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Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok says more than seventeen million people were arrested under influx control laws between
… million people were arrested under influx control laws between …
A powerful bomb at 2:05 am destroys the cells behind the Langa Commissioner’s Court in Cape Town where thousands of pass law of
… Langa Commissioner’s Court in Cape Town where thousands of pass law of …
Anglo-Boer War 2: End of the ‘first De Wet hunt’. De Wet’s entire force crosses the unoccupied Olifants Nek Pass near Rusten
… De Wet’s entire force crosses the unoccupied Olifants Nek Pass near Rusten …
BiographyAhmed Essop “Quarter” Khota
… and Diagonal Street, we were working down towards the pass offices in Avenue Road and the pass office was very, very dark and it was a very quiet evening. We…
BiographySheik Yusuf
Sheik Yusuf, ruler of Gowa on the Islands of Celebes in South East Asia, was born in 1626. He was also the brother of the Sultan of Macassar. In 1646 Yusuf…
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
… assembly to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The question I have pondered without results from the … Africa`s jurists as men or women of law, if…
BiographySimon Nkoli
… in a state of poverty and extreme segregation. The strict pass laws (LINK TO: https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/pass-laws-south-africa-1800-1994) of the…
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… Banzi is Dead addresses the apartheid regime’s restrictive pass laws while The Island is inspired by a true story and is set …
BiographyNöel Robb
… opened an Advice Office to help Black women cope with the pass laws in 1958. They were offered an office in Sybrand Park, …
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
… in the ANC campaigns against the extension of the pass laws to women , Bantu Education and the removals in … against Bethal farmers in the Transvaal who were…
BiographyJeanette Carlson
Jeanette Levinson Carlson was born on 21 June 1929, in Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape Province). She was the youngest of Israel and…
BiographyMary Thipe
… back foot, but she also fought against the discriminatory laws and cruelty that those arrested by the oppressive … to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in…
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader seeks Italy’s help in fighting the Br
… Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader seeks Italy’s help in …
Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act No 67 commences, repealing the laws relating to the carrying of
… of Documents) Act No 67 commences, repealing the laws relating to the carrying of …
Afrikaans-speaking Boers protest that the new electorate laws favour the English-speakers, and are an example of how Boers are
… Afrikaans-speaking Boers protest that the new electorate laws favour the English-speakers, and are an example of how …
In terms of a new General Laws Amendment Bill, the death penalty is extended to people who have undergone sabotage training wit
… In terms of a new General Laws Amendment Bill, the death penalty is extended to people …
The Minister of Justice announces that detainees held under security laws will soon be allowed to have monthly visits from doct
… of Justice announces that detainees held under security laws will soon be allowed to have monthly visits from doct …
The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.
… The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first …
The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first time allowed to buy liquor freely, comes into effect.
… The Liquor Laws Amendment Bill, under which Africans are for the first …
The government publishes the draft of the Bantu Laws Amendment Bill intended to remove most of the remaining rights of Africans
… The government publishes the draft of the Bantu Laws Amendment Bill intended to remove most of the remaining …
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… features of White rule in Natal, in particular the Pass Laws, was short-lived as the British failed to deliver on … and unlawfully leaving the Colony of…
BiographyJosie Palmer
… Her involvement as an organiser of the 1929-1930 anti-pass campaign further assisted historians in understanding … In 1944, she began working with the…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… active participant in the Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws. He served as an unofficial social worker, looking after … convention. There was a move by…
BiographyWilliam Ngwendu
… agent. Joined Congress in 1937; active in 1943 anti-pass campaign and 1949 Western Areas train boycott. … Insurance agent, was active in the 1943 anti-pass…
BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
… Kotze converted to Christianity and through his future in-laws began to meet articulate black Methodists. One minister … prayer, hymns, private sermons, and…
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
… never able to put his training to use as the colour bar laws of the time prevented him from using the only available … All African Convention (AAC) was…
BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
… in Soweto. He passed Standard Six with a first class pass, the only learner in his school to do so. After …
”Pass Law Resistors, Native Case Stated”. Report on interview with I. Bud Mbelle, J. W. Dunjwa, and P. J. Motsoakae of the South African Native National Congress, April 1, 1919
… ”Pass Law Resistors, Native Case Stated”. Report on interview …
The General Laws Amendment Bill of 1966 is published. The bill entitles police officers to detain up to fourteen days anyone su
… The General Laws Amendment Bill of 1966 is published. The bill entitles …
BiographyHenry Burton
… black Africans who had fallen foul of various race laws in the Cape Colony. In 1898 Burton was employed by ‘the … and registered voter, had been arrested for…