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… Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact … Amongst National Party (NP) supporters the tendency was to favour republicanism and the United Party (UP), its main … also stated that if the government ignored the request, a strike would be held over the period 29-31 May, overlapping …

… qualified teacher, and he was already assigned by Dr. Laws to run district schools.After  teaching for a year,he set out to see the world,workin as a clerk in a succession of jobs … gained prominence with the success of the dockworker's strike, which prevented the export of all goods through Cape …

… Vhora Muslim community. His grandparents immigrated to South Africa from India in the first decade following the … In 1973, in the wake of the historic 1973 Durban workers' strike, he stopped working as an artist and worked closely … David Hemson, Halton Cheadle, and others, Badsha moved back to Durban and acted for a short period as secretary of …

… of work, this meeting of African miners resolves: - to embark upon a General Strike of all Africans employed on the Gold Mines, as from … 12th August, 1946."  2. On August 7, 1946, my Union wrote to the Secretary of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, conveying …

… 240 Mobil workers in the Transvaal strike in protest against Mobil’s alleged failure to negotiate with them over intended disin …

… of Veerammal Naidoo, went with Veerammal and her mother to Natal during the third phase of the Satyagraha . She was also part of the 1913 Indian miners’ strike . She served a sentence of three months with hard … E.S.Reddy. (2012). From an email to SAHO, from Mr E S Reddy, dated 30 June 2012. …

… for Lonmin for a year and was one of the leaders of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Andries died at scene 1 after being … and left behind his wife and five children. According to his sister, Lebohang Ntsenyeho, “His deepest desire was for his children to go to University. Now his oldest son, Thabang, will have …

… Union (AMU) and participated in the great 1946 AMU strike . He was fired and headed for Worcester, Western … joined the African National Congress (ANC). In 1953, keen to get involved in organizing the textile workers in the … District Commandant of Worcester and a constable arrived to serve him with an order banishing him to Mngomezulu in the …

… in Paarl. He was arrested in connection with the "bucket strike" of 1918 but the case was later withdrawn. As an … member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) deputation to the minister of Native affairs in 1939. …

… of the Orange Free State is announced by Lord Roberts, and back-dated to coincide with the Que …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … A Soweto Action Committee is formed to back the plan for the future of Soweto proposed by the …

… BBC, (2004). 'Key Dates', Focus on Africa , January to March, v. 15 no 1, p. 8 … Nigerian Labour Congress calls off national strike over high fuel prices. …

… About 22 000 miners on Witwatersrand gold mines go on strike. …

… A railway strike is declared in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. …

… some 22 000 white miners downed their tools and went on strike in what became known as the Rand Rebellion or the Red … were subsequently laid off and those who were not had to be satisfied with lower wages and the deskilling of … in the price of gold. Mining Capital realised the need to reduce costs and it did so by targeting what it deemed …

… New Nat gives aparthied land back to family 1993 - 1994 …

… in public places with imagery that is totally accessible to everyone.” Paul Grendon was a prolific photographer and artist that used his art as a medium to shed light on the political struggles of the time. His … was on the military brass bands of Cape Town, that hark back to the 1800's.  Always brimming with enthusiasm and …

… worked as a labourer. He took part in the 1950 national strike on June 26th. He served a term of imprisonment during … Trial of 1956 and acquitted. Subsequently sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Banned after release. …

… the family had was taken away. As a result Kompe had to drop out of school and leave her family and move to … fired from her job as a result of her involvement in union strike action. After she was dismissed Kompe became a full … Trade Unions  (Cosatu) in 1985. In 1986, Kompe moved back to the Northern Transvaal to work with rural women and …

… oil industry, air traffic controllers and others launch a strike in a bid to force out the military-ba …

… One-day general strike takes place in Port Elizabeth to protest police …

… Arab League foreign ministers back Egypt’s demand that Britain leave the Suez Canal Zone. …

… Mineworkers' Union. He was active in the 1946 mineworkers' strike. He later opened a grocery store in Moroka Township, … and was one of the accused in the Treason Trial, from 1956 to 1961. …

… Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, …

… from families.  Sirdars (supervisors) were appointed to assist in the management of the passengers and assist in … and there was a shortage of drinking water. According to Professor Surendra Bhana, in his book, Indentured Indian … between 1866 and 1870 a further twenty paid their own fare back to India. On 26 November 1860, the Belvedere departed …

… African authorities forced Dlamini's 16-year-old brother to return to Swaziland on his own, had a serious impact on Dlamini's … year workers, dissatisfied with their bonuses, went on strike and demonstrated outside the company offices. …