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BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
… of taking action against injustice. Due to the Group Areas Act , Govender and her family were forced to move to Durban’s … . During her term (1996-2002), the…
ArchiveApplication in terms of section 18 of the promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, no . 34 of 1995. Philip Makwale Nyalunga 1st applicant; John Itumeleng Dube, 2nd applicant
… 18 of the promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, no . 34 of 1995. Philip Makwale Nyalunga 1st applicant; …
BiographyDavid Rabkin
… ANC and SACP, charged with Terrorism and Internal Security Act and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in Pretoria …
BiographyNikisi Feni
Nikisi Feni and Mabaso Siqila were said to be the leaders of ‘recalcitrant Natives’ in Xengxe Location, near King William’s Town, Eastern Province [now Eastern…
BiographyMartinus Boshomane
Martinus Boshomane, was banished from Malobana settlement near Setumong [some distance away from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, (Northern) Transvaal…
BiographyMamokgalake Lesiba John Choene
Mamokgalake Lesiba John Choene’s banishment documents stated that he was dismissed from the Chieftainship for not paying back money borrowed from certain white…
Zubeida Vallie
… and her family were forcibly removed under the Group Areas Act . She is a graduate of the Peninsula Technikon. Between …
BiographyMrs. N. Parenithama Pillay
… to three months with hard labour under the Vagrancy Act. They were held in Pietermaritzburg prison. Mrs. Pillay …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… government of South Africa passed Black Administration Act of 1927 . The Act was passed to restrict the powers and … fitted its plan of separate development…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… several times and tried under the Suppression of Communism Act . He left South Africa in 1953 and settled in England. He said his position in South …
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act , passed three years after South Africa gained its … in order to reduce their political power. The…
BiographyMuntu Myeza
… by the security police under the infamous Terrorism Act. In January 1975 Myeza was charged with 12 other SASO/BPC …
BiographyMurphy Morobe
… which was established as part of the Higher Education Act of South Africa. He left this post in 1999. He is also …
BiographyJ B Marks
… , Marks was banned under the Suppression of Communism Act . He nevertheless took part in the Defiance Campaign and …
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… the Apartheid state, the land reclamation programme, the Bantu Authorities system and spontaneous revolts against … and early 1960s. The Pondo people…
BiographyErnest Mamashila
… on 16 November 1976 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act.His wife was told that he was being held at the Brakpan …
BiographyDonald Thumamina Mboto
… out of the ocean. In recognition of his heroic, selfless act of bravery, the State President, Jacob G Zuma , … For a selfless act that led him to lose his…
BiographyPetros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize (Mkize)
… were designated as "native reserves" under the 1913 Land Act, limiting African land ownership to just 7% of South … flowers in blue and pink, represents an…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… rights at the expense of black people. 1920 The Housing Act is passed. This Act made funds available for the … Carter, 1989: 311) 11 June, Meshach Pelem…
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
… Essop were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act , which restricted their movement and prevented them from …
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… the ANC had in the township The Native Laws Amendment Act of 1952 is passed, destined to provide the NP government … remove Sophiatown residents and resettle…
PlaceNyanga Township
… inner city. The second phase of Nyanga was completed in 1953 and consisted of 350 dual occupancy units housing 700 … enacted the Natives (Black) Urban Areas…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… in the name of God. The Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act was promulgated in 1907 when the Transvaal obtained … The latter agreed that the Transvaal…
BiographyMabaso Siqila
Mabaso Siqila and Nikisi Feni were said to be the leaders of ‘recalcitrant Natives’ in Xengxe Location, near King William’s Town, Eastern Province [now Eastern…
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… Ramphele was charged under the Suppression of Communism Act for being in possession of banned literature. In 1975, … Ramphele was detained under section 10…
Professor Sir Raymond Hoffenberg
… he occupied the chair. This was considered an act of courage, and he occupied this position when the … find many expressions in his career, and it was his…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… politely to their arguments, but at the end of the day the Act of Union was passed, with the 'colour bar clauses' … Rubusana was involved in every aspect of…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… him to stop working at the hotel he finds work at the Bantu Men’s Social Centre as the office boy at Pathfinders, … in a correspondence course he saw…
BiographyBarend de Wet
… the possibilities of the playfulness in the creative act and the ostensible freedoms of an artistic life within …
BiographyRita Alice Ndzanga
… husband were detained under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act . She remained in prison for six months without a single …