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EventSADF replace police on South West Africa’s northern border
… In a dramatic move, Minister of Defence P. W. Botha announced the replacement of South African police by the South African Defence Force on the northern…
PlaceGlen Grey
… The village of Glen Grey was named in honour of Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape 1854-61. On 17 July 1902 a fire broke out in the …
The Freedom Charter
… Copy of The Freedom Charter. Title in light green on white … Headings in light green, Charter in black lettering. Image of group of people carrying flag with…
ArchiveMemorandum van HSAW aan die Voorsitter van die SVR werkkomitee
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State … Security Council, detailing guidelines for the formulation of a short…
ArchiveKorttermynstrategie vir Angola
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State … Security Council, detailing guidelines for the formulation of a short…
Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… during President Jacob Zuma’s IEC address, is evidence of this. Kuzwayo accused Zuma of rape in 2005 and was forced to conceal her identity to … a witch hunt…
ArchiveAddress at 6th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, by Nelson Mandela, 12 July 2008, Kliptown Soweto
… years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a ninety-year-old … on this occasion, it would be that you…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the Port Natal Maritime Museum offers an insight into the influence of maritime…
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… the KwaZulu homeland and Natal province as an act of insubordination against the government and African … Zwelithini was always seen to be intervening on…
EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
… study for a degree in Fine Arts at the University College of Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) in Pietermaritzburg. From 1942 … in Die Huisgenoot and later in…
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
… System Analysis Group (CSAG) based at the University of Cape Town will be running its annual course, 'Winter … and aims to take participants through the full…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … who was working as an interpreter Assistant Protector of Labour…
EventThree MK soldiers found guilty
… On the afternoon of 25 January 1980, three Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadres: … a Volkskas Bank branch in Silverton, on the eastern edge of Pretoria, and took 25…
Place'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
… Mountian in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the Orange River. This a Khoikhoi name … The name is said to refer to the hollow spoon…
ArchiveInternational Womens Day
… White poster with black lettering and border of small black stars. Welcome home rally for Ray Alexander. … Wits University Great Hall. Black and white faded…
ArchiveWorks on paper
… University of Port Elizabeth, Silver Jubilee Festival Program. Black and … by M.C. Escher entitled 'Sky and Water II' 1938. Notice of an exhibition of the…
ArchivePretoria Minute
… Minutes of discussions between the South African Government and the … Discussed violence and negotiations. Includes a report of the Working Group established…
ArchiveUnban the ANC
… lettering. Page from Pretoria News newspaper. Short piece of information on ANC. Commemoration of 75 years of the ANC, from 8 January 1912 to 8 January 1987 …
Municipal elections
… the municipal elections which was determined by the state of the organisation, the mood of the masses and the strengths and weaknesses of the regime and the…
ArchiveDecide our response
… strip at top with title in grey lettering. Announcement of Student Body Meeting at the SU at 1pm on Tuesday. All … countrywide calls to support anti-election…
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
… and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in Lusaka, Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and wrote some of the lyrics for…
EventAZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement
… Leaders of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) … 1998 SOPA broke away…
ArchiveNow Cape Town...Now Langa too is burning
… The circular informs University of Cape Town students of a mass meeting to be held in response to the political … state. The meeting calls for solidarity…
ArchiveEducate for socialism
… with artwork and text in red and black. Artwork of man holding the Azanian Peoples Organisation flag, over the map of South Africa. Image of the a hand in a…
ArchiveMemorandum aan alle lede van die Staatsveiligheidsraad: Onlussituasie - voorgestelde terminologiese riglyne vir amptelike segsmanne
… Memorandum to all members of the State Security Council, from Louis Nel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding guidelines for the use of terminology…
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… " Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary " gives the account of three people from three, seemingly World Class Cities. It … bottom up. Exploring the parallels,…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… Referendum required a 50+1 result to secede or remain part of Sudan and quorum of 50% of registered voters in the region. After three days, a 60% … Observng…
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… in confinement. Winnie was separated from her husband most of her marriage life due to his imprisonment. However, she … Mandela’s legacy. Winnie was pivotal…
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… from Durban a night prior to kick-off, the manager of Durban City, Norman Elliot states: "The Portuguese East … player with them." It is apparent here that…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year … Marius Schoon (Jeannette's husband) was the target of…