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Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The “Treason”, … of boycott formulated by the ANC for…
ArticlePublic Protest in Democratic South Africa
… Municipal IQ, which showed a sharp increase in protest action since 2009. These protests are view as “service … and movement such as the Right to Know…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… The ANC National Executive appoints its Council of Action. It consists of: Dr James Moroka as President-General … 1952 Father Trevor Huddleston writes to…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
… the ALSC wanted for South Africa: a unity of the left in action. The publications each had a print run of 2,000. Basil … in South Africa, the ALSC members…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… attacks the African National Congress (ANC) Programme of Action . March, Dr A.B. Xuma resigns from the African … a public meeting. She also becomes active…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… the point of giving in. But Sir Benjamin Pine was a man of action who liked his own way. He ordered a mixed force of …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… the point of giving in. But Sir Benjamin Pine was a man of action who liked his own way. He ordered a mixed force of …
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… from her home in Moore Road while PR was in prison. This action prompted outrage and a subsequent mass protest meeting …
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, son of Princess Magogo Constance Zulu kaDinuzulu, King Solomon’s sister, and Inkosi Mathole Buthelezi, the King’s Prime…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… its vision of the process. A new campaign of rolling mass action is decided on, to begin on 16 June 1992. 2 June 1992: Mass action begins with a strike at…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… from her home in Moore Road while PR was in prison. This action prompted outrage and a subsequent mass protest meeting …
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… having failed, Chamberlain concluded that direct British action was necessary to check the growth of Afrikaner power …
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… 1991. It was at this conference that practical plans of action were confirmed so that shortly afterwards, in June, …
BiographyViolet Sarah Matlou (née Phiri)
Violet Sarah Matlou (nee Phiri) was born on 4 April 1920 in Rustenburg. She started her schooling in Welgeval and completed it at Mmabeskraal under the…
BiographyAndries Raditsela
In 1982, Raditsela became deeply engaged in politics after becoming a member of the Chemical Workers' Industrial Union (CWIU), an affiliate of the Federation…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… first child. In October 1958, Winnie took part in a mass action which mobilised women to protest against the Apartheid … laws . This protest in Johannesburg…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… The Public Protector in her report ordered, as remedial action, ‘a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of … any longer". Pursuant to the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… Square, Dr James Sebe Moroka declares support for united action against the governments laws. Moses Kotane of the … a public meeting. She becomes active in…
BiographyChief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi
Chief Bhambatha (sometimes spelled Bhambada) was born in Mpanza near the town of Greytown, Natal Colony. He was the son of Chief Macinga of the abakwa Zondi…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… with a commitment to militant African nationalism and mass action and to tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil … few whites and coloureds were engaging in…
BiographyAlfred Mangena
Alfred Mangena was born in Escort in present day Kwazulu Natal circa 1879. He managed to acquire little formal public education, and eventually began to study…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more inclined to action than passive deputation, but very little was achieved … was also due to the fact that the…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… journey they endured during apartheid helped women take action by creating organisations and then getting involved in … from 1948-1994. This made the people…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Apartheid in which a number of suggestions are made for action to be taken against the South African government. 14 … a general directive that all its units…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… and repressive laws, and in 1949 adopted the Programme of Action. This prompted open defiance against the government, and action against pass and other…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… recent years, there has been a wave of student protests action. The student protests at universities and universities …
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… 1950s – and to exercise the power of factory based mass action. The strikes signalled the beginning of a turning … regime. The Durban strikes marked the…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: Impact on the Indian Working class: the Growth of Indian trade unions
… law into their own hands’ and volunteered to lead any such action. Indian Opinion , however, called for peaceful demonstrations, arguing against any …
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… strike. A wildcat strike, or 'unofficial industrial action', is strike action undertaken by unionised workers without the … and worked to support the…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
… the ALSC wanted for South Africa: a unity of the left in action. The publications each had a print run of 2,000. Basil … in South Africa, the ALSC members…