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… large number of factories were being established and were growing in size. More and more Africans moved to the city. As … Developments in the city and beyond attracted an ever growing number of inhabitants, mainly African, to Sophiatown. … townships. By 1931, the population had increased to 17 000 growing to 26 000 in 1934. Consequently, Sophiatown, …

… a large number of Indians were employed in non-sugar growing activities. A small group was employed as domestic … workers. The second largest agricultural activity was tea growing, which according to the Clayton Report of 1909 … Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities …

… Red meat boycott The student boycott extended beyond the demand for better education as it became intertwined with … Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and …

… Africa received a major stimulus as a result of increased demand inside the country and a growing export market. The war had reduced the role of … resulting from the war years. It simply confirmed a growing trend towards large-scale capitalisation of South …

… countries were facing increased political dissent from the growing working class. The influence of socialist parties in France, Germany and Austria was growing. The 1912 elections for the Reichstag, the German … At the same time increased industrialisation led to a huge demand for raw materials such as rubber, copper, iron and …

… taking land from African people and giving it to the growing number of Europeans in the colonies. The other … of African labourers by European employers added to the growing resentment among the local people. Resistance … Africa. In colonies with a growing number of settlers, the demand for more land and labour increased tensions between …

… to Africa's mineral and agricultural wealth. Europe's growing interest in Africa's minerals led to her expansion … for decreasing profits and as a result, people began to demand an end to colonial rule. After WW2 Colonial … education and schools in the colonies. This resulted in a growing number of young educated black people whose social …

… sector were being mechanised. The effect on the demand for labour in agriculture became apparent. As the … They too required land for their livestock as well for growing crops. Emerging victorious in the general elections of 1958, and growing in confidence, the Apartheid government announced its …

… to the already better off white working class, while the growing black working class would be met only with further repression. As a result of the demand for socialism in the 1944 Workers’ Charter many of the … struggle had been taken up and strengthened by the growing student, community and workers’ movements. Together …

… electricity. [3] The discovery of gold had concentrated demand for coal – a primary resource for electricity … of South Africa (ARMSCOR) were propelled by the growing interpenetration between Afrikaner and English … terminated. [39]   Also in response to the oil crisis and growing international isolation, ESCOM adopted a …

… there was a backlog of 40 000 houses and the list was growing. From the early 1930s, the number of black people in … and also without paying considerable attention to the growing need for more housing. In 1931, black people were … sent to Europe to fight the war leaving behind a growing demand of labour that was filled by women who were previously …

… wanted more and more slaves to satisfy the increasing demand for sugar in Europe that transatlantic slave trade … on the tobacco plantations required slaves. The process of growing tobacco required all year attention. Seeds were first … from France in 1803, slave plantation owners also began growing sugar cane in addition to indigo on their …

… Whites were conscripted into the army, creating a massive demand for labour, particularly in the growing manufacturing industry. With heavy engineering … as opposed to single males, were migrating in ever growing numbers. Single males, as pointed out, preferred to …

… This meant that although the Russian capitalist class was growing in strength, the monarchy still held most of the … industrial workforce was on strike, when the simple demand for bread was to be accompanied by ever increasing … atrocity, workers approached the Pavlovski barracks to demand solidarity from the other soldiers. In the evening of …

… Court unfairly disqualified voters.   1888 Funamalungelo (“Demand Civil Rights”) is formed in Natal and lasts until … SANC leaders “spoke out on labour issues, stimulated by growing racial discrimination and deteriorating economic …

… convention, the Constitutional Assembly. However, the demand for a democratic constitutional dispensation was not … came urbanization, greater segregationist laws, and a growing militancy among workers. This economic boom was soon … South African Communist Party (SACP), which already had a growing base amongst the white working class. In December …

… 'These are the general conditions of life; poverty growing into hunger, debt with no hope of escape. No people … councils, with an accompanying increase in taxation, and a demand that landownership be registered, which was seen as …

… development. Because of the war in Europe, there was a growing demand for agricultural products from the Cape, which …

… be asked about the government's inability to deal with the growing inequality in our society, which weakens social … don't have qualified teachers or basic resources, and to demand their right to a safe learning environment. They …

… degraded, which created contempt for the law, and added to growing revolutionary fervour. It recognised that the  Pass … where the  Crossroads informal settlement was constantly growing, and government planned to forcibly remove the …

… point in the Maputo corridor - a route that facilitated growing contact with Mozambique, which was until then a … a town, then a municipality, and is now one of the fastest growing cities in South Africa. As such, the history of …

… rejecting the Bantustan principle. This contributed to the growing awareness within the ranks of the more enlightened … But his ambitions were confronted with and limited by the growing influence of the ANC in the  negotiations for a …

… a democracy as a result. Industrialisation created a huge demand for raw materials and led to the colonisation of … In Europe, the period of imperialism coincided with growing nationalism and unification when previously divided … of African palm oil used as industrial oil was in high demand for European industries. Greed for ever-greater …

… continued even after formation. Organised labour began growing across the country as trade unions were formed in … at a power station, African municipal sanitary workers demand an increase from 1s 8d to 2s 6d a day. About 50 workers go on strike after their demand is refused – eventually they are arrested. After a …

… people. The endurance and tolerance shown by the tree in growing old is reflective of the sustained and exceptional … the service rendered, still ensures the enduring and growing status of South Africa. The Baobab is an important …

… the fact that Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the fastest growing youth population in the world and many are facing the … to spend millions over the next few years to meet a rising demand from foreign tourists as well as the continent’s fast-growing middle class. Since the 1950s there has been a 4-5 …

… known as the Transvaal. The area had a large and rapidly growing Black population. In 1852 there were 15 000 White … seek out wage paying jobs. The labour requirement of the growing number of gold mines forced mine-owners to actively … and perpetuated apartheid. The unprecedented labour demand sparked by the Second World War forced the government …

… because we are convinced that the groups to which we refer demand that they shall not be excluded from the rights and … the African people in the Union of South Africa, urgently demand the granting of full citizenship rights such as are enjoyed by all Europeans in South Africa. We demand: - 1. Abolition of political discrimination based on …

… a school’s information pamphlet in support of their demand, the pamphlet listed school’s requirement for the … after the 1973 strikes. This marked a turn in the tide for growing African unionism as membership dwindled to a little … workers, "will not be temporary this time but will go on growing irresistibly, slowly at first, then rapidly later. …

… a memorandum addressing common student issues, such as a demand for free education and a demand to end outsourcing for University workers. As well as … demands listed on the memorandum are as follows:  1. We demand free education. 2. We demand no fee increment (zero …