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BiographyCecyl Esau
… , Cape Province (now Western Cape Province), the youngest of four children. His father was a veteran of the Second World War and that experience had a…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… have compiled what we feel are the key historical events of 2013. We have determined which of these events qualify by their subject matter, cultural ……
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… for the farm labourer who today ploughs the bitter furrow of misery. One pound a day for the builder of mansions who … increase in fares effective that day…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… 1500-1800 This period is marked by the advent and growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade affecting West Africa, Central … reluctance to work for them, they…
ArchiveCrossroads: Paper presented at National Conference 1980
… discussing permanent residence eligibility, Urban Areas Act, homelands, migrant labour, Group Areas Act, work permits, lack of utilities, health. …
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… serious atrocities against the Black majority. A number of brutal measures were adopted by the regime to deal with … "offenders." Cases in point include the…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … constituents alone have been uprooted by the Group Areas Act…
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. Cachalia, chairman of the British Indian Association, explains…
EventRioting erupts in Soweto
… spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, again banned public meetings under the Riotous Assemblies Act, until the…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… with trade union experience. They formed local branches of British Trade Unions. The Amalgamated Engineering Union is still a part of the British union In…
Excerpts from discussions between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Frank Wisner on questions affecting southern Africa: Cape Town: 13 March 1986
… Minutes of discussions held between the South African Government and … and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Frank Wisner on…
PlaceMogwase, Bojanala Region
… Platinum District Municipality juristriction and the seat of Bojanala Platinum, is Rustenburg. The majority of its 1,507,505 people speak Setswana. There is…
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
… Kgosi (King) Khama III known as Khama the Good, ruler of the Bangwanto people. Subsequent to his father’s death … Botswana (then known as Bechuanaland) and…
ArchiveReport
… the Western Province, youth, women, the Labour Relations Act and trade unions, ANC leadership in the Western Province, attitudes of the Coloured people and…
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… , October 1931 Private, for circulation among members of the Communist Party only. … October, 1931. DEAR COMRADES OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY , No doubt you have…
EventJustice Minister, Jimmy Kruger, announces mass arrest
… The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, made an announcement to the effect … being held for various security reasons. The breakdown of the total figure stood…
EventDadoo and Naicker are charged
… Naicker were charged with contravening Section 20 (r) of Act No. 22 of 1913, the Immigrants Regulations Act. They were accused of … WITH AIDING AND ABETTING…
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… Zwelakhe Sisulu is arrested Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA), and youngest son of Albertina and … 9 …
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the … Although this was one motivation for the establishment of the Organisation of…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Two members of the banned liberation movements, Harry Gwala , a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zephania Mothopeng … of the ANC in 1960…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the … an affected organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act of 1974. This Act served…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent … that students have to be put in their…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture between Shell Solar and Eskom Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture …
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE RURAL NON-GRID ELECTRIFICATION BY THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SHELL SOLAR AND ESKOM Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
… SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE RURAL NON-GRID ELECTRIFICATION BY THE JOINT VENTURE …
Chapter 9. The Struggle against Sweating - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… cause bitter resentment among the workers, and nearly all of them are punitive in character. Before Union each of the four provinces in South Africa enacted…
EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… Walter Sisulu, was served with two notifications in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950) . In terms of these notifications Sisulu ……
PlaceAdams College, Amanzimtoti
… which is 8 km inland from Amanzimtoti and 35 km South of Durban. Established in 1853, Adams College is the second … 160 years Adams College has produced an…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A fresh piece of legislation sought to tighten…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… A map representing the ‘new’ Union of South Africa of 1956 (The British Cape Colony and the two Boer Republics: … Anglicization : The act of Anglicizing,…