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From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman Up to this point attention has been focussed on those…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) since 1984 dies in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Mothopeng's death came at the time…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
Padeophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his…
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front/African National Congress/COSATU press statement
Press statement issued by the United Democratic Front, African National Congress and Congress of South African Trade Unions regarding the township's violence…
ArchiveDepartment of Health and Education : SA Catho
Notice of a prayer meeting. Yellow poster with black lettering. Prayer Meeting on 21st April 1990 at Jona Convent, Gezina, Pretoria. Speaker Archbishop George…
South African Labour Bulletin
Labour Bulletin. Feburary 1990. Volume 14 Number 6. Red, black and white poster. Large black hammer and sickel. Map of the world. List of contents. ANC…
ArchiveCommunity Resource and Information Centre
Calendar for 1990 issued by Community Resource and Information Centre. List of things they do. List of important dates. Yellow background with black…
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
A major retrospective exhibition of Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
Thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the Degree Philosophiae Doctor in the Faculty of Humanitie (Department of History) at the University of the…
EventZola Budd returns to SA
World famous South African athlete Zola Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has…
EventBarclays Bank changes its name to First National Bank
After protests against Barclays Bank's involvement in South Africa and its apartheid government, Barclays Bank (SA) announced its new name - First National…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
An International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House…
EventThe Kenya-Uganda railway is completed
The Uganda railway line in Kenya was seen as a very ambitious infrastructure at its inception with the cost of the project causing most of the controversy. The…
ArchiveAddress by Umkhonto We Sizwe Army Commander, Comrade Joe Modise at MK Military Seminar
Speech by Joe Modise at an Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Seminar, Lusaka, Zambia, 25-26 April 1990. Examines the history of the MK and looks at strategies for…
ArchiveRally : Nzo-Slovo speak
ANC - SACP Rally poster. White poster with black lettering. Black and white photos of Nzo and Slovo. ANC and SACP Logos. Venue - FNB Stadium on 6th May 1990.
ArchiveANC gold
Paper arguing against the nationalisation of the gold mining industry, by Peter Robbins, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare, Zimbabwe, in…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
1952The African National Congress’ (ANC) Defiance Campaign against the South African Apartheid Regime, which in the following years inspires the establishment…
South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
From 27 April 1994 to 3 February 1997, South Africa was governed by a Government of National Unity (GNU) under the leadership of African National Congress (ANC…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…
ArchiveNational Conference of Church Leaders
White poster with blue lettering. Notice of a Conference at Hunters Rest, Rustenburg, Transvaal. November 5 - 9th 1990. Silver circle in centre split by white…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
ArchiveCOSATU WITS Regional Congress
Black poster with yellow lettering. COSATU Logo. List of issues to be discussed. Black and white photos of people protesting. Meeting on December 2nd 1990 at…
ArchiveNational launch ANC Womens League
Black, green, yellow and white poster. Notice of launch of ANC women's league on Sunday 12th August 1990, at Curries Fountain Stadium, Durban. List of speakers…
ArchiveEnough is enough! : Stop apartheids war
Black and white poster with black and white lettering. Call for national stayaway on Monday 2nd July 1990. Mass marches in all major centres. Logos of COSATU,…
ArchiveNatal Consultative Conference
Natal Consultative Conference held on the 4th of August 1990 where H Gwala made the following statement: revolution made and lost - if at a critical stage we…
ArchiveUnited Democratic Front National Workshop
Notes adopted at the United Democratic Front National Workshop which took place in April 1990 in Cape Town regarding Natal violence, dual power, future of the…
ArchiveMinutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Grahamstown
Minutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Grahamstown from 2 to 4 March 1990, discussing: Reports from Headquarters, regions, magazine, advice…
South African Labour Bulletin
Front page of Labour Bulletin, June 1990, Volume 15, Number 1. List of contents. Two black and white photo's of men. Words 'new jobs - new skills - new…
ArchiveFundacion Augusto C. Sandino. FACS
Multicoloured poster. Number 10 - 1980-1990 surrounded by a laurel wreath. Artwork of a map of Nicaragua, in the middle of the earth, split into two halves,…