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… the cause. April 4, Gandhi leads a deputation to General Smuts and presents him with the resolutions adopted at the … Mohandas Gandhi is taken to Pretoria to meet with General Smuts. General Smuts agrees that the Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act …

… objects to the unjust allocation of land. 17 May, General Smuts delivers a speech at Savoy Hotel in London where he … Areas Act. 1923 A delegation of the ANC visits General Jan Smuts  and discusses the land issue highlighting the impact … the Cape. Despite protests by some Members of Parliament, Smuts ensured the bill became law. The Native Trust and Land …

… social segregation and political discrimination. General Smuts, in the House of Assembly, has repeated that it is the … views with alarm the recent statements by General J.C. Smuts and Lawrence, declaring the Government's support of a …

… president of the ANC by a vote of 39 to 14 and replaces J.T Gumede .   The Transvaal African Congress (TAC) hosts … 17 May, National elections take place in which the Hertzog/Smuts coalition wins. As a result a coalition government is … General J.B.M Hertzog as Prime Minister and General Jan Smuts as Deputy Prime Minister. July, The fifth National …

… instructed by that arch-enemy of the workers, General Smuts. Many names come to our mind when we recall this epic …

… with a number of strikes. 1943 - He confronted General Smuts's Pegging Act, the first South African Act passed by … session of the UN General Assembly and defeated General Smuts. The issue of racism in South Africa became an annual … the detainees were temporarily released. Dr Naicker and J.N. Singh were advised by the movement to work underground …

… the Nationalist Bloc’s strong opposition, A. Christopher , J.W. Godfrey, A.S. Kajee, P.B. Singh, Sorabjee Rustomjee , … virulently anti-Indian line, Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts renews the Transvaal Land and Trading Act for three … Gandhi. These two bodies had split in 1939. 18 April 1944 Smuts meets with an NIC delegation led by A.I. Kajee, P.R. …

… those of Prime Minister Louis Botha and General Jan Smuts. He promoted South Africa’s interests above Britain’s … rule more difficult. The main reason for black anger was Smuts' acceptance of the Stallard report that stated: ”It … minister from 1948 to 1954, and was directly succeeded by J.G. Strijdom as leader and prime minister. This signalled …

… Union and elected a committee under the presidency of J. B. Marks, who soon thereafter was elected President of the … end of that year the racist Prime Minister, Field Marshal Smuts, announced that wages were to be raised by 4 pence for … to allay the general discontent among the African miners, Smuts issued a Proclamation - War Measure No. 1425 - …

… mineworkers on the Witwatersrand. March, General Jan Smuts forms a government with a narrow parliamentary … were chafing under these irritating laws”¦” (General Smuts in Karis and Carter, 1989: 311) 11 June, Meshach Pelem … Affairs with regards to the Native Affairs Bill.  15 June, J.T Jabavu and Rev Z.R Mahabane testify before the Select …

… mercenaries. From 1781, under the command of Colonel C.J. van de Graaff, soldiers from Netherlands, France and … The South African Defence Act, signed in 1912 by General J.C Smuts , gave cognizance to the establishment of the Citizen … Potgieter, D.J. (ed)(1970).  Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa Vol …

… opinions of DF Malan , Die Volkstem those of General JG Smuts , Die Vaderland those of General JBM Hertzog (and later … NP and the South African Party, which saw Hertzog and Jan Smuts assume power. Afrikaanse Pers was by and large a … its support from Hertzog to DF Malan, the prime minister. J Scott, one of the English-speaking shareholders, withdrew …

… to trade and acquire fixed property in the Union. March, Smuts forms government with narrow parliamentary majority. … Martin Luthuli as Chief of Groutville Ghananian educator, J. E. G. Gold Aggrey visits South Africa on an endowment … Benson Ndimba is born. February, National elections. Smuts government remains in power with increased …

… Nations. In April 1945, at the first meeting of the UNO, Smuts hoped to get the go ahead for the incorporation of … during the war. The General Assembly not only rejected Smuts application, but also insisted that the mandate be … the UN Trusteeship Committee like all other mandates and Smuts had to agree to submit reports to this committee. …

… went to South Africa in 1913 and lived for some time with J.P. Vyas in Pretoria, to study book-keeping. Soon after his … , went to Pretoria for negotiations with General Smuts and stayed almost two months in the same house. … several miles to the government offices to meet General Smuts. The contact with Gandhiji had a great influence on …

