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BiographyLettie Malindi
… by Africans were restricted under the Urban Areas Act of 1923 and prohibited in 1938. Matibi became chairman of …
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… Lungisile) were charged under the Suppression of Communism Act. After a controversial year-long trial in the Transkei, … were detained under Section 28 of…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… races and protect white minority rule. In 1913, the Land Act prohibited blacks from owning or renting land outside of … into urban areas. In 1924, the…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… apartheid In 1948 Buthelezi enrolled to study history and “Bantu administration” at Fort Hare University . In 1949 he … completing his degree at the…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… To achieve this government passed the Native Urban Areas Act of 1923 . According to the Act, Africans were only allowed to remain in urban areas for … being…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… education at the Groutville School 1913 June 19, The Land Act, Act No 27 , is passed. The Act confines Africans to … at the African National Congress' annual…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… of oppressive laws such as the Riotous Assemblies Act, the Native Service Contract Act, Poll Tax Act, and the … a unity resolution outlining the AAC position…
BiographyPetrus Nzima Nyawose
… of Durban, designated under the apartheid Group Areas Act for Indians only, to discuss what they should do. They …
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… have burned the clothing of the victims. He justified this act by claiming he did it in fear of contracting HIV/AIDS. …
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… 1730s with arrival of German missionaries, and ended in 1953 when the Bantu education system was introduced (Thompson, 1990). … and this rhetoric was used to…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first President and Barney Pityana as … the affected organisation under the…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first President and Barney Pityana as … the affected organisation under the…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… urban area. This gave the government broad powers to act against what it called “all forms of subversion.” The … mass demonstrations in March, the Unlawful…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… out of the 'Reserve's carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 million … instituted under The Reservation of Separate…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… its name to the South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1953, after it had been forced underground. The formation of … 30 people ... read more The…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… anti-pass campaign. Women and the anti-pass campaign 1950-1953 The apartheid regime's influx control measures and pass … were not unfounded. In 1952 the…
BiographySparrow Mkonto
… four began in 1987 (Inquest No. 626/87) under the Inquests Act No. 58 of 1959, headed by Magistrate E de Beer. At the …
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act from 22 October 1985. On 15 November he was banned from …
BiographyBob Hepple
… Association and went on trial under the Illegal Squatting Act for organising a political meeting in Orlando Township …
BiographyEsther Barsel
… Yeoville, Johannesburg, under the Suppression of Communism Act with the ammunition of the 90-day law . Without being …
BiographyManilal Gandhi
… to demostrate against the Asiatic Land Tenure ("Ghetto") Act. Although he led passive resisters in marches across the …
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… the South African delegation to observe the South African Act being piloted through the British Parliament. The …
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… 1949-1951) which powerfully influenced the contents of the Bantu Education Act of 1953, drew the key connection between state education policy …
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… Soweto Uprising of 1976. In 1976, student protests against Bantu education in Soweto, the Johannesburg informal … He had been detained by the police under…
EventSA beaches are opened to all racial groups
… further promised the scrapping of the Separate Amenities Act of 1953, which prevented the sharing of public facilities such …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… League The Youth League’s manifesto was launched at the Bantu Social Centre in Johannesburg in March 1944 ahead of … campaigns targeting specific apartheid…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… state. By this time, policies, such as the Group Areas Act of 1950, the Population Registration Act, No. 30 of 1950 … into accepting unequal status’ (Sithole…
BiographyMary Elizabeth Davis
Mary Elizabeth Davis was born in Portobello County, Edinburgh, Scotland on 26 December 1858. She was a business person and supporter of women’s causes. Davis…
BiographyPhindile Mfeti
… . He was detained under section 6 of the Terrorism Act in 17 May 1976, together with Sisulu, Miriam Sithole and …
BiographyFiroz Cachalia
… and then they were banned under the Internal Security Act. The brothers were prohibited from participating in any …