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ArchiveSWAPO : for a free Namibia
Black and white African design border. Coloured photo of youths holding flag one wearing T-shirt with Namibia Day August 1988 on it. SWAPO in white letters on…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 1975
Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town from 10 to 13 March 1975, discussing: Reports from headquarters, regions, advice offices and…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Johannesburg
Minutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Johannesburg on 16 to 18 October 1967, discussing: minutes of previous conference, regional…
ArchiveSpeech delivered by Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo's speech to mark the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the SACP on the 30th July 1981 in Maputo. Reflects on the history of the SACP and its…
ArchiveEnd Conscription Committee report
Report and addendum to the report of the End Conscription Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 7: Power, privilege and poverty
Report of the Economic Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society examining the realities of the South African economy under…
ArchiveDraft report for the Commission on the Improper Interference Bill
Draft report by the National Union of South African Students for submission to the Commission on the Improper Interference Bill. States objects and structure…
ArchiveNon-Violence News, Third Quarter, 1982
Newsletter containing discussion on issues concerning conscientious objection, nonviolent means of change and the trial of Neil Mitchell, a Roman Catholic high…
EventGana Makabeni dies
Gana Makabeni, trade union leader and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s, died in the Western…
EventUniversal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations
The UN adopts and proclaims the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The day is recognised and celebrated as International Human Rights Day. For a link to…
EventSA artist Rexon Mathebula is born
Rexon Mathebula, also known as Scotch, South African artist who held several menial jobs and sold his first artworks, images on pieces of glass made with a…
EventAmichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament
South African President P.W. Botha fires the government's only Indian Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from 1 January 1989. He also removes him…
EventRay Simons dies
Rachel Alexander (Ray) Simons, legendary communist and trade unionist born in Latvia in 1914, died in Cape Town at the age of 91. Simons was instrumental in…
EventANC wins the second democratic election
… fratse oor 1000 jaar . Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.| South Africa South Africa's political parties [online] Available at: …
EventDr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi born
Dr Benedict Vilakazi, poet and writer, is born in Groutville, KwaZulu Natal, home to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chief Albert Luthuli. He was the first Black…
ArchiveLetter from Lybon Mabasa to the Secretary, SASM
Letter from Lybon Mabaso, Convenor, Community Develoment of the Black Peoples Convention, Johannesburg, to the secretary, South African Students Movement with…
ArchiveLearning for the future
Title in red letters in three languages, English, French, German and one other, on black strips at top of poster. Story about ANC School in Tanzania. Solomon…
ArchiveVerbatim Minutes: Meeting, Cape Town, 7th April 1977
Minutes of an international meeting with the South African Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassadors of Canada, France, Federal Republic…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 15 to 18 October 1973, discussing: Malnutrition Survey, magazine, finances, regional reports,…
ArchiveTasks of the ANC in the present period
Memorandum listing the tasks of the African National Congress. Covers the nature of our society, the character of the struggle, the forces of transformation…
PlaceNdabeni
The racially segregated suburb of Ndabeni was established in about May 1901 near Maitland,North of Pinelands and some 8 kilometres East of the city centre. …
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…
EventSADF officers dismissed
State President F.W. de Klerk announced that 23 members of the South African Defence Force (SADF), including two generals and four brigadiers, were being…
EventFirst Fietas Festival to celebrate the legacy of the community
The ex-residents and those who remember aim to reclaim their heritage, to restore themselves and the vital legacy of a community, through a festival that…
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]…
Briefing on election state of readiness, 1 August 2016
The African National Congress will today brief members of the media on the organisation's state of readiness for the 2016 Local Government Elections. The…
ANC NWC Media Briefing, 21 June 2010
Members of the media are invited to the African National Congress (ANC) National Working Committee (NWC) media briefing, tomorrow, 22 June 2010. The briefing…
ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
EventBeyers Naudé and Allan Boesak arrested for leading a protest march
… Ravan.|N., Jr. Sheppard, Rival Blacks Clash in South Africa , from Chicargo Tribune , [online], Available at …
ArchiveHuman Rights in Namibia: 10 Years after Security Council Resolution 435: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1988
Human Rights in Namibia: 10 Years after Security Council Resolution 435: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 11 March 1988 discussing…