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BiographyIrma Stern
… she has also worked as a sculptor whose portrayal of African people gave her white counterparts insight into the African ways of life. In 1927, Irma won the…
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, at the time a member of the Bloemfontein Bar. Percy later became a much…
Two Bills conferring wide new security powers on the government are passed by Parliament. The Affected Organisations Act is int
… are passed by Parliament. The Affected Organisations Act is int …
Up to 85 000 people march against the Labour Relations Amendment Act in Uitenhage and demand an end to apartheid.
… 85 000 people march against the Labour Relations Amendment Act in Uitenhage and demand an end to apartheid. …
General Law Amendment Act No 37 commences. Section 17, the ninety-day detention law, authorises any commissioned officer to det
… General Law Amendment Act No 37 commences. Section 17, the ninety-day detention …
BiographyFrederik van Zyl Slabbert
… Hoërskool School in 1958. He was head boy and captain of the first rugby and cricket teams. In 1959 he began … studying towards a B.A. Classics degree at the…
Mama Beshenga
… During the 1960s, at the height of the forced removals with the introduction of the Native Law Amendment Act , there was great panic and confusion within the…
BiographyDean Hutton
… their experiences made them tend towards being an observer of people more than a participant. They constantly drew sketches of people, striving for realism -…
BiographyHarry Snitcher
… in Uniondale and then in Gouda. After the premature death of his father in 1924, the young Snitcher and his four … with additional income. He matriculated…
BiographyBettie du Toit
… her growing up at a boarding school under the guardianship of the Dutch Reformed Church at Platteland in the Transvaal. … the 19-year-old Du Toit offered her…
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… government appointed the Eiselen Commission with the task of considering African education provision. The Commission … ‘resorting to radical measures’ for…
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
… Lucas Manyane Mangope was born west of Zeerust near Bechuanaland border on December 27,1923,the son of a local chief,Mangope graduated from St Peter's…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… is Passed. The Native Affairs Act was yet another spin-off of the South African Native Affairs Commissions report of … on the lines of the Glen Grey Act of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… Far from being a united force for a significant part of the 1930s, the ANC was plagued by divisions and … Select Committee of Parliament table two measures:…
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… worker. At a young age she was forcibly removed in terms of the Group Areas Act and relocated to Mamelodi with her family. During the … Vlakfontein…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider the historical … Life," "Photographs of Native Life A Camera Sermon," …
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… South African citizens who have performed an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who … lost their own lives including in…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… fragmented African trade unions into a large federation of non-racial trade unions. There was a need for solid trade unions after the failure of the African…
The Black Face of Apartheid
… Biko was critical of the homeland (Bantustan) policy. At the height of his influence, between 1963 and 1976, Steve Biko called … SASO and BPC leaders were…
BiographyHendrik Jacobus (Kobie) Coetsee
… his high school career Coetsee attended the University of the Orange Free State where he completed his BA and LLB in … council for extra-mural studies and…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played … program. In 1950 the National Party passed the Group Areas Act defining…
BiographyElmon Malele
… in 1943, and stayed in Alexandra township. He was one of the residents forcibly removed by the apartheid regime to … December 1956. He was freed in January…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… ‘The laws of Queen Victoria had been hidden. Natives should fight to regain them’. Gumede - Harris, 8 … the natives” and the first step towards granting them…
BiographyBasil Paul Petersen February
… Basil February was born in District Six in 1944.The son of clerk and a midwife. His family moved around several … wanted to study law, however, when the then…
Siva Pillay
… attack in Natal on 16 December 1961. However, due to one of their members (Bruno Mtolo), a police spy, the group of 19 was betrayed and subsequently charged…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the destruction of Sophiatown. It begins by establishing the link…
BiographyZachariah Keodirelang Matthews
… was born 20th October, in 1901 Kimberley , the son of Peter Motsielwa and Martha Mooketsi Matthews, a Tswana … Cape voter and his cousin, Sol Plaatje , a…
BiographyPaul Ramadiba Mokgathle
… and his followers. Mokgathle was then fined a number of cattle and apparently used force to recover the cattle … they tried to mediate but failed. Mokgathle…
BiographyJeremiah Moraka
… (NC) to Moraka’s pleas for help. Sometime later, one of the sons discovered Maphuti Moraka in a Pietersburg … how she got to Pietersburg or indicate the…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… the city. Workers' wages did not keep pace with the cost of subsistence, and most black families lived below the bread … often had to supplement their…