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Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… permanent full-time staff, hence their strike was illegal. 26 The A T T manager was Harry Stodel, a leading member of … of these demands appeared in the Cape…
EventIraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
… the previous year under the Unlawful Organisations Act of 1950. …
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
The Durban Moment: Revisiting, politics, Labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s. 22-24 February, 2013 Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa The Â…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white …
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white …
Rethinking the William Fehr Collection
The William Fehr Collection had been on exhibition at the Castle – more or less unchanged – from the 1950s. The core of the collection comprises historical…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… area before the Group Areas Act was put into place in the 1950’s. …
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
At the height of apartheid in South Africa, New Zealand imposed a blanket ban on virtually all visits by sports teams from South Africa. The move by New…
EventDemonstrators strip to deter bulldozers
… [online] Available at www.southafrica.info [Accessed: 06 July 2011]|Anon, (1997), ‘ANC Daily News Briefing’ from … [online] Available at www.e-tools…
EventCellist and music teacher Betty Pack is born
… regarded in many quarters as an accomplished cellist. In 1950 Pack founded the Young South African Chamber Orchestra …
PlaceBoom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 24 November 1950. …
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… with Drake Koka as its Secretary-General. 1973 February 26 The Minister of Justice, Mr. Pelser, issues a five year …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… president with Drake Koka as its Secretary-General. 1973 26 February, The Minister of Justice, Mr. Pelser, issues a …
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… and begins his career as a member of the Johannesburg Bar. 26 May, Abdullah Mohamed Omar known as Dulla Omar, lawyer, … and/or purchasing land outside the…
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 October 1984. Emoyeni offers a venue for all occassions. …
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Charter, which was adopted by the convention the next day, 26 June 1955. The Freedom Carter is a corner stone of the …
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… Fulbright post-graduate, Amy Elizabeth Biehl (who was 26 years old), was dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… death is under dispute, as some sources claim it was the 26 April 1986, while others claim it as 17 April 1986. …
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… dysentery resulted in the death of 1 in every 5 people. 26 370 Boer women and children died in the concentration …
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… victories with a horse named Chez Monty in 1949 and 1950. [iv] Endnotes [i] C Barends (Charlie), …
EventFEDSAW Western Cape Region launched
The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) was one of the women’s rights organisations that emerged in the 1950s and conducted a massive campaign against…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… a banning order under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 when he was banned by the government only a month before …
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
Journalist, short-story writer and actor William (Bloke) Modisane was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in 1959 and while in exile…
Fighting Talk
… was edited over a period of several years in the mid-1950's by Ruth First. The focus of the content was largely on …
ArticleThe missionaries
Missionaries arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when Faku, the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed Wesleyan missionaries to establish a mission…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… group as defined by the Population Registration Act of 1950 . The Population Registration Act categorised South …
Introduction
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The appeasers', declared the report of the Passive…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… better known as Mark Twain, visits Port Elizabeth. 26 July, The new Athenaeum is opened. 1899 22 April, Walmer … Coloured and Native (Amalgamated) Workers…
EventJody Scheckter
… On 29 January 1950 Jody David Scheckter was born in East London, Eastern …