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… Colonisersand their attempts to reshape and re-engineer Pondoland and to co-opt their Chiefs. Violence erupted around … the colonial rulers at the expense of their subjects. The Pondoland revolt took place in the Eastern Transkei in the late 1950s … Pondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961 …

… However, this did not mean the end of all opposition in Pondoland. As an act of revenge the insurgents killed several … It was to be several years before the dissatisfaction in Pondoland died down. … Bizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962 …

… Introduction. Pondoland is   the traditional area of the Pondo people, one of the Xhosa speaking peoples.  Pondoland area is situated on the South African coast of the … Ocean , in the Eastern Cape Province. The boundaries of Pondoland are the Mtamvuna River in the north, which is also …

… The annexation of Pondoland …

… Herero wrote a letter with these instructions after the revolt had already begun. All preparations for the revolt were kept secret and the White victims had no time to … but his government was determined to suppress the revolt with arms. On 11 August the Herero resistance was …

… to events in the Eastern Cape, where a new focus of revolt had been established in Port Elizabeth and East London … with different roots, led to the next stage of the Cape revolt. On 22 August the funeral of Xolile Mosi was scheduled … with the police who were intent on destroying the Revolt, sought a new peaceful way of presenting their …

… Departmental Committee of Enquiry into Unrest in Eastern Pondoland had fingered twenty people as the ‘ringleaders’ of … leaders themselves.’ Banishment orders for three of the revolt leaders, Mbodla, Madikizela and Tshangela were signed … Mbodla's order was withdrawn on 4 July 1972. * The Pondoland Revolt was generally referred as 'Nonqulwana' after …

… The territory known as Pondoland or, more correctly Mpondoland, incorporated the … he agreed that trade goods would not be landed on the Pondoland coast without the express permission of the British … Colonial Government. In March 1861 the northern reaches of Pondoland, also known as "no-mans-land", were ceded by Faku …

… The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by … such incidences occurred thereafter. As a result of this revolt, meetings were banned. People responded by organising … in a Mamelodi cemetery, were to be exhumed and returned to Pondoland for reburial. This was done following the …

… the recent disturbances from November to December 1960 in Pondoland , with 2 067 eventually brought to trial. While the … police who had primary responsibility for dealing with the revolt. The main tool used was mass detentions. Statements … to the Commission by Kairos and by literature on the Pondoland Revolt. …

… and leaving that choice to principals, the student revolt spread to other parts of the country. Thus, apart from … thus linking these to the wider activities of the revolt. By the 11 and 12 August 1976 violence had spread to … and baton charged by the police. The outbreak of the revolt in Cape Town did not end in the township schools, …

… Pondoland migrancy – 1880 -1911 …

… motivation for his banishment as one of the leaders of the Pondoland revolt and ‘a strong supporter of the banned ANC [ African …

… Artwork of men in suits carrying handcuffs. Number 7 Revolt printed in bottom eft hand corner. Name - Albin Amelin … Revolt …

… that of his mother, was withdrawn on 3 November 1967. *The Pondoland Revolt was generally referred as “Nonqulwana” after the first … involved African National Congress (ANC) supporters, the revolt appears to have been a local initiative in response to …

… the ‘Haitian Revolution’, which began to stir up ideas of revolt amongst Louis and his comrades. Events began when … of Toussaint l’Ouverture, leader of the Haitian slave revolt and inspiration to Louis van Mauritius. Image source … What also added to the distinctive nature of the 1808 revolt was the intriguing ways in which the rebels behaved. …

… journalism and theoretical writing. His book, The Peasants Revolt was a major historical study of peasant struggles in Pondoland and Sekhukhuneland. He came out of Robben Island …

… The Pondoland massacre …

… mineworkers on the Witwatersrand, also known as the Rand Revolt, ended on March 18 1922. The rebellion was a response … jobs that ought to have been reserved for them. During the revolt, more than 200 people were killed, and more than a … The Rand Revolt Ends …

… SACP and, through it, the ANC. In 1960 with the Pondoland insurrection against the Government-imposed … could not represent his clients. He had to go to Pondoland to defend them– many of the Eastern Cape Communists … of Anderson Ganyile and other leaders of the Pondoland revolt who had been seized in Lesotho by the South African …

… Extract from The Peasants’ Revolt, Chapter 9 by Govan Mbeki (1964) …

… way for us to go and vote) today (Friday) echoed through Pondoland`s Qawukeni Great Place hall as crowds sang their … four-day Eastern Cape visit, Zuma arrived this morning to Pondoland to pay a visit to King Mpondombini Sigcau and … armed struggle to topple apartheid. We remember the Pondo revolt in 1960 at Ngquza. And they (Pondos) gave us Oliver …

… Pondoland’s heroes to be honoured …

… Rioting and arson in Pondoland. …

… Techniques of revolt …

… his opposition. When Basotho rebelled against the Act a revolt broke out in the Drakenberg and other area resulting … In 1894 Stanford was sent to negotiate the annexation of Pondoland after the death of Chief Mqikela and a deadline was … would be used.  The son of Mqikela, the Chief of West Pondoland, Sigcawu apparently ‘signed’ a treaty of …

… these, and in some cases, used bombs to suppress the revolt. This was the case in Fordsburg south of Johannesburg, … The Rand Revolt breaks out …

… 'indefinite preventative detention' to break the Revolt. There were signs of an unholy alliance emerging … Nevertheless, the makgotla remained neutral throughout the Revolt. The police also sought support amongst migrant … and no knowledge of their problems. The slogans of the Revolt were meaningless to them, and they were more likely to …

… The Rand mineworkers revolt intensifies when 3 mineworkers are shot and killed … The Rand Mine Workers Revolt intensifies …

… Victor Poto was born in 1897 at Libode in western Pondoland, attended Healdtown and the' South African Native … Hare), and was installed as paramount chief of western Pondoland in 1918. He was progressive as a chief, introducing … and legal administration. He was a leading figure in the Pondoland General Council in the late 1920s and in the …