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ArchiveThe Freedom run
Black, red and white poster. Notice of a 10km and 3km fun run on Sunday, 11th June, 1989, at Brockwell Park, London. Prizes to be won. Guest Speakers. Artwork…
The Freedom Charter
An article adopted at the Congress of the people in Kliptown, Johannesburg regarding the declaration made by the people of South Africa that South Africa…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 15 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
The House was Erected at the turn of the 19th Century and is one of the earliest Structures to have been Built in Belvedere Avenue, itself an Architecturally…
PlaceCuthbert’s Building, Eloff Street, Johannesburg
The firm of WM Cuthbert & Co, shoe merchants, was established in 1882. Their Johannesburg building was designed by architects Stucke & Bannister and was…
EventAlbert Nzula dies in Moscow
Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), died of pneumonia in Moscow, USSR. He left SA in 1931 to study in…
ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
Circular letter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General to ANC Chief Representatives, Regional Treasury Officials, Project Officials, and…
PlaceKaNgwane
KaNgwane was the Homeland of the Swazi people living in South Africa. It was situated along the border with Swaziland, and its capital was at Louieville. In…
ArchiveNotes on Inanda Dam Removals
Notes on Inanda Dam Removals: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 14 March 1987 discussing forced removals, housing, tribal lands,…
ArchivePOTWA : OFS Regional Congress
Light yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of POTWA meeting in October. Image of people protesting. Image of hands in cuffs at top left hand side.
Recorded message by Albert Luthuli to meeting in London in support of South African Leaders arrested on charge of Treason, 1 February 1957
[Extract] Chief Lutuli spoke of the "unprecedented human suffering being brought about by apartheid" and said: "But yet we are not despondent. We are…
ArchiveStudent political action
Report by the Student Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal,…
PlaceMoth Memorial, Kimberley
The Order is an independent brotherhood of ex-service men and women as well as serving men and women whose membership is confined to those who served or…
Archie Gumede Inaugural Memorial Lecture Invitation
Professor Ahmed C Bawa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Durban University of Technology and Mr Don Gumede, Founder of the Archie Gumede Foundation…
Archive30 Years of the Freedom Charter
A2 litho red and black on white; photo children at Griffiths Mxenge memorial; text: 30 years of the Freedom Charter by Raymond Suttner and Jeremy Cronin, with…
ArchiveWe have survived!
Yellow, red, black and white poster. Notice of an Aboriginal Poster Exhibition. Commemorating 200 years of Aboriginal Resistance in Australia - 1788 - 1988…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 5: War on sellouts!
In this pamphlet APDUSA expresses their concerns over the results of the elections on August 22 and 28 1984 ; as well as what the consequences will be of those…
ArchiveInterview with Ambrose Makiwane
Oral interview, conducted at Cala, with Ambrose Makiwane. Makiwane entered Fort Hare in 1955, when he was age 34. His family lacked the means to send him…
ArchiveInterview with Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
Oral interview, in Kimberley, South Africa, with Robert Sobukwe (1924 to 1978), who was elected Founding President of the Pan Afticanist Congress in April 1959…
ArchiveTowards a mixed economy in South African agriculture
Paper by Mashiphula Mbongwa and Kgotoki Nhlapo-Lewis entitled "Towards a mixed economy in South African agriculture" prepared for a meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe…
ArchiveStrategic issues in the struggle for national liberation in South Africa
Paper examining reforms introduced by the government and whether they are adequate to initiate change in the country: provision for the legal recognition of…
EventWomen call for alternative ways of conscription
The Star reported that a number of women called on the government at a press conference to permit those men who refuse to serve in the army to make their…
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
Positioned beautifully on the mountainside as you go along to Worcestor, is a health resort! This region in the Worcester district is noted for its medicinal…
Interview with Omar Badsha by Marian Nur Goni
An email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a masters theses. Afrapix: Some Questions Email interview with Omar Badsha in…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
The Coldest day in Pretoria in recent history was on 12 June 1963. The temperatures plummeted to a minimum of -3, 6 and a maximum of 7, 5 degrees Centigrade…
EventHelen Joseph is put under house arrest
Former political activist, Helen Joseph, fell victim to the Draconian apartheid legislations. She became the first person to be put under house arrest under…
EventThe United Party is formed
The United South African National Party, also known as the United Party, was officially formed after a merger between the National Party, under the leadership…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born in Bizana, Pondoland. Madikizela-Mandela was a staunch opponent of P W Botha's…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young, paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer…
EventF.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse
Former South African State President F.W. de Klerk married Marike Willemse on this date. The couple met at the University of Potchefstroom where they were both…
EventDr. J. S. Moroka dies
Dr. James Sebe Moroka, medical doctor, politician, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo Moroka in Thaba Nchu the then district of…