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PlaceBrandfort, Free State
… It was established on the Farm in the Free State Province , named "Keerom" (which means "Turn around"). Settlers occupied the Area in the 1830's and the Town…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
… at Paarden Eiland '. The Upper Liesbeek River Garden is in Bishopscourt Village, alongside the river on land that is … below Rosebank and Mowbray, the…
ArchiveUnban the ANC
… Light brown poster with black lettering. Page from Pretoria News newspaper. Short … 1987 . Issued by UDF, NECC and SACC. ANC was banned in 1960. Quotes from…
ArchivePeoples education for peoples power!
… Title in red letters at bottom of poster. Dark green and black …
ArchiveTime to act
… A perfomance on struggle in South Africa and the need for action A2 silkscreened … poster produced by Action Workshop at CAP, Cape Town, black, red and…
ArchiveDecember 16 to 26: Xmas against the emergency
… Black and white poster with an image of a mans hand in a fist; holding barbed wire and the logos of NECC, SACC, …
EventAZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement
… (AZAPO), the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) announced that they would sign a merger agreement on 9 September. In…
ArchiveMemorandum aan alle lede van die Staatsveiligheidsraad: Onlussituasie - voorgestelde terminologiese riglyne vir amptelike segsmanne
… an accompanying letter and a press cutting entitled " Black rule or conflict inevitable - Naude", which is referred to in the Memorandum. …
PlaceGroutville
… from its founding father Reverend Aldin Grout who arrived in Natal with his wife Charlotte in 1836. Reverend Aldin … Groutville also saw it fair share of the…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… 2.Speech Refreshments 3.Auction "THE SPARK" A Play in 3 Acts ( 12 Scenes) and Songs Songs: "The Spark" "7th … the Son. Songs: "Kudala Sizula" "Isn't it hard…
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and burned. The riots were in protest against rent increases and poor education … puppets of…
ArchiveNothing groundbreaking in Mandela debate by Steven Friedman, 09 December 2015
… and to look at the underlying issues. The issue in this case is whether the deal which the country’s elites … reason it is being raised now is a growing…
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against government intervention that forced … to rescind on its appointment of Archie…
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
… Urban Training Project and the Consultative Committee of Black Trade Unions. Initially it appeared to be more … committees as a stepping stone towards…
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… Edgar Dumile Ngoyi was born on 26 December 1926 in the Eastern Cape. Ngoyi became politically active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of…
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
… that immediate steps be taken to give every assistance in the formation of an Anti-Imperialist and national … of division and lack of unity in the ranks of…
ArchiveRelease Mandela Campaign Remembers Rivonia Trial
… A2 red and black litho on white; photos, news clips from 1964 Treason … text: Release Mandela Campaign Remembers Rivonia Tria; in terms of international…
ArchiveRemember June 16 1976
… A2 yellow, red and black on white; photo Hector Petersen, youths demonstrating … a year of blood and death, but it was also a turning point in our determined…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… the South Africa Students Movement (SASM), Enos Ngutshane. In retaliation students stoned the police and burned their car. The first sign of Black unrest in…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… delayed by the police searches. Those of us who lived in Johannesburg had gone back to our jobs. I know that I felt … endorsing signatures to be collected…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Newsweek, 01 August 1980
… because they find it almost impossible to believe that the black man can be efficient, that he can be a good fighter, … we are bobbejaans (baboons). But that…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in 1964 by Bill Ainslie, who was also known as William … , located at 6 Eastwold Way, Saxonwold, Johannesburg in a…
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
… Ahmed Helmy was born on 18 November 1969 in Banha, Egypt. His career as an actor began when Sherif Arafa noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was…
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The state of emergency entered its 100th day after it was announced on July 20. P W Botha in an attempt…
EventApartheid becomes official policy
… Smuts' United Party (UP) by 5 seats. The HNP came to power in coalition with the Afrikaner Party, led by Nicholaas C. … White farmers in the Northern…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of sabotage in the widest terms. Steytler believed it was within the … mandate to launch such a protest as they…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of the people of South Africa into four distinct races (White, Black, Coloured, and Indian) through…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu
… for the convenience of reference by those interested in the Native view of what is known as Segregation in South Africa. Contents The Segregation Fallacy…
ArchiveThe Freedom run
… Black, red and white poster. Notice of a 10km and 3km fun run … logo on his T-Shirt. Artwork of african people, singing, in the background. Anti-Apartheid…
EventMembers of SASO and BPC held under Terrorism Act
… of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) are arrested and held under the Terrorism Act, following a pro-…