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Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… The IIE registered as a correspondence college under the Bantu Education Act (1953), which ensured that the IIE was officially … arrested and detained under…
ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… the Waterfront and Green Point. In the 1700 and 1800s, the authorities used this extensive area as a burial ground for …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… to implement apartheid. 1940 Electoral Laws Amendment Act of 1940 is passed. The act provides for the compulsory … an address at the Mendi Memorial…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… since the promulgation of the Restitution of Land Right Act 22 is significant. The legal basis for land restitution … the 1996 Constitution and the…
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… month to between five and seven years under the Terrorism Act for conspiring to recruit youths for military training so … C-Section as a place of punishment…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… Natal. They lose vote in boroughs. Industrial Conciliation Act - this Act provides for job reservation. 31 May, the Mayor of … progress in industry was…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Racism against Indians
… racial arrogance. Dr Jansen asks for Repeal of Tenure Act Johannesburg, Wednesday: Dr E.G. Jansen, the Nationals … the feeling and intention of all concerned…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… for the third year. This was in accordance with the Natal Act No.14 of 1859 The Natal Colonial Government formulated … Ordinance No. 2, 1850, (Masters,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Preface
… preparing to launch Passive Resistance against the "Ghetto Act'. Their struggle was not only for their rights but for … 150 000 — went on strike despite…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… out of the 'Reserves' carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 million … instituted under The Reservation of Separate…
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… male security prisoners. Since the Soweto revolt, the authorities have been especially severe in their crackdown on … the physical and spiritual aggression…
Chapter 9. The Struggle against Sweating - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… One of the earliest labour laws is the Master and Servants Act, Act 15 of 1856, of the Cape Province. In the Transvaal, a … there is the question of the…
Safety and security issues
… lights and safe public transport. The Domestic Violence Act (DVA) In 1996, in an attempt to address the state of … affairs, the government introduced the…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… laws were passed to this effect. The first law was Act 25 of 1891. Act 25 of 1894 followed by Act 8 of 1896 disenfranchised about 251 Asiatics of the vote. …
PlaceNew Brighton Location
… During the South African War the British military authorities imported a large number of horses from Argentina. … housing scheme that was built there after…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… in Mozambique. As they were unknown to the South African authorities, they could return safely to operate underground. … and suppression of terrorism." The…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… for violence and high treason. The Population Registration Act aimed at giving everyone a permanent racial … The offices of the left-wing Clarion are also…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… by the National Party was the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950. This achieved not only the banning of the … four people who had been accused under the…
EventChief Malaboch is taken prisoner
… as ordered by the Transvaal Republic (ZAR) Government. The authorities took action through forced removal, which … but kept prisoner of war until his release…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… to a totally different language family from those of the Bantu speakers. In contrast to the San who spoke highly … magisterial district. The Northern Border…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… to a body which can merely pass resolutions on to the authorities. While they pass the motions, the motions go down … a ‘solution’ which says yes to…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… was declared a White area under the 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] History The first … White communities. Before the passing of the…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… an SRC. The initial demands for an SRC were greeted by the authorities with the attempt to foist on students an SRC with … in past struggles such as "the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… between the legislatures, the executive and administrative authorities on the one hand, and the masses of our people, on … to lay hands on the economic…
The strangulation of activity
… government was in 1950 with the Suppression of Communism Act. It declared the Communist Party of South Africa to be … was lifted in June 1988 under the…
Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989
… people) had been relocated as a result of the Group Areas Act . In contrast, a mere 817 white families were resettled, … was detained under Section 29 of the…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… apartheid and White Supremacy. The GROUP AREAS ACT is taking a heavy toll; daily more and morefamilies are … The Passive Resistance Campaign of1946 against…
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… of Johannesburg at the time. In 1950, the Group Areas Act was passed and sections of Pageview declared 'White' … forcibly removed. The historical impact of…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… Sultan of Zanzibar. From the perspective of the British authorities, Hamoud proved to be a much more cooperative …