History through pictures

Winnie Mandela at Govan Mbeki press release 1987

Winnie Mandela at Govan Mbeki press release 1987

Govan Mbeki faces the press shortly after his release from prison. Together with him are: (back) Aubrey Mkoena and Samso...

Students marching to a funeral of COSAS member in KwaMashu, KwaZulu Natal, 1981

Students marching to a funeral of COSAS member in KwaMashu, KwaZulu Natal, 1981

Students marching to a funeral of COSAS member in KwaMashu, KwaZulu Natala, 1981. Photographer: Omar Badsha

Sharpeville 21st of March 1960

Sharpeville 21st of March 1960

Sharpeville, near Vereeniging where 180 people were injured and 69 killed after the police opened fire on protestors on ...

Mandela and Mbeki during the ANC 50th conference

Mandela and Mbeki during the ANC 50th conference

Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki are seen during the ANC 50th conference held in Mafikeng (Mahikeng) in December 1997

Phyllis Naidoo HTP

Phyllis Naidoo HTP

Phyllis Naidoo was born in Estcourt, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on the 5 January 1928

Walter Benson Rubusana was one of the founding members of the ANC

Walter Benson Rubusana was one of the founding members of the ANC

Walter Benson Rubusana was one of the founding members of the ANC.

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica Original scoresheet

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica Original scoresheet

The original sheet music of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica” by Enoch Sontonga, 1904.

Women's March 1956 02

Women's March 1956 02

On August 9 1956, about 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against legislation aimed at ...

Women's March 1956 01

Women's March 1956 01

The Women's marched against pass laws was led by Rahima Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph and Sophie Williams

Women's March 1956 03

Women's March 1956 03

Women demonstrators march to the Union Buildings during the 1956 Women’s March on August 9, in opposition to the 1952 pa...

We're the greatest: Mandela lands a playful left hook on Muhammad Ali at the Special Olympics opening ceremony in Dublin in 2003

We're the greatest: Mandela lands a playful left hook on Muhammad Ali at the Special Olympics opening ceremony in Dublin in 2003

Nelson Mandela lays a playful punch on Muhammad Ali at the Special Olympics opening ceremony in Dublin in 2003.

Johannesburg 1976

Johannesburg 1976

Johannesburg, 1976. Photographer Les Bush

Benita Parry

Sophiatown We won't move graffiti

Sophiatown We won't move graffiti

4 November 2019

Pictured is a defiant slogan on a wall in Sophiatown in 1955. Sophiatown, a vibrant and diverse cultural hub during Apar...

Indigenous Knowledge Project

Indigenous Knowledge Project

14 October 2019

The Indigenous Knowledge project focuses on the preservation of the Gamtkwa tribe’s ancient knowledge about medicinal an...

Song of the Pick painting by Gerard Sekoto

Song of the Pick painting by Gerard Sekoto

26 September 2019

Song of the Pick (1947) by Gerard Sekoto (1913-1993)

HTP - Chester Williams during the Rugby World Cup 1995

HTP - Chester Williams during the Rugby World Cup 1995

16 September 2019

Chester Williams during the Rugby World Cup 1995

#FEESMUSTFALL march outside parlliament in Cape Town today. Photograph by Paul Grendon.

#FEESMUSTFALL march outside parlliament in Cape Town today. Photograph by Paul Grendon.

9 September 2019

#FEESMUSTFALL march outside parliament in Cape Town, 26 October 2016.  Photograph by Paul Grendon.

Adelaide Tambo HTP

Adelaide Tambo HTP

2 September 2019

Adelaide Frances Tambo (1929 - 2007)

A man displays his passbook 1960

A man displays his passbook 1960

A man displays his passbook 1960.

Chris Hani, early 1990’s

Chris Hani, early 1990’s

Chris Hani, early 1990's

Mirian Makeba HTP

Mirian Makeba HTP

Miriam Makeba was born in March 4th,in 1932 Johannesburg , during a time of economic depression.

Hani_Zuma_Slovo

Hani_Zuma_Slovo

Chris Hani, Jacob Zuma, Joe Slovo and others do a walkabout at the first South African Communist Party (SACP) rally held...

Alexander Township residents ride bicycles in 1957

Alexander Township residents ride bicycles in 1957

Alexander Township residents ride bicycles in 1957 as part of a boycott of bus services in protest at high fares.

Footprints in Laetoli

Footprints in Laetoli

Ancient hominin footprints at a site in Laetoli, northeastern Tanzania

Youth day image 1

Youth day image 1

Soweto, 1972: Students in Soweto learning Afrikaans

Plain clothes police assault and arrest Jenny Cunningham - Wits, June 1972

Plain clothes police assault and arrest Jenny Cunningham - Wits, June 1972

Plain clothes police assault and arrest Jenny Cunningham - Wits, June 1972

The funeral of Emily Hobhouse at the Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein

The funeral of Emily Hobhouse at the Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein

The funeral of Emily Hobhouse at the Women's Memorial in Bloemfontein, 1926

Students protest against using Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at their schools. - 16 June 1976

Students protest against using Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at their schools. - 16 June 1976

Students protest against using Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at their schools. - 16 June 1976

A. W. G. Champion at desk

A. W. G. Champion at desk

Allison Wessel George Champion (right) first President of the Native Mine Clerks' Association, October, 1952

Zulu members of SANLC being presented with the QMG

Zulu members of SANLC being presented with the QMG

Zulu members of SANLC being presented with the QMG

Zuma on Time Magazine Cover

Zuma on Time Magazine Cover

President Jacob Zuma on the cover of Time Magazine, 2009

Zuma delivering SONA

Zuma delivering SONA

State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on 12 February 2015

Youth day Image 2

Youth day Image 2

Xenophobia in South Africa

Xenophobia in South Africa

Workers Day Graphic

Workers Day Graphic

Working Women book by The Sached Trust/Ravan

Working Women book by The Sached Trust/Ravan

Working Women is a book of photographs and text published by The Sached Trust/Ravan Press in 1985 and Pluto Press in 198...

Workers at War ‒ CNETU and the 1946 African Mineworkers' Strike

Booklet front cover: 'Workers at War ‒ CNETU and the 1946 African Mineworkers' Strike'. 

World Aids Day 2013

World Aids Day 2013

Workers Day Front Page Image

Workers Day Front Page Image

COSATU May Day Poster