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ArchiveEnd Conscription Campaign
Black and white poster. Initials ECC. Zig zag black and white lines across whole poster also artwork of men in black suit, hat and tie. ECC logo.
ArchiveDr Neil Aggett
Black and white poster. Artwork of a fist and hands in chains. Call to unite, mobilise and avenge the death of Dr Neil Aggett, Tvl. secretary, FCWU, AFCWU.
Why we organise
Statement which explains why they organize and what does the term organisation means for them, methods of organisation and new conditions, new methods, same…
South African Labour Bulletin
Labour Bulletin. Feburary 1990. Volume 14 Number 6. Red, black and white poster. Large black hammer and sickel. Map of the world. List of contents. ANC…
ArchiveManifesto of the South African Communist Part
Manifesto of the South African Communist Party: "Building workers' power for democratic change". Discussing new political realities, economic and social…
ArchiveNuestra tierra: nuestra revolucion
Yellow top and orange bottom with black and red lettering. Multicoloured artwork of people working in the fields and a tractor ploughing. INRA logo. Instituto…
ArchiveWomen workers vote ANC
Yellow ANC poster with green, black and yellow border and black lettering. Black and white photographs of three women. COSATU Eastern Transvaal Region poster…
ArchiveRemember victims of apartheid : Christmas 1984
Red, yellow, black and white poster. Image of bodies on floor and people walking in background. Black lettering. Initials UDF. Black and red lines twisted…
ArchiveThe stronger the union the safer the mine
National Union of Mine Workers poster. 1st October, National Health and Safety Day. Multicoloured poster. Artwork of mine workers and families. Black and red…
ArchiveLetter from Jack Simons to Ronnie Kasrils
Letter from Jack Simons to Ronnie Kasrils in reply to letter of 11 February 1984 regarding FRELIMO and Mozambique and looking at a strategic approach to…
Approved text of statement on conscientious objection issued by the South African Catholic Bishops Conference, released on February 9, 1977.
Journal article contains statements issued by the Southern African Catholic Bishops on current situations, question of human right, Christianity and wealth,…
ArchiveApproved text of statement on conscientious objection issued by the South African Catholic Bishops Conference, released on February 9, 1977.
Journal article contains statements issued by the Southern African Catholic Bishops on current situations, question of human right, Christianity and wealth,…
ArchiveWestern Jumpers
Green, red, black and cream poster. Artwork of a Shield for Western Jumpers, containing a red football and a black rising sun, a green palm tree and the words …
ArchiveVictory to Unita in Angola
Red poster with black lettering and black border. Black and white image of a cockerel and a soldier holding a gun across his chest. Issued by Moderate Student…
ArchiveMemos for meetings of ComAfricas Delegation
Memoranda for meetings of ComAfrica's Delegation with National Executive members and comrade deputy president, Department of International Affairs, Department…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
In the Year 2014, St Francis of Assisi Parish Church Celebrated its Bicentenary. The History of the first Anglican Church in Southern Africa, is beautifully…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
Town at the Southern foot of Aggeneys Mountains, about 60 km West of Pofadder. It has been suggested that the name is derived from the Nama language, meanings…
Introductory Statement on the Presentation of the Statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 79th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1991
Compatriots, Today we mark the 79th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. We do so as a legal organisation for the first time in…
EventProf. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
Hudson William Edison Ntsan’wisi was born in Shiluvane Mission Station in Tzaneen on 11 July 1920. He was the eldest of three children of Mlungisi and Evelyn…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results of the Whites-only referendum held to determine White people’s support for the reform process…
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
Representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in…
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
South African police raided the African National Congress (ANC) underground headquarters, the Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, just outside Johannesburg. Apparently…
EventOldest example of written Afrikaans appears in a poem
On 7 August 1795, British forces launched an amphibious assault on Dutch defensive positions at Muizenberg during their campaign to capture the Cape Colony…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
According to Act 8 of 1925, Afrikaans became one of the official languages of South Africa. The development of Afrikaans can be traced to arrival of settlers…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
The first cases of an unusually severe and deadly strain of influenza, popularly called Spanish Flu or 'Great Flu', were diagnosed on this date in Durban. This…
EventAlan Paton is born
On 11 January, 1903 Alan Steward Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province. Paton graduated from Maritzburg…
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking (now known as Mafikeng) was an important battle in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The war began in late 1899; President…
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
The Voortrekkers under Commandant Andries W. Pretorius were defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats (near Bloemfontein) by the British under Cape Governor…