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ArchiveRepression
… Black and white poster of map of South Africa , with images of masked faces behind prison bars. …
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… they were ready to be shipped off in batches. On the 16th of January, the Fifth Battalion boarded the Mendi ship. They sailed out of Cape Town at noon. The…
A Walk in the Night
… On 1 December 1834, the enslaved people of the Cape were legally freed. To commemorate this day, the … “Walk in the Night” will once again take place on the…
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… Monument was erected to commemorate the Jameson Raid of 1895/ 96, in which the Boer Commandos managed to prevent … This monument was interesting because it…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… born in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] L-Tido released his first mixtape “City…
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… building houses the Breakwater Lodge and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business in what is now called the Victoria & Alfred … Stories will…
PlaceSeal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
… the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve on the seaward tip of what is known as Cape Seal in Plettenberg Bay. Cape Seal … the Robberg Nature and Marine Reserve…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… in the Civic Square was built in 1924. It was the home of a coach magnate, Doel Zeederberg, who established the … (in Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia) in 1894. It…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… South Africa's apartheid policy, would fall short of defining the situation in South Africa as a danger to … A common British-American stand increased their…
EventThe first Non-White South African Table Tennis team participates at the World Championship
… Groenewald and Cassim Meer. Although talented in the game of table tennis, it was not an easy for them to participate … the New Age newspaper, the team did…
EventThe South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland
… in Manzini, Swaziland. The attacks claimed the lives of Umkhonto we Sizwe member Patrick Makau and seven-year-old Patrick Nkosi, the son of an active ANC…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… their scheduled hangings by fifteen hours. A huge sigh of relief came to the "Sharpeville Six" after Justice … Minister Kobie Coetsee granted them an…
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… Born in the predominantly Indian community of Cato Manor near Durban, Sipho Gumede started playing music … on a homemade guitar. He joined his first band at…
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
… those who had fallen in the war by ultimate testing of body and mind, and triumphing. Sixteen runners completed … the 1921 Race was won by Bill Rowan who…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… up and severely injured by a compatriot, who accused him of betraying the Indian cause. In 1906, the Transvaal … government promulgated a new Act forcing…
EventDr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government’s Aids unit, says about 100 000 South Africans are infected with HIV
… Human-immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). By 1993 the number of recorded infections had increased by 60 percent. In 2012, … is highest in the world. It also has…
In the world: Mayday is ours
… Black poster with white lettering. Image of world with tools coming out of it and crowd of people. …
ArchiveBadiri! from South Africa
… Red, black and white poster. Notice of a concert of Jazz, poetry and dance. Artwork of a cello and a drum. …
ArchiveJuro
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a hand holding a gun on top of pyramids of sand. Quote by A. Sandino. Nicaragua poster. …
ArchiveAIDS profiteer: Pfizer
… Black and white poster. Photograph of William C. Steere Jr., CEO of Pfizer. Demand to reduce price of fluconazole. …
ArchiveTwo tributes
… Record of the death of two of the contributors to this issue—Professor G. D. H. Cole …
ArchiveOn July 12th 2005: march for your demands
… Multicoloured logo. Photograph of people protesting. Notice of a march on July 12th 2005. List of demands. NUMSA logo. …
ArchiveWorld Conference on Religion and Peace
… Multicoloured poster. Border of white doves. Artwork of four people with arms raised. Artwork of various signs and symbols. …
ArchiveThe Rustenburg Declaration
… Resolution of the Rustenburg Declaration of the National Conference of Church Leaders held in South Africa in November 1990. …
ArchiveStop apartheids bloodstained coal!
… Black, white and red poster. Artwork of bloodstained arm and a large piece of coal. National Union of Mineworkers logo. …
Archive1. Apartheids war against Africa
… Black and white collection of 14 posters. Poster exhibition designed by Ian Denning. Short piece of history of apartheid. …
ArchiveWe remember Kinross
… Cream background. Black lettering. NUM Logo. Photo of a miner. Details of disaster. NUM demands fair settlement out of court. …
ArchiveColgate: worker unity wins historic battle
… A number of recent disputes have highlighted the importance of organised workers supporting each other in their hour of need. …
PlaceMacassar Beach Pavillion
… to let nature reclaim the water park. The pavilion is part of the Macassar Dunes Reserve which is comprised of 2,760 acres. Signs in the reserve warn of …
Rethinking the William Fehr Collection
… Castle – more or less unchanged – from the 1950s. The core of the collection comprises historical artworks dating from … How can we today view a collection…