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Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not discriminatory legislation, it was implemented in a way that was
… Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not …
Message to the Natal Indian Congress Secretariat: Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955
… Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955 …
The first person to be banned under the 1976 Internal Security Act, Fatima Meer, is banned again for a further five years.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … first person to be banned under the 1976 Internal…
The Separate Amenities Act racially segregating public facilities is repealed by 105 votes to 38 with one abstention in the Hou
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The Separate Amenities Act racially…
Special Offences Act No 6 commences, making it an offence to possess a tyre or similar object, or any inflammable liquid, in ci
… Special Offences Act No 6 commences, making it an offence to possess a tyre or …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… campaigns against the government, as evidenced by a series of passive resistance campaigns such as the Alexandra bus … I.B. Tabata , at the AAC’s conference,…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a cultural figure such as Mr. Semenya, an understanding of the social environment in South Africa is essential. The White minority rule of South Africa and…
Stephen Marais
… was a physicist and an agnostic and a civil servant most of his life but his upset with the disparities and inequalities of Apartheid made a huge impact on…
BiographyPaul Grendon
… art as a medium to shed light on the political struggles of the time. His work will go on to leave a deep and … Africans as a whole. Paul was born in the…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… is among the Dutch settlers as they encounter a number of different groups of black people who are occupying the land. 1658 28 March, … of school fees, and…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the petition. The campaign was supported by a wide variety of tendencies, including the Soweto Committee of Ten , Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) , the…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into … and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership of Dr DF Malan , the…
BiographyJohannes Gerhardus Strijdom
… Born on 14 July 1893, J G Strijdom served as Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 24 August 1958. … as Modimolle, in the Limpopo Province…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… Tengo (D. D. T.) Jabavu, Prixley Ka Isaka Seme, President of the African National Congress (ANC), Africans from … intervention of the pending…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… Sam Kahn, leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, announced in … was made a few days before the…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he was still the … Anda Bici met with…
BiographyMaema Matlala
… (moÅ¡ate). He was arrested in 1952, served a jail sentence of three months, and was then allowed to return to gaMatlala. … injunctions regarding cattle…
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… lawyer and his mother a music teacher. He was the youngest of three children. He completed his schooling in … Umhlaba , co-curator, exhibition to commemorate…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… Liberia are recognized as independent entities. Partition of West Africa and East Africa 1896 Ethiopia, under Emperor … The Devonshire Memorandum declares…
”Opening Address” at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply conscious of the signal honour it is to be asked to open this 20th … that was robbed and ruined by such…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. … Over time the organisation became…
Slavery and Emancipation of Slaves
… Read more on Slavery at the Cape After the establishment of a refreshment station at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck was to ensure a constant supply of fresh…
The Battle of Square Hill
… as combatants in the First World War was reserved for men of “European descent”. [i] According to Article 7 of the South African Defence Force Act 13 of 1912…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People … sedition and offences under the…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
… Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades … ADOPTED 1) NATIVE LAND & TRUST ACT…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… Apartheid's Truimph Over Non-Racialism The destruction of Sophiatown is widely documented, considered as the … However, there are still glaring gaps in…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… Pogiso Moiloa, a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s, took office in 1932 at the age of 22. He went up ‘to standard five [grade seven] level…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
… (now Gauteng) on 17 November 1952. He is the second of the three children of Erdmuth and Samuel Ramaphosa, a retired policeman. He grew … detained for 11…
Labour Party leader Allan Hendrickse warns President P.W. Botha: “If you want to negotiate with us, the Group Areas Act must go
… Botha: “If you want to negotiate with us, the Group Areas Act must go …
The Prime Minister wishes the new Mozambique government well, but warns that South Africa will have to act in self-defence if M
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … government well, but warns that South…