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ArchiveRemember June 16 1976
A2 yellow, red and black on white; photo Hector Petersen, youths demonstrating with UDF affiliate banners; text: Remember June 16 1976; 1976 was a year of…
ArchiveWe celebrate women's struggles: we celebr
Yellow and blue poster. Title in red letters. Inscription on the walls of a cell in women's prison in South Vietnam: "The mountain is only so high...our…
ArchiveAre there South Africans? by Sir Keith Hancock
The twentieth Alfred and Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by Sir Keith Hancock in which the title of his talk questions the integrative or disintegrative…
ArchiveBill Nair interview
Interview with Bill Nair where he was asked to first comment on the state of the United Democratic Front since Murphy and Valli were detained and that there…
PlaceAdmiralty House, Simonstown
The Building dates from the mid-18th Century and its ownership was transferred to the Admiralty in 1814. Rear-Admiral Jahleel Brenton was the first of the navy…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
The double-storey Structure was erected soon after the turn of the 20th Century, and is endowed with a number of prominent Architectural features including…
EventDipuo Peters is born
Premier of Northern Cape Province and member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC Women's League, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, was born in the Kimberley…
EventBhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies
Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, died in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organisers of the Indian strike led by…
EventPeter Becker dies
Peter Loubser Were Becker, writer of several popular historicl books on African people and their customs, died instantly after being hit by a car outside…
EventSA Athlete Hestrie Cloete is born
South African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston. Cloete is the current Commonwealth champion and 2002 World Cup…
EventUN investigative team visits SA
A United Nations (UN) team, led by Mr. Abdulrahim Abby Farah, under-secretary-general, visited South Africa from 9 to 10 June to meet representatives of the…
EventEleven protesters are killed in Sebokeng
The police opened fire on a crowd of Sebokeng township residents who sought to march on the local offices of the ruling National Party (NP). The incident…
EventSenior UDF leaders released from detention for being part of the Mandela Birthday celebrations committee
On 19 July 1988, Zollie Malinga, Bulenani Ngcuka, Omar Badsha, Jonathan Shapiro, Rehana Rossour, Veronica Simmers, Saleem Mowzer, Ngconde Balfor and Nams…
EventSamuel Marks (77) dies in Johannesburg
Sammy Marks was a diamond buyer of Kimberley, founder of the African and European Investment Company and Senator in the Parliament of the Union of South Africa…
EventKruger repudiates execution of cattle–herds
During the Siege of Mafeking (presently known as Mafikeng) in the Second Anglo-Boer War, two Black cattle-herds were captured and summarily executed near…
The road to democracy: celebrating 20 years of diversity
Making 20 years of democracy, Iziko Museums of South Africa's Education and Public Programmes department is proudly celebrating the first generation of our…
Alan Wieder on the Rivonia Raids & South African Non-Violent Struggle
Alan Wieder remembers the Rivonia Raid 50 years after it happened. The South African government in the early 1960s attacked the Rovonia farm, then occupied by…
ArchiveConstitution of the friends of United Democratic Front
Constitution of the friends of United Democratic Front. By this constitution there shall be established a body corporate to be know as the friends of United…
ArchiveMotion passed at the 43rd Provincial Synod Meeting of the Church of Province of Southern Africa
Journal article about the motion passed at a synod meeting of the Church of the Province of South Africa, that, aware of the number of detentions by the…
ArchiveToys are for cuddling not for killing
Black poster with white lettering. Two artworks of children receiving toys at Christmas - one with a teddy bear and one with a gun with words "would you buy…
PlaceTrevean House, 258 Wakesleigh Road, Bellair, Durban
This imposing dwelling was designed and erected in 1882 by well-known architects Robert Sellers Upton and Philip Dudgeon. A billiard room was added in 1898…
The Eye of the Needle by Rick Turner
Contents Preface Chapter 1 - The Necessity of Utopian Thinking Chapter 2 - Human Models: Christianity and Capitalism Chapter 3 - South Africa: Culture and…
ArchiveDoes Luthuli deserve the Nobel Prize?
Extract from the Rand Daily Mail, Monday, October 30, 1961. The article debating the validity of giving Albert Luthuli the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Working women
Notice of a Sached/Ravan book, entitled Working Women. Red block in top right hand corner with title in white letters. Fourteen photos of women.
ArchiveForces favourites
Multicoloured artwork on black background. Images of soldiers behind large radio with dancers in front. ECC Logo. List of bands down left hand side.
ArchiveYes to votes for all
Black background. Yellow lettering. ANC Logo top left hand corner with number 80. Yellow block at bottom wording in green. Forward to a constituent assembly
EventDavid Kramer was born on this day
The South African singer, songwriter, playwright and director is born on this day. He is especially well-known for his musicals about the Coloured communities…
ArchiveRepression of the United Democratic Front under state of attack
Article on repression of the United Democratic Front under the state of attack as President Botha said the month saw increased government response to the…
ArchiveNUSAS Press Release No. 4, 1967
NUSAS press bulletin on the 1967 National Day of Affirmation of Academic and Human Freedom in South Africa. Contains announcement that Professor Erwin N…
ArchiveBlack Community Programmes: Year report 1972
The goals of the Black community programmes are to help the Black community become aware of its own identity, to help the Black community create a sense of its…