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ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… South African Party that prevailed in the Union’s first general election in September 1910, with Louis Botha as Prime … of syndicalists), who wanted to get…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner of police, Major General Rademeyer, stating that the PAC would be holding a … with incitement to riot. 24 March,…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… every aspect of the disenfranchised majority. The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) passed Resolution …
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… Introduction General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African National … Boers…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… campaigns. The Act granted the British governor general authority to set aside all laws and declare a state … the concept of unequal allocation of resources…
The French Revolution
… Timeline July 1788 - Calling together of the Estates General 17 June 1789 - Third Estate declares itself the … leading up to the Revolution The Meeting of…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… to a column led by the Cape Corps. The German commander, General Paul von Letow-Vorbeck moved with about 2 000 men … commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… by a European before 22 March 1943. With the approaching general elections, attempting to woo support by pursuing a … the three Ordinances recently passed…
PlacePaarl
… situated in the town. * Treasure house of South African architecture along a 2 km stretch of the Main Street. * The …
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… inside South Africa. In 1961 United Nations Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold visited South Africa, but reported … the Foreign Minister was criticized for…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… photograph shows those who attended the Natal Militia General Training Camp in 1910. The photographer was William … Col Sir Duncan McKenzie, KCMG, Commandant…
EPILOGUE
… of universal adult suffrage on a common voters' roll; in general the basic electoral system shall be that of … 2 was specifically charged with determining…
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… political career. The central figures in the scandal were, General Hendricks van der Bergh, head of the infamous Bureau … of the Department of Information…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… War was still raging with no end in sight. In January General T.E. Lawrence led an army of Arab soldiers against … the Hindenberg line. By September, the…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… of South Africa are attended to'. A.B. XUMA President-General of the African National Congress Secretary-Organiser … of Africans no less than other peoples,…
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
… than what the Afrikaners did and more particularly what General CR de Wet, the hero of the Boer forces during the … the day it was delivered, made changes to…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… in the West, steel and bronze sculptures and pieces of architecture have been melted down for weapons. In fact a … the limitations of a num b er of…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… Timbuktu, was famous a centre of learning and spectacular architecture [xv] such as the Sankara Madrassa - a great …
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… II ceased to be head of state. The position of Governor-General of the Union of South Africa was accordingly …
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… in the GWU. He led several strikes, including two general strikes in 1931 and 1932. The latter was to protest a …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… interests of the Indian people. He is against the Agents General and looked upon them as being the mouthpiece of the … Gool is elected President and James…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… focussed on Indian poverty and emphasised that Indians in general did not have the means to threaten White property … any statutory segregation of Indians,…
PlaceFish River Canyon
… have been styled to suite the turn-of-the-Century Architecture and atmosphere of the original stone Building. …
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… (Horrell, 1978: 5). New powers were given to the Governor-General by the 1927 Native Administration Act. It allowed Governors-General to govern Africans by…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… Indian population.” Discrimination and repatriation The general economic progress of the immigrant group and their … issue when it was raised repeatedly in…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… the enemies of the apartheid state was commanded by General Lang Hendrik van den Berg who was the leader of the … behind the killings in Vlakplaas was…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… 8 November, Thabo Mbeki issues a statement at the General Assembly of the United Nations about the need to give … Schuur Peace Accord. 5 December, Thabo…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… Future founding member of the ANC Youth League, Secretary General of the ANC and member of MP High Command and Vise … meetings. 20 October, The Union’s…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… not end easily, quickly, or without sacrifice. Blacks in general, who made up the majority of South Africans, were hit … African workers (Garment Workers…