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BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… Union (AMWU), which played a very important role in the 1946 mineworkers’ strike. Matseke remained president of the …
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
Poomoney Moodley was born in Mooi River, Natal on 28 June 1926 to Ramsamy Dharamalingam Moodley and Kanniamah Moodley; who themselves were children of Indian…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa 1924-1946 - by Essop Pahad
… of Indian Political Movements in South Africa 1924-1946 - by Essop Pahad …
Speech At Mass Welcome Meeting In Johannesburg On Release From Prison, September 29, 1946
… In Johannesburg On Release From Prison, September 29, 1946 …
BiographySheila Weinberg
Sheila Weinberg was born in Johannesburg on 1 October 1945, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg who were both members of the ANC and the South African…
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… established the Fagan Commission after the war in August 1946, to investigate laws relating to urban Blacks, pass …
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Bibliographical note and further reading African…
BiographyAlex la Guma
Alex la Guma is known as one of South Africa’s foremost activist writers, both for his reportage and fiction writing depicting the oppressive measures of…
BiographyLionel Davis
Lionel Bazil Davis was born in Cape Town in 1936. He was arrested in 1964 and sentenced to seven years on Robben Island between for committing acts of sabotage…
BiographyFrances Baard
Frances “MaBaard” Baard was born 1st of October in 1909 in Kimberley, Northern Cape. She was the fifth of seven children of a Bechuuanaland-born mine worker…
BiographyJulius Louis Saks
… Association conferred Honorary Life Fellowship on Saks in 1946 and in 1951 conferred upon him its highest award, that …
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… Both Meer and Singh would serve prison terms during the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance campaign . Political … Indian Congresses’ Passive Resistance campaign…
Article1956 Women Marchers
# 1956 Women Marchers is an initiative of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the…
BiographyJudith Mason
Born Judith Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938 in Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the…
BiographyJoshua Makue
… because the course was not open to blacks. He joined the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign and was sentenced to … and Commercial Workers' Union…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act of 1946, or Ghetto Act, replaced the Pegging Act and was more …
BiographyManilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi was born on 28 October 1892 in Rajkot, India, the second son of Kasturba and Mohandas Gandhi. He had three brothers, with whom he first came to…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… on the agenda of the United Nations for the first time in 1946 regarding the treatment of people of Indian origin … African question was also on the agenda…
Alfred ‘Tough’ Hutchinson
Alfred ‘Tough’ Hutchinson was born of coloured and Swazi parents in 1924 in the Hectorspruit district of the Eastern Transvaal, he graduated from St. Peter's…
India draws the United Nations’ attention to the 1946 complaint against racism in South Africa.
… India draws the United Nations’ attention to the 1946 complaint against racism in South Africa. …
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
… Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946 …
’The Failure of the Natives’ representative council’, Pamphlet by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946
… by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946 …
ArchiveMkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
… our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards …
BiographyNell Kaye
Nell Kaye was born in Johannesburg, 1912. Nell Kaye's reputation rests on her work within a single genre with specific challenges and limitations - the bronze…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… before finally returning to South Africa in March 1946. Krige’s war reporting is significant for several …
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' unleashed one of the most brutal and bloody…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… Representative Council from 1936 until his death, in 1946, when he was replaced by Chief Albert Luthuli on the … a sense of equity through his lifetime. On…
BiographyJames la Guma
James Arnold la Guma (Jimmy) was born on 23 August 1894 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). A trade unionist and political activist,…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… Nasionale Party. Speaking much later of events in 1946, Vorster said: 'I was very perturbed about the rift …
BiographyManasseh Tebatso Moerane
Manasseh Tebatso Moerane was born in 1913 to an educated Sotho parents in the Transkei, he attended Adams College and obtained bachelor's degrees from Fort…