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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,…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 17 June 2014 (after National Elections)
The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces; Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu, affectionately known as Ma Sisulu, has been described countless times as a caring and service-oriented individual who spent her…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
A study of missionary settlement and the spread of Christianity in southern Africa during the period 1800 - 1925, including a piece on the role of missionaries…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
“District Six is a blot which the government has cleaned up and will continue to clear up.”[i] - P.W Botha The memory of District Six, also known as…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - 22, Dr Yusuf…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the 1960s and the 1980s South Africa was ruled by the National Party. The NP…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
On 13 January 1949 an Indian store-keeper in central Durban assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape and PWV (now Gauteng) areas. This was the first…
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. …
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…
ArchiveBraklaagte: Resisting Incorporation: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
Braklaagte: Resisting Incorporation: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 03 March 1989 discussing homelands, Bophuthatswana, incorporation…
ArchiveCommissions presented at 5th General Students
The memorandum contains commissions to assess, among others, the theory of the struggle pertaining to the Black culture, the feasibility of research into…
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 fights
Newspaper articles about life in Chile. Chile lucha no. 14. Magazine of the Chile Solidarity Group. Cream poster with black lettering. Photograph of a man…
Editorial
The year 1983 will test the strength of the trade union movement. Our organisation will be attacked by retrenchment and opportunist political leadership will…
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…
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…