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33. Restrictive legislation against Indians not warranted, 1897
… renew licences without the right to the aggrieved party to appeal to the highest tribunal of justice. It is thus … responsible to their constituents, and…
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
… African nationalism as embodied in the 1949 Programme of Action. And, they were breaking away "as the custodians of … "Christian consciences" of the whites…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… who were imprisoned with their leaders, but still the mass action raged. By 9 April the death toll had risen to 83 … convinced the anti-apartheid leadership…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. Following the demise … on the proceedings, four mining…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… phase of armed struggle, that is, the use of military action to generate defiance and stimulate the development of … military facilities. Within South Africa…
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… which have retarded our progress'. He made a significant appeal for the unity of the African people: 'The demon of … coloured, and Indian people found cause…
ArchiveNUSAS talks to the ANC
… of the African National Congress, armed struggle, mass action, and the relationship of the ANC with the South …
Speak - the voice of the community
… rents and better service provision. United community action against the Government elections resulting in mass …
EventMahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo
… the Passive Resistance Campaign on 1 August. A Council of Action for the campaign was set up with Dr. Yusuf Dadoo as …
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
… golf championship starting in Athens on 8 November. The action by the Greek Foreign Minister followed a request from …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Foreword
… Congress had initiated the new strategy of "Unity in Action" which flowed out of the experience gained in the … leaderships that would be committed to unity…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… COSAS speaker Tlhabane Mogashoa said; “We will prove in action that Bantu education is evil. We will revolt against … you are showing that when you…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… things, the carrying of passes. In 1913 the first mass action by African and Coloured women was initiated in the … level, and there were areas where the…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… conditions predisposed workers to take industrial action, but the absence of union structures means there was no specific agency that sparked the workers to…
"Attack, Advance, Give the Enemy No Quarter!" by O. R. Tambo, Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 74th Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 1986
… what we shall need in order to realise the programme of action we set ourselves is the maximum unity of the students, … and all cultural and sports…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986
… what we shall need in order to realise the pro gramme of action we set ourselves, is the maximum unity of the … and all cultural and sports organisations…
Opening address by Albert Luthuli to Conference on Unemployment, Low Wages and Poverty, 21 October 1961, Durban
… denies us both. We are oppressed mainly through political action. Relief will only come when we come to exercise an … influence in the body politic of the…
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
… I AM DIRECTED by the All-In African National Action Council to address your Government in the following terms: The All-In African National Action Council was…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… Riotous Assemblies Act, it was used to criminalise protest action. If a murder or other offence was committed by one … no answers. Back at my office I…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… historians have correctly attributed this emphasis on mass action to the Programme of Action adopted by the ANC in 1949, … levels through the distribution of…
EventUN Special Committee releases its report
… to monitor and promote a comprehensive programme of action against apartheid in South Africa. It pressed for …
EventANC leads march through central Durban
… The march was the first event in the ANC's mass action campaign in Kwazulu-Natal. …
EventProtest against gender- based violence throughout South Africa
… the protesters promising to pressure the minister to take action against gender- based violence in South Africa. She …
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… of the ISL-Jhb), and their political and ideological appeal to the broader spectrum of the wider social structure … to stop any sectional strike by…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… fees. The protest took place at the Tygerberg Campus. The action came after students learned that, starting in January …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… as well as freedom to search for a new assignment without action by the police; permission to take family members to …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… continue to September 3 when police execute similar action as the previous day. It appears that the Cape Town …
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… Congress, and the delay that is being caused by the appeal by the President and the Joint Secretaries of the SAIC …
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… the application but granted the community leave to appeal in May 1984. However this was too late as the …