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Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… five years in prison with the possible imposition of the death penalty. (2.1) The Terrorism Act specified what could … a minimum of five years in prison or…
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… government, led to international demonstrations. After his death, local and international pressure forced the government to launch an inquest into his death…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… was an executive committee member of TUCSA. Following the death of her husband Jimmy Bolton, Secretary of the furniture …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… up in 1951, 1954, and yearly from 1962 to 1968. Between 1948 and 1991, the apartheid government banned more than …
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
… yellowwood tree planted by the Resident Magistrate in 1948. One of the most popular exhibits at the museum with a …
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
… World War. At the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli War in 1948, Britain attempted to remove its presence from the …
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… by Naicker before a NIC conference in June 1947. In a 1948 speech before the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council …
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… and Malan deputising him. This party went on to win the 1948 South African elections and would eventually be known as …
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white …
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… to power of the National Party for the sixth time since 1948, but with a reduced majority. There is an overall swing … Ahmed Timol , a Moslem teacher, has…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… of the accession to power of the Nationalist government in 1948 right up to the dying days of the eighties, a period of … been executed by hanging and…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
… From 1971 to 1995 Farouk Asvat received numerous death threats from both the Security Police of the apartheid …
Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders for Closer Co-operation, February 6, 1949
… security. This meeting therefore directs its constituent bodies particularly the African National Congress (Natal) and …
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
… security. This meeting therefore directs its constituent bodies particularly the African National Congress (Natal) and …
PlaceRosemount
… to the Tylomnqa River in the South West. Between these two bodies of water lies well over 3 000 hectares of conservation …
Don’t be misled by the PROPAGANDA OF THE KAJEE-PATHER GROUP
… other political parties and movement and other relevant bodies. The proceedings of the working group will be …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… and discrimination. He spent six years at Wits, from 1943 -1948, but, owing to the dire circumstances under which he … on to the Transvaal Provincial…
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer
… or five riot deaths buried at once. We heard about another death today. This Miss Gobile who teaches at Nomsa's school. … him. (What happens is that they put…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… would later be replaced with the policy of apartheid in 1948. The 1913 Land Act set aside 7.5% of the land in South …
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… as well as during the Apartheid period which begun in 1948. Race is defined as a social concept referring to a …
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… that he was not, in fact, a card-carrying member. 1948 The Path of Thunder is published in both England and the …
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… The instant outpouring of grief that followed Lennon's death was on a level with that of the sudden death of a world figure such as John or Robert Kennedy, ……
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… John Vorster’s 10th floor or off its roof, leading to his death. He said there was a prima facie case of murder against … who interrogated Timol on the day…
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… warfare spreads, a woman grieves over her husbands death, following a night attack by residents of nearby Zulu … Inkatha Freedom Party support bases. In…
ArchiveReview since last Conference
… to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the death of Steve Biko. Also asking the authority to institute the judicial inquiry into Steve's death…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… was the governing party of South Africa from June 4th 1948 until May 9th 1994, and was disbanded in 2005... …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… and became Minister of Justice when the NP won the 1948 election. In this capacity, Swart played a great role in …
Timol: Salim Essop testifies of beatings, torture following arrest, News24, in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… during first day of inquest sitting into Ahmed Timol’s death Johannesburg – The man who was arrested alongside late … on Monday during the first sitting of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… in the Transvaal. 12 September, On the anniversary of the death of Steve Biko , unrest breaks out in Soweto. When … station where they were interrogated and…
EventNiger President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara is assassinated
… international airport. He was buried two days after his death in a funeral attended by only family members and foreign diplomats. Mainassara's death was…