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The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act once the Pegging Act had expired that same year. The terms of this legislation … well as school reports…
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
… of school riots to come to the attention of government authorities and compelled the college to appoint a Commission …
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
… was not to be. Although initially unknown to the Rhodesian authorities, the presence of the guerrillas was later …
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… was led by Charlotte Manye Maxeke, co-founder of the Bantu Women's League, the organisation that had organised the … they shouted remarks at the policemen…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… Alfred Nzo. In 1985 the Government introduced Black local Authorities and Township Councils as an extension of the …
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… the ANC had in the township The Native Laws Amendment Act of 1952 is passed, destined to provide the NP government …
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… black girls dead. 1964: Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which declares discrimination based on race illegal. The … self-reliance for black people. A…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… the Dutch as 'Herry'. He is later returned to the Cape to act as the resident agent or postmaster for passing ships and … of the Company. Though prohibited…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… the Natal government with an article urging people Vukani Bantu! Rise Up you people'. For the time being Gandhi was … what steps they should take and what…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… being found guilty on five charges under the Terrorism Act. The state claimed that he supplied information to the … Ernest Dipale, arrested under the new…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… we had to contend with in our time. There was no Terrorism Act, no "Communism Act", no Internal Security Act, or … uncooperative: Gandhi was a model prisoner…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… city' were enacted, namely the Population Registration Act and the Group Areas Act . The first provided for the compulsory classification of … groups, as…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in Addis Ababa, 11 July 1973
… the present regime, namely, the Republic of South Africa Act 1961, expressly entrusts all sovereign power in South … entirely eliminated. It has been a…
Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by O. R. Tambo, 11 July 1973
… the present regime, namely, the Republic of South Africa Act 1961, expressly entrusts all sovereign power in South … entirely eliminated. It has been a…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1960 - 1969 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… much harassment from the Security Branch and other State authorities. Over the years several editions were declared … group "coloured" as defined by the…
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… argued that SRCs were an attempt by the university authorities to control the student body. The rejoinder to … authoritarian attitudes and repressive…
EventThe SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two South Africans have been found in Thailand
… holiday in Thailand when disaster broke out. South African authorities and the Department of Foreign Affairs in …
Local Government
… effect, as did other hard-line options adopted by the authorities. At one stage the Government, briefly, considered … August 1892, the Government promulgated…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 106th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 January 2018
… slaves. The rebellion, which was quashed by the colonial authorities, was one of the earliest instances of organised … in South Africa. - It is 105 years…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… 8th, Human Rights Watch began reporting that the Nigerian authorities were using coercive financial measures to … the shooting, despite the mounting evidence…
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… was very little education and effort on the part of the authorities to 'prepare' black people in the colonies for …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… to some extent by the long-term effects of the 1913 Land Act. Effects of the 1913 Land Act The Land Act marked the end … of the shortage of accommodation,…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… leadership wanted a 'respectable' gathering, that would act in a ' responsible' manner and pass anodyne resolutions. … CYL called for the boycott of schools…
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
… labour. He had been charged under the Riotous Assemblies Act and pleaded guilty.) Although I am pleading guilty … Congress which totally opposes the Asiatic…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… an address at the Mendi Memorial Celebration held at the Bantu Sports Grounds, Johannesburg. In paying tribute African … of African Trade Unions, the Native…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… of electricity production. The Transvaal Power Act (1910) effectively put electricity under state authority … recommended greater state intervention and that…
ArchiveRadio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
… Nation” in Zulu). It was also a news station. Apartheid authorities did their best to keep forbidden ideas out of … were riddled with spies. The first…
XIII - The Courts
… existence of the procedures and practices in the Terrorism Act and other repressive legislation undermines the rule of … against unbridled persecution and…
The Legal Veneer
… piece of legislation known as the Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982. A thorough examination and analysis of … Emergency, P.W. Botha said the following: …
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… Durban’s identity, and a direct result of the Group Areas Act . View Larger Map Chatsworth comprises an area that was … and Occupation of Land (Transvaal and…