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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…
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…
ArchiveNUSAS in the 1970s
Position paper by Neville Curtis, President of the National Union of South African Students, prepared for the 46th Annual Congress of the Union, 14th to 25th…
Education Charter Campaign
Green poster with title in black lettering. Issued by EdCC Com. Logo included. Three blocks on left hand side giving demands met so far. Question "have you…
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…
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…
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… with the history of the liberation movement in South Africa. This educational process was embarked upon at … a seminar on the "the role of the Black press"…
ArchiveNUSAS bannings condemned
Articles in the Cape Times reporting on the condemnation by several leading figures of the banning of eight office bearers of the National Union of South…
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…
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ArchiveAnalysis of the Interim report of the [Schlebusch] Commission of Inquiry
Report by the National Union of South African Students on the conclusions of the Select Committee to investigate four organisations, including NUSAS (the…
ArchivePeoples education for peoples power!
Title in red letters at bottom of poster. Dark green and black background. 10 fighting years 1976 - 1986. Photo of youth wearing yellow T-shirt with image of…
ArchiveThe awakening of a people
The author has endeavoured to enhance the awakenig of the people; of the oppressed, by evolving the All-African Convention with new ideas in light of…
EventSierra Leone gains independence from Britain
West African state Sierra Leone fronts onto the Atlantic Ocean, and is flanked by Liberia and Guinea. The very earliest inhabitants of Sierra Leone were…
EventHattie McDaniels Wins An Academy Award
29 February 1940 Hattie McDaniels Wins An Academy Award Hattie McDaniels becomes the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for her…
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…
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
South African artist, composer and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in Lusaka, Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and…
ArchivePosition paper: Action on education
Position paper presented at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 24th - 30th November…
ArchiveLong bitter struggle at Frame has ended
The longest recognition struggle in South African labour history has come to an end. Nearly 2 000 National Union of Textile Worker members at the giant…
ArchiveCC Resolution on Elections
Resolutions of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party on elections, on Angola, and on negotiations. Supports a single ANC electoral list…