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Free the children : the declaration of childr
Yellow poster with black lettering. Green and red cut out figures around border. Dark and Light green and red balloons. Red stick figures. Words of the…
Congress of South African Trade Unions: Year Planner 1992
Yellow and red poster with black lettering. COSATU Logo. 1992 Year Planner with significant dates highlighted. COSATU contact details and regional/affiliates…
Enough is enough! : Stop apartheids war
Black and white poster with black and white lettering. Call for national stayaway on Monday 2nd July 1990. Mass marches in all major centres. Logos of COSATU,…
Calling all artists
Orange poster with red and black lettering. Grey, white and black images of implements. Notice for participation in an exhibition. Theme - Time and images of…
Ecology action
U.S.S.A.S.A. Notice of Winter school at Natal University, Durban on the 4-10 July. Black and white poster. Artwork of a city skyline and pollution. List of…
Every year we start afresh
Red, black and white poster. Notice of NUSAS Congress at UCT from 2nd to 7th December. Black and white photographs of students at university and army recruits…
Grassroots concert : Youth jive!
Grassroots publication. Notice of a concert at Rocklands Civic,on Friday, August 9th. List of performers. Black and white artwork of a man playing a trombone…
Southern African Catholic Bishop Conference: letter form Margaret Kelly to all Archbishops/ Bishops
This is the letter from Margaret Kelly to all Bishops and Archbishops of Justice and Peace Commission briefing them about non violence action and the defiance…
Letter from President P W Botha to Joaquim Alberto Chissano, President of the Peoples Republic of Mocambique
Letter from President Botha to President Chissano regarding the peace and stability in southern Africa, reports of planned attacks by Angola on Mavinga and…
African shield
Red poster with green border. Large black and white image of a shield and spear in centre with a circle overlaid. Black , green and yellow shield behind…
NUM Fights for the Rights of All Workers
A2 poster litho black and white; NUM fights for the rights of all workers: A living wage; Improved working conditions; Better health and safety; non-racialism…
Public meeting of Yeoville Residents Organis
Black and white poster. Notice of meeting regarding free settlement and open schools in Yeoville. Venue - Barnato Park High School, Berea, main hall. Artwork…
Houses for all!
ANC election poster. Black and white photograph of men building houses. Yellow, green, black and red border. Title in blue letters. Coloured photorgaph of a…
Mojanku Gumbi: proud to be black
Through her involvement in the Black Consciousness Movement and her work as a lawyer, Mojanku Gumbi learnt to believe in herself and to fight against racism…
Namibia prayer year
Black, orange and white poster. Artwork of a woman with a baby on her back and a girl walking with sacks on their heads. Bible quotes from James 5 : 4 and…
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European Settler in the Lowveld and…
Press cuttings-repression of youth
Article on repression of youth regarding repression of students in 1984 as over 50 students were detained, an article on Sowetan regarding fun run to launch…
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
Well known television actor and longtime diabetes sufferer Maxwell Mlilo died on 22 June 2006. The veteran actor had been on South African Screens for decades…
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
In September 1970 Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasserdied of a heart attack. Nasser had been in power in Egypt since 24 November 1954. He was succeeded by…
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
A 17 year-old Indian flower seller was fined R24 or 60 days in prison for breaking the municipal by-laws. The young man was charged on 29 counts for resisting…
EventGold Coast (Ghana) gains independence
On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to…
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was planned in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the South African government. During the African…
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
Hendrik Hanekom and his wife Mathilda were pioneers of Afrikaans professional theatre. Hendrik died on *14 January 1952 in the Strand, Cape Town. Throughout…
EventSAIC Executive meets in Cape Town
South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Executive met in Cape Town and pledged full support to the Passive Resistance launched by the Passive Resistance Councils …
EventGang leader Andre Stander is shot dead in the United States of America
Andre Stander, former police officer, South African fugitive and leader of the Stander Gang consisting of Patrick Lee McCall, Allan Heyl and Stander himself,…
EventReverend David Russell sentenced for defying his banning order
Religious leaders were among the foremost and vocal opponents of the Apartheid regime. Acting out of conscience and under the banner of religion, however, did…
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
In a historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African…
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
Algerian head of state, Mohamed Boudiaf, was assassinated by military officers during a public speech at the opening of a cultural center in Annaba. The…
EventANC Consultative Conference comes to an end
The African National Congress (ANC) Consultative Conference, which was held in Johannesburg following the Organisation's unbanning, came to conclusion. It was…