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BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… Phyllis Jacques, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 2 June 1944. He was brought up by his grandparents as his …
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… where he completed his schooling. He left South Africa in June 1958, for Britain, to further his studies. His lobbying …
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… On 16 August 1990, President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela … emergency talks in Pretoria about increasing violence in Soweto. Fighting in Soweto started…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… May 21, Raychandbhai, Gandhi's mentor, dies in Bombay. June 22, Requests Sir Bhownagree in London that British … labour. Writes to Naoroji on same matter…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… education for implementing colonial policies. An Uprising in Nyasaland (Malawi) Not all uprisings in this … an important role organizing and carrying out an…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… He leaves in 1976, but SAHO says, “After 1976, the youth and student movements began to systematically … [xxii] . Tladi and his group of followers heard…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… people from different cultural and racial backgrounds. [16] However, Afrikaans became a political tool after the … as well as racism and oppression. [19]…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… Northern Cape, Julius Malema , African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader, makes anti-white people … safari he took before the ANCYL’s elective…
EventPercy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
… as editor of the World, he showed open support for the Soweto Uprising in 1976. As a result of this, the newspaper was …
Citation for Saleem Badat by Professor Paul Maylam, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… his political awakening came with the 1976 Soweto uprising – this developing into activism during his … matters, assisting in the formulation of policy. In…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… IRB did not want the tournament to be commercially run. June, At an emergency meeting, Australia proposes a World Cup … decided it would be held every four…
BiographyRobert Carl-Heinz Shell
… Brazil and India” at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, 16-21 January 2004. Robert was widely published, including …
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… farming areas across the Western Cape. The farm workers uprising occurred on 27 August 2012 in Keurboschkloof Farm … was inspired by the Marikana Massacre …
BiographySimon Nkoli
… the rights of LGBTQI+ people. Early Life Nkoli was born in Soweto, Gauteng on 26 November 1957 as one of four children. …
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… Xuma gave the go ahead for the formation of the ANC Youth League, when young members like Anton Lembede , Walter … Congress, addresses a Passive Resistance…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… essential in winning the barbarous war in South Africa. Youth in South Africa Born in South Africa in 1950, Barry … Defense Force was required for White men…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… As a catalyst of the conflagration that was the Soweto uprising and in also creating the conditions for the … of political resistance and organisation post…
ArchiveAnalysis of the recent clampdown
… the recent clampdown, four fighting years, building unity, Soweto Youth Congress, education for democracy, release Nelson …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Amendment Act No 27 of 1956 Black Land Act No 27 of 19 June 1913 Prohibited Blacks from owning or renting land … Act No 46 of 1959. The Representation of…
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… was peacefully observed, despite fears of violence between youth and security forces in Soweto and other major townships. Called by the National ……
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… of ‘Bantu’ education, which in turn sparked off the Soweto student uprising of 1976, but it also created residential conditions …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… click here . 18 May, Future founding member of the ANC Youth League, Secretary General of the ANC and member of MP … Land Act. Amongst the delegates was…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… but he was known as belonging among the Ndlambe people. [16] He was born into a 3rd generation of Christian converts … Ntsikana ● Jonas Ntsiko ● John Muir…
The strangulation of activity
… Banning of Gatherings (July 1990) Freedom of the Press June 1989) BANNING AND RESTRICTION OF ORGANISATIONS HRC, … Limited (BCP) Black Parents' Association…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… discussion and negotiations, Rhodes began planning an uprising of Uitlanders in Johannesburg, and the Reform … decided to overthrow the government by taking…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… also voted in as General Secretary of the party. 1940 22 June 22, Kotane and his wife Sophie have their first child … which draws up a document on African…
ArticleGrade 11 Topic 3 – Source-Based Questions
… [From: https://spartacus-educational.com. Accessed on 16 June 2021] 3.1.1 What, according to the source, was the … [From: https://spartacus-educational.com…
A Matter of ‘Principle’: Corporate America and the South African Worker in the Early 1970s by Mattie C. Webb
… Years Conference While much scholarship considers the 1976 Soweto uprising as the pivotal moment that bolstered the …
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… 1994 to 1995 In December 1994 and January 1995, armed youth gangs in Alexandra Township outside of Johannesburg, … boy, Siphiwe Mahori, during an alleged…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… reason to expect better conditions. In 1944, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) was formed by members of the ANC who … was unanimously adopted by the ANC's annual…