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ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… 15 October, Bram presents the application for leave to appeal in the Bayer case. 19 October, The Privy Council rejects the application for leave to appeal…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… is granted at £125. While the lawyers consider whether to appeal Hani travels into Lobatse, Bechualand (Botswana) to … immigrant. 14 April, Nelson Mandela…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… to proposed Land Act had become law. It is decided to appeal directly to His Majesty and the British public. … to the First World War. 16 December, The…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… 1907 and 1922 there was considerable industrial unrest and action in the mining sector. The favoured form of industrial action was strikes: by downing tools…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… on the home-brewing of beer also roused women into taking action against the authorities. There was unrest in Springs … a boycott of the municipal canteens…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… a general directive that all its units should go into action. The RC also sets up a special sub-committee on … in Johannesburg. 22-26 August, The World…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… for liberation, the Youth League developed a Programme of Action which involved different methods like boycotts, … In 1952, adoption of the Youth League’s…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… such as a commitment to #EndOutsourcing. - A mass action protest for no fee increments is planned for the … that no person(s) participating in this mass…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… chaired by Judge Seriti, a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and became known as the Seriti Commission. In 1999, …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… these passes. This is something that touches my heart. I appeal to you young Africans to come forward and fight. These …
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… of British Parliament who fought against the British appeal to turn Cape Town into a convict colony or place for …
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… (UDF) and SASNCO. By this time there was increasing joint action by both SANSCO and NUSAS, recognizing the need for a … Source Documents and Commentary, p…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… more important role. The ANC introduced their Programme of Action in 1949, supporting strike action, protests and other forms of non-violent resistance. …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… shifted from the purely military to an integrated national action ... The resolution of conflict in the times in which we now live demands interdependent and…
The appointment of Judges
… remedies against domestic violence Rail Commuters Action Group and others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail (2004) - … (2000) - right to housing Minister of…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… in the Pondoland against tax evaders. As a result of this action, many boycotters started paying their taxes. A "Bantu … of the chiefs. Through the Emergency…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… Black Workers. We discussed ways and means of taking some action. I approached the white girls in my department to get … asking for a special general meeting…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… thought and how the world works. Policy A plan of action or a set of principle used to do something. Political …
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… on campus in his first year. While there was not much action in terms of rebellion against apartheid in his first … [Accessed 27 October 2016]. ‘Law in…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… and demands an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas. The report is based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims of police…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… supported the 1958 strike, called for an end to strike action after the first day, causing tensions between the two … convinced that their union leaders were…
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… and was one of the founding members of the Durban Housing Action Committee (DHAC) in March 1980. In 1983, he was part …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… whites find offensive. The next day the ANC said it would appeal the decision. 21 September Crime Intelligence Head … chaired by Justice Willie Seriti of the…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… Defiance Campaign begins. This was a nonviolent resistance action, which involved breaking unjust apartheid laws, such … in both printing and sabotage. 16…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… resisting apartheid admirably; he points to the industrial action and strikes, which has seen the participation of … commit the different viewpoints to…
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… and decided to follow the route of the Programme of Action and Defiance Campaign. Members of the PAC were also …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… or both. 1 April, The Security Council, in its first action on South Africa, adopts Resolution 134 (1960) … of Africans to urge the repeal of pass laws. He…
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… the community to reverse recent bus fare increases. A Bus Action Committee whose task was to coordinate the boycott was … of 81 appointed representatives who…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… measures. Dadoo moves an amendment to set up a Council of Action to start a Passive Resistance Campaign and also calls … to use boycotts, passive resistance…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… to international competitions, because of Government action in withdrawing the passports of its players, this … case of Dennis Brutus is just one example of…