbitration the FOSATU affiliate Western Province Motor Assembly Workers Union and Leyland reached a new…
ArchiveDock workers blockade SA cargo
Southampton dock workers belonging to Britain's Transport and General Workers Union on Thursday July 31 refused to load a computer controlled milling machine…
ArchiveCongress votes for unity
In an important move, delegates at the second national congress committed FOSATU to building a united working class movement and to unite with other non-racial…
Document 32 - The Negotiating Council: resolution on violence
Click to read Critism and Censorship in the South African "Alternative" Press with particular reference to the cartoons of Bauer and Zapiro (1985 - 1990) - by…
PlaceBotshabelo
Missionaries Alexander Merensky and Heinrich Grützner started work in the north eastern part of the South African Republic in 1860. There were unsuccessful…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe and indeed on my own…
PlaceDan Pienaar, suburb of Bloemfontein
Dan Pienaar is a tranquil, upmarket suburb in Bloemfontein - regarded as one of the safest suburbs in the country! It is an excellent place to raise one’s…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town, located between Mowbray and Rondebosch. The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs…
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
Simon's Town Magistrate's Court is next to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts…
PlaceDe Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
The land was originally part of the van 'Breda Estate'' in Oranjezicht, and was purchased by the Town Council of Cape Town in 1877 for the building of the…
PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
This memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at Zwartskop. The outline of the Voortrekker Monument is also visible from…
EventViolence erupts during Defiance Campaign
The first violence during the Defiance Campaign erupted in New Brighton, near Port Elizabeth. According to reports the riots followed after a Black person was…
EventAZAPO is re-launched in Roodepoort
The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was re-launched in Roodepoort for the second time. After the outbreak of the Student Uprising in 1976, the government…
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
A passionate lecturer pioneering the teaching of radical political philosophy, Dr. Richard Turner was assassinated. Turner met his untimely death on the night…
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
On this date, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) announced its existence by launching its first acts of sabotage…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown. The museum is housed in…
ArchiveThe current situation inside SA
Report from Natal on the current political situation in South Africa. Examines results of regime's repression. Demonstrates refusal of the people to submit to…
ArchiveHelp Our Children Grow
A2 blue, red, black silkscreen on white; graphic children dancing around flower text: Let's find new ways to help our children grow! Come to the Children's…