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EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
A delegation of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met with President P W Botha and other government leaders, following calls by the church for…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
Robert McBride, at the time a high-ranking official in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London…
ArchiveStop LeGranges law: no to a permanent emerge
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EventAllen Kwela was born on this day
On this day, Allen Kwela was born in Kwazulu Natal. He was exposed to Western and traditional African music, both of which were important in shaping his…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya Luthuli is no more. Comrade Nokukhanya Luthuli, 92 years old, was the wife of the late ANC President…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in 1964 by Bill Ainslie, who was also known as William Stewart Ainslie, located at 6 Eastwold Way, Saxonwold,…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein
Simon van der Stel, arguably the first coloured Governor of the Cape, was a farming development visionary, who simply from a position of strength declared the…
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
Steve Biko died naked and unattended on the cement floor of a cell in a Pretoria prison hospital after it had been established that he had suffered some kind…
EventThe launch of the Progressive Women’s Movement of SA
On 8 August 2006, hundreds of women gathered in Bloemfontein to launch a new national women’s movement, a non-profit organisation called the Progressive Women…
EventMargaret Rheeder is hung in Pretoria
Margaret Rheeder, found guilty of poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman, was hung in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy…
EventManto Tshabalala - Msimang, controversial minister of health, is born
SA health minister Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang was born at Emfume south coast of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Tshabalala-Msimang matriculated at Inanda Seminary…
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
South African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils was born in the Johannesburg suburb of Yeoville. The Sharpeville massacre and its aftermath drew him…
EventWorld Health Organization publishes indictment of apartheid
The system of Apartheid was not only detrimental to the cultural, economic and emotional wellbeing of those on whom it was imposed , but also on the physical…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed his second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant. Hamilton Naki…
EventThe European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
On 27 January 1992, the European Community announced that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa which imposed in September 1985. While some…
EventCODESA’s starting date set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed after preparatory talks in Johannesburg on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
The killing of eleven people at Donnybrook, Kwazulu-Natal on the 21 March 1996 can be considered as part of the ongoing rivalry between supporters of the…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
Peter Laurence van der Merwe was born on 14 March 1937 in Paarl, Cape Town. He began playing first-class cricket for South African Universities as a left-side…
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
Rugby player, Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria and attended Pretoria Boys High School, where…
Descom Bulletin
In 1982, Neil Aggett, a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security…
EventAthanase Seromba surrenders to the ICTR after being accused of participating in the slaughter of the Tutsis
Athanase Seromba, a priest accused of partaking in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that saw over 800 000 tutsis die at the hands of Hutu militia, handed himself over…
ArchiveAs jou ma gemartel, jou pa vermoor en jou kinders ontvoer was sou jy stilbly?
Yellow, black and white Truth and Reconciliation Commission poster.
ArchiveMoord ontvoering marteling
Yellow, black and white Truth and Reconciliation Commission poster.
ArchiveANC coming to vist you soon
Black and white poster with title and ANC Logo.
ArchiveAbasebenzi
Silkscreened;black and red; Abasebenzi: Written and Directed by Mzwakhe
Abasebenzi
Silkscreened;black and red; Abasebenzi: Written and Directed by Mzwakhe
ArchiveRussian photograph.
Dark and light grey and red poster. Photograph of a man.
ArchiveAnti-apartheid
Black and white poster. Artwork of various people and title.
ArchiveWhen Truth has vanquised the mighty : then shall the weak inherit the earth
Black and white poster. Two photographs of homeless people and soldiers.