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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… similar to that required by South African apartheid laws. Commenced: 15 August 1980 1980 20 August, The Prime … of the demonstration of South African women…
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly contrasted with the access …
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… of the North were arrested and detained under security laws. The BPC was eventually banned by the apartheid …
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and movement of black South …
Introduction
… poll tax. Between 1895 and 1903, restrictive immigration laws sought to minimise the entry of free Indians into Natal. …
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… no votes. It has a great deal to with us. Parliament makes laws which govern non-whites as well as whites. We have to obey those laws - which always bear…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… intended to spread the word about alarming new segregation laws being passed back home. Just how he persuaded Canadian … South African government was drawing…
Resist Apartheid Campaign Message to Meeting in Johannesburg, 11 July 1954
… And so we have all the human and moral rights to resist laws and policies, which create a climate inimical to the … as individuals, and our development as a…
ArticleThe Johanna
The Johanna, or Joanna, was a British East Indiaman vessel sailing from Kent, England, to Surat, India, under the command of Captain Robert Brown. She embarked…
PlaceDe Vlugt, Garden Route
… small Settlement located Halfway through the Prins Albert Pass . It is the only Pass in South Africa, where People live beside the Road and Trade, within the…
EventHistory of December 16
… subjugation of Black people. On 16 December 1929 anti-pass demonstrations were organised by the Communist Party of … convened. In the 1930s the CPSA…
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… He pointed out that he was not obligated to obey the laws of a white parliament, which did not represent him, and …
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… Town under the Cape Province and were made subject to the laws of the Union. Both islands were later declared as nature …
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… by the emancipation of our slaves, and the vexatious laws, which have been enacted respecting them”. Though the …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… toughened the government's enforcement of apartheid laws by introducing the Sabotage Act in 1962. He also greatly …
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
… truth Which is uniting the people to say no to the Koornof Laws Which is uniting the people to say away with the New …
PlaceKlein Karoo
… sections of the Klein Karoo via the Tradouw Mountain Pass , to Ladysmith beneath the towering Swartberg Mountains … and Amalienstein before plunging through…
Zulu Community
… The 1911 Native Regulation Act put in place a series of pass controls, thus substantially firming up a system in … various ongoing attempts to install an…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… freedom am I being offered when I may be arrested on a pass offence? What freedom am I being offered to live my life … What freedom am I being offered when I…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
… are poignant evocations of the human degradation apartheid laws forced on black South Africans. Mnyele's figures are …
ArticleIndian South Africans
… the political struggles waged against harsh discriminatory laws enacted against Indians and the other Black oppressed …
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… of 'humanity and Modern Civilisation'. The 1937 Native Laws Amendment Act closed up any other loophole through which … not answer questions as quickly as the…
Document 53 - M. Harmel, “Observations on Certain Aspects of Imperialism in South Africa”, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 3, February 1954
… millions of peasants, driven from the land. No amount of "pass laws" and "influx control" could prevent the steady drift of … wage rates, and their spokesmen…
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… is located at the North-Eastern entrance to Michell's Pass and was the old route north between Cape Town and …
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… Party of South Africa (CPSA) she took part in the anti-pass campaign. Later Ray Alexander became instrumental in …
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… , Robben Island , Scarborough , Simon's Town , Sir Lowry's Pass , Somerset West , Southern Suburbs , Strand and Table …
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
… of the Mountain of the same name. The Historic Zuurberg Pass, almost entirely surrounded by the Greater Addo Elephant … via which today, you can also reach…
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… of South Africa. Dorothy Nyembe began defying the unjust laws and confronting the daunting South African regime from a … in the Defiance Campaign , which…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… police vans that roamed the streets, looking to pick up pass offenders or illegal street corner gamblers. When a van …
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… and with the support of smaller parties, was able to pass the Enabling Act, which gave him the power to rule by …