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Uprisings in German South West Africa are suppressed.
SA accepts the German South West Africa mandate.
ArchiveYes! I Am A Feminist! By SPEAK, July 1992, Johannesburg
ArchiveIssues on which officials of South Africa wer
Minutes of a meeting where South African ambassadorial staff were briefed by representatives of the United States Government about cease-fire requirements to…
EventEdward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West
Edward Roworth was a British born South African artist. Roworth came to South Africa in 1902 with the British forces during the Anglo-Boer war. At the end of…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
After the completion of World War One's Treaty of Versailles, German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body, the…
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
In 1948 the Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was established by Anton Rupert. The first cigarettes were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948…
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…
EventSAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)
A year after its establshment, South African Airways (SAA), took over South-West African Airways (SWAA), which had since 1932 been providing a weekly air-mail…
BiographyThemba Thomas Mazibuko
Thomas Thembe Mazibuko attended Orlando West High School and became a member of the South African Student Movement(SASM). In 1974 as a member of SASM he and…
PlaceLaaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the west side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name derived from its function : 'A place where…
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) were destroyed during the Herero Revolt. Violence also erupted at…
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
The Moravian Mission Station of Goedverwacht, is nestled between the Piketberg Mountains and is accessed by an excellent tarred road off the R399, between…
Daily Dispatch reports that there was a shootout between Transkei police and two insurgents at Mzamba in July. A man was arrest
A severe flood strikes Victoria West during the night after a cloudburst in the mountains to the south-west. More than sixt
Nelson Mandela said after meeting President de Klerk that the Government was convinced that there was "some hidden hand&qu
Nelson Mandela said after meeting President de Klerk that the Government was convinced that there was "some hidden hand&qu
Why we organise
Statement which explains why they organize and what does the term organisation means for them, methods of organisation and new conditions, new methods, same…
ArchiveWe shall win
An address, representing a joint statement by ANC, ZAPU, SWAPO, PAIGC, MPLA, to the Fifth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation for…
ArchiveUmkhonto we sizwe
Green, yellow, black and white poster. Notice of an intended 30 year anniversary rally. ANC logo. Artwork of a wheel over the zero of number thirty with a man…
Lest We Forget
ArchiveSomehow we survive ...
ArchiveWe have survived!
Yellow, red, black and white poster. Notice of an Aboriginal Poster Exhibition. Commemorating 200 years of Aboriginal Resistance in Australia - 1788 - 1988…
ArchiveWe the youth
Yellow poster with black lettering. SAYCO logo. Congratulations to O R Tambo on his 70th birthday. Photo of O R Tambo
ArchiveWe demand justice !!
White poster with black lettering and thin black border. Notice of a march to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 24th June, at Wits University. Protest against…
ArchiveAlfabetizacion es liberacion
Multicoloured poster. Artwork of an open book with chains broken across it. Logo of Crusada Nacional de Alfabetizacion. Nicaragua.
ArchiveWe fight for
Red, yellow, blue and green poster. List of demands. Transport and General Workers Union. Artwork of men working carrying flag with demands on it. COSATU logo.
ArchiveAfrica: we care
Gauteng AIDS programme poster, with Gauteng Provincial Government stamp. White, red and black poster. Artwork of map of Africa with black and white profiles of…
Lest we forget
Black and white poster. Photograph of dead person lying on the floor. Issued by National Student Federation, 19 dead, 239 maimed.
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