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… project 3: The impact of apartheid on peoples' lives - 1948-1960 Phase : General Education Certificate(GET) - Grade … the period between the National Party…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… Africa. This was the organisation that would later win the 1948 elections and formally institutionalise Apartheid. …
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker On 19 September 1937 a violent collision rocked Vereeniging's Top…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
Michael Hathorn was detained in Durban Central Prison in 1960, for his role in the struggle. Recorded below is an extract from the prison diary that he kept…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
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Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… Racialism in Trade Union Movement During 1947 and 1948, "pure" white Trade Unions such as the S.A. Mine … coming into power of the Nationalist Party…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… Party(NP), with its platform of apartheid, during the 1948 elections. Though it did not command the highest number … service, town halls, recreational areas…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, to the Ruth First tenth anniversary commemoration trust Cape Town, 17 August 1992
… eye I saw Pallo Jordan as I had last seen him when, during 1948, I spent a few days in his home. Similarly, I could see …
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… Steadville High School and members of the community “In 1948-49 I was just a supporter of the ANC; I was not a proper …
ArchiveBiography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
Ruth First: An Ally of the Struggle Throughout the history of apartheid, freedom fighters were subjects of legal repression by the apartheid government who…
38. The Natal Franchise Bill, 1894: Do not make our sons pariahs
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Franchise Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 106th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 January 2018
Fellow South Africans, The African National Congress turns 106 years this year. We are in the Eastern Cape, the home of legends. As the newly elected…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… that it may have to give up the power it had enjoyed since 1948. [xxxiv] Anthea Jeffery (2009) notes that the Patriotic …
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… examples of wages (including COLA) for 'unskilled' work in 1948 and 1957 were as follows: Industry 1948 1957 Building £2 3s. 4d. £3 4s. 2d. Chemical £2…
82. The President’s Council
… the Afrikaners for having ousted them from power in 1948, and that many Afrikaners have not yet forgiven the oppression wrought upon them by the English…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… gone on to be a radio operator in the Israeli air force in 1948, came home eventually and opened his own place selling … My father hoped that I would join…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Sunday, December 5 Things have exploded in Nyanga. Isaac arrived here early this…
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
Contents Discovering Seme - Tim Couzens The Early Years - Richard Rive The Mount Hermon School File Product of Moody School How Congress Began - …
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
Isithwalandwe President Nelson Mandela and the entire family and relatives, President Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of the ANC, Secretary General and all…
ArchiveFrom eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
… to the apartheid-regime in this part of the world [1948-1994]. When in 1952 – three years after the inauguration … The date, 16 December in and after 1838,…
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… Zvai Leumi, which operated in Israel between 1944 and 1948. Umkhonto had its first operation on 16 December 1961, …
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
… Janet Robertson's 1971 study Liberalism in South Africa (1948-1963): "Contrary to its rhetoric of equal rights for …
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… of black people in white Afrikaans novels (through 1948) undermined the humanity and dignity of oppressed …
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… said, speaking at the British House of Commons on 23 Jan 1948, was, “For my part, I consider that it will be found …
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… Munn-1913 – 1922; The Rev. Herbert John Barnes-1924 – 1948; The Rev. Dr. Thomas Copeland- 1949 – 1974; The Rev. …
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… separate representation but who rejected it for Indians in 1948. Mr. Ismail Abdurahman, speaking on the C.A.D., …
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… enough courses to get his law degree before he died. In 1948, the family moved to Ginsberg Township, just outside 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…
Chapter 5 - TOWARDS PEOPLE’S WAR
From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 1980s were the culmination of the mass popular uprising, which had received its initial spark…
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
Firstly, thank you again for your time and consideration in corresponding with us. Please briefly introduce your schooling and political background: I…