Connections
How the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
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- Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
- The Natives Land Act of 1913Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the…
- List of Laws on Land Dispossession and SegregationLegal instruments through legislation, resolutions, proclamations and ordinances played a…
- Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947By the 1900s African people had been dispossessed of their land and colonial rule was…
- Timeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
- The Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953Traditional authorities were indispensable in the application of the provisions in the…
- Urban Removals - the Destruction of SophiatownIntroduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to…
- Forced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
- PondolandIntroduction. Pondoland is the traditional area of the Pondo people, one of the Xhosa…
- The Group Areas Act of 1950The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This …
- District Six is Declared a ‘White Area’ “District Six is a blot which the government has cleaned up and will continue to clear up…
- Forced Removals in South AfricaForced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. This…
- Cape Town the Segregated cityContents Early settlement patterns of exclusion Towards racial segregation …
- The Freedom struggle in Cape TownCape Town has a long history of the struggle against racial discrimination and social…
- Articles & books relating to Cape Town
- Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997Photograph of a Khoisan lady. Source: unknown 1300-1599 c.1300-c.1500 The…
- Slave Resistancewww.slavery.iziko.org.za/uprisingatcape
- Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO)Together with civic organizations, the youth played an in important role in the struggle…
- United Women’s Organisation (UWO)The United Women’s Organisation (UWO) was launched in April 1981 with 400 delegates from…
- The Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the CapeIntroductionIn the years following 1994, South Africa has become well known for its…
- Outbreak of bubonic plagueThe outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have given a measure of warning to…