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15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… the actions ofthe gallant Rand miners and workers of 1913, 1914 and 1922. This in itself is not enough. We must …
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… segregation of races and protect white minority rule. In 1913, the Land Act prohibited blacks from owning or renting … Act These reserves Principal among…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… (or 'Homelands') out of the 'Reserve's carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 … established out of the old 'Reserves"…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… and Conservation of Water Act was implemented, the 1913 Land Act was introduced, which restricted black South …
ArticleTranskeian Migrant Workers and Youth Labour on the Natal Sugar Estates 1918-1948
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
1918 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is born at Mvezo in the Transkei 1939 He enrols at the University College of Fort Hare. 1940 He is expelled…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… " Gandhi leads the march from Natal to the Transvaal. 1913. Private Collection, Omar badsha © The temporary … in the early years were the Gandhi campaigns of…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… Lovedale Hospital and serves the hospital for many years. 1913 September 23 , Women protests led by Charlotte Maxeke …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… the British Architect Sir Herbert Baker and inaugurated in 1913. The two wings symbolised the Union of the 'two races' …
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 and East Africa. On the Southern African…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… Workers’ Charters existed that are worth noting: - 1913: A Workers’ Charter for white workers The first Workers’ Charter in South Africa was drawn up…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
1868 Enoch Mgijima is born at Bulhoek, Eastern Cape, the son of Jonas Mayekiso Mgijima. 1907 19 April, Enoch Mgijima, who had already gained quite a…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… unsuccessful in this goal (Swanson, 1977: 401). The 1913 Natives Land Act was one of the first pieces of …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… key provisions: The Act integrated land identified by the 1913 Act into African reserves, and thereby formalised the … of land to be added to the African…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… [xxi] Ray Alexander Simons, who was born in Latvia in 1913, moved to South Africa in 1929 and was married to Eli …
Khoisan Identity
… which communities lost before the assigned cut-off date of 1913, with the proclamation of the ‘Native Land Act’ , land … especially in the early nineteenth…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
1941 Born in Cape Town of British parents c. 1947-58 At school in Cape Town 1953 Father dies 1958 Matriculates from St George’s grammar school …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… [iv] . Examples of pre-apartheid legislation include the 1913 Native Land Act , the 1906 and 1908 Asiatic Law … were forced to move from their homes…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK in response to the implementation of new land laws in the Orange Free State, which had…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
The Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930 Indians began settling in Natal from 1860 when the first indentured workers arrived.1 They were followed from the mid-1870s…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910…
ArticleKey sites
Cafes A number of notable restaurants arose in the Grey Street area. These included Simon’s Cafe, Goodwill Lounge, owned and run by Pompie Naidoo who brought…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
People banned under ApartheidNameAct/Section/Issued up to: (delivery date)Date on which notice expires:Other: (address, occupation etc.)Aba, LickardAct No. 44…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… and informal settlements. The Housing Commissions of 1903, 1913 and the Tuberculosis Commission of 1914 condemned ill …
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… changes its name to the African National Congress (ANC) 1913 May, White miners declare a strike at the New …
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… one of the earliest political parties. Following the 1913 Land Act that placed most of the land in white hands, … land for black people in terms of the Land…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was…