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Griqua community
… Griqualand was taken over in 1874, and although the Act of Annexation was passed by the Cape Parliament in 1877, … Mpondo chief Umquikela, and was added to…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act . The law allows for termination of pregnancy on request … beyond that point. Since the passing of the…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… parliament. Repressive legislation • The Internal Security Act, No. 74 of 1982 (ISA) is permanently in force (including … indistinguishable from the parent. …
Passive Resistance in South Africa by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "Southern Africa in Transition by Davis, John A. and James K. Baker"(Pall Mall Press), London, 1966
… and oppressive policies. It was also intended as an act of mourning for the Africans killed on May 1 and earlier … slight textual amendments, as the…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… Police Commissioner Ria Phiyega who were pressured to act, were accused. A day later after the killings the …
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
… Police Commissioner Ria Phiyega who were pressured to act, were accused. A day later after the killings the …
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… Police Commissioner Ria Phiyega who were pressured to act, were accused. A day later, after the killings the …
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… in October 1942, it seemed as if the government would act. It appointed the Smit Commission which recommended that … unions be recognized under the…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - ‘Locations’ For Labour
… of workers, how they did it, and why. The Urban Areas Act The first major response by the South African government … the government passed a law, the Natives…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 10
… pressure brought to bear upon the Government, the Pegging Act was passed. The Pegging Act was described as a temporary measure, to operate for … in Natal. It…
EventGandhi leaves South Africa
… and Gen J.C. Smuts led to the passing of the Indian Relief Act, by which the £3 tax on ex-indentured Indians was … were enabled to join their parents in…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
… when he is told: "It hurls him into barren reserves called Bantu Stans" - that is not true. It is, after all, the land … others. But do you know what I found…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
… Officer at Durban of the working of the present Act, it appears that only one hundred and fifteen Asiatics … of the Immigration Officer would go to show that…
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
… because section 6 of the South African Revenue Services Act 34 of 1997 (the SARS Act) empowers the President to appoint the Commissioner of … 'In paragraph …
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… of the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act, the so-called Ghetto Act, enacted by the Smuts Government. …
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), under Act 22 of 1936. The broadcasts of the African Broadcasting … National Service broadcasted only in…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… African government launched a development programme for Bantu Radio in order to foster separate development and … for the Bantustans. Though the government…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
… of Van den Bergh, through the Public Service Amendment Act of 1969. This Act did not give a full brief for the agency, but in 1972 the State Security Council…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… apartheid government introduced the Unlawful Organisations Act and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950, the African National Congress … 18 and…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… 1814 1807 Promulgation of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in Britain. Britain hereby bans slave trading which … it is revealed to them that they are…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
… of every Indian — and whether rich or poor. The Pegging Act affected everybody." Dr Goonam, commenting on the … people lacked efficient organisation against…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… Century . Cape Town, David Philip, 1999. Biko, Stephen Bantu. I Write What I Like . African Writers Series. Oxford, …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… in 1974 meant that Mozambique and Angola could no longer act as buffers between “white” South Africa and the countries … as second-class citizens, and were…
42. Petition from Indians at the time of Union
… to all alike. (8)By virtue of the provisions of Act 17 of 1895, those that come under indenture and their … similar offences, who are dealt with under the…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… On 8 May 1925, the Official Languages of the Union Act No 8 of 1925 was passed at a joint sitting of the House of Assembly and the Senate. By this Act Dutch…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… not only are we aware of what is going on, but we will act with the greatest hardhandedness in the world in this … It is for that reason that we said we…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act , No 34 of 1995. It resembled a legal body that was … were requested in accordance with the…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… jobs in the mines safe for white miners. 1910-1919 This Act provided for the reservation of certain jobs in the … and sharecroppers. 1926 Masters & Servants…
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… transferred to the Pietermaritzburg prison in Natal. This act of protest by a relatively small group of Satyagrahis … £3 Tax , recognise Indian marriages,…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… "The Spark" "7th November" (in Xhosa) "The Earth is Good" ACT I Scene 1. At a Dutch farm, Transvaal, 1913, just after the Native Land Act has been passed,…