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ArchiveLegislation and race relations: a summary of the main South African laws which affect race relations
… laws which affect race relations. Acts from 1909 to 1948 include among others those relating to political rights, … the African Reserves, housing and…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… Opposition, its first time out of government since 1948. The party sought to recast its image by changing its …
Document 4 - “The Great Native Strike”, “ The International, 27 February 1920
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 4 - "The Great Native Strike", " The…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… partitioned into two separate states: India and Pakistan 1948 Gandhi announces fast to end Hindu/Muslim violence in …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Conclusion - By Riashnee Pather
… of public relations officers in the NIC and the NIO in 1948. Meer describes how when the newspapers would try to … discourage the media from promulgating any…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… Africa. This alliance became even more imperative after 1948, when the Nationalist Party won the elections (which …
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… 1947 The Transvaal Indian Organisation (TIO) is formed. 1948 9 January 1948 Since October 1947, as a tactic to break up the … restrictions on inter…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC and other parties were…
EventMother Teresa is buried
… The 87-year-old nun died on 5 September. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in … convent walls made such a deep impression on…
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This letter written in Gujarati by Mohamed…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
War photographers are either sleazy and glamorous, or noble and glamorous. At least this is what you will think if you believe the various literary or big…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959 1950 January 6-8, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) holds its last legal conference in Johannesburg prior to…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
Impact of the 1913 Land Act Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won … unrest too was in evidence during this period. After the 1948 elections, as the liberation…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… Charter . The Universal Declaration of Human Rights In 1948, the same year the Apartheid Government came to power, … the regional rights created by the…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) … government followed up its unexpected election victory in 1948 with a massive social…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… TIC jointly led a passive resistance campaign from 1946 to 1948 in which nearly 2,000 men and women went to prison in … and to attend the Asian Relations…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… 30 July, Anton Lembede dies suddenly. He is 33 years old. 1948 A general election puts the National Party into power …
EventMartin Luther King, Junior, is born
… Party under D.F. Malan was introducing Apartheid in 1948, King was graduating from Morehouse College, Atlanta. It emerged from the elections of 1948 won by…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… has been the ruling party in South Africa since apartheid. 1948 The state of Israel is established. Israel is Western …
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… lection but the National Party showed signs of growing. 1948 The historic election that brought the party of …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. The Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… On 29 December 1948, a well known human rights activist Rev. Michael Guthrie … International League for Human Rights). In the same year (1948) Rev. Scott was…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… 13 December, The Transvaal Indian Organisation is formed. 1948 The Basic Policy of the ANCYL, which emphasises the new …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… forms the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). He marries Evelyn Mase 1948 He is elected National Secretary of the ANCYL 1951 He is …
ArticleSocialism
… of racial segregation and oppression that lasted from 1948 to 1994. During apartheid, the majority of South …
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. Gopaul and 45 other Indians in…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. Gopaul and 45 other Indians in Durban sent a 'manifesto' to the Prime Minister in March 1927. The document argued that the settlement…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Introduction 1. From the debates in the commissions, it is clear that we all regard Organisation as a critically important area of discussion. The amount of…