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… in 1970, was reintroduced in murals [iii] on the walls of protest areas. The prominence of women in the protests … when they called for a day of street cleaning instead of protest action, and entreated upon women in particular … for Freedom and Change – the umbrella group leading the protest movement. The opposing parties agreed upon a …

… interfere with their freedom of movement. The petitioners protest at having to carry a pass, at being debarred from … February - June, the Bambatha Rebellion erupts in Natal in protest against the hut tax levied by the Natal Government. … and O.H. Ally meet with Winston Churchill in London to protest the Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance, No 29 …

… crowd was unarmed and determined to stage a non-violent protest. According to an account from Humphrey Tyler, the … misgivings regarding government policy was Paul Sauer. His protest was ignored, and the government turned a blind eye to … supported by the BCM marched peacefully to demonstrate and protest against the government’s directive. The march was …

… Programme of Action adopted a year earlier. The May Day protest set the tone for the 1950s. Tensions and clashes … of public transport facilities and services. Each of these protest actions had underlying causes related to living … twenty years before becoming involved in another mass protest, the outbreak of the Soweto uprising in 1976. …

… discriminatory legislation. It was initially formed to protest against the Separate Representation of Voters Bill, a … that members draped over their right shoulder during protest demonstrations. Di Bishop of Port Elizabeth who … 1994 elections, the Black Sash shifted focus from being a protest organisation to become a professional one, still …

… matches, however the stadium was also used as a venue for protest or organizing (since 1913). In the late 1970's the use of Currie's became more and more dominated by protest and resistance this use carried into the 1980's and …

… himself. However, black people rejected it. Source A: A Protest against Tricameral parliament The United Democratic …

… funerals were held for the victims. On 24 March 1960, in protest of the massacre, Regional Secretary General of the … misgivings regarding government policy was Paul Sauer. His protest was ignored, and the government turned a blind eye to …

… women in the Orange Free State take the lead in a mass protest when they march to the municipal office in … passes on women. It is the first time passes are burnt in protest. (Morris: 2004) 1914 After completing Standard Four, … and Rubusana among others, travels to Great Britain to protest against the Natives' Land Act. They are met by …

… From the beginning of 1976, Soweto schools were in protest. In June different schools joined forces in … in October 1977 left students without a national body, but protest against university and school governing authorities …

… in 1923, Sidney Bunting helped organise a modest May Day protest at Town Hall in Johannesburg. At the protest, which was organised to commemorate and highlight the … the Rand Club in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in protest. [3] The club had been established just one year …

… crowd was unarmed and determined to stage a non-violent protest.  According to an account from Humphrey Tyler, the …

… 'Nchu and decides to call a national one-day stay at home protest on 26 June. 11 June, The African National Congress … stay away from their work on 26 June 1950 as a sign of protest against the "Notorious Bill of the Malan Government" … It came into force on 17 July 1950. A Day of National Protest and Mourning is held countrywide. June 26 is observed …

… women were prominent in virtually all these avenues of protest, but to none were they more committed than the … puts it ‘was one of the most vociferous and effective protest campaigns of any at the time' (1991:125). Protests … women assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town to protest against the new laws. Delivering a fiery speech to …

… meeting proposed a one-day stay-away on May Day (1 May) to protest the banning of communist leaders. Many ANC leaders, … overnight where he sheltered from the gunfire. The protest also led to the Communist Party being banned. The … Indian Congress organised a national stay-at-home in protest against the Suppression of Communism Act . Mandela …

… Subsequently, an African delegation traveled to London to protest this, but was ignored. Instead of addressing the … on 8 January, 1912 to establish a national organisation to protest against racial discrimination and to appeal for equal … pressure on the land, and poverty. The Act prompted a protest march led by Mahatma Gandhi (the late Indian leader). …

… a republican demonstration in Lichtenburg. Besides these protest efforts, it was agreed that South West Africa should … burning of passbooks. In 1960, a peaceful anti- pass law protest in Sharpeville (near Johannesburg) ended when police … 70 protesters and wounding about 190 others. This protest was organized by the Pan-Africanist Congress (an …

… against the hegemonic system included literature such as protest poetry and the activism of writers. Protest poetry In 1961, Adam Small published one of his most … famous poetry collections, Kitaar my Kruis. [193] It was protest poetry written in Kaaps/Cape Afrikaans: ‘Small …

… the University of Witwatersrand are joined by workers in protest. June 1976 © Rand Daily Mail This feature will trace … in October 1977 left students without a national body, but protest against university and school governing authorities … a march to commemorate the Sharpville Massacre and protest against the forced removal of the Makgatho community. …

… outside of these areas they would be arrested. A number of protest actions were held against these laws with the …

… of Dutch private schools increases by more than double to protest against the English school system, which is … of Dutch private schools increases by more than double to protest against the English school system, which is … African Native National Congress (later the ANC) forms to protest against this Act. Many of its founding members are …

… was not favoured by some of the White trade unions who, in protest, withdrew their membership. Black trade unions were … the work stoppage organised by SACTU and other unions to protest against the death of Neil Aggett who died in detention. A number of Black trade unions withdrew in protest. TUCSA claimed that it could not support the work …

… National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC leadership had always stressed the …

… meetings organized by Africans, Coloureds and Indians to protest the Whites-only exclusivity of these constitutional … at Bloemfontein to establish a national organization to protest against racial discrimination and to appeal for equal … meeting was the most significant in the history of Black protest politics as it was the first joint meeting of Black …

…   1923 A SANNC delegation meets with the Prime Minister to protest the exclusion of African freehold title in the Urban … the aid of the South African Labour Party. 16 December, A protest march, organised jointly by the CPSA, ANC and ICU, is held in Cape Town and across the Rand in protest against the passing of the Riotous Assemblies Act. In …

… the plan went ahead despite Pieter Willem Botha 's protest. The Muldergate scandal became public after the Rand …

… peaceful resistance (Satyagraha) to colonial rule. This protest forced Britain to grant independence to India, 1947. … of Indians gathered outside Johannesburg Mosque in protest against law that forced Indians to carry passes, … (ICU): The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union African protest movements that helped foster growing African …

… 11, Mass meeting at Gaiety Theatre in Johannesburg to protest against treatment of Indians. March 29, Indians protest against Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act (TARA) and … when she heard this. Her husband suggested that women protest like men, and go to jail. The non-recognition of …

… between the women’s organization and the government. The protest continued calling for the resignation of Prime … discrimination, injustice or loss of liberty, we shall protest’ (Spink, 48). In time, the remaining Black Sash women … Sash women the information they needed to strategize and protest against such unlawful acts. One of the main …

… General Student Council is held in Hammanskraal. Students protest after the Student Representative Council (SRC) …