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… lights and safe public transport. The Domestic Violence Act (DVA) In 1996, in an attempt to address the state of … affairs, the government introduced the…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… 1955 and participated in the first demonstration against Bantu Education, which would become a lifelong effort of … issues. [21] She also organized…
PlaceSea Point
… were. Forced removals in Sea Point under the Group Areas Act – Tramway Road & Ilford Street Though the population of … Point Common . In 1903, under the…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… wall. He died at age 32 near Brandfort due to fever. In 1953 decisions were made to alter the church to mitigate … the electric wiring, switches and wall…
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
… would eventually be broken, however, by the Group Areas Act of the 1960s. The couple bought a home in Clare Estate, …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… was declared a White area under the 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] History The first … White communities. Before the passing of the…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… corps disbanded. In early 1916 the Military Service Act was passed and it was decided to create a non-combatant … back as 200 BC. The San were later moved…
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… to take up a grievance, to lead the workers themselves to act on it unitedly, that is the lifeblood of trade unionism. … how to respond to the government's…
Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989
… people) had been relocated as a result of the Group Areas Act . In contrast, a mere 817 white families were resettled, … was detained under Section 29 of the…
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… to escape.The Mageta Island, Lake Victoria was chosen in 1953 as the best spot to lock up around 2,000 political …
ArticleA Brief History of Pageview
… of Johannesburg at the time. In 1950, the Group Areas Act was passed and sections of Pageview declared 'White' … forcibly removed. The historical impact of…
ArticleActivity: Human evolution
… also migrated to South Africa? Why do we not use the word "Bantu" anymore? What is hunting and gathering? And are there …
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… nation. KEY WORDS Heinz Klug, Durban, Group Areas Act, segregation, Student Representative Council, South … [iii] His father was German and came to South…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… to carry passes or court arrest. The Orange Free State Act 29 of 1890 "aims to provide against the influx of … expelled are awarded nominal compensation. The…
PlaceHuguenot Monument, Franschoek
… The Huguenot Society of South Africa was founded in 1953. The original aim of the Society was to maintain and … The Huguenot Society of South Africa, was…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… by the war. Combined with the impact of the 1913 Land Act and the increased demand for cheap labour on farms, black … the application of those provisions of…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… their homes. The self-professed aim of the Group Areas Act is to divide theentire country into racially exclusive … ruthless and systematic implementation of…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… again. Com Gosani would lecture next Wednesday evening on "Bantu Woman's Place In Politics." It was decided that Dunbar … Com Kahn, the Mail; Com Gosani,…
EventFollowing the infamous Treason Trial, ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli is banished by the Apartheid Government for five years
… 2 year banning order from 1952 to 1954. Defying the ban in 1953, he addressed the 42nd Annual ANC Conference, held in …
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… obey apartheid laws. The campaign, which carried on into 1953, attracted thousands into political activity. Sources: …
EventHansi Pauline Pollak, welfare worker and social activist, is born
… of welfare services for the World Council of Churches from 1953 to 1954. She was also involved in working for the South …
EventFirst postage stamp in Africa is issued in the Cape Colony
… the Cape Triangular stamp was later issued on 1 September 1953, which included the original design on a rectangular …
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… Some African leaders have been offering their services as Bantu Commissioners in the political power structure of the … sitting at a table with the racists,…
New Year Message to the ANC External Mission by O. R. Tambo, 1 January 1971
… Some African leaders have been offering their services as Bantu Commissioners in the political power structure of the … sitting at a table with the racists,…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… the fall of Sebastopol in the Crimean War. 4 June, An Act is passed creating the Port Elizabeth Divisional Council. … First World War. 1920 Parliament passes…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… wall. He died at age 32 near Brandfort due to fever. In 1953 decisions were made to alter the church to mitigate … the electric wiring, switches and wall…
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
… necessity to crush them. "By the Women's Enfranchisement Act of 1930, which gave the vote to white women only (despite … of various government anti-Black…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… the "Ghetto Bill" and when it became law, the " Ghetto Act ". Palmer felt that dubbing it the "Ghetto Act" was a "complete misnomer and exaggeration". From…
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
… and other areas to accept the unpopular system of Bantu Authorities, and pointed to numerous facts and … religious or other affiliations, should unite to…
EventHistory of December 16
… Republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State, an act was passed by parliament in 1910 hailing 16 December as a … challenge the restrictions implemented…