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EventTrade unionist Clements Kadalie dies in East London
Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, near the Bandawe mission station in…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
Eban Abba, Israeli statesman was born in Cape Town South Africa, on 2 February 1915. He is the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great…
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
On 26 September 1897, Prof. James Leonard Brierly Smith was born in Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Province (now Eastern Cape). He studied chemistry at the…
ArchivePostscript Ante by Howard Barrell
In July 1990, five months after the South African government had unbanned the ANC, security police in Durban raided a local house. An informer had tipped them…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has always been clear that for them the apartheid system will be useful so…
Azikhwelwa on Monday. Flyer by Soweto Students’ Representative Council calling for a stay-away from 13 September 1976
"Azikhwelwa on Monday." Flyer by Soweto Students' Representative Council calling for a stay-away from September 13, 1976 The people of South Africa are going…
EventSmallpox Epidemic Strikes at the Cape
Introduction: Smallpox epidemic strikes the refreshment station at the Cape, after arriving with the crew on a Dutch ship. The disease wreaks irreparable…
ArchiveFreedom Charter Poster - 30 Year Celebration
Yellow, black and white poster. Issued by the T.I.C. Artwork of workers and a mother and child in front of houses and industry. Flag with dates - 30 years -…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
SATURDAY - 1st FEB. 1947, 8 P.M. PRESENT: Dr. A.B. Xuma (in the chair) Messrs. J.B. Marks, C.S. Ramohanoe, R.G. Baloyi, J.E. Malepe, L.K. Ntlabati, A.M…
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 meeting. Thursday March 3rd at…
ArchiveIls mettaient tout en commun ...
Multicoloured poster. Quote from Bible, Acts 4 : 32-35. Artwork of people sitting at a dining table and a boy and girl bringing food, possibly loaves and…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
[Addis Ababa - "Each time one of us dies, thousands of others say they will have to ensure that the death was not in vain". A few hours after the hanging of…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
1 300 auto workers were dismissed by Volkswagen on 3 February 2000 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, for not returning to work after going out on an unprocedural…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
Milton Obote became Ugandan President twice. He led Uganda to Independence from Britain in 1962, becoming Prime Minister. Traditionally, the Bugandan King or…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
History of slavery in the West Indies. Yellow, black, red and white poster. Artwork of fighting and other various artwork. Series of folders numbers 3521- 3529…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
History of India and the British conquest. Artwork of scenes of India. Map of India and of the trade routes. Series of folders numbers 3521-3529 and 3532. Also…
ArchiveThe chronicle of square one
Notice of a play written and directed by Willem van der Walt. Venue UCT Arena '84. On 29th and 30th November and 1st December. Black and white poster. …
ArchiveCampaign for alternative national service
Dark and light blue and white poster. ECC campaign. ECC logo and phone number. Recruitment poster. White artwork a young man's head and folded arms holding a…
ArchiveANC national rally
Title in yellow letters on black background. Black and white artwork of people and ANC flags and logos in centre. Notice of rally at Kings Park Stadium, Durban…
ArchiveANC welcome rally for ANC women from exile
Black, green and yellow blocks with white and black lettering. Rally on 17th June 1990, at Jabulani Amphitheatre. Artwork of two women holding welcome home…
ArchivePPWAWU: workers vote for a living wage
PPWAWU election poster. White with red, black, green and yellow lettering. Yellow, green and black border. PPWAWU and COSATU logos. Vote ANC. Four blocks in…
ArchiveGreat power conspiracy
This book examines the relationship between super world powers such as Great Britain, United States of America, France and the Federal Republic of Germany and…
ArchiveStatement by United Democratic Front National Executive Committee on National Launching of the United Democratic Front
The National Executive Committee held a meeting on the 30th and 31st of July in Johannesburg to decide on the launch date and to define a common approach and…
PlaceAloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent leaves…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
Contents and Contributors Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.4 Dec-Jan 1980
Contents and Contributors The Cane is Singing by Narain Aiyer, A Normal Day by Kenny T. Hurtz, My Dear Madam by Nokugcina Sigwili, Poor Business for the…
PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
Situated on the Northern slope of Table Mountain is a must see Memorial too Cecil John Rhodes. Behind the Memorial lies a unique Restaurant and Tea Garden…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the…
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
On 27 October 1917, Oliver Tambo, who would become African National Congress (ANC) President, was born at Bizana, Transkei (now known as Eastern Cape). During…
EventSolomon Kalushi Mahlangu is born
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, a soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), who was executed by hanging in Pretoria…