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BiographyElias Mathope Motsoaledi
… in Johannesburg was his arrest for failure to produce his pass book – he was sentenced to work for a road construction. … was detained in1963 under the new…
BiographyJohn Collins
… had come to power and were busy introducing apartheid laws. Always concerned about social issues, he was one of … in locations outside South Africa. He…
BiographyPetros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize (Mkize)
… and Mafika Jeremiah Mkize (born 1960). Life Under the Pass Laws By the time Mkhize arrived in Johannesburg, the apartheid government's pass law system had…
The Communist Party calls for a united front in a pass burning campaign on Dingaan’s Day.
… The Communist Party calls for a united front in a pass burning campaign on Dingaan’s Day. …
BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
… twice during the Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws in1952. She was elected to the executive of the … in Pretoria to protest against the proposal to…
ArchiveStatement protesting against first bannings under Suppression of Communism Act and calling for defiance of unjust laws
… of Communism Act and calling for defiance of unjust laws … of Communism Act and calling for defiance of unjust laws …
BiographyJohannes (Joe) Modise
… were directed against the implementation of the Pass Laws . On 21 March 1960 the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) organised an anti-pass campaign. The ANC…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… 1954, which organized the historic women’s march against pass laws in 1956 . Bertha traveled the entire country with Helen … One of the leaders and…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… in a position of power. As a result of the repressive laws, rebellions broke out in some rural reservations, and … the Africans out in a nationwide protest…
BiographyErnest Cole
… but was hindered by his lack of matriculation and by the laws governing South Africa at that time. In terms of these laws Cole was defined as an “unskilled…
Three tourists from overseas are killed in a bus accident on the Robinson Pass, Western Cape.
… from overseas are killed in a bus accident on the Robinson Pass, Western Cape. …
Italians are driven back to the Dembeguina Pass when Abyssinian troops cross the River Takkaze.
… Italians are driven back to the Dembeguina Pass when Abyssinian troops cross the River Takkaze. …
BiographyNadirshah Ardeshir Cama
… permits to reside in the Transvaal. It was similar to the pass laws hated by the Africans and the Criminal Tribes Act in … every consequence which such…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
… will be bound by a higher body of rules - an empire of laws - and will not govern at its discretion. We reject an … South Africa has never had a proper…
BiographyTiego Moseneke
Tiego Moseneke, former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke’s younger brother, died on 19 April 2023 following a car accident. He was born on 4 August 1963 in…
BiographyNellie Jibiliza
… acted as interpreters and advisors of Black Sash on the pass law issues. In 1983 she became a member of the UWCO and …
BiographyMotsamai Keyecwe Mpho
… Location without a permit in open defiance to Apartheid’s pass laws. While in detention in Pretoria Prison, Mpho married his …
BiographyDumile Feni
… to either Queenstown or Worcester under the notorious Pass Laws, Dumile decided to go into voluntary exile in London. He …
BiographyGeorge Naicker
… as the Ndabazabantu, the Native Affairs offices where pass laws were administered. In 1964, Naicker, together with …
BiographyRichard Granville Baloyi
… From 1944 Baloyi was one of the leaders of the anti-pass campaign. In 1937 he was elected treasurer-general … different passes as was the case then and…
Defiance Campaign is launched. Groups of protesters in all major centres deliberately break unjust laws.
… protesters in all major centres deliberately break unjust laws. …
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
… Thompson also became involved in protesting against the pass laws . Together with other members of the Black Sash, they …
BiographyVilla Baker
… and other white women, who joined the march against the pass laws . She was declared an `enemy of the state` and placed …
BiographyRobert M. Resha
… majority of the people. The Colour Bar Act in Industry, Pass Laws and the Suppression of Communism Act all aimed at …
BiographyDr Arthur Elias Letele
… he persuaded a number of volunteers to defy discriminatory laws during the Defiance Campaign. They were arrested and … Massacre of 1960, Letele publicly…
WWII: North Africa. General Erwin Rommel, now reinforced with the 15th Panzer Division, recaptures Halfaya Pass.
… with the 15th Panzer Division, recaptures Halfaya Pass. …
Twelve people are killed when their bus leaves the road in Van Rhyn’s Pass near Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.
… are killed when their bus leaves the road in Van Rhyn’s Pass near Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand. …
Anti-apartheid forces hold a Conference for a Democratic Future (CDF) and pass a number of resolutions containing the elements
… forces hold a Conference for a Democratic Future (CDF) and pass a number of resolutions containing the elements …
BiographyBertha Solomon
Bertha Solomon was born on 1 January 1892 in Minsk, Russia. At four years, she and her older sister were taken by their mother, Sonia Schwartz, to join their…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
Hassim Seedat, was born in Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1930. His family came to Newcastle as traders in the late 1880s. He attended St Oswalds…