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ArticleUnited Women’s Congress (UWCO)
… a structure that united women's organisations such as the Natal Organisation of Women (NOW) and the Federation of …
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is born in Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal. 1958 Zuma joins the African National Congress (ANC) … in the re-establishment of ANC…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… announces in the Viceroy's Council that emigration to Natal is prohibited with effect from 1 July. 13 March, The … of the municipal offices. 19 October, At a…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… as ‘indirect rule.’ This system was adopted in colonial Natal. Theophilus Shepstone, the Secretary for Native Affairs … which led to civil war between ANC…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… province); north-east towards Durban (today’s KwaZulu-Natal), and towards today’s Free State province. One of the … as they became known, was Piet Retief …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… about a quarter of the land owned. 1902 August, In Natal, the Zululand Land Delimitation Commission is appointed … identity where new areas could be…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… to receive some recognition. In the British Colony of Natal, this was the Natal Code of 1878. In addition to implementing English law, … land (Cape Articles…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… 2005 the LPM only had local structures in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. [17] In KwaZulu-Natal, one of the main activities of the LPM were campaigns ……
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… was a bus driver in the rural village of Harding, southern Natal. 1966 Derrick McBride, the father of Robert McBride, … by an elder friend, Ashley, a medical…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… their freedom. Thus, the Ambulance Corps was formed in Natal, was and became active on the British side during the … incursions into the area by Free State…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… (who had been elected as vice-president of the revived Natal Indian Congress ) were opposed to this new form of … conditions. A number of strikes were held …
The War
… first battle took place at Talana, near Dundee in northern Natal on 29 October 1899. The battle was indecisive because … on 16 December 1899, although he…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… a colonising imperial Britain Cape traders settle at Port Natal, later renamed Durban The Dutch Reformed Church … Piet Retief and his followers trek…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… as the president of the African National Congress in Natal. June, Pixley Seme , a founder member and … M.B.Yengwa and other members of the ANC Youth League…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… from (1899–1903). There were four separate colonies: Cape, Natal, Orange River, Transvaal colonies and each were ruled … Indian middle class who grew up…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… into 3 parts on the rocks near Port Edward in KwaZulu Natal. About 120 of her 600 passengers died in the wreck and … the wreck of the Sao João may be off the…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… 1850s, when the British began to consolidate the colony of Natal in what is today Kwa-Zulu Natal , they claimed that only 4 000 to 5 000 inhabitants of ……
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… – Exploring the Legend (Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2012), 107 ↵ [9] Ibid, 105 ↵ [10] Ibid, 106 ↵ … – Exploring the Legend (Scottsville:…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… After resolving the case, he decides to remain in Natal to help the Indian community facing the Indian … Franchise Bill. 1894 August 22, Creation of the…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black … July The first General Council (GC) of SASO is…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black … July, The first General Council (GC) of SASO…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… Africa. Under the banner of the revived Transvaal and Natal Indian Congresses, they had mobilised the vast majority … that he led a joint delegation of the…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… British in this period annexed land too, particularly in Natal (with its accessibility to the east coast port) at … reserves were established from as early…
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… paintings are on display at Iziko Museum, Cape Town, the Natal Museum , Pietermaritzburg, and the Origins Centre, … people had moved from East Africa into…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… Secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) in Natal, Selby Msimang and A. W. G. Champion are at war … will commence on 26 June. January 12 , Ilanga…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… Gcina comes from a mixed family and was born in KwaZulu Natal. Her father was Zulu and her mother Xhosa. This means … honoured by the University of London…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… place every Wednesday. At political tensions grew in Natal in the 1980s, members of MAWU meeting at the church had …
Durban Historical & community
… – Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand , founder of the Natal Indian Congress and father of India’s independence, set …
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… than 24 000 workers walked out of clothing factories in Natal, effectively halting the industry for the day. In doing …