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The Star reports that four people were detained in the Transkei after a shootout between police and suspected insurgents in the
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 98 … The Star…
The first 741 students enrol at the “Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit” (RAU). Lectures start on the 13th February in a tempor
… The first 741 students enrol at the “Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit” (RAU). Lectures start on the 13th February in a tempor …
The Sunday Times reports that, after trade unions, churches are considered to be the most respected organisations in the Black
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 735 … The…
The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific
… The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific …
Join the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
… with black lettering and artwork. Recruitment poster for the Irish Anti-Apartment Movement in Dublin, Ireland. AAM logo. Artwork of a handcuffed hand. … Join…
Is enough aid reaching the roots?
… The Catholic Fund for Overseas Development poster. White, black and orange colours. Artwork of an African woman, in a corn field, with a hoe, carrying a … Is…
The war against Soviet colonialism: Unitas f
… Red, white, black and pink poster. Notice of a meeting on 19th March 1986 at SS10. SMA presents a Unita Officer, freedom fighter speaker. Issued by the…
Free us from the call up
… Black poster. Black and white image of soldier tied up in red string. Title in white letters … outlined in red. Black and white broken chain across the…
The great South African vanishing act
… Light blue poster with dark blue and red lettering. Image of a man behind bars. Wednesday 3rd October in the Great Hall. Words "Academic freedom, censorship…
Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934)
… by Allison Drew Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934) The basis of the economic structure of South Africa is the…
”The African Mine Workers’ Strike-A National Struggle.”flyer issued by the ANC Youth League, August 1946
… The African Mine Workers have risen in revolt against the most brutal, callous and inhuman exploitation of man by man in the history of mankind. Their…
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… The 104mm field-gun designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known as 'Long Cecil' … fired for the first…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… Art is an act of resistance. It asserts our agency. Omar Badsha has … for most of his life. Born in 1945, he grew up under the oppression of apartheid,…
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… On 22 January 1984, amidst the Apartheid government’s constitutional reform plans, the United Democratic Front (UDF) embarked on an ambitious … and its…
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… On 24 September 1980 the Director General of Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen outlined plans for a marine line along the South African coast, similar to the…
ArticleWhat is heritage?
… simple idea. It can be considered to be made up of the practices and traditions that are passed on from … is its beautiful environment and natural resources,…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… Ancient Egypt The ancient Egyptian civilisation grew for thousands of years intact because the Nile River Valley and … people as it did in Egypt. However,…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… killed someone) and becoming a fugitive. Frustrated by the fact that he couldn’t return home, or lead a normal life, he stayed in the disguise that he had…
An Afrikaans poem of thirteen verses in near perfect Afrikaans by H.C. van de Berg and P.P. Hugo is published in De Vriend of B
… An Afrikaans poem of thirteen verses in near perfect Afrikaans by H.C. van de Berg and P.P. Hugo is published in De Vriend of B …
An amount of R1.3m is paid out in compensation to thirty-two South African seamen who lost fingers as a result of frostbite inc
… An amount of R1.3m is paid out in compensation to thirty-two South African seamen who lost fingers as a result of frostbite inc …
Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her home in Cape Town.
… Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her …
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… Historical Background Barberton, the 'Daisy Town', was named after Henry Barber on 24th of July 1884 by the Gold Commissioner David Walson, after Barber and…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Foreword
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer The 1946 Passive Resistance against the Asiatic Land…
Devout domesticity? A century of African women's Christianity in South Africa by Deborah Gaitskell
… From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker By at least the turn of the century, African churchwomen across the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Deputations … left for Mombasa at daybreak on…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… Vladislavic: What work are you showing at the Art Fair? Goldblatt: I've chosen 30 pictures, both old and new. It's a rather disparate collection of work that…
Document 15 - ‘A document to create a climate of understanding’; Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… "Communique" by SASO, July 1969 For the first time after 1959, Non-White student leaders met at … in July 1968. A need for contact, especially among the…
Address at University of KwaZulu-Natal SRC awards, 7 May 2005, Howard College, Durban
… Ndebele, MEC for Economic Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, Deans of Faculties and the entire academic community, SRC President, SRC Members and … Guests, It is a…
Burkina Faso: Echoes of a Revolution Past by Ernest Harsch, December 22nd, 2014
… Burkina Faso: Echoes of Revolution Past Ernest Harsch discusses the enduring appeal and influence of the revered revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara. There…
Letter from the South African Consulate-General, Lorenco Marques, to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Pretoria
… Letter from the South African Consulate-General in Mozambique to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in South Africa outlining a briefing of the military…