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ArticleSS Mendi
… The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It remains the … did not pause to assist but rather continued…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… however, was left in abeyance as the chosen course of action was civil disobedience. After the summary ending of … ”¦ Let us speak of freedom.14 The leaflet…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… movement enjoys the capacity to mobilise large-scale mass action: · it is able to influence and mobilise the … or adequately defend the people. 2.4 As a…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… broke down, around 19 000 miners took part in mass action that turned violent on 5 July 1913. The SAP could not … Military assistance helped to again quell…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… Collins, who headed the organisation called Christian Action, assured Reeves that he would raise money for the … He was sentenced to 54 months on Robben…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… in Sections 7 and 8. Said he was refraining from public action pending reply. February 3, Writing in Indian Opinion … rights of wives and minors, taking…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… come to be associated with black nationalism. They did not appeal to pan-Africanism, to a glorification of blackness; … was no militant and did not lead the…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… parts. Each branch was mandated to work on programme of action that was tailored to meet the needs and interests of …
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… While the person who received an order to vacate could appeal to a magistrate, the Board was not responsible for any … local authority by the Government or…
The South African Human Rights Commission
… or you have been convicted of a crime and you want to appeal. Since there are many organisations, which deal with …
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… the ANCYL, the ANC adopts the Youth League's Programme of Action as its policy document. The Programme adopts a more … Soweto and UBC members, together with…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… Areas Act. The matter dragged on for a year before his appeal was dismissed. When the trial resumed in 1967, … with the armed struggle and international…
The CASA Conference
… art and culture, as well as being a form of affirmative action within the physical landscape, allowing for equal …
Glossary: Local History
… skeletons of small sea creatures. Custom An activity or action that has been established for a long time. Democracy A …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… Affairs, responded that in the future “he would take action to eliminate pass regulations” (Wells, 1983). In March … and their anti-pass campaign. The Women…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… sees the AAC as a parliament for Africans, and wants action, unity and leadership. 3 June, The "Programme of Action" which the All African Convention (AAC)…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… workers marched to the Indian Agent's house demanding action. This induced an instant response and the Natal Indian … Asiatic Land Tenure Amendment Act…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… The ANC National Executive appoints its Council of Action. It consists of: Dr James Moroka as President-General … 1952 Father Trevor Huddleston writes to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… since the area is becoming a third front in Security Force action against guerrilla infiltration. 1980 21 February, … after the Supreme Court has, on 5…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… High Court. 2007 November , The South African Court of Appeal rules that raids on Zuma’s home and office, conducted … David “Des” van Rooyen. The immediate…
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 …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… who were required to investigate the accusations and take action against the perpetrators. Ordinance 19 also provided … Maitland becomes Governor of the Cape…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… purposes of actual occupation. The memorandum addresses an appeal to the Union Government to formulate its policy … calls for this day to be observed as a…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… and the USA did not support it. The one possible form of action against South Africa was the introduction of economic … Africa by the General Assembly, with…
Liberation organisations
… 780. As the mass movement against apartheid grew, worker action focused on the overthrow of the apartheid system. … The stay-away of 1984 in the Transvaal…
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 …
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… (Wells 1993:3). It also set the tone for later anti-pass action by militant African women. The second episode, which … these passes. This is something that…