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ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… The purpose of the Bill was to stop the "threatened evil" or menace of an Asiatic invasion of Natal. The protestors …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History
… impossible, in the sense that "the facts of human nature or the imperatives social organization do not make it … in the society. Third, the ruling group can…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… that people share in the country's wealth and the land or have houses security, work and comfort or how do we open the doors of learning and cultureto all? ……
ArchiveChapter 19 Last thoughts – for now by Denis Goldberg
… those who had access to him such as members of his cabinet or National Executive Committee comrades, called on him … is to put our peple to work. We have to…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… in 1952, the Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws, or the "Defiance Campaign". Before they were finally defeated … of relying on armed force as a means…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
… of workers were concentrated. By closing a few entrances (or stationing pickets appropriately) an entire town's working … struggle is to succeed, to draw…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… communists to be expelled from the ICU. At the time four or five members of the ICU National Committee were members of … and Kotane, a number of Kotane…
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
… that would equip students for a life of domesticity or the female professions (teaching and nursing), Inanda did … the colony of Natal was not compulsory for…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… in a settlement called Waaihoek and needed permits to work or reside in the city, which also had to be updated monthly …
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… at these numbers: 082 551 9193 for Sipho Gcabashe or 082 551 9192 for Dumisani Makhaye. Issued by the ANC KZN …
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… of the public can also use the service to join the ANC or make donations. The same number can be used to reach ANC … Simply dial 086 717 7077 and choose…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or ' Aarbos '. Their roots find water underground …
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… of history, whether it is the social, economic, legal or criminal aspects of micro events into the broader South …
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
… dependents of the deceased men who died, did not claim, or most likely did not know that they could claim …
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… can choose to ascend to the top via Platteklip Gorge or take a leisurely stroll, through the green landscape …
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… laid on 15 October 1890 and construction was completed on or before 10 April 1891. From 1902 to 1958 the building …
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… the highly dangerous 15 hour trip through the tunnel, or how he managed to evade surveillance cameras for much of …
EventSA Prime Minister sends a goodwill message to the new government of Mozambique
… both countries resolved not to harbour hostile forces or allow their countries to be used as launching pads for …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… to have been killed in what has become known as the Langa or Uitenhage Massacre. Some reports register the death tally …
EventANC launches mass boycott of Bantu Education
… because the ANC was not capable of leading the boycott or takes it seriously. It handed over leadership to the …
EventThe South African Government passes the Group Areas Act
… statutory group. This meant that Blacks could not own or occupy land in White areas. While the law was supposed …
EventBritish pop star, David Essex, claims to have been quoted out-of-context regarding his return to perform in South Africa.
… and personally, I see no difference in playing to British or South African fans. Of course there are many things I …
EventNon military national service for objectors
… a period one-and-a-half times as long as normal service; or community service, usually in a state department, for …
EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… his death was caused by the act of some unknown person or persons. His murderers, now known, are self confessed. …
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… joint attack by Egypt and Syria and was called Yom Kippur or October War. Israel, caught unawares, was stunned by the …
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is released
… order, and as such could not be quoted by any person or by the press. During his incarceration Sobukwe obtained an …
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… from which the British government provided no protection or compensation. In what is known as the Great Trek, Retief …
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
… also because most Huguenots were highly trained craftsmen or experienced farmers. In 1688 the first large group of …
EventKing Dinuzulu defies British order
… that, under martial law, he was obliged to follow orders or face banishment. In March 1901, British military law had …
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… About 300 horses of the British force were killed or stampeded. Despite heavy losses on the Boer side the …