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ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… South Africa and navigating, for example, the Group Areas Act and the Separate Amenities Act. “I had not been inside an art museum until I was in my …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… races and protect white minority rule. In 1913, the Land Act prohibited blacks from owning or renting land outside of … into urban areas. In 1924, the…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… To achieve this government passed the Native Urban Areas Act of 1923 . According to the Act, Africans were only allowed to remain in urban areas for … lived…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… education at the Groutville School 1913 June 19, The Land Act, Act No 27 , is passed. The Act confines Africans to … Board and the North American Missionary…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… with continued resistance throughout the country, the Act was eventually enforced nationally in 1986. The apartheid … resorting to emergency measures was…
Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the 1940s
… and loyalty and for this reason accepted the Nat. Rep. Act ”¦. Seme’s presidential address (at long last!). Congress … most rudimentary provisions for water…
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
… that seat because of the negative attitude of the then authorities. It is indeed a positive sign of the times that … to succumb to the dictates of the…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… In 1959, a major new prison legislation, Prison Act of 1959 , was introduced which was based on the policy of … but also the ethnic separation of black…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE RALLY AT KWA - MTHETHWA KwaMbonambi, 21 May 1995
… Nkosi Nyambose Bantu bakwaMthethwa Members of the Provincial Legislature … and Development Programme depends on the local authorities we shall elect in…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… The first step was the passing of the Group Areas Act in 1950. Indians had been living in various suburbs in … Newlands, were being evicted from their…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… which was at that time, still banned by the South African authorities. Members of Ferus' family were with him when his …
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… The content of Stewart's reply was kept a secret by authorities, but observers believed that the British stance …
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… use and a shift in urban densities convinced local authorities to terminate the tram service. References: …
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… or a section of the farm Doornfontein. Government authorities decided on the former place. Other evidence, …
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… claimed that the ANC was intent on undermining traditional authorities and the power of Zulu Chiefs. The ANC saw it as a …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… and social worker who tried her best to make the British authorities aware of the plight of women and children in …
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… in Usenge, Kenya, they vanished but a massive hunt by the authorities led to the killing of three escapees. One of …
The significance of the Bulhoek massacre today by Sam Matiase, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… then. Colonial ‘draconian’ laws like the Native Location’s Act of 1884 and the Native Land Act of 1913 occasioned the Bulhoek massacre both designed to ……
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… offensive against the puppet local government authorities in the black urban areas as well as other state … want them. As usual, the apartheid regime has…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… offensive against the puppet local government authorities in the black urban areas as well as other state … want them. As usual, the apartheid regime has…
61. Segregation reduces our people to helotry
… work in defined areas, except those who are protected by Act of 1919 and those who are menial servants. Whether our … of the Indian population in South…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… and is financed and run by the Gauteng Provincial Health Authorities. It is a teaching hospital for the University of … best of the past with the best of the…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… parliament. Repressive legislation • The Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982 (ISA) is permanently in force (including … unbanning of banned organizations,…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… Simons, Hilda Bernstein, Pretoria, Nursing Amendment Act The role that women played in the fight against apartheid … Areas Act and the Population…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… and the legal authority to stop this violence and to act against the perpetrators. As the governing authority, it … shift the blame for the violence and the…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
… made the apartheid system unworkable and forced the authorities to seek a negotiated settlement with the … townships and the deepening education crisis. The…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
… made the apartheid system unworkable and forced the authorities to seek a negotiated settlement with the … townships and the deepening education crisis. The…
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… from the Constitution and the Human Rights Commission Act of 1994. It is also given additional powers and …
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins by the French authorities and was held in custody for 88 days pending …
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… press conference, the South African Police Service (SAPS) authorities claimed its officers had been under attack by a …