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ArchiveShould we participate in tri-cameralism? A position promoting the idea
An article about whether or not to participate in a tri-cameralism, a writer starts off by saying that, entering parliament, is not a priniciple move, but…
Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit
Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lectureThe paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the…
ArchiveResolutions of the Eight National Conference of the South African Council of Churches, July 27-29, 1976
Resolutions of the South African Council of Churches, discussed at the Eighth National Conference, which includes the call for detainees to be charged or…
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a giant among African American activists. He was a key founder of the NAACP, the largest and oldest civil rights…
EventZimbabawean Independence Day
Zimbabwe Independence Day On this day in 1980, Southern-Rhodesia gained independence from the British, taking the name Zimbabwe. The day marked the end of…
PlaceOld Morley
In 1828 the Wesleyan Missionary Society established a station at Amadola. A year later it was attacked and burnt down by amaMfengu warriors. The name amaMfengu…
EventMarc Lottering was born on this day
On this day Marc Eugene Lottering, one of the most prominent comedians and entertainers in South African history, was born in Cape Town. [i] Endnotes [i]…
ArchiveStatess policy of deception
Rejecting any participation in the negotiations meetings of 29 November and of 20-21 December 1991, the New Unity Movement says in its latest statement that…
ArchiveStatement by Mr D J Louis Nel, Deputy Minister of Information
Statement by Mr D J Louis Nel, Deputy Minister of information regarding a certain press reports and editorial comment, to the effect that the government is…
ArchiveWomen against apartheid in South Africa
Report on the demonstration that took place in Pretoria, on 9 August 1956 by 20000 women against pass laws, the plight of Black women under apartheid, the…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress: Year of the Cadre
Poster with white background and mostly black text. Some text in red. Calendar for six months from January to June 1985. List of important dates. Yellow, red,…
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…
EventFirst international tour in 27 years for South African Proteas
On this momentous occasion, South Africans were welcomed in India with garlands and standing ovations, and played to capacity crowds. South African cricket,…
ArchiveUrban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961
The Act was to provide for the establishment of urban Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal jurisdiction in urban areas, the…
ArchiveMinutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban
Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban from 2 to 5 March 1989, discussing: Reports from National Headquarters, regions, magazine,…
Minutes of Extended Management Committee, 11 August 1981
Minutes of an extended ANC Management Committee meeting, to discuss various organisational issues. Includes minutes of a National Executive Council meeting to…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 1958
Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town, October 14 to 17 1958. Discussed were formation of steering/press committees, minutes of…
PlaceAllemanskraal or Aldam, Free State Province
Village in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve near the Sand River, 30 km from Winburg. The name is derived from the Allemanskraal dam, some 9 km to the North…
Place'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
Mountian in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the Orange River. This a Khoikhoi name for 'Rooilepel', and means 'red spoon' when…
ArchiveCommunique of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
Communique of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, reporting on a meeting of the NEC in early June, 1989. Condemned the extension…
ArchiveMarch for A Peoples government
A2 silkscreen black on white; photo of youths marching with ANC banner; Text: ANC Youth League Anti-Republic Day Protest: March for a people's Government: …
ArchiveConstitutional Guidelines Seminar, 17 May 1989: Report
Report of the Congress of South African Trade Unions Constitutional Guidelines Seminar held in Soweto, 17 May 1989. Objectives were to prepare participants on…
ArchiveSummary notes of a meeting between Mr D W Auret and Mr Marx of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister, Silvino da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde: Praia, Cape Verde, 19 March 1986
Report from a meeting between representatives of the South African Foreign Affairs Department and the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde to discuss the situation…
ArchiveDiscussions between Mr Silvino Da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cape Verde, and Representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information: Sal Island, 11 September 1983
Report on discussions held between South African and the Republic of Cape Verde with regard to negotiations between Angola and South Africa. Includes a letter…
Apartheid and the Medical School
SOYA condemns the idea of the governments intention to transfer administrative control of the Medical School, Durban from the University of Natal to the…
EventNelson Mukhuba is born
Nelson Mukhuba, a versatile and talented South African artist, was born in Tshakhuma village, Venda. He worked as a carpenter, welder, gardener and house…
EventRioting erupts in Soweto
Riots erupt again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, again banned public meetings under the…
EventThabo Mbeki announces judicial inquiry
South Africa's first Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki announced the establishment of an independent judicial inquiry to investigate allegations that…
EventLord Kitchener And Louis Botha engage in doomed peace talks during the Second Anglo-Boer War
On February 28 British commander Lord Kitchener met Boer commander Louis Botha at Middelburg. The talks ultimately came to nothing, resulting in Kitchener…
The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB)
The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB) granting him the right to permanent urban status…