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ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Dadoo as deputy chair of an anti-pass working committee. 1945 Xuma’s book, Africans’ Claims in South Africa, is … ANC with a ₤200 grant to cover their…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… as a non racial organisation, it was run by white men. By 1945, it had become clear that the organisation did not draw …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
1993 The Guptas arrive in SA. 1994 The Guptas establish Sahara Computers. The Guptas fund Essop Pahad’s publication, The Thinker. 2002 Jacob…
Chapter 9
… the All African Convention. The Rehabilitation Scheme In 1945 the African people in the "Reserves "were presented with … define their own position. For three…
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
LEGISLATURE, GOVERNANCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS 1. PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY Participatory democracy can be enhanced by addressing the following issues: …
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
An Unmistakable Figure In late December 1931, Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe was born and she would become one of the premier freedom fighters in the…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own…
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
Gandhiji often stressed that satyagraha is not mere jail-going. He warned, during the first satyagraha in South Africa, as early as 1909: "A satyagrahi…
The Story of PR Panther, the gold man of Indian politics in South Africa: Introduction - By Riashnee Pather
… to gain any insight into the activities of women before 1945 but I have been a bit luckier regarding the period following 1945. This meant that I could not…
ArchiveGetting to know Omar from the inside out by Robyn Sassen, February 19, 2019
… the University of Cape Town, photographer Omar Badsha (b. 1945) peers with a clean mix of empathy, objectivity and …
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… was lifted in 1930. Municipal beer halls were built in 1945. In Langa tribal affiliations became intense prior to …
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…
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…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… organisation of the Sugar Cane Field workers. From 1936 to 1945 the following Unions were formed. H.A. and I gave direct … Hospital Workers' Union. …
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…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… which included his older brother, Gangan Padavatan (1881-1945) who managed the financial and administrative functions …
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… men and White women increased by 60% between 1939 and 1945. The financial costs of the war were met by taxes and …
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
Jean Clarice Middleton was born in Durban, South Africa on August 30, 1928. She first attended the Durban Girls’ College. She then went on to receive a Master…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… result in class war." The Board of Trade and Industry, in 1945, warned of the dangers of a "homogeneous native … strikes, mainly of non-African workers…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
Our Greatest Indian Leader since Gandhiji -Tribute to Dr. Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (From: Sechaba, second quarter), 1978
… to compromise in its own narrow interests. In October 1945 the radicals seized control of the NIC with mass … once more into a people' organisation. In…
Document 136 - “Report on the Relationship of the Party to other Workers’ Organisations in South Africa”, Freedom 5, 4 August 1946
… Party". NevertheIess the Central Committee at its July, 1945, meeting agreed to proceed with the calling of a … of the working class. The National Conference…
“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
… to compromise in its own narrow interests. In October 1945 the radicals seized control of the NIC with mass … once more into a people' organisation. In…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… 65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945 66. G.M. Naicker: We will not colloborate 67. The …
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
RAY UAREZ: We start with some background on this crusader against apartheid in South Africa, including a reprise of several of his appearances on this program…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
Innate resilience in conjunction with unmatched passion forms a characteristic that proves to be unstoppable, yet the rarity of this combination stems from the…
ArchiveDemocracy and the Left in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ben Turok interviewed by Carilee Osborne
Professor Ben Turok, now 92 years old, was an African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament in South Africa for 20 years. Turok is the sole surviving…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
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ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
"[B]y sheer accident, despite the [ANC] military's wishes, for the first time, military work was a complement to political work... [V]isibly through the media,…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal … complicit in war crimes, came into…