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ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…
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…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in South Africa. Joseph Chamberlain was appointed Colonial Secretary. He joined forces with…
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…
ArchiveWomen: Raise your voices
White poster with black lettering. Notice of a forum to discuss women's participation in the church. Black cross in centre surrounded by cut out people. Venue …
ArchiveNo British arms for South Africa
Black and white poster. Notice of an anti-apartheid march and rally, on Sunday, March 17th. March from Portland Place to Trafalgar Square. Sharpeville…
ArchiveTake your hands off me Im a worker, not a to
Black, white and grey poster. Artwork of a woman fighting off two men, wearing a t-shirt with the words 'a woman's place is in the struggle'. City skyline…
ArchiveMilitary service : Public meeting
Brown poster with black and yellow lettering. Notice of meeting regarding new army bill. Venue, Cathedral Place, Saratoga Avenue on Sunday 27th March. Black…
PlacePrince Alfred House, Waterloo Road, Wynberg
This Colonial House has subsequently been sold and now used as a Doctor's Audiology place of Business even though, it had been declared a National Monument…
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front National Workshop
Notes adopted at the United Democratic Front National Workshop which took place in April 1990 in Cape Town regarding Natal violence, dual power, future of the…
ArchiveSASO: Minutes of the National Executive meeting held at the Lay Ecumenical Centre, Pietermaritzburg, from 12th-13th November 1973
This is not a complete report on what took place at the National Executive Committee meeting. Some documents were seized by the Police in Alice before the full…
ArchiveReport on public conduct during township protests
This is the report on police conduct during township protests which took place in August-November 1984, It also includes the pamphlet including chronology and…
The SOYAN: official organ of the Society of Young Africa
A newsletter issued by the Society of Young Africa (SOYA), seen as a forum to place articles in view of the liberation struggle against increasing oppression,…
ArchiveMass rally: UWC stadium
Red and white with artwork of protestors holding banners which read: "The boycott continues" and "Each one teach one". Notice of a rally taking place at the…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
PlaceAbachoreb, Northern Cape
Watering place South of the Koa River Valley, South of Steinkopf. The name is derived from Khoikhoi and means 'water hole dug by hand'. The Afrikaans name is …
Standing for the truth campaign
Title in white letters on red background. Lenten Lectures 1990. Meetings on 1st, 15th and 29th March, at Cathedral Place. Diocesan Justice and Peace…
ArchiveChristmas service
Notice of carol service and nativity play by UDF on 15th December at Cathedral Place, Saratoga Avenue. Yellow poster with black lettering and images. Image of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
1940 Mandela was elected to the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Fort Hare. After he became embroiled in general student dissatisfaction with boarding…
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…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
In 1912 Enoch Mgjimia, a lay preacher and independent evangelist, broke away from the Wesleyan Methodist Church and joined the Church of God and Saints of…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
ArchiveThe church and the elections
Yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of meeting at Cathedral Place, Wednesday 29th April 1987. Issued by Justice and Peace Commission. List of speakers…
ArchiveTheses on the current situation
Article about the current South African political situation. Covers government strategies, the character and implications of the ANC's strategic gains, the…
ArchiveMemorandum from Popo Molefe to United Democra
Memorandum from Popo Molefe to United Democratic Front's regions regarding the meeting of the National Executive Committee of the United Democratic Front…
The National Question in Post 1994 South Africa. A discussion paper in preparation for the ANC`s 50th National Conference by Z. Pallo Jordan
… at de-racialisation. This will not prevent a person who places some value in being identified as Venda /Sotho/Tswana …
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase By 1957 any relative lull in the mass…
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…
ArchiveDemocracy - Christianity
Lilac poster with purple lettering. Notice of Lenten Lectures on 21st Feburary, 7th March and 21st March at Cathedral Place, Saratoga Avenue. List of Agendas…
PlaceAgieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. Area around the lower reaches of the…