Namibia Day is a national holiday in Namibia, set aside to commemorate a political heritage of heroes and martyrs who have fought and sacrificed for their nation's freedom.

On Tuesday 24 August 2010 David Beresford released Truth is a Strange Fruit: A Personal Journey Through the Apartheid War, a book utilising rare material from SAHA's John Harris Collection.

John Vorster Square was officially opened on 23 August 1968, during the height of racial segregation and political oppression in apartheid South Africa.

The United Democratic Front, launched in Mitchell's Plain on this day in 1983, was an anti-apartheid civic organisation which paved the way for a new period of struggle in the tumult of 1980s South Africa.

The opposition to the Protection of Information Bill currently before Parliament has been gaining momentum in the civil society sector in recent weeks.

Women's Day commemorates the role of women in the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa and acknowledges the ongoing plight of many women who continue to struggle against exploitation and abuse.