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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… were made to the 1979 Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act, but by 1983 the following major changes had been made: … that the Churches bring no objection in…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… and he had to apply for its return. This was refused. The authorities issued him an exit permit which made it illegal …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… Rebellion was the sustained pressure put by colonial authorities on traditional societies to force indigenous … form part of the laws of the eventual Union…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… realised that they had falsely accused him of theft. The authorities continued to haunt him. After being pulled off …
BiographyOprah Winfrey
Daughter of Vernon Winfrey by Vernita Lee (May 2, 1935 - November 22, 2018), a former maid. She was raised as the daughter of Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner,…
BiographyWessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje
… Wessel Johannes (Hansie) Cronje was brought about by an act or omission prima facie amounting to an offence on the …
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… between the Coloured and Black communities. On 23 May 1951 Sindiso’s mother passed away. His father would, however, … textbooks taught children that the…
ArchiveStatement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971
… Horwood in Senate, 4 June 1971, suggesting that university authorities should act strongly to stop the activities of the National Union of …
75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… and he was introduced to certain chiefs and members of Bantu Tribal Authorities in the Transkei including Pondoland, which he … of the ban and the repeal of…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… Coloured and Indian people completely marginalised. The authorities imposed harsh taxes and reduced wages, while the … nationalist organisations sprang up. …
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… the Inter War Years the regulations of the 1902 Location Act were expanded to create a more formal structure for … Ndabeni location, near Maitland , in the…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… stages his Yoruba-language play lfe Owo (Love of Money) 1951 Pressure mounts in Egypt for England to leave occupied … Public Safety Act, Criminal Law…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… stages his Yoruba-language play lfe Owo (Love of Money) 1951 Pressure mounts in Egypt for England to leave occupied … Public Safety Act, Criminal Law…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… to political movements was dangerous and university authorities became hostile to student political groups. 22 … not being suspended to appease the unfounded…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… Johannesburg is destroyed because of the disease, by the authorities. November-December, Foundation of the Phoenix … as a "crime against humanity", and…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… organizing boycotts and acting as a negotiator with white authorities. At Adams, sport provided an important meeting … October 1923, the Chamber of Mines…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… stakeholders. 22 March, The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 2 (LTA) is passed. The Act aims to provide “for security of tenure of labour tenants … land from…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… in the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act of 1946 (the 'Ghetto Act ') - militants in the Transvaal and Natal Indian … taken to court and…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… adopted the Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act, which gives domestic force to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The Act criminalises a number of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… rights at the expense of black people. 1920 The Housing Act is passed. This Act made funds available for the … Carter, 1989: 311) 11 June, Meshach Pelem…
BiographyPetrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo)
… (ANC), Oliver Reginald Tambo praised Jabane’s heroic act and called him “The Lion of Tshiawelo”. Like all freedom …
BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… after his arrival, he was arrested under the Terrorism Act . He was interrogated and tortured by the Security …
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… were arrested on the same day, all under the new Sabotage Act. They were kept in solitary confinement for two weeks. …
EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
… were fined R400 for contravening the Mines and Works Act. Despite this explosion, the authorities continued to give the mine high ratings for …
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… rule and political independence. 1946 18 December, Bantu Stephen Biko born in Kingwilliamstown 1952 October, The … Black Consciousness. The Extension of…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… parliament. Repressive legislation The Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982 (ISA) is permanently in force (including … unbanning of banned organizations,…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Glossary
… elect their country’s representatives. Enfranchisement The act of giving a person the right to vote in an election. …
BiographyMorgan Gonaseelan Naidoo
… P C Pelser, under the Suppression of the Communism Act. The Minister denied that this was at all related to his …
BiographyNise Bulelwa Malange
… Trustee and Vice chairperson of Arts and Culture Trust (ACT). She is also the former member of the board of the … A. Kotze.(1988) Organise and Act: The Natal…
BiographyJonathan Clegg
… his visits contravened the provisions of the Group Areas Act (1950) he was arrested. It was at this stage that Clegg …