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ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… (Dison and Mohamed, 1960: 24). 1894 The Glen Gray Act, passed by Cecil Rhodes in the Cape, restricted the … imposed a labour tax of ten shillings a year on…
Black Land Act No 27 commences.
… Black Land Act No 27 commences. …
Event”Ghetto Act” or The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act No 28 of 1946 is passed
… The "Ghetto Act" was designed to curtail Indian property ownership in … areas in which Indians were no longer allowed to purchase land. The uncontrolled…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. … (2.2.j), obstructing the free…
Testimony of the Delegation of the South African Native National Congress, Ermelo, before the Eastern Transvaal Land Committee,January 8, 1918
… Solomon Tutu. I am a representative of the South African Native National Congress. Our Congress has fully considered this new Law [Native Land Act of 1913]…
Black (Native) Laws Amendment Act No 54 commences
… Black (Native) Laws Amendment Act No 54 commences …
”A familiar talk upon my native land” by John L Dube
… ”A familiar talk upon my native land” by John L Dube …
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… is evidenced by Dube’s generally critical view of his ‘native land’ later in his life. While he was at school, on one … to the English House of Commons in…
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… of the apartheid government’s 1954 Natives Resettlement Act sowed a seed of resistance in the young Mkhize, marking … to be forcefully removed from their…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations … Black rural people are able to sustain themselves…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… organising the Pietermaritzburg Reserves under the Militia Act. In 1902 he was appointed as a judge for the Natal … Supreme Court. He gave testimony before…
A. Z., "Is There a Class of Native Capitalists in South Africa?"
… A. Z., "Is There a Class of Native Capitalists in South Africa?" …
BiographyRobert M. Resha
… These are the symbols of oppression, viz the Lands Act 1913 , which deprives the Africans of their land and gave 70% to the whiteman and 30% to the majority…
Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay
… Thayanayagie (Thailema), daughter of Veerammal Naidoo and Govindasamy Kristshnasamy Thambi … Seshammal, with him to speak out against the The Asiatics (Land…
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… As the so-called 'Pegging Act' was due to expire in March, 1946, Prime Minister J.C. … something would have to be done to replace it. The Asiatic Land Tenure…
ArchiveThe Land Act legacy 70 years later
… The Land Act legacy 70 years later …
State Land Disposal Act No 23 commences.
… State Land Disposal Act No 23 commences. …
BiographyAlfred Mangena
… He was also prominent in the protests against the proposed Act of Union, passed by Britain's parliament in 1909.Pixley … deputation to Cape Town in 1913 to…
Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act No 108 commences.
… Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act No 108 commences. …
The Land Claims Court of South Africa
… The Land Claims Court of South Africa …
Say It out Loud - The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913
… and a chorus of hosannahs, wildly welcomed the Act of Union as a beacon light, that would blaze down through … the commencement of peace and prosperity for…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… Land is a very important commodity. It is used for farming, … providing living space and can also be seen as a sign of wealth and success. Minerals are also…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC led … with the task of dealing with a legacy of centuries of land dispossession. A …
”There a Native Bourgeoisie” Umsebenzi, 2 February 1935
… ”There a Native Bourgeoisie” Umsebenzi, 2 February 1935 …
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
… The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in … offensives planned for that year. General Haig, commander of the British forces in…
Constitutive Act of the African Union
… Constitutive Act of the African Union …
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional … concept of racial segregation or laws like…
Development Trust and Land Act No 18 commences.
… Development Trust and Land Act No 18 commences. …
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… texts into Xhosa, and was also active in the Native Education Association, led by Elijah Makiwane. As the … politely to their arguments, but at the end of…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … though then vetoed, was repassed almost as the first Act of the…