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ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… in effect that the weight of the black vote is decreased from 3.1% to 1.4%. The first restrictions against the … 1.'Asiatics' are in the future to be…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… Black population of South Africa, prevented the British from exterminating the Boers. By this, I mean that the … saw the conflict as futile). A number of…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… that did not share its policies and approaches, from the CPNU to the African National Congress (ANC) , as … when over 2000 White and non-White…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… in terms of the Riotous Assemblies Act. They are prevented from speaking in eight major centres. May 5 - May 6 , … Protest and Mourning, when all Blacks are…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… 1920s consisted mainly, but not exclusively, of members from the White working class. Since its formation the CPSA … Party of South Africa (CPSA) took place…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… ). Forced by deteriorating material conditions, resulting from economic depression in the 1930s, poor white men … movement that would cater for soldiers…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… and laid down demands. In Cradock, Eastern Cape students from seven schools boycotted the transfer of Mathew Goniwe , … to transfer Goniwe was part of a plan…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… Consequently, the destruction of Sophiatown moved from being a matter of local government interest to that of … cost housing in Meadowlands was apace. The…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… doing, provide its citizens with constitutional protection from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation. … Court confirm that this section…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… ANC in exile. On 24 February 1988 the UDF was restricted from performing various activities, and was in effect banned, … decided to react by continuing…
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… 1899 Herman Tobiansky purchases land from the Johannesburg Municipality to develop as a … Duration of the destruction and removal of the community from…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… The new council would include some temporary delegates from each province, however, so some legislators would rotate … Council of Provinces and the…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… 1962 he entered British controlled Bechuanaland and from there flew to Tanganyika and on to Addis Ababa and the … Strategically however the FLN imparted much…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… the guerrilla war in Angola would be kept further away from South Africa. South African apartheid laws were extended to Namibia and prevented black Namibians…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… August. The Women's March was a spectacular success. Women from all parts of the country arrived in Pretoria, some from as far afield as Cape Town and Port…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… 1926 At the age of seven Abrahams mother retrieves him from Elsburg and brings him back to Johannesburg to live with … a tree in Hampstead Heath before…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Day) throughout the Union of South Africa with effect from 1911. In 1952 the name of the day was changed from Dingaan's Day to Day of the Vow (Day of the…
The girl child
… the female share of enrolment has increased over the years from 44.1% in 1993 to 51% in 1999 and to about 54% in 2001. … and harassment against girls, who…
The appointment of Judges
… the cabinet and the chief justice - to appoint four judges from the ranks of the Supreme Court. The four were Laurie … consultation - was then to choose the…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… set up in 1960 to recruit and assist skilled immigrants from England and Europe. By the mid-1980s, civil protests and … high costs of Apartheid, the regime…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… 525 participants. Currently the event attracts cyclists from all over the world and is the largest individually timed … been written about it. The below…
First Matabele War
… vision for a British Africa included Pan African Highway from "The Cape to Cairo," stretching through British colonies … set his sights on Matabeleland…
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… in Africa and the liberation struggles in southern Africa from the 1960s until the 1990s, when the Union of Soviet … sympathetic to either cause. The Cold…
ArticleThe Western Front
… where most of the war casualties took place. It stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss border along a 400 mile … rotting corpses. During the long hot…
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… article of 10 September 1897 in Pretoria was taken up from another source, published two days earlier in Cape Town … SASA was then just over five months old…
Safety and security issues
… Fear of abandonment often prevents women from reporting violence on themselves. Incest and abuse is … afraid to lay charges against perpetrators. Apart from…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
… you know, what, who were her parents, where did she come from? Grandparents, what were the...? VC: … but whenever she was interviewed. …
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… elected. At this Congress, Godfrey Selematsela, took over from Koos Bezuidenhout and became the new president who … advised affiliated trade unions…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… However, the main demand has been more financial support from National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).NSFAS is … include: quality accommodation and…
Durban an Overview
… In 1824 Nathaniel Isaacs obtained from Shaka, King of the amaZulu , a grant of land in the area … region was settled by numbers of disaffected Dutch farmers…