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The diary of Maria Tholo - Augusts 25 - September 3 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Sunday, August 29 Things are hotting up again. We haven't seen much happening here…
Testimony of the Delegation of the South African Native National Congress, Ermelo, before the Eastern Transvaal Land Committee,January 8, 1918
After the magistrate and the Chairman had addressed the gathering [about 200 Africans] the following representative natives were heard: Solomon Tutu. I am a…
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian Opinionreflected on the way in which the…
ArchiveBiography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018
Ellen Kate was the name given to her by her biological mother and father. While important people in her life, they separated while she was still young, and so…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament Strasbourg, 13 June 1990
Mr Baron Crespo, President of the European parliament; Distinguished representatives of the peoples of Western Europe; Esteemed leaders of the European…
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 57 - Lionel Forman, "Self-Determination in…
EventProtection for whistleblowers’ is ensured
The Protected Disclosures Act, no 26 of 2000, providing protection of employees against occupational detriment as a result of having disclosed irregular…
ArchiveReview since last Conference
The letter from Desmond Tutu to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the death of Steve Biko. Also asking the authority to institute the judicial…
ArchiveFundacion Augusto C. Sandino. FACS
Multicoloured poster. Number 10 - 1980-1990 surrounded by a laurel wreath. Artwork of a map of Nicaragua, in the middle of the earth, split into two halves,…
ArchiveRemarks by the Secretary-General at informal consultations in the Security Concil today ,(Namibia), Monday, 3 April 1989
A report read to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General regarding the insurgence of SWAPO troops from Angola into Namibia and the…
ArchiveMemorandum: South African Students Movement
Memorandum on SASM, apparently prepared as part of legal action, in Afrikaans with extensive quotations in English from SASM documents. Translation of the…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole MorganAbstractElizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement from…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
The name of Dr William Fehr should be familiar to many of those who have visited Castle Good Hope in Cape Town at least once during the last fifty years. Young…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
This article was written by Devon Wall and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Customary Law in South Africa: …
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the 1950s as it sought to deal with dissent and entrench apartheid. Leading political…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
Abstract: This paper focuses on the life on Lefifi Tladi. Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid…
ArchiveMandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive
Nelson Mandela is probably the only recognised leader of SA's black community capable of instilling some discipline into the kids in the townships, Helen…
ArchiveFourth anniversary of the United Democratic Front: four fighting years
Article regarding United Democratic Front fourth anniversary. During this period UDF managed to draw together disparate and often unco-ordinated forces in the…
ArchiveMessage from Mr Carlos Aldana to Mr van Heerden
Correspondence from Mr Aldana to Mr Neil van Heerden regarding the reported insurgence of SWAPO troops into Angola. Included is a letter from Mr Robin Renwick,…
Working for a just peace
ECC poster. Light blue poster with black lettering and artwork. Words 'construction not conscription'. Artwork of three rifles, one with a bird sitting on it,…
ArchiveJanuary to December 1989 EDA calendar
Multicoloured poster. Artwork of beadwork around border. Coloured photographs of a child with a water container on her head, and a man pouring water out of a…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
It is with a deep sense of pride and honour that I speak today on behalf of the South African Communist Party, which celebrates the 60th year of its birth, on…
ArchiveChile: no. 20
Black and white poster of people going into a building with words AB Ljus and Kraft over gate. No. 20 - Bort ned oaragraf 32 in bottom left hand corner. …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin A domestic interlude should be revealing. No man's private life…
PlaceAbenab, Limpopo
A Village situated some 32 km north of Grootfontein. it came into being in 1921, to serve a Mine producing; lead, vanadium and zinc. Which closed down in 1958…
ArchiveMonitoring Coordinator Annual Report: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1993
Monitoring Coordinator Annual Report: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 3 April 1993 discussing Goldstone Commission of Enquiry (into…
ArchiveLetter from R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Africa, to His Excellency Mr Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, New York
A letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the United Nataions Secretary-General to report the cross border insurgence by SWAPO from Angola into Namibia…
ArchiveSummary of activities taken against the Christian Institute and Spro-Cas between August 1973 and January 1974
Chronology of the Commission of Enquiry into Certain Organizations, which became a parliamentary Commission of Enquiry known as the Schlebusch Commission. …
PlaceAdendorp, Eastern Cape
Village some 8 km South of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the Farm, NJ Adendorff, who sub-divided it into…