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ArchiveLetter from Clive Nettleton to various organisations
Letter from Clive Nettleton, Vice President of National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), to various organisations about a report back on further…
The widows of the reserves
Article about hardships and poor living conditions experienced by African women living in the reserves while their husbands are forced to work in cities, mines…
ArchiveANC call to the nation: from ungovernability
Call to the Nation from the ANC National Executive Committee sent in the wake of an attack by the South African government against Botswana, Zimababwe and…
ArchiveReport
Report from the Western Province African National Congress underground. Covers ANC work in the Western Province, youth, women, the Labour Relations Act and…
ArchiveHead Office report to NUSAS Congress 1981
Report from the head office of the National Union of South African Students, presented at its 59th Annual Congress, University of Cape Town, Cape Town from 28…
ArchiveInterview with SASO leaders
Oral interview took place in the SASO office when Gerhart visited to make an appointment for a formal interview with Steve Biko, which took place the following…
ArchiveJazz Tour Contro Lapartheid
Black poster, title in green letters. Black and white photograph of three men in a jazz band. All other wording in orange lettering. Notice of jazz concerts…
ArchiveSAHWCO
Notice of South African Health Workers Congress. Cream poster with black lettering and black border. SAHWCO Logo in centre. Notice of launch meeting at City…
ArchiveGrassroots 83 : No to PC - forward to a unit
Calendar for 1983. Black and white photographs of President Botha and other leaders and of South African scenes. Red and white images of people protesting in…
EventThe State of Emergency is declared in thirty six magisterial districts.
… ‘State of Emergency in the mid-1980's’ , from South Africa [online] Available at: overcomingapartheid.msu.edu , …
ArchiveTactics and planning - responding to political reality
Paper presented at the 57th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, November 1979. Discusses organisation of on-campus…
ArchiveLiberalism and the problem of power
The 34th lecture in the Alfred and Winifred Heornle Memorial Lecture series, delivered by Charles Simkins in which he discusses the issues around applying…
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…
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…
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: …