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Mar 21, 2011

Background to the strike

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Birth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
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Mar 21, 2011

Birth of the African Mine Workers’ Union

The 1946 mine workers' strike was led by the African Mine Workers Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also ...

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1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
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Mar 21, 2011

1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987

1867 Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley. 1867 Diamond mining begins in Griqualand West. 1872...

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Mar 21, 2011

The Duration of the strike!

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Rand Rebellion 1922
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Mar 21, 2011

Rand Rebellion 1922

The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred ...

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Garveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
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Mar 21, 2011

Garveyism: Early 1900s philosophy

Marcus Garvey, preaching the unity of all blacks, claimed that liberty would come about only through the return of all A...

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Bambatha Rebellion 1906
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Mar 21, 2011

Bambatha Rebellion 1906

In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' ...

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Herero Revolt 1904-1907
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Mar 21, 2011

Herero Revolt 1904-1907

Present day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the l...

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Mar 21, 2011

South African Labour history

There are different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For instance the story of the gold mining...

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1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
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Mar 21, 2011

1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes

Introduction A provisional settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M...

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Contemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
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Mar 21, 2011

Contemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994

A tumultuous history has left women in present day South Africa with a number of challenges to overcome. Most obstacles ...

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The Women’s struggle Timeline 1905-2006
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Mar 21, 2011

The Women’s struggle Timeline 1905-2006

A decade by decade events account of the women's struggle in South Africa. 1905 Charlotte Maxeke, formerly a Kim...

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Mar 21, 2011

Gallery

This extensive history through pictures gallery documents the role that women have played in the liberation and democrat...

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History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
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Mar 21, 2011

History of Women’s Struggle in South Africa

Women at the start of the 20th century It is only over the last three or four decades that women's role in the histor...

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Mar 21, 2011

Women at the start of the 20th century

It is only over the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been...

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