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EventMannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River
Mannetjie Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip that they had planned for three years. The Kunene River is located on the…
ArchiveFrank Talk
Frank Talk, first published in March 1984, as the official publication of the Natal Region of AZAPO, the Azanian Peoples Organisation, was later published by…
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
A Town 56 km South of Ermelo and 72 km South-East of Bethal, on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 1876 and proclaimed a town in 1890…
ArchiveAIDS is a union issue
Black, red, yellow and white poster. AIDS education and prevention poster. COSATU, NACTU logos and issued by National Aids Program NPPHCN and their logo…
ArchiveA 70th Birthday Tribute to Oliver Tambo
Booklet to mark Oliver Tambo's 70th birthday. Includes newspaper tributes, messages from friends and family, heads of State and Government, fraternal…
ArchiveMemorandum: a study in political heresy
Unauthored memorandum on the history of the Peoples Struggles and strategy and the tactics of the National Liberation Movement and the South African Communist…
ArchiveEnd conscription
Cream poster for end conscription campaign. Red blocks at top and bottom with title in red at top and the words stop destroying our schools at the bottom in…
EventF.W. de Klerk apologizes for apartheid
Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a second time, F.W. de Klerk repeats his assertion that murder and torture had never been part of…
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
The African National Congress is grateful to Comrade Dr Zweli Mkhize for the immeasurable role he has played as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal since 2009. Comrade…
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known by his stage name AKA was born in Cape Town on 28 January 1988.[1] He started out his hip hop career as part of a group…
PlaceVredefort Dome, Free State Province
The Vredefort Dome is the oldest and largest Meteorite Impact Site (Astrobleme) in the World. Formed an estimated 2000 Million Years ago when a gigantic…
PlaceTsolo
(prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', near a River crossing. It probably derived its name from a small stone structure, over the Great…
PlaceAbeam, Namibia Border Post
A small Town and Border Post between Namibia and South Africa which is located, North-East of Nakop, on the road between Upington and Noenieput. The name has…
ArchiveJournee Nelson Mandela
Notice of a meeting in the French language in Montreuil, adjacent to Paris, regarding solidarity with political prisoners and Nelson Mandela, and the…
ArchiveHoly Cross Convent presents St. Joan
Black and white poster. Notice of a play to be performed at St. Thomas' Hall, 8th Street, Linden, on 1st - 3rd and 5th June. Artwork of St. Joan and people…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
Beige, red, black and white poster. History of imperialism and the start of the first world war. Various artwork of people fighting. Map of Africa divided up. …
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…
ArchiveViolence Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
Violence Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 2 March 1991 discussing state repression, Apartheid,…
Meeting of the ILG
Minutes of a meeting of the National Interim Leadership Group (ILG), 31 July 1990. Discussed authority and powers of the ILG, function of the ILG and frequency…
PlaceAlfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
District in the Alfred Nzo Municipality, of which Harding is the principal Town. Encircled by Mount Currie, Umzimkulu, Ixopo, Port Shepstone and Bizana.It was…
PlaceSeal Island
Hout Bay has now become well known as the port of departure for scenic day trips to Seal island or Duiker Island, home to a colony of thousands of Cape Fur…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament Johannesburg, 13 January 1996
Mr. Issa Hayatou; Mr. Joao Havelange and other Guests of Honour; Mr. Solomon Morewa; Players and Supporters. The countdown is over. For the next…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers'…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigned after having been deported from South Africa in September 1960 for his strong condemnation…
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
Students at Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of the new Headmaster who had just returned from military…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
Karel Schoeman was born on 26 October 1939 in Trompsburg, Orange Free State. He matriculated from the HoÁƒÂƒÂ«r Jongenskool in Paarl in 1956, obtained a BA in…
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
As the Great Depression set in, many countries (including Great Britain) abandoned their gold standard and devaluated their currencies. South Africa, however, …
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
Human rights abuses were common in South Africa during the apartheid era and the liberation struggle was aimed at bringing these abuses to an end. When…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
Zubeida Jaffer, former reporter from the Cape Times and her husband John Issel, were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was three…