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Message to the People of South Africa on the 67th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1979
… was the armed police who opened fire on unarmed people in Sharpeville and Ngquza Hill in 1960. It was the armed police, urged on by Vorster himself, …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 67th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1979
… was the armed police who opened fire on unarmed people in Sharpeville and Ngquza Hill in 1960. It was the armed police, urged on by Vorster himself, …
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
1908 Scientists suggest that yet unnamed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was first transmitted, from one chimpanzee to one human, as early as 1908 in the…
PlaceMankweng or Turfloop
“When life gives you the scorching heat of the sun, be hopeful for the rain too” . Mankweng is found in the Capricorn District and Polokwane Local…
PlaceIziko South African Maritime Centre
The Iziko South African (SA) Maritime Centre opened in 1990. It is based at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront), Cape Town, Western Cape. The…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… ory.org.za/article/artist-groups-and-educational-facilities-1960-1980 | …
`We will come back with Msholozi`- erupts Pondoland, 12 December 2008
… to topple apartheid. We remember the Pondo revolt in 1960 at Ngquza. And they (Pondos) gave us Oliver Tambo, a …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989
… 'We Are Not Alone' The Making of a Mass Movement: 1950-1960, Lull Callinicos. POETRY: The Workers' Trail, Mi …
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… and London (England) before rejoining the Dispatch in 1960. In 1965 Woods became the editor of the East London …
EventANC celebrates its 79th anniversary in Durban
… Congress (PAC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1960. Some of the party's leadership was imprisoned while …
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… Working Committee in 1959. Mothopeng was arrested in 1960 for his role in the anti-pass campaign and jailed for … ka Plaatjie, The PAC's Internal Underground…
PlaceCompensation, Settlement near Durban
Compensation is a Settlement 43 km North-East of Durban, on the route to Umhlali-Tongaat. The Area of Compensation got its name from Compensation Farm acquired…
PlacePampierstad
… in the former homeland of Bophuthatswana in the late 1960's. It was located 31 km North-West of Jan Kempdorp and …
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
… Raymond Zondo) was born in the rural town of Ixopo , in 1960. …
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… the Gestigtes who talk like this, can we afford a second Sharpeville 3 in South Africa? While I am talking about that, … who want to make it their aim to…
PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… of Durban-Westville, (UDW), was established in the 1960's. This University or College was for Indians on … in the Bay of Durban . Student numbers throughout…
Women in the apartheid society by Fatima Meer
… and employ their own teachers to some extent. Up to 1960, 80 per cent of Indian schools were community schools. … Congress of Azania took up passes as a…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… invited to attend negotiations in London. The Hola Camp massacre sees 11 Mau Mau prisoners die of ill-treatment. 1960 The state of emergency is lifted and…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… special branch of the South African Police was created. In 1960, it became the official security branch. Thereafter, in … Winter. The Z- Squad was formed in…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… reading practices of South African Political Prisoners, 1960-1990." Library History (University of Pretoria), 2008, …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… The Diplomacy of the African National Congress in Africa, 1960-1994. Modern African Studies, [Online]. 41/1, 57. … The Diplomacy of the African National…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
This article was written by Cait Chapman and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… to work as a Librarian following her move to Britain in 1960. It was there that she enrolled at the University of … woman, her own ethnic group, during the…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… 1990’s. The country achieved independence from France in 1960 and for decades remained an economic powerhouse in West … repeated atrocities against …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Representation of Voters Act, 1951 Resistance before 1960 Resistance to apartheid came from all circles, and not …
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… labourers. A white immigration council was set up in 1960 to recruit and assist skilled immigrants from England …
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… Maji J Fredericks, Dr A Abdurahman, hon W. P. Schreiner , Rev. Dr W.E. Rubusana and Mr Tengo Jabavu, Back row from left …
EventJournalists' first visit to Robben Island
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
… opposition parties warmly congratulated the regime on the massacre. It is significant that the ANC is criticised for … children, nor did he do so for those…
ArchiveRecollections of the Resurrection of Women’s Day, 40 Years Ago by Julie Wells
… Beatrice Street Congregational Church. We had the help of Rev. Wesley Mabuza and were thrilled when we secured …