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Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… and theoretical views. One of these views was towards a more more Africanist approach. Africanist - An ideology … - Africa for the Africans. It was first…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… the longest and most widespread period of black resistance to white rule. The Lekoa and Evaton Town Councils' idea to … spread across the country and the…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… 1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre … 28 December: first arrests of Asians for refusing to register 1908 Jan Smuts…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians who came to trade, and secondly by the Gandhi resistance campaign and … - 1919). During the Gandhi campaigns of…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… ABSTRACT Heinz Klug is a white man born in South Africa who vehemently fought … in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… Abstract Lionel Ngakane was a filmmaker, a writer, a director, an advocate and a … the apartheid era outside the country, by contributing to the advancement…
EPILOGUE
… It appears that we are all agreed that South Africa faces a serious crisis. When it comes to charting a way out of the crisis, however, it is clear … of the…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… Hawa, immigrants from India, arrive in Schweizer Reneke, a small town in the Western Transvaal (now Gauteng), where they open a small shop. 1929 21 August,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as … the editor of Tsala ea Becoana (‘Friend of…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… independent from Britain. This means that it was not a British colony anymore. The name of the country changed to the Republic of South Africa. Today it is…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… became known as the February Revolution, but according to the Gregorian calendar (which most of the world adheres to … 1917. [1] Russia before the Revolution…
ArticlePoverty and development
… years, black women were forced into the rural areas to live off the land, without opportunities and choices … who were working on the mines and towns. This…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s organisation. This was the brainchild … Alliance. Among the African…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… East India Company (VOC). Initially, he was authorised to set up a refreshment station for the company’s ships, but with the need for a more sustainable…
ArticleHistory of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
… Representatives of the Netherlands Parliament grant a founding charter to the Dutch East India Company to establish an Indian … in the East. 1652 The Dutch…
Zulu Community
… denied Zulu people South African citizenship and attempted to confine them to the nominally self-governing homeland of … who came to the KwaZulu-Natal coast…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… (Amendment) Bill is introduced by Minister of Interior as a result of recommendations of Select Committee. Proposes segregation: relocation of Indians to…
The Black Face of Apartheid
… it clear that Blacks who said homelands could be exploited to wring concessions from whites 'have already sold their … to their liberation. Many times they…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. During this time, Serote wrote many … South Africans, Serote was able to inspire…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… 1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African … Krugersdorp, Klerksdorp and Roodepoort. It allows land to be transferred to Asians in the…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… and in Calcutta reached the Government of India. As a result the Coolie Commission was appointed in August 1872 to inquire into the conditions and mode of…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… in an arranged child marriage 1888 He travels to London to train as a barrister 1891 He returns to India from London after … the Bar 1893 He travels to South…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… Any omissions are unintentional as this timeline is a work in progress that will be added to over time. Please click on the contribute icon on this ……
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… significance of the UCM, which remained in existence for a mere five years, was its crucial role in giving birth to a movement that would kick-start the…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… who enjoy being cuddled. We are talking about men who want to be with their families, husbands who just want to work to … endure forty-six years in South…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed together to organise a society, which aimed at coming boldly before…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… in South Africa. This Grade 12 classroom section gives a broad outline of the content required for the school … for your Continuous Assessment Tasks, you…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… report of 1905. It paves the way for the creation of a countrywide system of tribally based, but government … Africans. Black workers are placed in an…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… Introduction European interest in Zimbabwe can be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian … with his British South African…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… beginning of the 19th century. However, other groups began to infiltrate the area in the early 19th century. … Republic, Boshoff still managed to place state…