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ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
1940s The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Dadoo as deputy chair of an anti-pass working committee. 1945 Xuma’s book, Africans’ Claims in South Africa, is … ANC with a ₤200 grant to cover their…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… as a non racial organisation, it was run by white men. By 1945, it had become clear that the organisation did not draw …
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… organisation of the Sugar Cane Field workers. From 1936 to 1945 the following Unions were formed. H.A. and I gave direct … Hospital Workers' Union. …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
1993 The Guptas arrive in SA. 1994 The Guptas establish Sahara Computers. The Guptas fund Essop Pahad’s publication, The Thinker. 2002 Jacob…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… which included his older brother, Gangan Padavatan (1881-1945) who managed the financial and administrative functions …
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… men and White women increased by 60% between 1939 and 1945. The financial costs of the war were met by taxes and …
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
1902 31 May, The Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Anglo-Boer War that began in 1899. The Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal … complicit in war crimes, came into…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… the Women’s Anti-Pass Conference in Johannesburg. In 1945 the Urban Areas Consolidation Act was passed, further …
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… in Schauder Township. In addition, between 1940 and 1945, the School Board establishes the Pendla, Kama, Molefe … in the Moi Yean Association’s building in…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
The New Constitution was negotiated between May 1994 and October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 16) On Trial State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others The change from…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… constituted. Joins the African National Congress . 1945 Chief Luthuli is elected to the Executive Committee of …
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Bus Boycotts Pensions Laws Amendment Act 1944 is passed. 1945 1 June: Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act No 25 …
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… country as a mandate under the League of Nations. In April 1945, at the first meeting of the UNO, Smuts hoped to get the …
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… movements that spread around the Witwatersrand in 1944 and 1945 and the African Mineworkers strike of 1946 were still …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… teacher and later a noted journalist, writer and activist. 1945 Evelyn Mandela gave birth to the couple's first child, a …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… population in the decade straddling World War II, 1936 to 1945 is attributed to the war and subsequent relaxation of …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
Introduction Following British victory in the South African War, the Union of South Africa was forged in 1910 under the British Commonwealth. The Union…
South African and World leaders
South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich history. Many different cultures and communities live side by side and even together in South…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… people. Dimes urged its members to attend the NIC AGM in 1945 through its Monthly Bulletin. August, Dr Goonam and 12 … Moonsamy joins the Communist Party of…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
1930 The Durban Municipality was a major employer of Indian labour, employing an average of 2 000 workers through the 1930s and 1940s. Municipal workers…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. Though the Act’s stated purpose was to…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
In the 1980s the National Party witnessed a renewed national and international pressure to initiate political reform. The Apartheid government accelerated its…