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ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… to withdraw 50 metres and dug in on a ridge. The next action took place on the Makonde Plateau, where a German … was wounded in the battle of Square Hill…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… such as a commitment to #EndOutsourcing. - A mass action protest for no fee increments is planned for the … that no person(s) participating in this mass…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… the 1930s. Employers, powerless to resort to disciplinary action in the face of the numbers involved, quickly …
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… phase of armed struggle, that is, the use of military action to generate defiance and stimulate the development of … military facilities. Within South Africa…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… powerful figure in government and could therefore take action to address their demands To show the importance of … should not allow themselves to be provoked…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… apartheid system. He proclaims 1982 the year of ‘Unity in Action’. 14 March, A bomb explodes and destroys the ANC … responsibility for the blast. 23 May, In…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… Walter has his first experience of organized industrial action. 1931 At mid-year, some time after his 120-day … and is appointed its Treasurer. 1946 While…
The Bill of Rights
… financial burden on the state. 33. Just administrative action 1. Everyone has the right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… two joint ventures because of the five-month long strike action. Those assets included Amplats’s Consolidated …
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… Moroka represents the ANC at the founding of the Franchise Action Council (FRAC). 1952 Moroka is charged under the …
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… 1977 August, He organises the World Conference for Action against Apartheid, Lagos, Nigeria. 1981 May He …
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… of worker members, who their own experiences of collective action and modes of organisation contributed to building the …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… movement's forces also used the day to mount protest action against white rule. The ANC led Congress Alliance …
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and Franchise Action Council (FRAC) decides that the Defiance Campaign shall commence on 26 June. 30 August, 'We Go To…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… 1907 and 1922 there was considerable industrial unrest and action in the mining sector. The favoured form of industrial action was strikes: by downing tools…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… on the home-brewing of beer also roused women into taking action against the authorities. There was unrest in Springs … a boycott of the municipal canteens…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… a general directive that all its units should go into action. The RC also sets up a special sub-committee on … in Johannesburg. 22-26 August, The World…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… (UDF) and SASNCO. By this time there was increasing joint action by both SANSCO and NUSAS, recognizing the need for a … Source Documents and Commentary, p…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… more important role. The ANC introduced their Programme of Action in 1949, supporting strike action, protests and other forms of non-violent resistance. …
The appointment of Judges
… remedies against domestic violence Rail Commuters Action Group and others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail (2004) - … (2000) - right to housing Minister of…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… in the Pondoland against tax evaders. As a result of this action, many boycotters started paying their taxes. A "Bantu … of the chiefs. Through the Emergency…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… thought and how the world works. Policy A plan of action or a set of principle used to do something. Political …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… National Congress’s (ANC) undertaking to suspend all armed action is further defined to mean that there will be no armed … 15-16 July, In the announcement of…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… on campus in his first year. While there was not much action in terms of rebellion against apartheid in his first … [Accessed 27 October 2016]. ‘Law in…
Hinduism
… of everything he is known as Brahma, but without his action the world can't continue to exist. His form that keeps …
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… of isolating Apartheid South Africa: For example, protest action led to South Africa's exclusion from Olympic …
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… and was one of the founding members of the Durban Housing Action Committee (DHAC) in March 1980. In 1983, he was part …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… and demands an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas. The report is based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims of police…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… supported the 1958 strike, called for an end to strike action after the first day, causing tensions between the two … convinced that their union leaders were…