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… Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and the local authorities to control their movements. The first time Pass documents were used to restrict the … Reader’s Digest: Illustrated History of South Africa: The Real Story: Cape Town: Reader’s Digest.|Gordon, R.E., …

… World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was the sheer scale of the conflict and the gross violation of …

… In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In … people may not readily know. Ten Great African Thinkers In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is …

… Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter application of existing discriminatory legislation such as the Pass laws 3 October, 12 African leaders issue A Call for …

… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known as South Africa. The …

… in South Africa.  Historically, South Africa operated on the understanding that prisons were places of punishment … which was mainly executed through forced prison labour. By the late 1800s, the idea of imprisonment shifted with the aim to rehabilitate … Centre for the study of violence and reconciliation (2010). Submission …

… 2000 January, The partnership is formalized by South African National Aids … review its two years of work against HIV/AIDS being under the leadership of Deputy President Jacob Zuma. 9 July - 14 July, The first ever to be held in a developing country, the 13th …

… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way amid high security at the Pretoria High Court, with a group of alleged white supremacists accused of trying to overthrow the African National Congress (ANC)  led government. 2002 30 …

… In the late 1960s and early 1970s, after the banning of the ANC and PAC, the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) …

… [baPedi – People and sePedi – Language] The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. Together the Nguni and Sotho account for the largest percentage of the …

… 1859 After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is passed. …

… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time for the …

… Most people credit the abolition of apartheid to many organisations and leaders, such as the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela. It is, however, unlikely that most would think of the women who retaliated against the oppression in honour of … 3.|  Luckhardt, Ken, and Brenda Wall. Organize or Starve: The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions . …

… 1950 A.K.M. Docrat , a popular activist, was named under the Suppression of Communism Act . He was jailed for thirty days during the 1952 Defiance Campaign and detained under the State of Emergency in 1960 . He was first banned in 1962. …

… January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working … and begin their work shortly hereafter. 24 January 1992: The opening of Parliament takes place, and around 20 000 …

… These Acts, which had been passed between 1856 and 1904 in the four territories, remained in force after Union. They made it a criminal offence to breach the contract of employment. Desertion, insolence, … Theoretically these laws applied to all races, but the courts held that the laws were applicable only to …

… their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of Volkskas Bank after realising they were being tailed by the police. They hold 25 civilians hostage and after a series of negotiations a police unit storms the back. All three cadres are killed including two …

… The Portuguese begin mapping and exploring the South African coastline and basic trading takes place between the Khoikhoi and the Europeans. Nguni and Sotho speaking …

… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention, when 34 mineworkers who took part in …

… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention, when 34 mineworkers who took part in …

… Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of the Dutch colonial settlement established by …

… 1910 Anti- Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions … discrimination against Indians. Anti-Indian Legislation: The Immigrants Regulation Act of the Union of South Africa The Immigrants Regulation Act of …

… discriminatory legislation against black groups intact. The Immigrants Regulation Act of 1910 consolidates existing immigration laws of the pre-Union colonies and excludes immigration of all persons to the Union considered unsuitable on economic grounds or on …

… Amendment Act, Act No 21 of 1950 This Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It … as Act 23. Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 The Act was passed as a result of the National Party government's fear of the influence that …

… In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's Congress. The following year, the …

… The exploitation of workers was a feature of life in South … thrived on cheap labour: workers had to contend with the migrant labour system, passes and influx control, job … trade unions were an important source of resistance. In the 1980s Cosatu organised mass strikes against new labour …

… 1824 The Matabele, underChief Mzilikazi, settle on Thaba Bosiu. 1833 The Baralong under Chief Moroka II settle at what was later … Douglas Warden appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, known as the Cape …

… The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, wagons and coaches The bicycle The steam engine and the train The motor car Common forms of …

… South Africa has one of the longest sequences of human development in the world. It begins with two million years old hominid … South African scientists have been actively involved in the study of human origins since 1925 when Raymond Dart …

… The Role and Impact of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile and Women in … Mbete-Kgositsile has played a major and vital role in the history of South African politics and the impact that women have had in politics, in addition to …