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EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… was promulgated on April 29, 1829, and took effect on May 15. John Fairbairn who fought to have this ordinance - though …
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… the disease, including 3000 000 children under the age of 15 years. It has been revealed that at least 28 million of …
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… started running for the East Rand Propriety Mines. On 15 April 1978, Motshwareteu entered the annals of South …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade …
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… was buried on 11 February, 1982 in Johannesburg and around 15 000 people attended his funeral. On the day of his funeral …
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
ArchiveThe Black Sash Johannesburg Advice Office Report 1975
… Advice Office Annual Report to National Conference on 10 March 1975, discussing: Aid Centre, Pass Laws, Urban Areas …
ArchiveReject the Emergency : Black Sash : Vigil
Notice of Vigil at Central Methodist Church, Pritchard Street, Friday 10th June. White background with black lettering. Black block in centred with word VIGIL…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… speaking people. This continued until the mid-eighties. On 15 February 1986, the University admitted its first twenty … of application fees as well as the…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… of MK’s armed struggle was similarly diminished over the 15 months to June 1985. MK’s activities exercised … inflationary pressures. General sales tax rose…
ArchiveNUMSA: early beginnings
Black, white, yellow and red poster. Notice of 10th Year NUMSA rally on 24th May 1997. Short history of NUMSA. Black and white photographs of people…
ArchiveThe Black Sash Durban Advice Office: Report to National Conference 1975
… Advice Office Annual Report to National Conference on 10 March 1975, discussing: Forced removals, work permits, …
ArchiveThe Black Sash National Headquarters report 1973 to 1975
… Headquarters report for National Conference presented on 10 October 1975, discussing: General Elections, Campaign on …
SACTU 30th Anniversary Rally
… Amanda Kwadi, James Mndaweni, Sister Bernard, Sunday 10 March 1985 …
ArchiveUDF celebrates
… speakers, free, all welcome, Jabulani Amphitheatre 10 February 1985 …
ArchiveHunger strike what now?
Title in white letters on red block. Cape Democrats information meeting at City Hall on Monday 10th April. All in red letters on white background. List of…
ArchivePaper Wood And Allied Workers Union Annual General Meeting
… graphic hands clasped; text: PWAWU Annual General Meeting; 10 am Saturday August 11th Ipelegeng Centre Jabavu Soweto; …
EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
… refers to his hometown of Mafikeng as “Maf-Town”.[10] End Notes [1] Hip Hop Pantsula, … (9 March 2015). ↵ [10] Hip Hop Pantsula, …
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
… 09:38 - Influence of Zondi and others on her work 09:38 - 10:36 - No contact with other artists at present 10:36 - 12:53 - Difficulty as a woman of…
EventSouth Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster
… protests where women across the country lay down for 15 minutes at noon to honour the 15 women murdered daily in South Africa. The declaration came …
ArchiveOpening Address presented to the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town, 1983
… Sheena Duncan at National Conference held at Cape Town on 10 March 1983, discussing: Total Strategy, reform, Black …
ArchiveMandelas rainbow year
Newspaper articles from The Star, in conjunction with Telkom, regarding Nelson Mandela. Telkom issues a special R10 phone card to honour Nelson Mandela…
Archive1989 inter church carol service : Halleluiah the truth is born.
White poster with black and red lettering. Notice of Carol Service on 10th December 1989. Black and white drawing of a manger scene. Venue Welbedacht, Road 751…
ArchiveThe war against Soviet colonialism: Unitas f
Red, white, black and pink poster. Notice of a meeting on 19th March 1986 at SS10. SMA presents a Unita Officer, freedom fighter speaker. Issued by the…
ArchiveTributes paid to a Man of the people
… Joseph Mavi the man who led 10,000 Johannesburg municipal workers in a strike for higher …
Steve Biko: after ten years
Barney Pityana, a close friend and colleague of Steve Biko, was invited to preach this sermon at Notting Hill Methodist Church, London, on the 10th anniversary…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… Union (MWU) and gains recognition by the Chamber of Mines. 15 October, Leaders of the passive resistance address 78 … grievances and the strike is called off…
Post-detention weapons
… Act (SCA) of 1950, which were more far-reaching. Section 10 of this Act empowered the minister of justice to issue an … preventing him from attending a…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… mobilizing themselves. On 16 June 1976 between 3000 and 10 000 students mobilized by the South African Students … of those who did teach were underqualified…