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ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… mountain near Mbuzini , Nelspruit. The South African police arrived on the crash site four and a half hours after … At midnight he managed to contact the…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… It could not expel the UDF men into the hands of the police, but it sat with an embarrassing use of their … were unusually harsh. The accused were to report…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… recognised as being contraryto democratic practice. VII. The South African Indian Congress is a federal union of … which he has occupiedfor over forty years…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… administration applies for court interdict to appeal for police assistance with protests. Protesting students rename … Gauteng High Court grants Wits an…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… the added task of digging holes and concealing beer during police during raids. Traditional beer had a low alcohol … lessened the chance that it would be…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… the person's 'homeland' and prosecution of the employer. Police vans patrolled White areas to round up 'illegal' … as many as 20 000 with the larger figures…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… Botha declared a State of Emergency and gave the army and police special powers. In 1986, the South African Army sent a … in Lusaka, but the assassin was…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… an undercover counterinsurgency division of the apartheid police that operated in the 1980s. Vlakplaas is also referred to as C, C1 and C10. The South…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… occurring at the game, and in the end, there were far more police than spectators in the stadium. The protest is a … Hunger. Over 1000 people attend the…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… 1970 11 June, I t is announced that Security Police have arrested the leader of the Soweto Students’ … Rev. Gonville Aubie ffrench-Beytagh, is detained by…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… protests lasted for a number of days and was met with police force at UP. Protesters were shot with rubber bullets … in the campus becoming a high conflict…
Statement at the 2053rd meeting of the Security Council by Mfanafuthi Johnstone (Johnny) Makatini, 9 December 1977
… action, such as economic sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter and strict observance of the limited arms … sanctions against the South African regime…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… that a small extremist white group in the armed forces and police could be behind the bombing in Soweto. 11 November, … heard that some of the tape…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… African women Cato Manor in Durban, protesting against police raids for illegal liquor, had sparked a riot in which … passes at home and surrender for arrest…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… . 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of police, Major General Rademeyer, stating that the PAC would … laws, starting on 21 March. 21 March ,…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… pay taxes. Mveli reported the matter to the magistrate and police were dispatched to investigate. On 8 February, two police officers were killed trying to…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… Principals would flog students at school assemblies. Police often invaded the school premises if the Native … which he joined’. Members of the ASM were…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… an Escom pylon yesterday between Benoni and Bapsfontein, police were still checking at the scene of the explosion. Two … opposition. In 1972, the Internal…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… During the course of the uprising, he was assaulted by the police on many occasions. Subsequently his nose was broken by a police club and he was…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… were called upon to leave their passes at home, gather at police stations and present themselves for arrest. People … Sharpeville, Langa and other places. In…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… at home and offer themselves up for arrest at the nearest police station on 21 March. Protests took place in … nature, but turned violent in Sharpeville…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of police, Major General Rademeyer, stating that the PAC would … their passes at home and present…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… the principle claimed that her foster mother was insane. [vii] Daymond cited Emery when he described how the principle … Matters, page 83 ↵ [vi] SAHO: Bessie…
Liberation organisations
… they imposed apartheid structures. Councillors and black police officers were forced to flee the townships, forced to … System ordered the elimination of key…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… Town and put in solitary confinement at Caledon Square police station. In solitary Solomon became extremely …
BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
… eldest children were continuously harassed by security police and kept in solitary confinement, placing significant …
BiographyCecyl Esau
… the forefront in confronting injustice despite continued police harassment, made a lasting impression on Esau. Ferus …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… Divorce Act No 7: Commenced: 1 April 1981 1980 QwaQwa: Police Act No 7: Commenced: 27 February 1981 1980 - 1981 … the South African Defence Force and the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… on 21 March 1960, to the Commissioner of the South African Police, Major General CI Rademeyer. Sir: My organisation, the … releasing soon, I repeat that…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… PAC staged an anti-pass demonstration outside Sharpeville police station near Vereeniging. They left their passes behind and handed themselves over to the…