… the “ticket to industrialisation” and Prime Minister Jan Smuts had managed to unlock this capacity through an … The 1922 Electricity Act was drafted by Prime Minister Jan Smuts, the General Manager of the SAR and key mining experts … the government. Leading engineers like Van Der Bijl and H.J. Van Eck would lead ESCOM’s innovation, particularly with …

… The Creation of Soweto: Orlando Under Prime Minister Jan Smuts, the South African government passed the Native Urban … a speech to the Imperial Insitute on 22 May 1917 General Smuts, who two years later was to become the the fifth … of our native problem" Six years later on 7 February 1923, Smuts introduced the Native (Urban Areas) Act. According to …

… of fine or imprisonment. 1907 Colonial Secretary, General Smuts introduces The Asiatic Law Amendment Act, 2/1907 ("The … and Representation Act 46(Ghetto Act) 21 January, General Smuts, Prime Minister, announces measures to replace the Pegging Act , which expires on 31 March. 15 March, Smuts introduces the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian …

… on duty in the streets. Prime Minister General Jan Smuts was widely blamed for letting the situation get out of … went to the gallows singing their anthem, 'The Red Flag'. Smuts was widely criticized for his severe handling of the …

… of Indians, and Prime Minister General Jan Christiaan Smuts , worked out a subterfuge solution—there would be no … the Nationalist Bloc’s strong opposition, A. Christopher, J.W. Godfrey, A.S. Kajee, P.B. Singh, Sorabjee Rustomjee , … steps were taken. On 26 March Sir Shafa’at Ahmad Khan saw Smuts who was non-committal on the matter. On the following …

… to capture the state through political means, with Jan Smuts and Louis Botha’s South African Party winning the first … of over 100,000 attended the ceremony in Pretoria. Jan Smuts was also in attendance. In the Natal gathering, future … right to South Africa’. In his last major speech, Jan Smuts said that few nations could boast of such ‘a romantic …

… whites or the country will be plagued by continued unrest. Smuts in his famous address in May 1917 at the imperial …

… forma­tion of the Congress Youth League. Moses Kotane and J.B Marks are elected to the Resolutions Committee and E.T … in turn dispatches a delegation to the Prime Minister Jan Smuts to argue for increased African participation in … are held with the United Party, under General Jan Smuts winning a majority of seats in Parliament. The National …

… two-thirds majority. After the coalition, the followers of Smuts and Hertzog met in Bloemfontein on 5 December 1934 to … decided for war by thirteen votes - eighty to sixty-seven. Smuts formed a new Ministry, which included Madeley from the … constitutional arena was the Ossewa Brandwag under Dr. F.J. Van Rensburg, a professional Nazi Kommandant. H. and R. …

… building a cottage to work from, the newspaper used Mrs J. Dempster kitchen as the press room. The kitchen gave birth … and isiXhosa. As a result, Woods was arrested at Jan Smuts Airport on 19 November 1977. Woods and his family went …

… Apartheid in concrete form is not possible. General Smuts with his sharp political eye saw the new political … lay in keeping our organisation intact and giving General Smuts the chance he needed to fulfill his promises to the … watch the outcome. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTION: General Smuts admitted at the Transvaal United Party Congress at the …

… Sebata Legae is born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. 1930 J.T. Gumede is voted out of office as president for being too … Teachers' Association. General Barry Hertzog and Jan Smuts form a coalition government. Farid Ahmed Adams is born … (SACFA) are formed. March, General Hertzog invites General Smuts to form coalition government. 29 March,  Stanley Mogoba …

… General Louis Botha (1862-1919), who led the SAP with Jan Smuts, and who had been Prime Minister of the Transvaal from … reflecting the discontent with the policies of Botha and Smuts among Afrikaners. The NP managed to get 27 seats, but … Musi, Petrus Machaka, Manana Kgware, Aubrey Mokoape, J Goolam and Strini Moodley. On 29 April 1972, Okgopotse Tiro …

… easy access to water. She consulted Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, her staunch supporters in her enterprises (although Smuts was reported to have felt like a female ostrich in his … when Het Volk gained a majority and Louis Botha and Jan Smuts came to power, Florence Phillips proposed a …