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Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… a Satyagraha , went to Pretoria for negotiations with General Smuts and stayed almost two months in the same house. … barefoot several miles to the…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… the women sent an all-woman deputation to the governor-general. They collected more than five thousands signatures … permits to seek work and reference books…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). There was a general feeling of the need to rejuvenate politics within the … when National Party (NP) came to power…
Turning-point elections in South Africa, 1910 - 2009
… made up of Afrikanar Nationalist Party headed by General Hertzog and the South African Labour Party took away … keep them apart, and in that way laying down…
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
… This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to … in the service of South Africa. A.J…
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… from The Cape Times dated 10 May 1897 reporting on a "general meeting of artists ... on Saturday last" at Kamp's … "a considerable growth in the interest…
PlaceUnited States Consulate, Cape Town
… The U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town serves as a branch of the U.S. … business and academic communities there! The Consulate General provides U.S…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… 'Curries Fountain'. 1920s-1950s Curries was used as a general sporting facility for indians. As suggested above it …
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… of South Africa) in 1975, with Emma Mashinini as the general secretary and M. Ledwaba as president. It was renamed …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… and assassinates 12 ANC members. This is confirmed by General Constand Viljoen, Chief of the South African Defence … Centre Against Apartheid in New York. 8…
PlaceHermanus
… date back as far as 1875, and include: 'Fashion, Architecture and Lifestyle', of the folk of times past. The … Hoy, who was a frequent visitor to Hermanus…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… Community Party (SACP) but also endowed the Governor-General with the right to declare a political party unlawful … against the prisoner. The first act of…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… by I Yastrebova, was published in the USSR in 1952, but in general the public knew little about the country. When the … while he was living in England…
EventJosiah Gumede is succeeded by Pixley ka Isaka Seme as ANC president
… president (in absentia), and Seme became the Treasurer-General. Years later, in July 1927, Josiah Gumede was elected as president-general of the ANC during…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… and assassinates 12 ANC members. This is confirmed by General Constand Viljoen, Chief of the South African Defence … members of the ANC including seven women…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… Africa’s expulsion from the UN. Speaking at the 19 th General Assembly of the UN in New York in December 1964, … by 11 November. South African forces, under…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… despotic Natal system, the Act declared that the Governor General shall be the Supreme Chief of all natives in the … and the Orange Free State. As Supreme…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… policy of apartheid by the NP put South Africa on the UN General Assembly's agenda. After the UN General Assembly tabled the issue of apartheid, South ……
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… of the cause. April 4, Gandhi leads a deputation to General Smuts and presents him with the resolutions adopted … 30, Mohandas Gandhi is taken to Pretoria to…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… people were killed and scores were injured. 17 August, NUM General Secretary Frans Baleni says union shop-stewards … of the massacre. 17 August, National…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… the second part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, the General Committee decided not to support the request of the … jurisdiction…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… has been carried through into contemporary society; in general, society conditions women to believe themselves at … they are less inclined to report rapes [2…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… of South Africa's earth. Sol Plaatje, the first Secretary General of the African National Congress, paid a passionate … it can be explained by a combination…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… Louis XVI, there was the decision to consult the Estates General in order to handle France’s economic status. The Estates General was a parliament that was…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… and deputations to the pertinent authorities by the general executive of the APO based on debate and consultation … even before the act of union was…
Address by the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to the NAM Ministerial Meeting United Nations, New York, 23 September 1999
… for a new, transparent and accountable financial architecture. This obligation is also connected to the need …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 3 - What is Your Name, Age, and Whose Slave are You? by Rayda Jacobs
… rarity of rebellions unique to the Cape slave society. In general, open rebellion has not been the most common form of … instances slave escapes were…
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
… traditions, and to reflect on their role and legacy today General Programme: 100 Years of the South African Communist …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… 85; Horrell 1978: 6). Repealed by section 51 of the Second General Law Amendment Act No 94 of 1974. Mines and Works Act … Act No 19 of 1930 This Act…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolutions condemning South … relations with its Southern African neighbours. The UN General Assembly re…