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ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… and disappointed about the recently passed Natives Land Act (1913), so tensions were high. On 28 May 1913 a mass … remarks at the policemen and generally…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… 1944 a group of young political activists gathered at the Bantu Men's Social Centre in downtown Johannesburg to launch … who have studied various Bantu…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… and tenancy in white-owned farms. The Natives Land Act passed in 1913 denied Africans access to land - which … It is important to note that by the time the…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… as "crime against humanity", and christens it "The Black Act". Indians react to it as an affront to their dignity. … 29, Indians protest against Transvaal…
BiographyWilliam Cock
… “on board the Neptune were not allowed to land. The authorities tried to secure meat and vegetables for the …
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… screened extensively all over the country to celebrate the Act of Union. 1912 Edgar Hyman established the Empire … iAfrica" was first performed by a choir on…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… met with hostility as the part of employers and State authorities, as a result of which conflicts broke M between … introduced the Transvaal Industrial…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… years. Events include the fight against the 1913 Land Act, the formation of the Bantu Women’s League and the formation and growth of working … 300 women and…
PlaceGroutville
… in South Africa. Black farmers were neglected by the authorities and suffered immensely because of the 1936 Sugar Act which limited their production of sugar…
PlaceZambezi River, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… the Inter-Territorial Hydro-Electric Commission. In May 1951 the Commission recommended the development of a dam at … power station. In June 1954 the Hydro…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… of the fulfilment of the promises made under the 1936 Land Act. I do not think that we as the African National Congress … beginning with the boycott of all…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… Lebowa and Gazankulu. The Internal Security Amendment Act replaced the Suppression of Communism Act . The new act … Tswana School Board meets with the local…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… he might not be able to meet him because South African authorities “had the measure of me.” Indeed they did. Edward … Pullman carriages of this type,” he…
EventJohn Fairbairn (70), journalist and outspoken critic, dies in Cape Town
… beginning of what would become years of struggle with the authorities for a free press. Fairbairn together with his … Commercial Advertiser. This led to…
Chapter 3 - Gumede’s role in NNC and SANNC Politics, 1909 – 1919 ‘We pray that the people be allowed to live in peace in their own land’.
… rule. The two central issues were the Native Land Act and the Native Administration Act of 1917. What were … Africans to bring their grievances to the notice…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979
… and Servants Acts to the Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act No 94 of 1979 which permitted certain Blacks, excluded under the 1953 Act, to join unions. …
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… during apartheid was the Population Registration Act No. 30 of 1950 . This Act divided the South African population into three main … lesser degree, to those…
The Bill of Rights
… observances follow rules made by the appropriate public authorities; b. they are conducted on an equitable basis; … or practices is entitled, to the…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… and give us some idea of just how seriously the Health authorities viewed this danger. In 1900 the first steps were … District Office, Mill Park Location …
How the Ahmed Timol case was reported on at the time by South African Institute of Race Relations (Politicsweb), 28 June 2017
… to pay the costs. The judge made two suggestions to the authorities: that a full investigation be made into Mr. … parents' choice be permitted to examine the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… April, The Government passes the Asiatics Land and Trading Act restricting trading among Indians. In terms of this Act … a great impact as they are too…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… a compromise with Smuts . Smuts agrees to repeal the Act as long as voluntary registration takes place. Gandhi … 22 June, Smuts makes Gandhi a new offer to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… 3.1% to 1.4%. 21 May, The Riotous Assemblies (Amendment) Act No 19 is passed which authorises the Governor-General to … the policy of domination and economic…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… fast with Appasaheb Patwardhan whose request for the authorities refused scavenger?s work in jail. Within two days …
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… in 1953 in the wake of the Criminal Laws Amendment Act, and the continued presence on the statute books of the … of discriminatory legislation. Interestingly…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… suspicion that the outbreak was used by the municipal authorities as a convenient lever to remove a voteless and … the City Council of that time found itself…
PlaceUgie, Eastern Cape
… Balindlela in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA) Act No. 25 of 1999. ECPHRA is responsible for the management … Balindlela in terms of the…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… impact on the Coloured population included the Group Areas Act of 1950, the Population Registration Act of 1950 and the Separate Representation of Voters Act…
Entering Namibia without visas
… entering the territory without a visa from South African authorities. [A delegation from the UN Ad Hoc Committee on … [1] It requested the Council to contact…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… Hendrik van den Bergh though the Public Service Amendment Act (1969). The main aim of BOSS was to monitor national … purpose of BOSS was laid out by the…