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Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Factories, New Workers
… R82 —140% 1940 R1O1-120% R196—23% R151—180% R123—140% 1945 R164-120% R192-140% R265—200% R188—14% (Union Statistics … the Depression (see the figures for…
Chapter 3 - The Rise of the ANC
… in Tom Lodge, Black Politics in South Africa Since 1945 , London, 1983, p. 105.) [10] Quoted in From Protest …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
PlaceGhana
… were 2, the rest were built by the missionaries. In 1945 a conference was held in Manchester to promote Pan … and WE Du Bois raised strong Pan-African…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Foreword
… to unity I in action against chosen racists laws. In 1945, the Natal Indian Congress, under Dr G.M. Naicker was … Debi Singh at the time, who in a letter to…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 45 - Ray Alexander, "Trade Unionism in South…
The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
… "The Africans` Claims" in South Africa of December 16,1945, which can only be superseded by the Charter of Human …
Under the influence of Dumile Feni’s 'African Guernica' by Sharlene Khan (The Conversation), 07 September 2016
… Khutjo Bakunzi-Green and Zesuliwe Hadebe). George Orwell’s 1945 story has become a classic, prophetic of the manner in …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… experienced an economic boom during World War 2 (1939- 1945). The war was a significant driving force for the …
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 7th Congress, organised in Havana in April 1989, and attended by 49 delegates, was the highest…
Address at The Youth Day Rally, Witbank, 16th June 2003
Premier of Mpumalanga, Ndaweni Mahlangu, Our traditional leaders, MP's, MEC's, MPL's and Councillors, Leaders of our youth and young South Africans, People…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as Betty or sometimes Liz, was born on 8 December…
ArchiveCHAPTER 4 - A turn to masses by Howard Barrell
… Foreign Policy. The search for status and security, 1945-1988 (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990), …
The Detention Weapon
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman A number of observers and students of repression around…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… establishments increased from 6,009 in 1924-5 to 13,725 by 1945-6. South Africa's almost total dependence upon … seemed to be a difficult and unenviable task…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
With the rise of apartheid in 1948, millions of Africans were left to suffer in South Africa. Many groups rallied against the Afrikaner government through…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
Dulcie September was a fierce and ambitious anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. Her work with various resistance groups throughout her life, particularly…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
Introduction Following British victory in the South African War, the Union of South Africa was forged in 1910 under the British Commonwealth. The Union…
Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native Question (Majority) (1934)
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 48 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: The Native…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS Upington, 27 April 1997
(Original Version. See below for English Translation) Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Northern Cape; Minister of Arts &Culture, Science &Technology; …
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children…
South African and World leaders
South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich history. Many different cultures and communities live side by side and even together in South…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Tributes to Lembede After His Death
… of long-standing in Johannesburg. His last words In 1945 he completed his articles and in that same year, he … A. M. Lembede, in the columns of a newspaper…
Chapter 21. Civil War in the Factories - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… I issued a summons against du Preez and, on the 12th March 1945, the case started in the Witwatersrand Local Division of … waited anxiously for the verdict…
PlaceNyanga Township
… the Natives (Black) Urban Areas Consolidation Act of 1945 (as amended in 1952 and 1955) and the Prohibition of …
"United Nations must take Action to Destroy Apartheid": Statement at the Meeting of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by O. T. Tambo, New York, 29 October, 1963
Mr. Chairman, I wish once again to thank you and this Committee for this opportunity. In South Africa, since the earliest days of white rule, our…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Bus Boycotts Pensions Laws Amendment Act 1944 is passed. 1945 1 June: Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No 25 …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… teacher and later a noted journalist, writer and activist. 1945 Evelyn Mandela gave birth to the couple's first child, a …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… population in the decade straddling World War II, 1936 to 1945 is attributed to the war and subsequent relaxation of …
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… country as a mandate under the League of Nations. In April 1945, at the first meeting of the UNO, Smuts hoped to get the …