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ArchiveMemorandum on political prisoners
Memorandum on political prisoners submitted by Alfred Ngokong on behalf of the ANC to the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts of the United Nations Commission on…
ArchiveMemorandum on BPC external affairs programme
Memorandum from Thami Zani to Ranwedzi Harry Nengwekhulu following on the fifth congress of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a commission…
PlaceCape Town Theatre Laboratory
Founded in 1998 by Royston Stoffels and Warrick Grier, the Cape Town Theatre Laboratory was established in Woodstock, Cape Town. In October-November 2000, the…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Peace Convention, 4 October 1956, Johannesburg
[Extract] Peace is indissolubly interwoven with the question of freedom, for peace without freedom is a mockery Freedom cannot flower to its best except in a…
EventSharlene Surtie-Richards was born on this day
The South African actress was born on this day in Upington, in the Northern Cape. She is known for her roles on television soap operas such as Egoli and the…
ArchiveAn address by the General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party
Address by Moses Mabhida to miliant partisans at Luanda on 26th July 1981 to mark the 60th anniversary of the SACP. Discusses the statement by the government…
ArchiveEducation for liberation
Gold and black poster. Notice of a conference at Camden Town Hall, London, on Saturday 3rd April 1993. Organised by the Black Solidarity Committee of the Anti…
ArchiveNUSAS 1982 Resumé
Illustrated resumé of the activities of the National Union of South African Students during 1982. The theme for 1982, Campus action for democracy, is…
ArchiveReport of NUSED Congress, July 1971
Report of the Congress of the National Union of Students Education Department, July 1971, presented at the 47th Annual Congress of the National Union of South…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 2: Sou
Report of the Social Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society examining South African minorities under apartheid rule. Contents…
Bible quote from Isaiah 61
White poster with black lettering and artwork. Bible quote from Isaiah 61 - 'Yahweh has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up hearts that are…
ArchiveAmandla!Maatla!: en film om sydafrikansk ungdom
Amandla! Maatla! : a film about South African Youth made in Sweden by Magnus Bergmar and Kjell Soderlund in 1984A colour poster, advertising the release of…
ArchiveInternational Bulletin, No 20, December 1988
Bulletin, No 20, December 1988, produced by the South African Communist Party. Issue covers an SACP delegation to Scandanavia, a letter sent to comrade Meir…
ArchiveBiography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi
Biography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi. Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi was born on 12 June 1955 in Evaton, the fifth son of a family of five boys, his politisation…
PlaceBlue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
This impressive building was erected at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long Street, one of the few…
They’re Burning the Churches
Author: Patrick Noonan Published: Jacana Media Price: R165.00 - including VAT Orders can be E-mailed to [email protected] or to [email protected] Contact…
EventSA Police Commissioner, Lt. Gen. H.J. du Plooy to take drastic actions against police who call Africans “Kaffir”
On 24 August 1960, The Star newspaper reported that the new Police Commissioner, Lt. Gen. H.J. du Plooy would take disciplinary action against White policeman…
EventSir de Villiers Graaff agrees with SA veto of UN visit
Sir de Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party, the official opposition, agreed with the apartheid government that the composition of the proposed United…
EventAfrican’s Claim is presented at the conference
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented by the…
EventSouth African Air Force bombs ANC in Maputo
Following an African National Congress's 20 May 1983 car bombing of headquarters of the South African Defence Force in Pretoria, ANC bases in a suburb of…
EventSA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President’s Council fails
South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. The Council was…
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe receives an honorary degree
Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, received an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare in recognition of the major…
EventAlexander Kerr dies
Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (now the University of Fort Hare), died in Alice,…
EventDr Phillip Blaiberg dies in Cape Town
The dentist Dr Phillip Blaiberg died in Cape Town after living 19 months and 15 days following a successful heart transplant operation by Dr. Chris Barnard in…
EventChris Heunis is appointed acting president
Chris Heunis, Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning, was appointed Acting State President by President P.W. Botha who was recovering from a mild…
EventANC Matthews Mapumolo dies in police custody
Matthews Mapumolo, an African National Congress (ANC) member, dies in police custody after he had been confronted at home in Swaziland by a group of armed men…
EventIdi Amin dies
Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of…
EventAlexander Kerr is born
Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (later the University of Fort Hare), was born in…
ArchiveLetter from Stanley Mabizela to Dear Comrade
Handwritten letter from Stanley Mabizela regarding the situation in Swaziland. Thanks ANC for the visit from Thabo Mbeki. Reports that Comrades Monare and…
So truth be in the field
A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With emphasis on the moral elements of social action including the injustice of racial…