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ArchiveUrban Africans and the Bantustans
… This is the twenty-fourth in Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Philip Mayer in which he discusses the social structures under which South Africans live…
EventThe Excelsior, biggest diamond till then, is found in the Jagersfontein mine, OFS
… The Excelsior Diamond was discovered by a miner while loading a truck in on 30 june 1893. The diamond, which is described beingas being shaped like half a…
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… The article introduces the Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave … and therefore the African people should reduce the numbers of their…
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… The Observatory was founded as the Transvaal Meteorological Department, and was initially … Innes moved from Cape Town to become the first director of the…
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa’s withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a resolution condemning the racial policies of…
ArchiveNUSAS talks to the ANC
… Subtitled: Reportback on meeting between the National Union of South African Students and the African National Congress held from Sunday, 31 March to … NUSAS…
Rethinking the William Fehr Collection
… The William Fehr Collection had been on exhibition at the Castle – more or less unchanged – from the 1950s. The core of the collection comprises historical…
ArchiveLong live the ANC!
… Yellow poster with black border with six small blocks of photos and one large photo of Sisulu. … Long live the ANC! …
EventThambi Naidoo mobilises the Indians
… On 13 October 1913, Thambi Naidoo mobilised the Indians at Newcastle, Natal (KwaZulu Natal) Colony to start the Satyagraha Campaign (Passive Resistance…
ArchiveBuild the health system
… Action Campaign. Black, red and white poster. Photograph of a Gripen fighter jet costing R118 million. Title over artwork of medicine tablets. … Build the…
ArchiveWheres the border now?
… background. Red and black lettering and artwork. Outline of map of South Africa with red SADF logos at various unrest … Wheres the border now? …
ArchiveStand for the truth
… Crisis Care poster and logo. Red and white poster. Image of Christ on cross. Call to not vote in apartheid elections. List of bible verses. … Stand for the…
ArchiveSo wheres the party.
… Red SADF Logo with number 75 on it. Candles lit on names of townships. 75 years of SADF. End Conscription Campaign. Red border. … So wheres the party. …
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… The South African national rugby team became known as the Springboks on their tour to Britain in 1906. Since those … (Lions) toured South Africa again,…
ArchiveHands off the people
… Black and white poster of a Protest Meeting. Black and white image of a man in overalls and boots marching. Anti-censorship … Hands off the people …
EventThe ‘Afrikaner Volksfront’ is founded
… Afrikaner Volksfront flag A new coalition made up of twenty-one right wing parties, known as Afrikaner National … or AVF) was founded by several former…
ArchiveLearning for the future
… French, German and one other, on black strips at top of poster. Story about ANC School in Tanzania. Solomon … for exiled South African children. Black and…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… Based on a speech at the University of Connecticut under the Auspices of UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative … South Africa: Liberation and…
ArchiveColoured, White, Indian: the past is theirs, the future is ours
… Orange and white, with artwork of a hand in a fist. … Coloured, White, Indian: the past is theirs, the future is ours …
PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… African National Monument, yes on wheels, is resting in the Museum railway yard at SANRASM, Krugersdorp. This Kitson locomotive was, in 1983, the oldest…
ArchiveTheses on the current situation
… Article about the current South African political situation. Covers government strategies, the character and implications of the ANC's strategic gains, the…
ArchiveThe quest for a true humanity
… The report contains historical background of the founding of the Black People's Convention, principles and … The quest for a true humanity …
Nadine Gordimer`s key note speech - Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
… us now praise famous men Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.1 In the canon of human conscience Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is surely the most famously revered in the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida References: 1. Mayson, J S, The Malays of Cape Town, Manchester, UK, Cave and…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). In 1919 the organisation changed its name to Afrikaner Broederbond … - was restricted to white, Protestant,…
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… After the Second Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had … each republic, Transvaal and Orange Free State attended the Peace Conference, which was…
Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications - Interview: Albert Luthuli, 1 September 1957
… The recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in regard to Undesirable Publications create … Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications -…
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… The African National Congress commends the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, the Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Transport and the Airports…
ArchiveTrade unions face the future
… THE voluntary liquidation of the Trade and Labour Council marks the closing of a chapter In South African labour history. It also marks … Trade unions face…
"What I think of Macmillan`s speech": Article by Albert Luthuli, 1 March 1960
… The eminent British statesman, Mr. Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Britain turned to Africa, including the Union, "to see." But, in the end, he did more…