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Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… the Terrorism Act. Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 In 1950, the National Party passed the Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 . This…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… included Oliver Tambo which was was appointed in February 1950 to drive the implementation of the programme. The Joint …
Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for the music of today, not yesterday, 29 October 2017
… Kirk Douglas’s acting and Harry James’s trumpet, in the 1950 movie “Young Man With A Horn”. Masekela saw the film as …
Beerhalls in Soweto from Soweto Heritage Survey Final Report compiled by Steven Lebelo and Elsabe Brink for the National Monuments Council, Northern Region
… adopt the system of the municipal brewing of beer. During 1950 and 1951, profits from the sale of beer had reaches 175, …
Bibliographical note and further reading
… and R. E. Simons, Class and Colour in South Africa, 1850-1950 (Harmondsworth, 1969); M. Wilson and L. M. Thompson …
PlaceNyanga Township
… Act was in line with the Population Registration Act of 1950 which required that each citizen be issued an identity …
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
… Herbert Baker, was opened adjacent to the Cathedral and in 1950 another Wing was added to the Building in Adderley …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
… Church formed from three churches! When on 22 June 1950, the mother church decided Uitenhage North, EAST and …
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 83 "Native Bourgeoisie as a … Radical Tradition a Documentary History…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
Milton Obote became Ugandan President twice. He led Uganda to Independence from Britain in 1962, becoming Prime Minister. Traditionally, the Bugandan King or…
Document 69 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 22 March 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 69 - Letter from the Workers' …
PlaceUmhlanga, Durban
… uMhlanga Rocks. The Oyster Box, a luxury Hotel since the 1950's was built as a Beach Cottage in 1869, before the Town … uMhlanga Rocks. The Oyster Box, a…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Two of our most loved women leaders, Mary Moodley and Lilian Ngoyi, died at the end of the 1970s. They had both…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… Mandla Langa was born in apartheid South Africa in 1950. His family, friends, and his own life were made in and … Langa was born in Stanger in Northern…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific racism and social Darwinism. Scientific…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the murder of Griffiths Mxenge, 01 November 1981
On the night of the 19th of November in the South African city of Durban, agents of the Pretoria regime brutally assassinated Griffiths Mxenge. Using knives,…
ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli tomorrow, 21 July 2007, the ANC is publishing a special edition of the…
PlaceLinden, Johannesburg
Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the prettiest and oldest suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre…
Document 55 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers’ Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 55 - Letter from the …
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 52 - International Secretariat …
Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to W.G. Ballinger, 19 March 1929
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to … South Africa's Radical Tradition: 1907…
From Segregation to Apartheid
The gains achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under threat however, as African…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… the budget and logistical support to achieve this. In 1950, the NP government passed the Group Areas Act, which …
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
Gangsterism is often characterized as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… South African riot police during Apartheid in the 1950’s. Source: www.capetown.at The most important and …
ArticleLesotho Timeline
Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the general region between the third and…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… by Godfrey Pitje as the Youth League National Secretary. 1950 Sobukwe is employed as a teacher at Jandrell Secondary …
Article”People’s Power!”, 1986
In January 1986, the UDF met the African National Congress (ANC) for talks in Stockholm. It was at these talks that the position and future role of the UDF…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath In the early months of 1960 the PAC leadership launched…
ArchiveBiography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
… slightest suspicion. The Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 and the General Law Amendment Act of 1963 , popularly … Ruth First. “Xuma Explains Resignation…