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BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… south of Durban, established in terms of the Group Areas Act for the Indian community) he left the university … a radio off, to avert a possible short…
EventParamount Chief, Botha Sigcau is appointed the first President of Transkei
… Eastern Pondoland, Botha Sigcau who had earlier supported Bantu Authorities was appointed the first President of … independence in 1976. On 30 December 1987,…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… to the excesses of the Director of the Department of Bantu Administration (DBA) J. H. le Roux and the senior … to apartheid measures in the countryside. The…
PlaceTranskei
… districts before the period of apartheid. The Glen Gray Act of 1894 saw the establishment of district councils under … of the apartheid government, announced…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… parliament for the white socialist Labour Party from 1953 to 1958, and edited its newspaper "Forward". He chaired …
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… The Minister of Bantu Education M.C. Botha announced that the government … and agreed in principle to give increased powers to Bantu Councils in Black areas…
EventSoweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans
… authorities on 4 June, who reported it to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, M. C. Botha. On that date 2 000 Black …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… the Dutch as "Herry". He is later returned to the Cape to act as the resident agent or postmaster for passing ships and … 1807 Promulgation of the Abolition…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… faced with banning under the Suppression of Communism Act, dissolved itself as an open organisation - but was reconstituted underground in 1953. Those active…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… that they carry passes remained in force. The Kaffir Pass Act of 1857 prohibited black African people from entering the Cape Colony except to work. The Act…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… October 1923, the Chamber of Mines newspaper Umteteli wa Bantu reported that "all kinds of sports are organized and in … tightened control over black sport…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… an address at the Mendi Memorial Celebration held at the Bantu Sports Grounds, Johannesburg. In paying tribute African … September, The League's founding…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… a bloodless coup led by Defence Force Chief Major-General Bantu Holomisa. The army denied taking part in any coup and … Further reading: ANC article titled …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu
… Education Native Unrest Cross-roads of Native Policy The Bantu and the Gospel Christian Missions and the Bantu …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… all the land promised them in the Native's Land and Trust Act of 1936 shall have been acquired. On account of this … Section 10 of the Natives (Urban Areas)…
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…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… to form the South African Native National Congress(SANNC). Bantu/Batho (people) a newspaper that serves a mouthpiece for …
Tsonga
… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St …
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… establishment of this kind for Africans. According to ‘Bantu World’, Mohl described his objective as follows: ‘Our … to the Mofolo Art Centre in Soweto when…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… laws passed to regulate them. The first of these was the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 , which created traditional authority structures …
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… in 1949 and the outstanding lighthearted "Genevieve" in 1953. …
EventDesire Wilson is born
… Desiré Randall Wilson was born on 26 November 1953 in Brakpan. Wilson is a former racing driver who is one …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… April, The Government passes the Asiatics Land and Trading Act restricting trading among Indians. In terms of this Act some areas were exempted from the…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… as the Johannesburg Western Areas removal scheme, the Bantu Education Act and the rent increase in municipal housing schemes. Under …
PlaceMbaula Village, Phalaborwa
… and shack fires!"). This is a Niger / Congo language and a Bantu member of the Benue-Congo family of languages, spoken … , Ngoni and Mang'anja being one of…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… against apartheid , Oxford: Heinemann. Kies, B. M. (1953), The Contribution of the Non-European Peoples to World … 19531, "Extract from ' The Formation of…
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… schools. The matter was reported to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, M. C. Botha. Eight days after unrest broke …
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… result of this campaign was the establishment of the Bantu Women's League under the leadership of Charlotte Manye Maxeke. The Bantu Women's League was…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… Communist China. They returned to South Africa on December 1953 and attended the 41st annual conference of the ANC at … O’Malley P. ‘1953’ , from O’Malley:…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… in South African politics and efforts at social reform. In 1953, he went on to lead the party. Paton often felt divided …