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Document 119 - Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939
… in connection with the illegal occupation of the land in the Transvaal which had been proclaimed to be gold … be divided up into demarcated areas (outside…
BiographyPaul Ramadiba Mokgathle
… and his followers. Mokgathle was then fined a number of cattle and apparently used force to recover the cattle from the Chief. It was claimed by the Native…
BiographyJeremiah Moraka
… for Maphuti, there was no response from the police or the Native Commissioner (NC) to Moraka’s pleas for help. Sometime later, one of the sons discovered…
BiographyHarry Snitcher
… in Uniondale and then in Gouda. After the premature death of his father in 1924, the young Snitcher and his four … Provincial Division led by De Villiers CJ…
The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land has been annexed to the British Empire. This date is given as 19 May in anothe
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 602 … The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land…
Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land
… in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land …
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… note: This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it slightly … African interior saw many African…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
… Mr. President of the Senate, Mr President of the Chamber of Deputies, … its brutal might by shooting down the patriots of our land in cold blood. It was…
BiographyHaile Selassie I
… was Lij Tafari Makonnen. He was the only surviving son of the governor of Harar, Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael. Selassie traced his … II never took place as…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… September, Gerrit Viljoen is born in Cape Town. 1920 The Native Affairs Act The ANC supports the militant strike by African … in Natal to prohibit Indians…
BiographyNöel Robb
… N ö el Robb (nee Barrow) was born on 25 December 1913, in Plymouth, England. She was the third child of Benjamin Wingate Barrow, a naval officer and his wife…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… creating decent work as well as rural development and land reform. Last year, I addressed the nation on … revised Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
… various student and youth organisations such as Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the South African Youth … and Life-Skills Programme…
Document 38 - “How to Build o Revolutionary Mass Party in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the Communist International, “Umsebenzi, 12 December 1930
… (b) the attack of the bourgeois ruling classes on the native working masses and on the lower paid section of the … worsening of the conditions of the mass of…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township … Durban’s identity, and a direct result of the Group Areas Act . View Larger Map…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Search for a United Front against racism
… is a euphemism for oppression and domination. The Native Representation Act of 1936 was not only a misrepresentation of the Africans, … of Assent is not new…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… The role of a Coat of Arms A national coat of arms, or State emblem, … Town. The Khoisan, the oldest known inhabitants of our land and most probably of the…
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
… worker. At a young age she was forcibly removed in terms of the Group Areas Act and relocated to Mamelodi with her family. During the … She was arrested in…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 … broad-based women’s organisation. This was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a cultural figure such as Mr. Semenya, an understanding of the social environment in South Africa is essential. The … [Accessed October 27, 2016]. Anon, 2015…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… Albert Luthuli, is involved in the founding of the Natal Native Congress 1908 Mtonya Luthuli and the young Albert … his education at the Groutville School…
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins … Where is Thulamela? Thulamela is in the north-eastern part of South Africa near the…
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… colonial rule from the outset, trying to hold on to their land, but were not strong enough to defend themselves against European conquest. As a result, most…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) was launched in Duncan Village … race’). APDUSA referred to a report on the conditions of…
Zulu Community
… responsibilities and raised crops, usually grains, on land near the household. The word Zulu means ‘Sky’ and … belief which was supported by Shepstone, the…
Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not discriminatory legislation, it was implemented in a way that was
… Group Areas Act No 36 commences. While in theory this was not …
Message to the Natal Indian Congress Secretariat: Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955
… Call for an All-In Conference to Fight the Group Areas Act, November 1955 …
The first person to be banned under the 1976 Internal Security Act, Fatima Meer, is banned again for a further five years.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … first person to be banned under the 1976 Internal…
The Separate Amenities Act racially segregating public facilities is repealed by 105 votes to 38 with one abstention in the Hou
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The Separate Amenities Act racially…
Special Offences Act No 6 commences, making it an offence to possess a tyre or similar object, or any inflammable liquid, in ci
… Special Offences Act No 6 commences, making it an offence to possess a tyre or …