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… The opening address of the Chief Prosecutor, Percy Yutar, in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and nine others, held in the Supreme Court of South Africa, in Pretoria. The trial became known as the Rivonia Treason …

… Red, yellow, black and white poster. Notice of a service in support of Dr. Ivan Toms, for refusing to serve in the SADF. Artwork of a candle, and a doctor examining a baby in its mothers arms. Venue - All Saints, Kabega Park. Bishop …

… White poster. Title in red letters. Black and white COSATU Logo. Black and white artwork of crowd of people with man in front with arms outstretched. May Day Rally at Curries Fountain. List of demands and events in black lettering. …

… White poster with title in red letters. All other lettering in black. Artwork of a green map of South America with a black cross over it covered in blood. Two hands on either side of cross with broken …

… with black lettering. Words "Forward to worker unity 1984" in red at bottom. Title in half circle at top with images of factories in half circle. Grey, white and black images of people …

… and white poster. Two cartoons. Top cartoon showing man in chains with gentry holding him, names Lindman, Moller, … Bottom poster shows workers chasing away gentry. No. 8 in bottom left hand corner. Revolt 1935 in bottom right hand corner. …

… In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain … It is generally assumed that his son, Dirk, built the mill in 1796. Dirk's daughter inherited the property and … a number of private mills that used to work at that time in the vicinity of Cape Town. It was restored in 1936 by the …

… storms. The event is curated by the SA History Online in association with the Centre for Humanities Research at the … as much as you want at the door. The money will be held in trust by the Ensemble for further musical projects. The Ensemble performances at the Fugard Theatre in 2012, for the Centre for Creative Arts’ Poetry Africa …

… There is a pass in the Magaliesberg known as Silkaatsnek It was here that the … Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed and ultimately captured in the first battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900. After the … on 5 June 1900, the British forces found themselves in command of most strategic points, but with enormously …

… This place is situated in Ditsobotla, North West. The name is Dutch for 'narrow pass' or 'narrow gap'. In 2011 it had a population of 7848. In the vicinity is Naauwpoort Secondary School, which is a …

… Andries Pretorius after whom Pretoria was named, died in 1853 at his Magaliesburg home. His body was later exhumed and reburied at Heroes' Acre in Pretoria after General P.J. Joubert's requested the burial of famous Afrikaner leaders in the same cemetery. …

… Anthropologist, Professor Raymond Arthur Dart, is born in Brisbane, Australia. Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child skull fossil near Taung in North West, South Africa.In 1922, Dart became the head of the newly established …

… NUMSA Shop Steward Elections 1989 letters in red on white at bottom of poster. Title in white letters on red block across top of poster. Image of people marching in middle with one hand held high holding paper with a cross …

… a long struggle against ill health. He was instrumental in the formation of the Pact Government in 1924 and in South Africa's withdrawal from the gold standard. …

… of original Food and Canning Workers Union formed in 1941 in Cape Town. Photographs and history of artisans in South Africa. Artwork of the new South African flag. …

… Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of Workers in Southern Africa 1992. Outline of origin of Charter. Green, … Green map of Africa with Southern African countries in white. Large red circle in centr …

… The first national minister of education in South Africa's Government of National Unity (GNU), Prof. Sibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu was born in Kranskop, Natal. Bengu was released from his ministerial position in 1999 and sent to the Federal Republic of Germany as …

… wearing T-shirt with Namibia Day August 1988 on it. SWAPO in white letters on blue block with smaller green block in centre with rest of title in black letters. …

… about Sarmcol workers struggle. Grey background. Lettering in white, outlined in red and black. Modern artwork of brown man with left armwork raised. Images of tress with fruit and houses in the background. Images of faces at bottom. Initials SAWCO. …

… Black Green and gold poster. Photo of Nelson Mandela in centre. Nelson Mandela in gold lettering. Note to the people of Sweden in Mandela's handwriting . The path to people's victory is …

… Background in shades of pink, text in yellow; with artwork of the solar syatem and fireworks … open day taking place on Sat, 3rd Nov. at Chapel Street in Woodstock. …

… Second Symposium on the theme,  “African Music Scholarship in the Twenty-first Century: Challenges and Directions.” The … to build on the successes of the first, which was held in 2015 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South … and exchanges Representations and the Francophone presence in African music scholarship Music education: Philosophies, …

… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised for the provision of basic needs. In 1946, a non-racial Women’s Food Committee was formed. The … Yvonne Muthien “Chapter 6: Forms of Protest and Resistance in Cape Town, 1939-1965,” State and Resistance in South …

… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised for the provision of basic needs. In 1946, a non-racial Women’s Food Committee was formed. The … Yvonne Muthien “Chapter 6: Forms of Protest and Resistance in Cape Town, 1939-1965,” State and Resistance in South …

… residential area for Johannesburg. The plan was laid out in October 1886. Among the street names were Commissioner, … on the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.  The discovery of Gold in the town saw a vast number of fortune-seekers from all … (ZAR), Johannes Meyer and Johannes Rissik, who worked in land surveying and mappingdid not believe that the gold …

… was a self taught painter who specialised and excelled in the landscape genre. He found inspiration from his local … occasions that he did exhibit, these took place mostly in Cape Town and a few were held internationally as well. … lot of heraldry work around his home town. Volschenk died in 1936 after he suffered a stroke, leaving behind his wife …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first all-race and fully democratic elections in South-West Africa/Namibia. The Constituent Assembly was to …

… Gunmen killed 11 people including a women and a baby in an overnight attack in Donnybrook.   Hours before the massacre, former President … opened the ANC's campaign for local government elections in KwaZulu-Natal.  Later that afternoon, the Government …  A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state,  Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. …

… sufficient evidence provided to prove that the party was in fact a meeting. Sisulu was later arrested at Liliesleaf … with Nelson Mandela and 8 others were charged for treason in October 1963 and convicted. In June 1964 he was among 8 of the accused sentenced to life …

… The document is an important one in the history of South Africa for it tells a story that … sources. It is a scholarly work, yet it prides itself in lucidity and avoids unnecessary jargon … In its multi-disciplinary approach it will be an …