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ANC-KZN flabbergasted by DA’s denigration of Oliver Tambo, 11 July 2006
… oppressed masses of this country. The outstanding and sterling role played by OR Tambo in the founding of the … in a media statement like this one. It is…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… Congress (SAIC), the African People Organisation (APO) and the Franchise Action Committee were invited to chart a … Campaign was in fact launched on 26 June…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… into service as a troop transport by the Royal Navy and had already carried thousands allied of troops to various … received an outpouring of grateful…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… On 8 July 1946 hundreds of resisters were arrested and appeared before court - some on as many as five different … Act' was invoked against the leaders of…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… was an incident during December 1934, between Italian and Abyssinian troops at the Wal-Wal Oasis on the border … as an opportunity to provide land for…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… Riviera resort Juan les Pins by the French authorities and was held in custody for 88 days pending extradition to … money. He was convicted of five charges…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… under pressure from years of isolation due to economic and cultural sanctions. The decision to release Mandela and later other political activists, paved the…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… collapsed onto the tarmac. According to reports his arms and legs were so severely frozen to a point that rescuers were unable to remove his coat and shoes. …
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… executive producer at television news, Jeremy Thorpe, and the imminent departure of the Chief Executive of … decision in April. This is after the broadcaster…
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… divided among France, Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. The sparsely populated colony slowly attracted German settlers, 3,700 by 1903, and 13…
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… incident of police brutality since the dawn of democracy and it revived memories of security-police brutality suffered … for the deceased held in the Eastern…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.2 1990
… Contents and Contributors Comment, A. W. Oliphant; STORIES: Grandpa's … Money, Steve Jacobs. INTERVIEW: Achmat Dangor: Writing and Change, A.W. Oliphant…
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… held a general election. This election never took place, and South Africa continued to administer South West Africa as … when South West Africa finally…
EventDisinvestment moves by two major companies
… Corporation, sold its shares to the local management and pulled out of the South Africa market in a similar move … Africa Movement in the US was launched…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… Beaufort. It became a municipality on the 3 February 1837 and therefore the oldest Municipality in South Africa! John Molteno bought some land in the arid,…
EventJudge Essa Moosa passes away
… involved in the establishment of South Africa’s democracy and formed part of the African National Congress’s … to pay closer attention to the complaints laid…
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
… the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i] According to reports, … students called students from other…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… into by thieves who stole the ornaments of the coffins and other valuables, the great iron door of the vault was … of the Union. The architecture of this is…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… countries had boycotted South Africa both economically and culturally, the United States had not. During the Reagan … the policy of constructive engagement…
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… (then known as South-West Africa) during World War I and retained it after the war under a League of Nations … 2145 (XXI), terminating the old League of…
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… Sydney Mufamadi, COSATU vice-president Chris Dhlamini and the general secretary of the National Union of … confirmed the close co-operation between the SACP,…
EventWillie Smith, South Africa’s bantamweight champion boxer is born
… turned professional boxer shortly after his Olympic win and continued boxing up until 1936.[iv] He also beat Teddy … regarded as the country’s first world…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… the “Most Gifted Male”, “Most Gifted Southern Artist”, and “Most Gifted Videos of the Year” at the 2014 Channel O … hit single also received the award for …
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
… injuries. [ii] The bombing took the lives of 17 men and 2 women, of which 9 were White and 7 were Black. [iii] The bomb proved successful in its …
ArchiveWelcome to Mariental : Another blot on our stained conscience : No to the war in Namibia
… Offset litho; black and white …
ArchiveR- KOHPE
… Brown, pink and orange poster. …
ArchiveDefend Democracy Stand Up Against Right-Wing Terrorism
… A2 black and white, partial text: …
ArchiveStill empty!
… Silkscreened; red and grey; Still empty! …
ArchiveAsinamali: Unite
… Silkscreened; Black and green; Asinamali: Unite …
ArchiveSteunt uw geld apartheid?
… Grey, orange, black and white poster. …