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ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… In 1936 the government passed the Representation of the Natives Act. Under this Act Africans who met the property … and residences that comprised ‘White’…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… simply stated, 'The question of granting the Franchise to natives will not be decided until after the introduction of … resolved: That this Conference of the…
ArchiveThe Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A Public Lecture By Zulumathabo Zulu
… The popular myth in South Africa is that the African natives were devoid of mathematical knowledge until the …
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… the 1913 Land Act”. The theme speaks directly to the 1913 Natives Land Act legislation, an act that formed the …
Africans’ Claims in South Africa, 14 December 1943 by Alfred Xuma
… African people, when he opened the sixth session of the natives Representative Council in December, 1942, indicated … the Native Representative Council under…
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
… African people, when he opened the sixth session of the Natives Representative Council in December, 1942, indicated … the Native Representative Council under…
Some aspects of the South African industrial revolution
… schemes; and the improvements made in social services for Natives such as children's allowances, grants and pensions. …
Separate Representation of Voters Act, Act No 46 of 1951
… the law relating to the registration of non-Europeans and natives in the province of Natal as voters for Parliament and …
Indian education in Natal
… on the Isipingo plantation which was attended by both Natives and Indians. 1867 20 September, Lieutenant Governor … on the Isipingo plantation which was…
Chapter 25. A Reichstag Fire Trial Replete With A Van Der Lubbe
… hopeless failures. Their chance came in 1948. Early in 1947, Gert Hendrik van der Walt, a young, pleasant-looking … by this display of mob violence and…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… report on ‘Social Health and Economic Conditions of Urban Natives’ recommends the recognition of African trade unions … Natal. His position as the Natal…
Pamphlet by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946
… The Natives Representative Council was established in 1937 in … to reduce the number of Africans annually sent to gaol for failure to pay tax or failure to…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
… of British Indians. They proposed to interpret the term 'Natives' occurring in the London Convention, to include … made. But it is respectfully submitted…
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… House strongly disapproves of sending coloured men and natives from South Africa to Europe for any service in …
Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934)
… Native labourer. There are about 1 1/2 million Natives forming the land proletariat in South Africa. The … the gap between skilled and unskilled, and to…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… African people, when he opened the sixth session of the natives Representative Council in December, 1942, indicated … the Native Representative Council under…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… to sell them. For Government to make a forcible seizure of Natives' cattle on account of taxes not collected for the … the case involved or not, the fact…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… early 1924, a heated debate on the subject saw the “pro-Natives” faction over powered. …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… Bill, the Native Union Council Bill, the Representation of Natives in Parliament Bill and the Coloured Persons' Rights … is so serious that in certain…
Document 8 - S. P. Bunting, The “Colonial” Labour Front, 23 October 1922
… workmen" in fact, are mostly brown or black men - "natives". Why then the antagonism? The common reply is … profound dread of working class agitation among …
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
… under the age of 18 years. This act was amended by the Natives Laws Amendment Act of 1952. …
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… Africa. He operated under the pretext of protecting the "natives" from Arab slavers and opening the heart of Africa to …
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The Industrial Conciliation (Natives) Bill whic8 is to be discussed at the next session of … and four to the Senate. The…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… his political life was brief ”” he died tragically in 1947 ”” he left an enduring legacy for future generations. He … the abolition of the Cape African vote,…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - ‘Locations’ For Labour
… opinions on housing. Then the government passed a law, the Natives (Urban Areas) Act, 1923, spelling out government … blacks in the urban areas. Significance…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… has now become an accepted axiom in our dealings with the natives that it is dishonourable to mix white and black … axiom, and that is that in all our…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… on the part of employers in this matter has rendered the Natives, in their disturbed state, easy victims to the belief … Municipalities in many towns deny…
Africa South Vol.3 No.4 Jul-Sept 1959
… Nkomo. An Iota of Difference, Moses Makone. Portrait of a Failure: Sir Roy Welensky, Frank Barton with illustration by David Marais. An Interview with Todd,…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, announced in …
ArticleThe history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
… the Inter-Territorial Migrant Labour later replaced it in 1947 [25] . Legislation There was a need to organise labour … Albu in 1897 noted that it was…