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ArchiveNatives (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, Act No 67 of 1952
… 1932, and the Natives (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, 1945, and to provide for incidental matters …
ArchiveNative Laws Amendment Act, Act No 54 of 1952
… and to repeal the Natives (Urban Areas) Amendment Act, 1945. …
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… himself through his writing was beginning to improve. In 1945 and 1946 a publisher in London, Dorothy Crisp, published …
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… government policy proposals. Throughout 1944 and 1945, the CRJ was able to continuously put pressure on the …
Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South African Federation of NativeTrade Unions, 20 September 1930
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South…
Document 15 - “Ruth First , “Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle”, The Guardian , 23 December 1948
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 15 - "Ruth First , "Progress in Unity Talks:…
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… boasts 193 members. The organisation was founded in 1945 after World War II. Its main objective is to prevent war … United Nations, Growth in United…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on International Relations, 27-30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Introduction 1. The conference in general agreed with the characterisation of the international situation as outlined in the discussion document, however the…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 came into effect on 27th April 1994 to administer South Africa’s first…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… against the recalcitrant colonial regimes. Thus, between 1945 and 1965 a significant number of African countries …
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years after construction …
EventOmar Badsha, South African photographer, is born
… activist, Omar Badsha, was born in Durban on 27 June 1945. Badsha played an active role in the South African …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… Saul (1933-37) a biblical trilogy and En die Wawiele Rol (1945; "And the Wagon Wheels Roll On") a story describing the …
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… a flyer, “Trumpet Call to Youth”, announcing a meeting. 1945 South African Native College (Fort Hare) re-applies for admission to NUSAS and is accepted. 1945…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… 1982. Lodge, T., Black Politics in South Africa since 1945, Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1983. Interview with Frances …
EventMemorandum on housing conditions in Fietas, Johannesburg
… government of Paul Kruger in 1893. In its heyday between 1945 and 1960, Fietas was an integrated community not unlike …
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… Palmer is the first person on the right in the front row. 1945. © Communist Party Publication In the 1940s the South … against the authorities. There was…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
Historically, with regard to the Zimbabwe liberation struggle, the ANC had good relations with ZAPU and none with ZANU when it broke away from ZAPU. This was a…
ArchiveThe philosophy tenets and traditions of NEUM
… Programme, at the All-in Conference held in Cape Town in 1945, and how this programme will enable South Africa to …
EventDr David Webster, a social anthropologist at Wits University and political activist, is shot dead outside his home
… David Joseph Webster was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1945. He became involved in politics while studying at Rhodes …
UCT Summer School 2020
Please note the following history related courses will be offered at the 2020 UCT Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE…
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… 28th be the D-Day for the neo-Nazis of Africa as May 8, 1945, was for their mentors in Europe. The oppressed masses, …
Foreword, By Nelson Mandela
… a new lease of life when he assumed its presidency in 1945 and galvanised the Indian people into militant passive …
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
… James Norval, Siegfried Mynhardt and Berdine Grunewald. In 1945, the Medal of Honour for Drama was awarded jointly to …
EventThe SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War II
… entered Florence, Italy and was active there until 1945. Approximately 9 000 South African troops were killed …
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… 1939. Die Vrou en ander verse (The woman and other poems), 1945 Die Ander Dors (The other thirst), 1946. Tussensang …
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
… elections of 1948 following the end of the World War II, 1945. After emerging victorious, DF Malan said “today South …
PlaceDonkerhoek
… of Agriculture, in South Africa from the Stone Age until 1945. "This gem of a museum is a must-visit, when in the … of Agriculture, in South Africa from the…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… sweep the board in elections in Langa location, Cape Town. 1945 Bram Fischer is elected onto the central committee of …