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ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… linked to the state. For instance, known or suspected police informers, policemen and chiefs in the rural areas of … searching for Poqo activists with the…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… were harried and harassed by the private mining company police, who ran the mining properties with an ubiquitous … or burning of kitchens and other mine…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… to the killing of 34 mineworkers by the South African Police was marked by incidents of intimidation and assault. … wounded. Three protesters are fatally…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… visited Boipatong. Ramaphosa accused De Klerk and the police of complicity in the massacre. Then on the 19 June, … state President F.W De Klerk visited…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… migrants and marched the individuals down to the local police station where they demanded that the foreigners be … same area. 2013 On 27 February 2013, eight…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Stadium. On their pathway they were met by heavily armed police who fired teargas and later live ammunition on … consequences for the Apartheid government…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… their passes at home on the appointed date and gather at police stations around the country, making themselves … Pan Africanist Congress surrendered…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… and in Sharpeville near Johannesburg. In Sharpeville the police got nervous, and opened fire on the crowd without … ANC and PAC. Various measures were…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451 deaths. 3 907 people were injured. The police were responsible for 2 389 injuries…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… Women (FEDTRAW) sprang up. * Full image caption: "Police arrest UWO members, Cape Town, 1985. Leaders of the … during a march to protest against the massacre…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… are social leaders rather than government institutions. [vii] Section 212 of the Constitution of South Africa states … University of the Western Cape, M…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… to facilitate the government’s fight against ‘terrorists,’ police used the law to pursue and prosecute various … those detained under the Terrorism Act…
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… a notorious Cape Flats drug dealer. PAGAD felt that the police were not doing enough to stop drug related crimes in … someone threw a firebomb at him and he…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
… In October the government deployed special constables to police and patrol the area, but they began raiding, … were brutally assaulted and tortured at the…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… criminals, and they should not have access to services and police protection. Foreigners are also blamed for their … migrants and marched the individuals…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… to the call. The day however, ended tragically when police started shooting, killing 19 and injuring 30. The ANC … the campaign was that jails would become…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… knew as early as 1987 of a secret "hit squad" made up of police officers which was used to kill opponents of … unit, accused of political assassinations. 26…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… schools. In the ensuing two-year countrywide uprising, the police killed many protesters including schoolchildren. In … were killed in political violence –…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… forces led by a Vlakplas based unit of the South African police shot and killed seven members of MK, the armed wing of … in Cape Town during a protest march…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… against the apartheid system, and in that period police reportedly killed many protesters, including … schoolchildren. Workers then mobilised to protest…
ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… even though they were subjected to violent attacks by the police. On 27 August 1959 Naicker produced an article called … Conference (a week after Naicker’s…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Memorial Scholarship to the University of Fort Hare. [vi] [vii] In 1947, at the age of 23, he graduated with an English … apartheid rule sent to find him. …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… across the border in Morocco. 1963-1964 20 March, 1963, Police obtain information that Sisulu is an office bearer of … including the sabotage of railway…
ArticleNew light on ‘76 uprising
… Party Cabinet's "complicity in the ensuing atrocities". "Police were taught that if deadly force was to quell a mob, … "It was thus highly likely that the…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… has normalised violence and entrenched mistrust of the police services, the latter being one of the main obstacles … of traditional tribal cultures and…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… the justice minister, the prime minister and chief of police, who made it clear that something extraordinary was … the situation. The regime’s threats were…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… passes at home and present themselves to be arrested by police, ends with police opening fire on the crowd in Sharpville, killing 69 … Poqo member and jailed…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… marriage alliances and cooperation rather than conquest [vii] . Later territorial expansion in the Kingdom came to a … conflict) Alfonso II of the House of…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… 19 March, Samson Lukhele is arrested by the South African Police. 20 March , Security policemen arrive at Joseph Mdluli … in Lamontville and tell his wife…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… a window on the tenth floor of the John Vorster Square Police Office. The government claimed that he “committed … to move to the Transkei , which he refuses…