SAHO global search

… two activists. Betty was involved with the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) from its founding in 1912. … , and campaigned with them on issues such as the Natives Land Act of 1913 . Betty Molteno never married. However she …

… inhabiting the area. In 1845, Chief Magashula gave him land on the Sabie River in which is now the  Kruger National … model farm, Goedewensch (good wish), built a fort on this land and officially became the Chief of the Magwaba. The word … the Transvaal Republic government appointed Albasini as Native Superintendent in Zoutpansberg charged with the …

… Sobukwe registered for a BA majoring in English, Xhosa and Native Administration. His keen interest in literature … was not very interested in politics. It was his study of Native Administration that aroused his interest in politics. … conflict with the 1949 Programme seeing that it claims land no longer Africa, but is auctioned for sale to all who …

… to take on the case of Saul Mankazana. Mankazana, a land owner and registered voter, had been arrested for not … parliament as the member for Albert and became minister of Native Affairs in Louis Botha’s first government. In Botha’s … (see: National Library, Burton Collection, MSC 8 10 (17) ‘Native Affairs’ folder). Several obituaries note that he was …

… deputation to Cape Town in 1913 to protest against the Native Land Act.In 1916 he Seme formed a legal partnership which …

… of £5 million. This was used mainly to establish the Land Bank to assist farmers, part was used to introduce free … he reluctantly appointed Hertzog minister of Justice and Native Affairs. This alienated many English-speakers, … in his efforts to placate the white races. The oppressive Native Land Act of 1913 was a revolution in land tenure; …

… Land and labour are two very important elements of the … history there has always been the fight for ownership of land and the need for cheap labour. Government policies over … Land Act became only very slightly better in 1936 when the Native Trust and Land Act increased the amount of land to …

… Sprigg who became premier in 1879. He attacked Sprigg’s native policies, as well his Disarmament Act, which provoked … government until 1924. In speeches, he opposed the Native Land Act (1913), which curtailed land for Blacks, but …

… Sol T Plaatje’s ground-breaking work Native Life in South Africa was published 100 years ago in … of a new scholarly work on Plaatje’s book, Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa: Past and Present (Wits … was first and foremost a response to the landmark Natives Land Act of 1913. It arose out of the protest campaign of the …

… himself as the managing director of the Alexandra Land Industrial and Investment Company (an estate agency) and … ANC deputation to Cape Town who met with the Minister of Native Affairs and the parliamentary representatives of the … career started in about 1937 when he was elected to the Native Representative Council (NRC) and together with other …

… Ann Bostock’s translation of Aime Cesaire’s Return to my Native Land. After his return to South Africa, Kunene lectured at …

… in and given her new clothes) and her own people (whose land was being taken over by the Dutch in the late 1650s). … contracted here according to Christian usage with a native.” As it was only 12 years after van Riebeeck’s landing …

… The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in … Natives were not to be trusted with white women, and any native found wandering about without a pass and not under the … government enlisted the support of magistrates, chiefs, native commissioners, churches and leaders of South African …

… alienate either party, ceding some of the Zulu Kingdom’s land. Mpande was often viewed as a weak man in comparison to … In November 1856 Mpande granted Mbuyazi a large tract of land in south-east Zululand; at the same time he refused to … and the Afrikaners for support. The British Secretary for Native Affairs in Natal,  Theophilus Shepstone , encouraged …

… Following widespread resistance, the Native Affairs Department (NAD) was forced to abolish the … amidst praises for being a man prepared “to die for the land” only to find that they have accepted it, I found that …

… but after the Durban municipality gave a sizeable piece of land to establish a university he decided to give the money … (1939””45). He also gave many substantial donations to his native island of Jersey. He married Minnie Gertrude Glenham …

… The first restriction that the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) aimed to contest was the 1913 Land Act, an urgent issue that affected all black people. The … but were not able to prevent the passing of the Land Act. Another deputation was sent to London and was …

… and the African continent. Colonial conquest and rapid land dispossession was accelerated during this period. … launched by African people in response to their loss of land, livestock and political power. As voortrekkers moved … to escape British rule, they fought, seized and occupied land while dispossessing Khoi, San and African communities in …

… annexed Zululand and the Zulu Reserve, extending the Native Law of Natal to the whole country. The Governor of … encroachment on every side deprived them of much of their land. By 1894, Zululand had become one of the main sources of …

… African languages (Brown became fluent in Zulu) and ‘Native Law and Administration’ at the University of Cape … 11 years. Afra continues to be very effective, focusing on land claims and farm evictions. Through his chairing of the … himself, actively championed the democratic government’s land restitution initiatives. In 1997 the University of Natal …

… of the song after a closing prayer at the South African Native National Congress’ (later African National Congress) … Sikelel' iAfrika," is a prayer for God's blessing on the land and all its people. A well-known Xhosa poet, Samuel …

… He condemned discriminatory laws, including the 1913 Land Act, and called for African unity, through the spread of … and Gumbede in direct competition with John Dube’s Natal Native Congress marked a deep split between Natal’s political … how can it be done? SHEPSTONE: By preserving the best in Native social and political institutions and maintaining …

… by the Non European Unity Movement  (NEUM) against White Native representatives, and support peasant struggles in the … AAC to the NEUM Conference where he delivered a paper on ‘Land Hunger’. In December 1951 he participated in a meeting …

… a mission school in Evaton later went to the Wilberforce Native Teacher’s College. He then worked as a teacher at … political activities Sejake was banished to Driefontein Native Trust Farm, Vryburg District, [Western] Transvaal [now … from Evaton to Pretoria to seek compensation for land seized during the 1950s. He also re-established links …

… this new bishop, the first African bishop, returned to his native land and continued his good work with greater vigour than …

… From 1943, Dr. A Language was the township’s manager for Native Affairs. A Stellenbosch University graduate, he had … Bopape founded the Maropeng Resettlement Committee, a land restitution body, and served as its chairman. This …

… The Act was to amend the Native Labour Regulation Act, 1911, the Natives Land Act, 1013, the Native Administration Act, 1927 and the Natives (Urban Areas) … Native Laws Amendment Act, Act No 54 of 1952 …

… Ciskei . Gumede subsequently studied at the South African Native College (now University of Fort Hare) at Alice, in the … the UDF. His father, a founder member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which subsequently became … United Kingdom to object to the implementation of the 1913 Land Act. He was Natal ANC president from 1924-30 and ANC …

… white patients, who attributed his skill to ‘some magical native power’. The pull of Moroka's professional abilities … the JBM Hertzog’s draft bills – the Natives Trust and Land Bill, which sought to limit Black ownership of land … the Bills, he made himself available to take part in the Native Representative Council  (NRC), which was formed as a …

… lack of a creative musical environment. He also missed his native land. He left broadcasting to become music archivist for the …