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ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… 1919 Formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). 1924 Introduction of Industrial Conciliation Act. 1941 Formation of the…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… is descended from the Bhele clan, which is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town … textbooks taught children that the…
BiographyMweli Skota
… court interpreter, and independent businessman. He was one of the founders of the ANC newspaper, Abantu-Batho, and served as its … other attempts to launch…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… Red Riding Hood sailed from Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in … 10 April with 382 passengers on board…
BiographyDawid Kruiper
… as “Die Ou Ram” (The Old Ram). He was the first son of the legendary San leader, Regopstaan Kruiper. Kruiper was … movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy II…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
… was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van … farming experience to win abroad support as…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… support of smaller parties, was able to pass the Enabling Act, which gave him the power to rule by decree. He became a … hated the Treaty of Versailles and…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional democracy that allowed for the majority … nation. KEY WORDS Heinz Klug, Durban,…
BiographyC. S. Mabaso
… about 20 years he also was the secretary and bookkeeper of Abantu-Batho, the African National Congress (ANC) newspaper. He was a member of the Transvaal…
BiographyMorris Ranoto
Morris Ranoto was banished on19 January 1955 from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, [Northern] Transvaal, [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] to Natives…
Voters may act if ANC fails to uproot patronage by Steven Friedman (BDlive), 10 August 2016
… news, views and analysis The ANC still won double the vote of the next biggest party, the DA, and it is sure to remain … the largest party after the next…
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
… The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa , 1996, was drawn up by the … law as the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 200 of 1993 on 27…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended King Mzilikazi. This was followed by fortune…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… together with architectural students from the University of Pretoria, conducted a survey of its architecture. Their … or perhaps because the community…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… Cape between the Army and the Civil service. 1879 Founding of the first two Whites-only rugby union clubs in South … elections. 1950 The National Party…
After the Conversion of Iscor Act was passed on 17 May 1989, Iscor shares are sold on the stock market, realising R3,7bn.
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. lxxiv … After…
Slavery and Emancipation of Slaves
… Read more on Slavery at the Cape After the establishment of a refreshment station at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck was to … and meat for VOC ships. When the…
BiographySir. Richard Bourke
… task was to re - work the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony. In 1828 he issued Ordinance 50 , which … status with the Whites and could…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… in the area. Makgatho becomes president of the Transvaal Native Organization (TNO) and serves until 1912 when both the … the Imperial (British) Parliament…
Police Act No 16, granting the police further powers with regard to search and seizure, commences.
… Police Act No 16, granting the police further powers with regard to …
Helen Joseph is the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act.
… Joseph, H. (1986). Side by Side: the autobiography of Helen Joseph, London: Zed, p. 122 | Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v…
The Free Burghers sign a petition asking Jan van Riebeeck to act against the ‘Kaapmans’ (Khoi-Khoi).
… Free Burghers sign a petition asking Jan van Riebeeck to act against the ‘Kaapmans’ (Khoi-Khoi). …
The Draft South Africa Act is signed in by a national convention in Bloemfontein, after fierce debate.
… | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 379 | … The Draft South Africa Act is…
BiographyJohn David Rheinallt Jones
… Jones was born in 1884 in Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of a minister, and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's ideals of liberal…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… Mafika Pascal Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in the town of Verulam, a region predominantly inhabited by Zulus and … worker. Gwala was four years old when…
BiographyKing Mpande kaSenzangakhona
… Mpande was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest … to mark the border of the new Republic of Utrecht (land that Mpande ceded in…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… our country of the African position and the status in this land of our birth - South Africa - because the Government and … job and see that matters that…
BiographyReverend Walker Stanley Gawe
… was born in 1899 on 30 November in the Herschel district of the Cape, where both his parents were teachers. He … Worker’s Union (ICU) ,1920s and in 1926 he…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about … the indigenous population was dispossessed of their land and died in…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… the city. Workers' wages did not keep pace with the cost of subsistence, and most black families lived below the bread … destiny by hard work and sacrifice,…