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EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… Malan administration had began to implement its repressive laws. Related: History of Kenya References: Bute, E.L. & …
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… ‘Black Africans’ and passed punitive and restrictive laws. These laws were mostly concerned with the distribution of land and …
PlacePrince Albert
… Guest Houses and Art Galleries. The spectacular Swartberg Pass , is one of the most dramatic and scenic Mountain Passes in South Africa! (This Pass starts…
ArticleTransport on land
… on the third day. An attempt to travel via Witzie's Hoek Pass was abandoned when Mrs. Waugh became alarmed at the … it was back to Harrismith for the…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… many ways become part of our identities. And because the laws that existed were applied according to these categories, …
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… even though it did not mean an end to all the oppressive laws against them. It had been made possible by the bravery …
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… first resistance group in Natal in the Defiance of Unjust Laws campaign. He occupied a White waiting room and was …
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… who advocated militant non-violent resistance to racist laws, and cooperation with the African majority, among them …
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… It rapidly grew by campaigning against conscription laws, the war in Angola, the troops in the townships and for …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… was to be transformed by a multitude of events, "racist laws, racist treatment of both Indians and Africans as well … fought and died, are the core values…
Document 46 - D. Tloome, “The Origin and Development of Non-European Trade Unions”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 27 February 1953, Viewpoints and Perspectives. L 1,21 February 1953
… forward that it was the political disabilities such as the Pass Laws, restriction of movement etc, rather than economic …
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… the children. In 1957 the government decided to extend the pass laws to the women. We said, nothing doing. We are not going …
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… freedom of movement of the people, repeal of colour bar laws, Pass Laws, Ghetto Act, a minimum living wage for ail, homes for …
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… he led a march into Durban to protest against the hated pass laws. Another strand in the struggle against oppression began … in forcing the government to…
EventSA wins top awards from the International Rugby Board
South Africa enjoyed a clean sweep of the International Rugby Board (IRB) awards in 2004. The awards were held on 29 November 2004 in London's Royal Lancaster…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the '72-hour curfew'
… on visiting blacks was one of the most hated apartheid laws. This curfew formed an integral part of influx-control …
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
… be independent, and would have the ability to set aside laws that were unconstitutional; in this way, the … set up according to the valid constitution and…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… people and maintain labour with the implementation of laws such as The Vagrancy Proclamation 25 of 1920 and the … communities are particularly affected by…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… In African societies, oral tradition was the main way to pass on information where speaking about history would passed …
PlaceParadise Valley, Kwa Zulu Natal
… on the right bank of the Umbilo River , you soon pass a bridge, where the Bushbuck trail comes in from the … rock, which makes a perfect picnic spot. Further…
PlaceBreede River Valley, Route 62
… Mountains around Ceres before flowing over Mitchell's Pass and on through the Breede River Valley, meeting the … incredible views over the Valley, as one…
The Bill of Rights
… insecure as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an … 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially…
Local Government
… town management boards. As these had no powers to make by-laws or impose rates and taxes upon residents, early attempts … Featured prominently on its agenda,…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… biased theatre, which at the time, was against the laws of the country, it was recognized by the government and …
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… own where they would no longer suffer under oppressive laws." Rathebe continued, "Africans hoped that UNO would not …
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract …
EventThe Durban Supreme Court cancels the SA government's announcement concerning reclamation of the Ingwavuma region
The Durban Supreme Court cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma region, KwaZulu…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… follow the course of the Logé to its source, and thence pass eastwards till it joins the geographical basin of the …
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
This article was made possible with the support of the British Academy Elizabeth van der Heyden, known as Betty or sometimes Liz, was born on 8 December…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…