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EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… attempted to assert their independence as a nation in the face of British Imperialism. This was complicated by the discovery of diamonds in Kimberley and…
PlaceCurry's Post
… Curry’s Post is a beautifully scenic area in the heart of the Midlands Meander that lies between Mooi … here, establishing an overnight wagon and cart stop -…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… In Athlone, Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape), … 11 and injuring several others. An inquest was launched in March 1988 to investigate the…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… wrote to the Protector on 7 September 1907 asking for help in locating his wife and child. It seems that nobody had told … Archives. I respectfully beg to…
PlaceAdendorp, Eastern Cape
… Village some 8 km South of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of … Farm, NJ Adendorff, who sub-divided it into…
ArchiveNegociations: imposer: CGT
… CGT poster. Light blue background with title in medium blue letters. Artwork of an eaten apple. Initials CGT in red letters on dark blue triangle. Word …
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… a selected few people and even these not as frequently as in normal social relations, photographs become very … of grandchildren. They come with their…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… often known as "comrades" or "young lions." Mainly active in urban areas, especially in the eastern Cape, most were unemployed school-leavers who … the UDF…
EventJan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter, is born near Riversdale, Western Cape
… was a self taught painter who specialised and excelled in the landscape genre. He found inspiration from his local … occasions that he did exhibit, these…
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… sufficient evidence provided to prove that the party was in fact a meeting. Sisulu was later arrested at Liliesleaf … with Nelson Mandela and 8 others were…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first all-race and…
EventAdam Tas is arrested
… arrested Adam Tas because of the role he played in drawing up a petition for the Cape burghers against the … the governing body of the Dutch East India…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… Gunmen killed 11 people including a women and a baby in an overnight attack in Donnybrook. Hours before the massacre, former President … opened the ANC's…
EventOldest part of Johannesburg, Marshalltown, is planned
… residential area for Johannesburg. The plan was laid out in October 1886. Among the street names were Commissioner, … on the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. …
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… National Executive Committee of the ANC on the situation in South Africa and the conduct of armed struggle in South Africa in the past six months. Concern…
Documents of the National Fundraising Workshop held on 14 - 20 March, 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, Tanzania
… Report in booklet format of the first African National Congress National Fundraising Workshop held in March 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… the Union) and shall have jurisdiction over its members in Natal, Zululand and such Branches as may be formed and established in other parts of Africa. In…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 4: Some implications on inequality
… Report of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society relating to separate development and inequality in apartheid South Africa. Contents include:…
ArchiveStrategy and tactics of the African National Congress
… and tactics of the ANC, adopted at the Morogoro Conference in Tanzania in 1969. Analyses the history of the movement, the forces at work in Southern Africa…
The State against Nelson Mandela and nine others: opening address
… The opening address of the Chief Prosecutor, Percy Yutar, in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and nine others, held in the Supreme Court of South…
ArchivePost-apartheid South Africa: the macroeconomic perspectives for year one and beyond
… Article on economics in post-apartheid South Africa by Vella Pillay, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare, Zimbabwe, in April and May…
EventTrans-Kalahari main road is opened
… The first road in Africa south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and … main road, was opened. The road, linking Maputo in Mozambique to Walvis Bay in…
Statement On Behalf of the South Africa United Front, 1960, New York
… 1960, the "electorate" of the Union of South Africa voted in favour of a Republic by a majority of 70,000 votes. In this referendum held to decide the basic…
ArchiveRudd Concession by King Lobengula of Matabeleland (1888)
… suitable for defensive purposes upon the said river, or in lieu of the said steamboat, should I so elect, to pay to … Mashonaland, and other adjoining…
PlaceNaauwpoort
… This place is situated in Ditsobotla, North West. The name is Dutch for 'narrow pass' or 'narrow gap'. In 2011 it had a population of 7848. In the vicinity…
ArchiveThis vote is not a joke
… NUMSA Shop Steward Elections 1989 letters in red on white at bottom of poster. Title in white letters on red block across top of poster. Image of people…
ArchiveCome to CAPs open day
… Background in shades of pink, text in yellow; with artwork of the solar syatem and fireworks … open day taking place on Sat, 3rd Nov. at Chapel Street in…