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Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… fighting 'evil communism'. The USSR supported the anti-apartheid struggle. Throughout the Cold War, the United … from their European colonial rulers. In…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… have had in politics, in addition to the fight against the apartheid movement and the rights for all people in South … music, arts Introduction Due to the…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Marabastad Pretoria the Segregated city Post-1948 Legislation This period marks the beginning of the rise of apartheid. Although South Africa was already a…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… Coloureds and Indians were affected by implementation of apartheid. While the laws segregated society on the one hand, … galvanised different racial groups…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The … a white referendum . Although the ANC…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… Africa used this platform to raise their objections to apartheid. As a result, race surfaced as an international … issue. South Africa and the United Nations…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being incarcerated due to petty and…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… as the result of the court below declaring a piece of legislation invalid, which requires confirmation by the … has the power to grant various remedies and…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… in the Freedom Charter, and non-collabortism with the apartheid state. 25 January, The next day the commision … with the government's introduction of the…
ArticleXhosa
… practices. In addition to land lost to white annexation, legislation reduced Xhosa political autonomy. Over time, … of the workers in South Africa's gold…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… In the early 1960s the Apartheid government moved swiftly to dislodge numerous Black … rural society on the Highveld in ways envisaged in the legislation…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… the country's black people by passing various pieces of legislation. It was the implementation of these repressive … December 16 continued to form part of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… ANC safe houses, activists and camps. In addition, the apartheid government sought to complement its use force by … to intensify the armed struggle. As it…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… [6] Tomaselli, Keyan G. "Arts, apartheid struggles, and cultural movements." Safundi 20, no. …
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… of votes to white women as a political tool. By passing legislation to give the vote to white women in 1930 he …
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… urging maximum co-operation and unity in opposing apartheid legislation. October, The executive of the Transvaal Metal … federations in creating a united…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… were taken to make sure of the verdict, including special legislation being passed by parliament for the trial. The legislation allowed for a Special Court…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… Act of 1913 is passed. The Act is yet another piece of legislation that enrages Makgatho, and he later condemns its … Labour Party form PACT government …
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… amongst Coloureds, promoting education, opposing "class legislation" (i.e. discriminatory colour legislation) and defending the social, political and…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… the first time the ANC and its military wing, MK attacked apartheid forces and civilian lives in an attempt to inflict … in the heart of urban white South…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… the first time the ANC and its military wing, MK attacked apartheid forces and civilian lives in an attempt to inflict … in the heart of urban white South…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the ANC and PAC issued statements encouraging victims of apartheid to render the country ungovernable. From September … at the University of the…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… intensified through the implementation of the policy of 'apartheid' or separate development. Resistance to the pass … the struggle of Black people against…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… (1936-1956), the National Party came to power in 1948, and apartheid legislation began to be introduced. When Motlolegi XII died … state, and was granted …
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… following sections outline the evolution of customary law legislation in South Africa, and presents a critique of the … (1988) Before the new 1996…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… and his companions are imprisoned for their opposition to legislation that prevents Indians from entering the … Indian boys to study. In terms of Transvaal…
Pedi
… Migrant labour was also a prominent feature of life under apartheid, as population increases in homelands or reserves, … their land or are preparing to do so…
South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917)
… administrator Alfred Milner followed by the discriminatory legislation enacted by the Union of South Africa engendered … outset, the White Union government…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… to the ideal of African unions registered under the same legislation as White, Indian and Coloured unions, and the …
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… in 1910 and in 1911, objecting to further discriminatory legislation. The need for a permanent body to represent …