The African Mine workers strike of 1946
… with an open letter to ANC members in all four provinces, making the same call. The ANC held a conference on 3 August … In 1942, the government introduced War Measure No 145, making strikes by Africans illegal, and punishable by a £500 … Senator Hyman Basner and WG Ballinger, were also sued for making ‘defamatory statements’. The proceedings were …