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Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… resources of the racist State were mobilised, almost on a war footing, against the unarmed workmen. But the miners` … among the African miners, Smuts issued…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… and the ANC meet and pass a resolution regarding World War II. They sympathise with the British Commonwealth and … give full recognition to the Africans…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… was launched at a time when just after the South African War all blacks felt disappointed with British rule and were … political, social and economic status…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… state. This is particularly important as the waning Cold War had effectively separated the world into different … support of America and Britain was…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… bated breath as South Africa seemed on the verge of civil war. Lwando Xaso, a lawyer who was a child during the 1980s … of being the singular voice that…
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… then ridden off to the battlefields of the American Civil War in his horse-drawn wagon laden with all his kit. His … home to every family in the nation the…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… for their national independence. In the South African War of 1899 to 1902, the two Boer Republics, the Transvaal … descendants of the Dutch who, for eighty…
Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Johannesburg. People who stayed in South Africa during the war remember with deep appreciation the hospitality they … the incensed workers seized rifles and…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… on Erskine Terrace, where many of the casualties from the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 were admitted. First building bye-law passed … Infantry entrains from Durban…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… Free State were areas under Boer control. The South Africa War was fought at the end of the 19th century, leaving all …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… between the ANC and IFP, manifested as a low intensity war over the previous two decades. Right-wing elements …
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… assisted with agricultural development. Because of the war in Europe, there was a growing demand for agricultural …
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… to rise up against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the …
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… and active members, however in the wake of the Six Day War in Alex township in 1986, its membership swelled to …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… vessel the SS Darro, in thick fog. Yet, after the World War I, none of the Black South African troops receive the …
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… of the group’s monthly bulletin. In September , World War II breaks out and Abrahams manages to bribe himself on …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… ideological, cultural, etc. We are today involved in war whether we like it or not. It is therefore essential that …
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
… was Diana Mitchell.” It was in the late 70s, as civil war and diplomatic pressure finally began to erode the RF’s … in 1937, and Diana was fostered during…
PlaceNtabankulu Municipality
The Portuguese arrived in the area in 1488, followed by the British in the 1820's. The region was the site of frequent wars and skirmishes between the Khoisan,…
PlaceTransvaal Province
… rebellion restored it in 1881. Following the Second Boer War (1899-1902) . The South African Republic became the …
PlaceTokai, Cape Town
… housing for South African soldiers, returning from World War II. A 'Tokai' is the ancient Malabaris's ( who originated … housing for South African soldiers,…
EventZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe becomes president
… Lancaster House Agreement that ended the Rhodesian Bush War, marked a decisive moment in the country's transition … University Press | Preston, M. (2004)…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… The working classes suffered the consequences of the Boer War, the inflationary circumstances, and the insidious … Cape during the period under examination…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… placed under the free trade system, shall be involved in a war, then the High Signatory Parties to the present Act, and … other belligerent or belligerents,…
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed several thousands more lives, followed … and political functions of the…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed several thousands more lives, followed … and political functions of the…
PlaceNdabeni
… horses to the Cape during the course of the South African War. Unfortunately their fodder was not properly screened for …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… against colour. The attitude of unreason will mean a third war which sane people should avoid. Political cooperation …
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… educating +organising the native workers they are on the war path all right. + so are we so that's all right. With …
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… and his leftist opinions more outspoken. After World War II his views on U.S. - Soviet Relations and arms control …