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General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… industries and the Bolton Hall trade unionists, and by 1974 claimed 22 000 members. Following the 1973 Durban … the GFWBF generated an independent resource…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: Impact on the Indian Working class: the Growth of Indian trade unions
… important role. In June 1916, a mass meeting was organised by the Natal Hindu League at the Indian Market. Both Sigamoney and Lee addressed a mass meeting…
Allister Starke
… By trade I am a horticulturalist, I currently work in various … in Mooi River, Kwa Zulu Natal. From 2003-2005 I travelled by public transport from RSA to…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… Later, Pedi fugitives were able to regroup themselves. By 1800, Chief Thulare had established an empire with a … and the Pedi became a ruling caste. His…
ArticleBlack Sash
… an avenue for liberal women to oppose government policies by means of marches, convoys, demonstrations and vigils. It … against the Separate Representation…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… had viewed her husband's body twisted into a lifeless bulk by police gun fire, opposite the Sharpeville police station. … or 'Resistance Art’. This term has…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… The Pretoria region was initially occupied by the southern Ndebele people, led by Chief Musi. They inhabited this area about 300 to 400 … 1832, known as the…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… looted shops, set fire to houses and killed 4 councillors. By the end of the year almost 150 people had been killed in political violence, which increased to…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… Slavery was introduced to the Cape Colony by the VOC in its desire to boost the agriculture and food … under harsh conditions with long working hours…
Afrikaans community 1820-1899
… and Scientific Society, was founded. It was followed by the Bloemfontein Orchestral Society in 1883, the … Lectures on various topics were attended mostly by…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… in South Africa. He calls the Council a "bogus body" run by people handpicked by the Government rather than democratically elected by members of the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed by the white minority government. A case in point was the Non … for a significant part of the 1930s,…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… the Fagan Committee to look into the problems caused by the movement of Blacks into towns. The Fagan Report stated … who sought to live in the cities were…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… about a black South African was published. It was written by John A. Chalmers on Rev Tiyo Soga. 1880 With the … These colonial writers were unsettled and…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… off the ground first. Suddenly the country was rocked by the events of 21 March in Sharpeville where people had … parties. Both organisations were driven…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Interior, Mr Richard Stuttaford). The meeting is attended by one thousand people - a large number as the total Indian … Yusuf Dadoo* May 7, A mass meeting of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… stake and refused to return under the conditions laid down by the rector. Like his late father, Mandela stood by his principles and refused to bend to…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… up to the destruction of Sophiatown. It begins by establishing the link between the destruction of … Council (JMC) in the destruction of Sophiatown…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… decided to propose an anti-pass campaign for ratification by the organisation's first annual conference in December. … that the mood of the country might be…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
… based National interim Cultural Desk was rejected by regional delegations from different parts of the country … cultural organisations. It was initially…
Classroom activities: Learning about history
… and all over the world has been hidden and distorted. By writing a history you may uncover information about the … of Cape Town Today’s events are still…
ArticleTimeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993
… first plenary meeting. A Declaration of Intent was signed by all parties except the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the … Eastern Cape and twenty eight ANC…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Society, he reported that the Boers had been welcomed by the Bechuana and Mzilikazi , who had settled in the region after being expelled by Dingaan . However…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… But this Constitution still had to be certified by the Constitutional Court. This meant that the … intended to replace the interim constitution of 1993 by…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… They provided almost the sole outlet for the publication by Black writers of essays, letters, reprinted lectures and … journal. Some of the first poems…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Basotho THE NEXT PART of our history … of the Builder of a Nation and the…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… of colour, and there was a surge of mass political action by blacks in defiant response. The 1950s certainly proved to … African men had been required to…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… support the rebellion openly, he provided tacit support by harbouring Bambatha and his family. On his return from Zululand, accompanied by Chakijana…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… this newspaper. But funds to establish it where raised by the government using secrets funds protect from public and parliamentary scrutiny. The Citizen was…
ArticleTransport on water
… to fish. Boats are smaller than ships. They can be powered by people, animals or engines. There are different ways of … ships and boats. Some are moved…