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Chief Dingiswayo
… Paramount Chief of the Mthethwa and leader of various northern Nguni groups … they separated as Godongwana wished to proceed to the land of the Mthethwa…
BiographyGibson Magwaza
… the implementation ofstate policies. He was accused of disregarding an instruction from the NC [Native Commissioner] and charged R30 or six weeks in prison. …
BiographyJohannes Nkosi
… A martyr for the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA and SACP after 1953), was the son of … with the 1919 anti-pass campaign of the South African Native…
Testimony of the Rev. Samuel Jacobus Brander, the Rev. Joshua Mphothleng Mphela, and Stephen Nguato of the Ethiopian Catholic Church in Zion, before the South African Native Affairs Commission, October 4, 1904 [Extracts]
… (Published in Minutes of Evidence, South African Native Affairs Commission, … Testimony of the Rev. Samuel Jacobus Brander, the Rev. Joshua Mphothleng Mphela…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was … Senate. He rose to Cabinet level in…
Anti-Indian Legislation: The Immigration and Indian Relief (Further) Provision: Act 37/1927 becomes law and the scheme of assis
… The Immigration and Indian Relief (Further) Provision: Act 37/1927 becomes law and the scheme of assis …
The government extends its powers under the Internal Security Act from the Transvaal only to the whole of South Africa.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … government extends its powers under the Internal…
Under an amendment to the Suppression of Communism Act, approved without objection, it ceases to be automatically an offence to
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Under an amendment to the Suppression of Communism…
The recommendations of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related laws that central business districts in major c
… The recommendations of the Strydom Committee on the Group Areas Act and related laws that central business districts in major …
Gunmen kill eighteen young ANC supporters in KwaZulu-Natal, the first major act of violence in a Zulu anti-election campaign.
… young ANC supporters in KwaZulu-Natal, the first major act of violence in a Zulu anti-election campaign. …
The Head of the Security Police, General Venter, reports that nobody is still being held incommunicado under the Terrorism Act,
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Head of the Security Police, General Venter,…
Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 commences: Prohibits gatherings in open-air public places if the Minister of Justice considers th
… Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 commences: Prohibits gatherings in open-air public places if the Minister of Justice considers th …
President Bill Clinton of the US proclaims the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), naming thirty-four sub-Saharan African
… President Bill Clinton of the US proclaims the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), naming thirty-four sub-Saharan African …
Japan officially signs the act of unconditional surrender to the Allied nations on board the American battleship Missouri in To
… Japan officially signs the act of unconditional surrender to the Allied nations on board the …
Twenty non-White leaders are put on trial on charges under Suppression of Communism Act. The accused include Dr. J. S. Moroka,
… leaders are put on trial on charges under Suppression of Communism Act. The accused include Dr. J. S. Moroka, …
The Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill is passed. It is designed to prevent the publication of information, which would hamper
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill is passed…
The Industrial Conciliation Act empowers the Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the dissolution
… The Industrial Conciliation Act empowers the Minister of Labour to reserve any job on a racial basis and orders the …
The lengthy trial of nine Black nationalist student leaders ends. They are found guilty under the Terrorism Act and sentenced t
… The lengthy trial of nine Black nationalist student leaders ends. They are found guilty under the Terrorism Act and sentenced t …
Prime Minister J.C. Smuts announces the intention of the government to introduce new legislation to replace the Pegging Act, du
… Prime Minister J.C. Smuts announces the intention of the government to introduce new legislation to replace the Pegging Act, du …
A press report states the ANC has released a CIA memorandum approved for release under the US Freedom of Information Act, which
… a CIA memorandum approved for release under the US Freedom of Information Act, which …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the destruction of … the NP established its own local authority, the…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… From voyages of trade and discovery to colonisation: This section of the … on the spice shipments as the goods passed through their land. Europeans used…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… during 1910 and 1911, delegates to the South African Native Convention (SANC) decided to call a meeting in … Bloemfontein on 8 January 1912 to consider the…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik … and other agreements included improvements in methods of land surveying. The Volksraad’s…
BiographyPatrick Mosell Molaoa
… and Kimberley until matriculation. He was one of the first activists of the African National Congress (ANC) to die as a guerrilla fighter. He ran a gymnasium…
BiographyAmbrose Makiwane
… high school but before enrolling at the University of Fort Hare. He became the secretary of the Laundry Workers … Trial. He also led protests against the…
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… (JBM) Hertzog was born in Soetendal Wellington on the 6 th of April 1866. Hertzog was the eighth child of Johannes … the South African delegation to observe…
BiographyJacob Matome
… His banishment order stated that despite the removal of Makwena Matlala and her key advisers, people like Matome were still opposing the Native affairs…
BiographyIssy Heymann
… was born on the 24 December 1910 in Lithuania. At the age of nineteen, in 1931, Heymann arrived in South Africa. In 1935, he became an executive member of…
BiographyHarold Cressy
… 1 February 1889 in Rorkes Drift, KwaZulu Natal. He was one of the five children of Bernard and Mary Cressy. The local Roman Catholic Mission … (TLSA) and was…