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ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… over the negotiation process. During the two days of discussion the mechanism and technicalities of transition and a changeover of political leadership were …
88. Gandhi’s legacy
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … in newer and even more terrible forms. The Group Areas Act has…
PlaceBotswana
… The Republic of Botswana shares a common border with South Africa in the … 1870, three DIKGOSI (Botswana traditional leaders) made representation to the…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 ……
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…
”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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman South Africa can heave a collective sigh of relief…