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ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… art pioneer Ama Onabolu completes art studies at St. John's Wood School of Art; London. Spain is defeated by Abd el … Brussels, and travels to three other…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… art pioneer Ama Onabolu completes art studies at St. John's Wood School of Art; London. Spain is defeated by Abd el … Brussels, and travels to three other…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… The St Andrew's congregation was established in 1890 and the cornerstone of … in a neo-Gothic style, was laid by Lord Milner on 15 March 1905. It was…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… occupations to whites and coloureds only. Repealed by s 20 of the Mines and Works Amendment Act No 27 of 1956 Albert Luthuli starts his education at the…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… region for Johannesburg and stole a cow from the regent's herd to raise funds for their trip. As they couldn't leave … The ANC congress resolves to review…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… 28 March 1652, the Dutch Merchantman, the 'Amersfoort', anchored … at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with Slaves…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. … and 'Coloured' people and Tamil people moved…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… 1920, Document 5 - "Trade Union Notes", The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract) Document 6 - M. Lopes, "Socialism and … Voices." The International, 27 January…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… Areas The Campaign in the Rural Areas Participation of Women in the Cop Campaign The Role of the Black Trade Union … carry that ideology to the masses. (my…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… gone to school immediately like her brother, Emecheta’s childhood was filled with the stories of her people and … for voicing her desire to achieve human…
EventHelen Joseph dies
… to SA in 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and other prominent women, led the women's march to the Union Buildings in 1956 . She was arrested several times for her…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… of resistance and defiance continued to emerge. Biko’s death threatened to unleash a new wave of protests, and … diplomats. A ban on open-air gatherings was…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Asiatics to trade and acquire fixed property in the Union. March, Smuts forms government with narrow parliamentary … cape Franchise. Dr. Abdurahman of the…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… following year, at their national conference, the activist women's organisation, the Black Sash , passed a resolution calling … he led the battle against TB…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… Africans timeline 1900-1909 1900 The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in … 1903-04, lists 259 Indians as voters …
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… afraid of state action against the magazine and had Berry’s photographs flown out to London from where it was … He had to report to the police station daily…
On trial for treason
… Baard and Barbie Schreiner 'Before dawn on 5 December, 1956, the security branch of the police entered the homes of … of high treason. The next month after…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… men could participate - As there was no opportunity for women to become political leaders in the world, there was no … 318 athletes who participated, 12 were…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… supported future segregatory legislation. The Commission’s report issued in 1905 supported and recommended a political … through the relocation of Indians to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Front (NEUF). The Transvaal African Teachers Association's (TATA) Rand branch launches a teachers' salary campaign. … a similar assurance to the Natal…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… regarded as South Africa Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU's) most successful achievement in the 1950s and 1960s. … summer, harassed, arrested and beaten up…
ArchiveNUM, FEDTRAW, rural, parliament and miscellaneous
… miners strike, article regarding Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) did not just celebrate the 1956 womens's protest march , but also encourage women to…
Document 18 - The Pretoria Minute
… treason. Consequently, on the early morning of 5 December 1956, and some days later, one hundred and fifty-six leaders … People was to become the central…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… Central Prison under Section Six of the Terrorism Act. 26 March, The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act No. 26 comes into … that it would be resuming arms sales…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… 1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 … to UNESCO. It was forced out of the organisation in 1956 because of…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… labour control and land expansion Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in the late nineteenth … call on government, as they did at…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… a government examination [11] . During Emperor Taizu’s reign, an office called the Censorate (Yushati) was made … were conducted during this time. [19] The…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Student activist (former SASO) Found dead. 1986 12 March Atteridgeville/ Saulsville Esther Masuku Mother of … Entire family of Morgan Montoedi …