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… pursue his interests. In 1934, upon the request of General Jan Smuts, Broom accepted the position of assistant …

… African mineworkers on the Witwatersrand. March, General Jan Smuts forms a government with a narrow parliamentary … 1925 The Pact government comes to power under General Jan Smuts and General Barry Hertzog. The Bill of Rights is …

… in 1947 by South Africa’s then Prime Minister General Jan Smuts, following the end of World War II. The museum contains …

… Indian protesters. Therefore, South African General Jan Christiaan Smuts was forced to negotiate a compromise with Gandhi. …

… Mixed Marriages and Murray Commissions May 28 , Minister Jan Hofmeyr in the face of growing protests withdraws the … He serves as Chairperson for four years but resigns in 1942, saying that serving on the Board of an organisation of … for the war effort tones down anti-segregation rhetoric.  Smuts tries to accommodate Coloureds and Indians through the …

… Baragwanath" . The situation internationally in 1941 and 1942 looked bleak for the Allies. There was thus real urgency … 6 months the first patients could be admitted, in May 1942. On 23 September 1942, Field Marshall Smuts officially opened the hospital. He used the opportunity …

… until the start of the 1990s. The trials commenced under Smuts with the indictment of the leaders of the African … disquiet among African workers. At last, in October 1942, it seemed as if the government would act. It appointed … its way. Radebe was already active in the 1930s and until 1942 a member of the Communist Party.3 As shadow secretary …

… After failing at the first attempt in 1917, the CBIC in a letter to the Indian Opinion dated May 21st, 1918 once again called for a national conference. In the appeal letter the president, A. Esmal, and the secretary, A. Ismail, … Act’ and they rejected it in its totality even though Smuts had, ‘in-part’, granted them franchise. They considered …

… 1953, upon her father’s advice, Winnie was admitted to the Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work in Johannesburg , where … right the security branch have to read each and every letter in the house. It means paging through each and every … wife. On September 6 1992, The Sunday Times got hold of a letter Winnie had written to Mpofu making mention of, amongst …

… Opened by the former Prime Minister of South Africa, Jan Smuts in 1947 to preserve the History of the Country’s …

… 1940 He is expelled for participating in a student strike 1942 He completes a BA degree through the University of South Africa (UNISA) 1942 He starts attending African National Congress (ANC) …

… the flyer click here 16 June, Rev J.J. Skomolo writes a letter to Professor Z.K. Matthews with regards to the … with him. 6 April, During the tercentenary celebrations of Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival at the Cape, the Joint Planning … Moses Kotane returns home to a welcome party of 400 at Jan Smuts Airport. 17-18 December, At the ANC’s annual conference …

… against the 1913 Natives Land Act. Although General J C Smuts had declined African and Coloured offers to fight … Louis Botha in German South West Africa and General Jan Smuts in German East Africa. As a result of the splendid … epic battle of El Alamein which commenced on 23 October 1942 when the British 8th Army under command of General B L …

… 1940 - 1948 1942 August 9, Gandhi is arrested in the early hours of the …

… from Southern Rhodesia visited Cape Town to consult the Jan Smuts led government on terms which they could be admitted to …

… date that the main access to the township, namely via Jan Smuts Avenue and Ferndale, using: ' William Nicol Drive ', …

… On 14 August Gandhiji wrote to Smuts that he was approaching him "on the eve of what … for the advice rests on my shoulders? When the letter was received by Smuts, it was taken as an ultimatum -- … the word used by the General himself. On receipt of this letter, the Colonial Secretary got angry and said that the …

… was the “ticket to industrialisation” and Prime Minister Jan Smuts had managed to unlock this capacity through an … The 1922 Electricity Act was drafted by Prime Minister Jan Smuts, the General Manager of the SAR and key mining …

… to trade with Asia by the government of the Netherlands. Jan van Riebeeck Source: oldwynberg.co.za/ images/jan.jpg Jan van Riebeeck, a representative of the VOC, established a …

… on how these women helped the Indian cause. Not a single letter from these women to Gandhiji in the crucial period of … in enabling Gandhiji to secure a settlement with General Smuts and return triumphant to his motherland. The three … of Boer leaders like General Louis Botha and General Jan Christiaan Smuts. She had a great regard for India. She …

… policemen on duty in the streets. Prime Minister General Jan Smuts was widely blamed for letting the situation get out of … went to the gallows singing their anthem, 'The Red Flag'. Smuts was widely criticized for his severe handling of the …

… a sum of £36 000 was approved by the colonial secretary, Jan Smuts . Land was set aside on the town lands to the east of … The new school buildings were opened in April 1909 by Jan Smuts with Mr GL Thomas as the acting headmaster. The …

… this occured under the instructions of Prime Minister Jan Smuts who feared the fort may be used by anti-government …

… This document was delivered to the Prime Minister, General Smuts, whom we know to be the Constitutional leader of the … are at present. It was made clear to him in a covering letter that these were the claims of the African people and … people and not the mob think and plan for them. General Smuts alone will commit the whole of South Africa, black and …

… or trading in mining areas. 1922  January, General Smuts ’s Government is faced with a crisis when striking … which the 15-year-old Yusuf chairs. February, General Smuts’ Government introduces the Class Areas Bill in … and trade.  This was in flagrant violation of the Smuts-Gandhi Settlement of 1914. Dadoo leaves Johannesburg …

… of the parliamentary system. Still others supported the Smuts government. At the same time, the ultra-right Herstigte … support. All of this augured well  for Prime Minister Jan Smuts. On the war front the tide had turned in favour of … the Strydfonds (Battle Fund) which had been started in 1942 with a view to appointing more full-time party …

… Indian passive resistance is suspended when Gen. J.C. Smuts enters into negotiations with Mahatma Gandhi. 24 … meets Prime Minister, General Louis Botha ; General J. C. Smuts (then Minister of Finance, Defence and Mines) and … contract, under the Masters and Servants Act. 21 May, In a letter to the Indian Opinion, the Cape British Indian Council …

… South Africa enters the War General Smuts signing the agreement at the first meeting of the UN … of J B M Hertzog and the South African Party (SAP) of J C Smuts. Hertzog preferred that South Africa remain neutral in World War Two, while Smuts wanted to fight on the side of the Allies. Hertzog …

… 1960 during the Christmas vacations, Sindiso received a letter from none other than Govan Mbeki, who at the time was a member of the ANC executive in Port Elizabeth . The letter contained instructions for reporting to the house of …