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ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… Land and labour are two very important elements of the … history there has always been the fight for ownership of land and the need for cheap labour…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of … more sustainable source of meat and vegetable supply…
National Land Committee
… address the racially based dispossession of all forms of land rights that occurred after 1913. Government should … that certain communities were dispossessed…
ArticleTransport on land
… The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, wagons … motor car Common forms of transport of people and goods on land…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… The Empty or Vacant Land Theory is a theory that was propagated by European … nineteenth-century South Africa to support their claims to land. Today this…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… ordinances played a key role in legitimizing systematic land dispossession and segregating South Africa. The … and the Afrikaner republics were dislodged…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1652-1799
… Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1652-1799 …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Black rural people are able to sustain themselves off the land alone. In fact, in many of our rural villages, people … understood by going back to the past -…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… Land is a very important commodity. It is used for farming, … success. Minerals are also extracted from the earth and land that is rich in gold or diamonds…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to the expansion…
Conclusion: A Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… In all countries where market-assisted land reforms have been undertaken, the outcomes have been … Namibia, and more recently, South Africa, market assisted…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… by the war. Combined with the impact of the 1913 Land Act and the increased demand for cheap labour on farms, … in the form of taxes, rents, evictions, and…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… settle along the Liesbeeck River in the Cape to cultivate land to provide ships stopping at the station with fresh … 15 women and 20 children settled at the…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… with the task of dealing with a legacy of centuries of land dispossession. A ‘willing buyer willing seller’ policy was adopted as the preferred method of…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Land restitution is one of the key issues since South Africa … been achieved since the promulgation of the Restitution of Land Right Act 22 is significant…
Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
… National Congress (SANNC) aimed to contest was the 1913 Land Act, an urgent issue that affected all black people. The … but were not able to prevent the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… and the African continent. Colonial conquest and rapid land dispossession was accelerated during this period. … launched by African people in response to…
ArticleNo Land, No House, No Vote Timeline
… 2004 The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) organised a ‘No Land, No Vote’ campaign to coincide with the 2004 South … evictions. [2] 2006 Abahlali baseMjondolo…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… By the 1900s African people had been dispossessed of their land and colonial rule was still in the process of being … the process of further squeezing Black…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… the Orange Free State. The Orange Free State included land which had previously been part of the Basotho kingdom. … of how the Basotho lost the use of most…
Conclusion: Treks & Land conflicts 1600s - 1800s
… Conclusion: Treks & Land conflicts 1600s - 1800s …
People involved in the Land Issue
… People involved in the Land Issue …
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… in the application of the provisions in the 1913 Natives Land Act in areas of rural South Africa designated as … believed that traditional authorities were…
The Land Claims Court of South Africa
… The Land Claims Court of South Africa …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1948-1994
… Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1948-1994 …
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… company expanded Dutch influence by taking possession of land, expanding trade routes and establishing trade outposts … supply of refreshments and meat was…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… people. The most important law passed was the Natives' Land Act of 1913. This law reserved 93% (revised to 87% in 1936) of the land in South Africa for…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… slavery and early colonisation in South Africa The Empty Land Myth The Dutch and the Khoikhoi The Dutch Settlement Treks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s Second…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… wars. The Dutch farmers also fought with the Xhosa over land. In the end, in about 1838, thousands of these farmers … called Voortrekkers. The Voortrekkers…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… here 11. The Insurrection of Earthworms We till the land and plough the field We cannot wait until the cows come … while you tear asunder and drink the…