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ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… position. It recognised the increased anti-apartheid action in the riots as positive, but was worried about the …
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… manufacturing and agriculture”, but also to take tough action against any unrest that could come from Black … and a march into the city centre led by the…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… standards and rising costs had forced some government action. From 1943 automatic 'cost of living allowances' had … built up on the mines and began to spill…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… of these was held just before the war ended, when strike action would no longer threaten the “war effort”. It was a … to many mines where the workers…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
NSDAP- Stands for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and was a national Socialist German Workers’ Party.[1] Communist Party- The Communist party…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… National Congress’s (ANC) undertaking to suspend all armed action is further defined to mean that there will be no armed … 15-16 July, In the announcement of…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… construct accepted by the public [1] . Recognising her appeal to French structuralist thought as a rare … unsubstantiated by research. In an interview with…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… to launch a total boycott of the trading stores. Similar action took place in the Qumbu district. In retaliation the … from the women, but also because of…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… who were imprisoned with their leaders, but still the mass action raged. By 9 April the death toll had risen to 83 … convinced the anti-apartheid leadership…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa. Following the demise … on the proceedings, four mining…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… phase of armed struggle, that is, the use of military action to generate defiance and stimulate the development of … military facilities. Within South Africa…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… COSAS speaker Tlhabane Mogashoa said; “We will prove in action that Bantu education is evil. We will revolt against … you are showing that when you…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… things, the carrying of passes. In 1913 the first mass action by African and Coloured women was initiated in the … level, and there were areas where the…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… conditions predisposed workers to take industrial action, but the absence of union structures means there was no specific agency that sparked the workers to…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… fees. The protest took place at the Tygerberg Campus. The action came after students learned that, starting in January …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… as well as freedom to search for a new assignment without action by the police; permission to take family members to …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… continue to September 3 when police execute similar action as the previous day. It appears that the Cape Town …
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… Congress, and the delay that is being caused by the appeal by the President and the Joint Secretaries of the SAIC …
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… the application but granted the community leave to appeal in May 1984. However this was too late as the …
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… by the APO were non-confrontational forms of protest and appeal. They included attempting to influence liberal white …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… a Republic on 31 May. Mandela was made head of a National Action Council (NAC) to coordinate the stay away. 27 April, … He appealed and skipped the country…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… to five years’ imprisonment with a grant of leave to appeal. The sentence is followed by wide-spread criticism and … the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… the end of the decade, the ANC adopted the ‘Programme of Action’, which proposed the abandonment of moderate methods – … and deputations to government – in…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… in the HIV and AIDS sector  led by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) were largely focused on challenging the … care and treatment, all pointed towards a…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… united and so active during this period. There was mass action from the people, and although they were all part of … to play a very important role in pushing…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… to withdraw 50 metres and dug in on a ridge. The next action took place on the Makonde Plateau, where a German … was wounded in the battle of Square Hill…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… senior police officer in charge on the day, justified the action by saying, “Hordes of natives surrounded the police … protestors died and 49 were wounded as…
Article“Bantu Education or the Street” by Norman Levy
… movement, residence and work. For the most part, the action occurred while the majority of the Congress Alliance … than that held at the conference decided…