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ArchiveBrushing History against the Grain: Oppositional Discourse in South Africa by Tony Morphet
This Richard Turner Memorial Lecture was delivered in Durban on 27 September 1990.
ArchiveInterview with Joe Slovo by Keith Coleman
An interview with Joe Slovo by Keith Coleman on economic policies. July 1, 1990.
Archive25 dia da liberdade
Black, red, green and white poster. 1974 - 1990. Artwork of a carnation. AA 25 logo.
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
This double-storey dwelling was built in the late 1890s and boasts of a number of fine Victorian architectural features, including ornate front and side gables…
EventGovernment’s final consolidation of ‘homelands’
The Nationalist party government announced its intention to consolidate the total number of separate 'homeland' areas from 113 to 36. The homelands were…
EventXhosa poet Nontsizi Mgqwetho mourns the death of her mother
On this date a poem by Nontsizi Mgqwetho lamenting the death of her mother was published. Mgqwetho was the first woman poet to publish in Xhosa. From 1920 to…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
South African National Defence Force (SADF) commandos bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique and injured 5 people. Captain…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
Johannes Kerkorrel, talented Afrikaner musician and groundbreaking songwriter born in Johannesburg, on 27 March 1960. He started singing in the late 1980s…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed together…
AAM and UN: partners in the international campaign against apartheid
I think of the 'anti-apartheid movement' as a coalition of anti-apartheid organisations and individuals, as well as a growing number of governments, which in…
Chapter X - Final word
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the morning of 1 July, I did not know what to expect. Even before the bans were due to expire I was…
ArchivePhambili : Workers power
Offset litho; black and red; Phambili : Workers power: Numsa national bargaining conference 10 11 February 1990
EventMike Gatting's rebel cricket tour is curtailed
Negotiations between the National Sports Council (NSC) and the white South African Cricket Union (SACU) on the rebel cricket tour by Mike Gatting's England…
ArchiveStop rebel tour : Mass rally
Notice of rally at Lenasia Civic Centre on 6th February 1990. Image of cricket ball and broken stumps.
ArchiveWomen take the struggle forward
Yellow poster with red background and black lettering. Speak calendar for 1990. Various photos of women protesting for democracy.
ArchiveThe Rustenburg Declaration
Resolution of the Rustenburg Declaration of the National Conference of Church Leaders held in South Africa in November 1990.
ArchiveSpeak: women fighting for freedom
A2 litho poster, red and black on white; photo women demonstrating circa 1990; text: SPEAK Women fighting for freedom
ArchiveSlovo speaks
Article appearing in , v5(1), March 1990 in which Joe Slovo is interviewed following the publication of 'Has Socialism Failed'.
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
Pretoria — Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has sent his condolences to the family and friends of legendary poet and short story writer, Pascal Mafika…
ArchiveA Savage War of Peace
Between July and September 1990 nearly 800 people lost their lives in clashes between resident, Inkatha and the security forces.
ArchiveRally speech
Speech by Joe Slovo at a SACP Rally held at the Lentegeur Stadium in Mitchells Plain, on Sunday 29 April 1990.
ArchiveComrade comes home
Welcome home Mandela poster. Green yellow and white poster with photo of Nelson Mandela and calendars of 1990 and 1991
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet South African Prime Minister, John Vorster for discussions on the future of…
EventLocal elections in Townships
Following government's introduction of Black Township Councils in the late 1980s, which attempted to co-opt Black leaders into the Apartheid system without…
EventNigeria cuts its diplomatic missions
Faced with growing international debt, the Nigerian government announced that it would cut its international diplomatic missions by half. Nigeria hoped that…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the…
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
Transkei announced it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa following Pretoria’s undertaking to negotiate over disputed land. The break of…
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
Under a proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act South Africans across race spectrum would have their fingerprints taken and recorded on a central…
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
Robert Resha was an activist, journalist and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). As an activist, he strived for a non-racial, non-sexist, just and…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… Eric Louw, South African Media Policy: Debates of the 1990s; Anthropos Publishers, Belville; 1993|Wigston, David; …