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PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… time , the property was requisitioned by the Military authorities. In February 1808 Major Thomas Austen, Commandant …
EventGandhi demands end to White 'hooliganism'
… African government to stop the hooliganism by Whites. The authorities warned the Passive Resisters to vacate 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 … there were abundant protests against the…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… of millions of South Africans. The notorious Group Areas Act of 1950 designated residential areas according to race, … or so-called homelands. According to…
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…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… years previously he had passed the Preventive Detention Act, which he had used to imprison over 1000 of his political …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950. …
EventThe Population Registration Bill is read for the first time
… the classification process. The Population Registration Act (No. 30 of 1950) , promulgated on 7 July 1950, made the … South African Stories - One: The…
EventMillions Regain SA citizenship
… Restoration and Extension of South African Citizenship Act No 196 of 1993 was part of a package agreed upon by the …
EventDepartment of Transport launches Be Legal campaign
… in terms of the National Land Transport Transition Act and to subject the whole industry to regulation and …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
… work on the sugar plantations. However, the Natal colonial authorities were not initially aware that Zulu males regarded … attack. The high labour turnover…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… the system ‘ poses a major challenge to the public health authorities in South Africa ’ (London, L). South African health authorities must now redirect…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… the parliament when they repealed the Separate Amenities Act which was a vital foundation of Apartheid . Fourth … The Constitution of the Republic of South…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… control exercised over their lives by the colonial authorities. They especially enjoyed dancing and playing … and banjo were considered essential elements of…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… make townships ungovernable’ by destroying the Black Local Authorities. Councillors and police were asked to resign … the apartheid regime's propaganda…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… townships ungovernable" by destroying the Black Local Authorities. Councillors and police were asked to resign … the apartheid regime's propaganda campaign…
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… the united stand of the Indian people against the Ghetto Act, against all measures of discrimination which are … South Africa - the crisis is deepening and…
SASPU Focus
… 1982. This slogan called on students to understand, and act on, their university and their education. SASPU Focus …
EventThe new RSA Constitution Bill is read in parliament
… of Vice State President would be created to, inter alia, act as chairman of the President's Council. The Bill was …
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… years imprisonment for high treason under the Terrorism Act by the Pretoria Supreme Court. He had pleaded guilty for …
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… were banned by government under the Unlawful Organisations Act. …
PlaceWindermere
… in Cape Town near the Ysterplaat airbase. The Group Areas Act of 1950 declared that the space be occupied by Coloured … They implemented legislation such as…
EventTwo men are sentenced to death for petrol executions
… Mr Justice F H Grosskopf found no justification for their act and they were sentenced to death. …
EventKenya lifts ban on sports links with South Africa
… the country had just scrapped its race classification act. …
EventUN committee is barred to enter SA
… back and that it would involve the United Nations in an act of aggression. References: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & …
EventSolly Sachs leaves South Africa
… after two notices in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (1950) had been served on him on 19 May 1952 and his …
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
… return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence by the ANC. The ANC later …
EventBophuthatswana drops squatting charges against Bosplaas residents
… were arrested for squatting under the Land Control Act of 1983, which made squatting illegal for people without …
EventIraq boycott SA government’s apartheid policies
… banned the previous year under the Unlawful Organisations Act of 1950. …
Say It out Loud - The 1939 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 11th April, 1939
… delegates my advice at the outset of this address is, "Act your part well; there all honour lies. " The solid … have been the introduction of the Industrial…