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Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… together in the oppressive, stupefying atmosphere." 12 Many of those destitute artisans constituted the Jewish … revolutionary or trade union movement such…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… well as to promote and protect human rights in general. On 16 August 2012, democratic South Africa witnessed what is now … was the 2012 Marikana protest by…
EventJomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya
… in the Mau Mau rebellion. He was released on 14 August 1961. …
EventWalter Sisulu convicted of inciting protest
… of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act of 1961. This incitement was seen as an attempt to further the …
EventThe last general election of the Union of South Africa takes place
… of South Africa before it became a Republic on 31 May 1961, was held with the National Party (NP) under Adv J.G. … , [online], Available at www.nelsonmandela…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… and 124 deaths. 8 March- Italy issues a lockdown of around 16 million people in the country’s Lombardy region, in an … cases jump dramatically from 24 to 262…
PlaceNigeria
… government finally held a presidential election on June 12, 1993. Most observers deemed the 1993 election as … to reveal a timeframe. Following the annulment…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… claim for their land. Their claim was declined on 12 September 1994 because the Advisory Committee and Land … to Inkosi Didumndeni‘s death, re-lodged the…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… "Forward". He chaired the Treason Trial Defence Fund (1956-1961), and later ran the International Defence and Aid Fund …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… are refused admission into the Transvaal. September 12, The Transvaal British Indian Association, under the … of existing licences and businesses owned by…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… in demonstrations that culminated in the infamous June 16 uprising . 1976 - June 16 and Youth Politics in South Africa The 1970s period was a … a number of…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… and eventually dividing the accused into two groups. In 1961 the last remaining 30 were found not guilty. The Treason …
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… 1960 in Tunisia followed by another one in Egypt in March 1961. As more African countries became independent, the need …
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… The Marikana Massacre The Marikana Massacre took place on 16 August 2012, in the town of Marikana in the North West … for workers. In December 2016, Napoleon…
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
… counter the dominance of the Baganda were also created. By 1961, Baganda separatism as well as Baganda dominance in … a highly volatile political situation…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… other townships in and around Durban. During this time, 16-year-old Gloria Manunu Mtolo of KwaMakhutha and 24-year … Week , 29 May 1994, p. 10. SADF unto it,…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… cost of living in Cape Town was the highest in the Empire. 12 Although the working classes in Cape Town were faced with … Customs Union, while importation…
Sechaba
… Congress, banned in South Africa during the period 1961 to 1990, forged its struggle for freedom, justice and …
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… as amongst the best of Zulu choral music. He retired in 1961, but was even after that date at times commissioned to …
EventBotha announces third naval base
… under the ruling National Party (NP). Later, in August 1961, Verwoed endorsed Botha for the cabinet position of …
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa’s withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the …
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
… of secondary school students increased from approximately 12,500 to more than 34,000. What these figures highlight is … The spirit of Tiro In retrospect, the…
EventBreyten Breytenbach was born on this day
… in Afrikaans literature . Breyten Breytenbach was born on 16 September 1939 in Bonnievale , South Africa. For secondary … , a dissident literary movement of…
EventThe New English Bible is published.
… version was published as The New English Bible on 14 March 1961. The new English version was revised yet again in 1989 …
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… On 11 April 1961, Nigeria imposed a trade boycott on South Africa, due to …
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… SACTU was until the banning of political organisations in 1961 the leading non-racial trade union co-ordinating body …
The Detention Weapon
… bis provided for long-term 'preventive' detention of up to 12 months, renewable. Section 12B provided for up to 6 months … juveniles (under 21) 3 681 (46%) •…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… nearby Bantustan Itsoseng because of the Group Areas Act. [12] Furthermore, Makweteng was sandwiched between a farm … were living in Letsopa, and between…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. … people were injured during the…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… Consultative Conference in Johannesburg, December 14-16, 1990. Includes speech by Oliver Tambo, keynote address by … of Oliver Tambo at a public rally in…