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ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… project established in 1979, to investigate forced removals under the Nationalist government’s policy of … In March, the launch of Omar Badsha 's book,…
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
… was so powerful that the Nationalist government was forced to shift into a different level of strategy, known as …
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
… of half a million children in Mission schools by the forced sale or lease of school buildings against the threat …
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… had been using residents to do his work; they were forced to transport diamonds, sourced from the alluvial … their jobs across South Africa; in Ottosdal,…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
… the Congregation of Simon's Town due to the Government's Forced Removal policy. The decimated Church not only …
”Joint Declaration of Cooperation.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma of the ANC, Dr. G. M. Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress, and Dr. Y. M. Dadoo of the Transvaal Indian Congress, March 9, 1947
This Joint Meeting between the representatives of the African National Congress and the Natal and Transvaal Indian Congresses, having fully realised the…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
Q: Who are the Africanists? A. A simple answer would be that they are the members of the Africanist Movement. But, if one wishes to go deeper into the…
Apartheid power in crisis
… into their own hands and by their determined action forced open the detention cells. But they did more than that. … action and the deteriorating health of…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… amongst thousands of Black inner-city residents. He is forced to move to Orlando, which is later part of Soweto. … visits China, Taiwan and South Korea. 1994…
Statement by Oliver Tambo, on behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the closing session of the seventh summit meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states, 02 December 1988, Arusha
… Africa. The trouncing of the SADF in southern Angola forced Pretoria to the negotiating table and brought … political prisoners it attempts to make a…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… Africa. The trouncing of the SADF in southern Angola forced Pretoria to the negotiating table and brought … political prisoners it attempts to make a virtue…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… illustrated the exclusionary nature of the University and forced the institution to listen to the voices of its … [4.1] , after the sit-down with the V.C…
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the apartheid homeland Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after he…
PlaceNamibia
… the territory. Heavily outnumbered, the German forces were forced into retreat. The colony surrendered on 9 July 1915, … extension of urban apartheid to…
The strangulation of activity
… celebrations, Tricameral elections, detentions, forced removals. Outdoor rallies, e.g. celebrating Freedom Charter … newspapers. In 1988 an Eastern Cape news…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… of unjust laws. We protested against ghetto housing and forced removals. We protested against passes, especially the passes …
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… had been born or where they now lived. The devastating forced removal of millions of now non-citizens of South …
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
The South African parliament, which was dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series of campaigns to remove Coloured people from the…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… continue through the following decades especially with the forced removals that were to occur. It was at this time that the …
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… the context of the negotiations deadlock, the ANC has been forced to withdraw from the multilateral process of …
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… of the Whites. There will be forcible uprooting and mass removals of millions of people ("homogeneous administrative … and markets. Even if many industries…
ArchiveBibliography by Howard Barrell
… 1990) Platzky, L., and Walker, C., The Surplus People. Forced Removals in South Africa (Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1985). …
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… articles about the effects of apartheid, most notably forced removals, on the general African population. She visited the rural, poverty-stricken Bantustans…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students in…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s…
67. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact, 1947
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The new leadership had long been urging closer…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… in the locations. Africans living in White areas could be forced to move to the locations. Local authorities were … The Indian community were the most…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… train and he stands up to the railway officials. They are forced to accommodate him. He spends a month in Johannesburg …
FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME, Durban, December 12-14, 1958
… financial strength of the country. v. to displace them by removals from their long established homes some held in … isolation, in complete oblivion of some…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… legislation and pass-book harassment, nor unaffected by forced removals and the stripping of South African citizenship from …