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EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
Robben Island is the largest of the nearby coastal islands around the Cape. In the nearly four centuries of European settlement it has been used for numerous…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity document card commonly known as…
EventFrederick Lugard, British colonial administrator, occupies Kano, West Africa
Frederick Lugard was the British colonial administrator of West Africa from 1895. He was one of the foremost practitioners of the colonial system of indirect…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
Sir Bartle Frere was appointed British high commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the policy of confederation (policy to bring the various British…
EventSANDF soldiers strike
Problems with the integration of " uMkhonto we Sizwe" (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Azanian People's Liberation Army …
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
The South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster declared that if the positive signs of cooperation with the rest of Africa are interpreted accurately, South…
PlaceQuadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban
In 1929, H Live commissioned architect Ritchie McKinlay to design a building which, according to local tradition, would serve as a naval college. McKinlay is…
ArchiveOpening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students
Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4…
ArchiveReport on regional resettlement consultation held at St Peters, Hammanskraal on February 1-2, 1980
Report on regional resettlement consultation held at St Peters, Hammaskraal to discuss forced removals and how if affected people. It is argued in this speech…
Speak
Front page of Speak magazine No. 16, August-October 1987. Blue poster. Title of feature article: "Fighting our slavery: Domestic workers organise" in english…
ArchiveIn Humble Submission To Almight God...
A2 Black on white, litho; photo union buildings and collage of newspaper clippings on state of emergency; Text: In humble submission to Almightly God…
ArchiveEmergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material
An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the negotiation table…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 8: APDUSA salutes the people
With the elections of the tricameral parliament now over, APDUSA expresses its satisfaction with the results. These results reflect an overwhelming rejection…
ArchiveEgalite
Multicoloured poster. Oval of rainbow colours, containing artwork of two people, one white, one black, with a red heart in the centre, holding a globe of the…
ArchiveDont Pay For Apartheid
A2 black and white poster; cartoons of money bags, text: Don't Pay for Apartheid; if you vote, MPs will get R43 000 from GST, Tax, Cabinet Ministers will get…
PlaceTrovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg
This impressive manor house with late Victorian and neo-classic architectural details was designed by Herbert Baker and was erected in 1898-1902 for Carl…
PlaceDevonshire Villa, 33 Carstens Street, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
The dwelling is an excellent example of late Victorian architecture and was erected in 1893-94 by WN Cook, an affluent draper and silk merchant of Cape Town,…
PlaceResidence, 21 Cuyler Street, Uitenhage
The construction of the original structure with its Cape Dutch and Georgian features, dates from approximately 1840. It is thus one of the oldest dwellings in…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: President Steyn takes General Snyman to task for a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which 203 head of c
Anglo-Boer War 2: President Steyn takes General Snyman to task for a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which 203 head of cattle and 1 570 sheep and goats…
EventMandela meet De Klerk in Pretoria
African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela and State President F.W. de Klerk held discussions in Pretoria on the progress which has been…
EventSouth African Cricketer, Dave Nourse ,is born in England
Arthur William “Dave” Nourse was born in Croydo, England on 26 January 1878. Nourse went to South Africa as a drummer for the West Riding Regiment and decided…
ArchiveSuppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950
The Act was to declare the Communist Party of South Africa to be an unlawful organization; to make provision for declaring other organizations promoting…
ArchiveMeeting with Secretary of State Shultz during a working lunch at the Department of State, Washington D.C. on 26 November 1982
Minutes of a meeting between the Foreign Affairs Minister together with other representatives of the South African Government and the Secretary of State…
ArchiveThe trial of SASO/BPC detainees
The trial of 12 SASO and BPC leaders detained since September 1974. The charge sheet consisted of 81 pages. The 12 are accused of participating in terrorist…
ArchiveTransport conference : Transport conference
Notice of transport conference on Sunday 29th May at Patidar Hall. Light blue background. Maroon lettering. Poster duplicated on right hand side.
ArchiveDemand a peoples budget!
White background black lettering. Big boot on word poverty. Red block in top left hand corner with title in white lettering. ANC Logo.
ArchiveTambo pokes a few holes in the blanket
Newspaper article in the Mail and Guardian newspaper of June 5 to 11, 1987, entitled Tambo pokes a few holes in the blanket. Examines the debate over the…
ArchiveVisit of His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983
Report on the visit of the Secreatry-General of the United Nations to South Africa to discuss the independence of Namibia/South West Africa. Includes minutes…
EventMac Maharaj announces his retirement
Mac Maharaj announced that he will be retiring at the end of April 2015. He was president Zuma's former special advisor and spokeperson to Jacob Zuma. He was…
ArchiveCosatu Demands
A2 litho red and black on white; graphic of people marching; text: COSATU demands:1. the right to work2. the right to organize3 the right of students to:…