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Debate in the House of Assembly during the second reading of the Immorality Amendment Bill on 23 February 1962
… past. Why does the hon. member not tell the House that in 1950 the third reading of the then Bill was passed by this … and it applied to actual carnal…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… the rest of the women to create a group of 2,000 women. [15] Mkhize became a target of the government due to her … [14] Mkhize, Interview by Couzens, T. and…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… Africans. According to the Population Registration Act of 1950, South Africans were divided into four distinct … here. With the introduction of the Group…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… whose discipline was developing parallel to photography. 15 Anthropologists tended to use the objective truth … acts with censorship implications were passed…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… of 1.7 billion tonnes of gold tailings to refine a further 15 million ounces of gold.Over 50% of all gold reserves are …
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… as an appendix to this article. The Banning of Marxists In 1950 the government passed legislation banning movements that … under the terms of the Suppression…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The organization was later…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… had already been reached in favour of secession and by the 15 January 2011 in a 98, 83% majority, the referendum was …
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… The Genetically Modified Act 15 of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture …
Gold and Workers 1886 - 1924 by Luli Callinicos
… Boycott The Mines Chapter 14 - The Chinese Workers Chapter 15 - White Workers and Colour Bar Chapter 16 - Black Workers' …
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on 15 March 1985. SAAN, the company that owned the Rand Daily … , [online], Available at www.hsf.org.za …
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
… Union, was buried in Johannesburg. It was estimated that 15 000 people attended his funeral. His labour organisation …
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (JT, Jimmy) Kruger, announced that the provisions of the Internal Security Act, allowing for the unlimited detention…
EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
… million, with cuts in deficit spending, but an increase of 15 per cent in social spending. To help fund increased social …
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… (IFP) and resulted in the death of at least 150 people on 15 August 1990. A third force was blamed for the violence as …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National Congress … from Aluka [online] Available at www.aluka.org [Accessed 15 September 2011]|Liliesleaf…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… the police for more than a year. The following year on 15 September 1988, Valli and Morobe escaped from detention in …
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha … 26 October, [online], available at www.mg.co.za (Accessed: 15 August 2013) …
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… was promulgated on April 29, 1829, and took effect on May 15. John Fairbairn who fought to have this ordinance - though …
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… Union (SARFU) s executive committee voted informally 22 - 15 requesting that Dr Louis Luyt step down as the president, …
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… the disease, including 3000 000 children under the age of 15 years. It has been revealed that at least 28 million of …
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… started running for the East Rand Propriety Mines. On 15 April 1978, Motshwareteu entered the annals of South …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade …
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… River. The Boers had encroached. Frere received it on 15 July and stared at it in disbelief. As High Commissioner, …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… River. The Boers had encroached. Frere received it on 15 July and stared at it in disbelief. As High Commissioner, …
BiographyOliver Tambo
… landed in Accra, Ghana three weeks later. A week later, on 15 September 1960, Adelaide and the children landed in …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… men, she crossed the Transvaal border without a permit on 15 September 1913. The group remained silent; men and women …