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ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… government passed one of the most significant pieces of legislation during apartheid. The reason the apartheid …
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… in English and is payment in alcohol) was outlawed in the 1960s, there are still farmers who practice this system of … Labour Relations Act of 1995.” A…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… is sports bodies did not comply with government policy, legislation would be introduced to compel them to do so. In …
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… to go. By Law 14 of 1859 (in addition to subsequent legislation) the British Government introduced labour … employers of Indian labour as well as for…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… existing policies of repression and even proposed new legislation to reduce the rights of the indigenous people …
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… with enormous political power. It has passed a series of legislation culminating in two of the worst, the Suppression …
Community histories of Rustenburg
… in Transvaal towns. But even though it enacted restrictive legislation in 1885, Indians continued to settle in the … a long life, and passed away at the age…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… African Republic (ZAR) passed Law No 3 of 1885, the first legislation in South Africa directed specifically against … did not immediately sanction its…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… League. The involvement of youth in politics in the 1960s, whether or not in response to developments in … and a half, the Apartheid government continued to…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… Protests started as early as 1950 when rumours of the new legislation were leaked in the press. Meetings and …
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… with the government's introduction of the Tricameral legislation being passed in August. 29 October, violent … will be the first nationwide stayaway called…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… 1980 12 June, The government publishes details of proposed legislation under which the Minister of Defence could … Act No 6: Made further amendments to state…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Expenditure on Bantu Education increased from the late 1960s, once the apartheid Nationalist government saw the need … that gave rise to a vast number of…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… to persons persecuted under discriminatory and repressive legislation in South Africa and to their dependants. 1966 4- …
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… me over approximately four years of my imprisonment in the 1960s. I had enough time on my hands to reflect on this and … the prerogative of white workers…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… leading figures in the organisation were arrested in the 1960s and given long sentences or death severely crippling … early as possible" and to continue…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… 26–29 April 1994. 31 October, The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first … 30 November, South Africa’s…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… in a strike against potential anti-trade union legislation. After he left Latvia for South Africa in 1929 …
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… office at 312 Lakhani Chambers, 2 Saville Street, Durban. 1960s The Victoria Street market has nearly 300 stalls … Union was formed have been marked by one…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… was sentenced to 20 years. for the same offence under new legislation enacted that year; on appeal the sentence was … was sentenced to 20 years. for the same…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… To what extent did Australian government policies and legislation succeed in perpetuating racism and the …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… the government issuing an ultimatum that unless repressive legislation is repealed mass action will commence in … Indies team as a patron. He is reinstated…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… of the ‘homelands’ by buying land in terms of the 1936 legislation. 21 February, The Chairman of the South African … travel between provinces. However, in…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… Population Registration Act, four key pieces of apartheid legislation. 2-3 March, the UDF announces at a convention …
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… were afraid that they could fall foul of the emergency legislation. Beyond the Barricades (1989) Beyond the …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
Figure 1.1. With his call to put “America First”, Donald Trump is the latest recruit to a dangerous nationalism. Flagrantly authoritarian figures like Donald…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… which also repeals a significant amount of discriminatory legislation. Among the refugees and exiles returning to …