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EventSouth African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal
… 20 October 1988 She grew up on a farm and had aspirations of becoming a ballerina. Swanepoel did not think of herself as beautiful, even though she was thin…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… later and admitted his role in the raid. This was one of many cross border raids by the SADF in the 1980s. Some of the cross border raids include Matola,…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
… 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject at … years. Botha’s first job as a lecturer…
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting public focus away from the prospect of a total breakdown. Among the things that the…
ArchiveFifth Annual Symposium on Ethnomusicology
… Cream poster with brown lettering. University of Cape Town Faculty of Music Notice of a Symposium. Artwork of cave men paintings. …
ArchiveWhy vote?
… Black and white background of people. Small blocks of multicoloured artwork of various voting scenes and one of a white dove. …
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Seedat from Newcastle on 12 November 1901 may be typical of the…
Apartheid
… Netherlands anti-apartheid campaign. Map of Southern Africa. Photographs of scenes of South Africa. Photograph of a pass book. Information on …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 1 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… in the afternoon. We had an uncle who was the only brother of my mother, and he was so fond of us. In the afternoon after church we used to go and visit ……
ArchiveSecond Definitive Series 1993-10-01: butterflies
… White background with artwork of outlines of butterflies on it. Coloured replicas of postage stamps of butterflies, issued in 1993. Windhoek, …
Nelson Mandela
… Red, black and white poster. Photograph of Nelson Mandela. Notice of a concert in Sweden in aid of the ANC. List of artists. …
ArchiveSoweto Township
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a map of Soweto. Words of The Freedom Charter around border. Artwork of new South …
ArchiveWhose tomorrow is tomorrow?: whose world is the world?
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of the world in the centre of the poster, sketches of royalty and leaders, photographs of people in communities. …
ArchiveMinneskonsert for Johnny Mbizo Dyani
… Black and white poster. Rainbow of black, green and yellow at top. Notice of a concert in aid of ANC. List of artists. …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… and Winnie Mandela at their wedding in 1957. © A copy of Alf Kumalo’s photograph I remember 14 June nostalgically. In spite of the difficult times, we went…
ArchiveSister : We bleed and we sing
… A portfolio of six signed prints of images of South Africa by artist Shelley Sacks. White poster with …
ArchiveReagans war!
… Solidarity Campaign poster and logo. National Union of Students, London, logo. Artwork of dead bodies. Artwork of a row of children in chairs. …
Archive25 Junho 1979
… Yellow, red, black and white poster. Artwork of a fist holding a variety of symbols and flags. 4th Anniversary of the Independence of Mozambique. … Call of…
ArchiveWomen unite against apartheid
… Black and white poster. Notice of International Women's Day - March 8th. Collage of photographs of women and artwork of women. Symbol for female. …
ArchiveWe the SSRC condemn..., handwritten statement
… This handwritten statement of condemnation contains eight points including that of the detentions of BPA members and the violent actions of the police force…
ArchiveWomen unite for a democratic South Africa for all
… White, black and red poster. Two photos and artwork of women. Artwork of a crowd of women. List of dreams and demands for equal opportunity. …
EventSandra Smith is the last woman to be executed in South Africa
… her boyfriend Yassiem Harris for the robbery and murder of Jermaine Abrahams. The two broke into Abrahams’ house with the intention of robbing her, having…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… Municipality, Western Cape. Located only 16 km East of Hermanus and 22 km North-East of Gansbaai. Once awarded; 'South Africa’s Favourite … known for its…
PlaceTable View
… Further North of Cape Town’s City Centre , across the Rietvlei Lagoon which … , is lined with Apartment blocks, Restaurants, plenty of pubs and entertainment…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… at the Cape from 1820 to 1821 during the absence of Lord Charles Somerset . In honour of his late wife, Donkin declared he the Settlement name; … but…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a … and proceeded to bomb 67 cities across…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… Campaign started in 1952, Letele persuaded a number of volunteers to defy apartheid laws, and this led to his … elected to the ANC Executive Committee and…
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… A period of hardship set in for the AmaXhosa after their defeat in the Eighth Frontier War (also called Eighth War of Dispossession). Their political…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … name is Narayanan, no. 128851. I arrived here in January of…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… The demonstrators were observing the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960. The incident happened when marchers gathered in Langa, a…