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From Segregation to Apartheid
… 1930s continued after World War II and into the 1950s and 1960s. What was seen as backward and uneconomic methods of … no longer needed by the agricultural…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… segregated public transport. These actions led to federal legislation eliminating discrimination in public … posts and the last remaining vestiges of…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… because of what they regarded as increasingly repressive legislation by the Union Government. The contribution of … full-length published work of this kind…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… people in South Africa. However, in the 1950s and early 1960s the South African government reinforced repressive … the country's black people by passing…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984, and the Norfolk pines next to …
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… especially with regard to the African population. Legislation such as the Native Areas Amendment Bill and the …
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… The South African parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission …
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… music, arts Introduction Due to the numerous segregation legislation and grievances that affected South Africa during … founded and molded after the events…
Pedi
… system than a means of household subsistence. In the early 1960s, about 48% of the male population was absent at any given time. From the 1930s to the 1960s,…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… he realized a liberated life. From an early age in the mid-1960s Tariq started a life-long interest in slavery heritage … emphasis on counter-corruption, law…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… especially in the mining sector, ensured that they passed legislation that marginalized Black workers. 1918-1929 The … (SACTU) was banned along with the ANC…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda's former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded the Uganda People's Congress in 1960. Obote became Uganda's Prime Minister after…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Alienation Ordinance, No 14 of 1922 Timeline: Anti-Indian Legislation. This ordinance enables the Durban City Council … for skilled work, Indian workers are…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north east of … new maximum-security prison was…
EventJournalists' first visit to Robben Island
… on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north east of … new maximum-security prison was…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… Act, chieftaincy in the 1930s through to the 1960s and 1970s was largely subjected to the authority of … in exploiting a window of opportunity allowed by…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… Building was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 April 1960. … it was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… Pact Government’s greatest progress was made in industrial legislation and economy. Its protection of White workers and … 1919 by Clements Kadalie ). In the…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… of the Group Areas Act The GAA was one of many pieces of legislation used to control the lives of Indians, Coloureds, … 1948 were less coherent and often…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… a store in West Street 1876 The Free State Republic passes legislation allowing Indians to enter the Republic with the … his death on 24 November 1960 The…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
… political party was rendered impossible by government legislation in 1968. The Party disbanded, rather than …
PlaceNZASM Goods Office, Railway Street, Pretoria
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 October 1981. The building was again restored in the early 1960s. However, before this it…
EventPaarl Riots report submitted
… Poqo and the banned PAC, and he suggested retrospective legislation. Minister of Justice B. J. Vorster subsequently …
The Detention Weapon
… semblance of legality (all detentions are made in terms of legislation); it can be aimed not only at individuals, but at … without trial in South Africa…
Congo gains its independence from Belgium
… a highly paternal state of governance. [iii] There was no legislation and chiefs were used to recruit labour and …
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… struggle, and to watch for and resist any racist legislation directed against them as women . ’ (Brooks, 2003) …
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… rule in South Africa and vigorously enforced the Security Legislation that curtailed anti-apartheid activities in the country. In the late 1960s, Vorster…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It prohibited adultery, attempted adultery or … not allowed to graze ?. Commenced: 1…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… police raids and arrests – and new, more draconian legislation – they played their part in weakening the … Defiance The decade opened with a wave of anti…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894 33. Restrictive legislation against Indians not warranted, 1897 34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903 35. Colour…