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… sacrifice their lungs to the rock dust which develops miners' phthisis and pneumonia." - Sol Plaatjie, first Secretary of the African National Congress , describing the lives of black miners in 1914. On 12 August 1946 African mine workers of the Witwatersrand went on strike …

… Introduction The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of … of land in the reserves. Even before the formation of the African Mine Workers Union (AMWU), miners engaged in a series … The African Mine workers strike of 1946 …

… granting Rhodes a limited mining concession. 1907 White miners strike against Chinese labor 1922 Army quells miners' strike, killing 214 1941 African workers formed the African Mine Workers Union 1943 In … mine workers, the regime appointed a Commission of Enquiry 1946 They called a general strike. Nine men were killed, and …

…   A Distant clap of thunder: Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike A Salute by the South African Communist Party to South Africa's Black Mine Workers … for a major war; they are the price already paid by black miners for digging gold and coal from the bowels of South …

… The Mine Workers Strike - 1946 …

… January 2014, almost 70 000 platinum mine workers went on strike. The majority of workers were from major platinum … both the workers and the mining companies. The South African mining industry shed 20,000 jobs in the 12 months … out loans were unable to pay their debt during the strike. Miners lost 45% of their annual income, and it would take …

… MILESTONES 1910 - Birth of Mohambry (Monty) Naicker to Papiah Gangathura, a fruiterer, and Dhanamal, of … He confronted General Smuts's Pegging Act, the first South African Act passed by the United Party Government imposing … the achievement of a non-racial democracy in South Africa. 1946 - The United Party Government passed the Indian Land …

… with the state. A case in point is the 1922 mineworkers strike, in which a number of people died. Another strike which provoked the anger of the government was the 1946 strike. In response to a call made by the African Mine Workers Union (AMWU), over 60 000 workers went …

… right of residence. 1885 The Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal) passes Law 3 of 1885 , which … for a further period of three years, until 31 March 1946. In Natal, the position in Durban is to be pegged so … declares this day as Hartal Day (cessation of work or a strike) to mark the beginning of passive resistance against …

… Introduction: Background to the Strike The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was … industry, mining. This task first fell to the South African Party that prevailed in the Union’s first general … they were brutally forced back to work by police and white miners. Many were jailed under the Masters and Servants Act . …

… Party Calls Mass Demonstration to Commemorate", South African Worker, 27 February 1937 The traditions of the labour … time to time. In particular does this apply to the Great Strike of 1922 on the Rand, commonly known as the Rand Revolt, when the workers of the Rand supported the miners against the Chamber of Mines and the Government for …

… 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign Introduction ↵ An acute … permanent right of residence. The Volksraad of the South African Republic (as the Transvaal was then known) passed the … 13 June 1946 as Hartal Day (cessation of work or a strike) to mark the beginning of passive resistance against …

… The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up to Passive Resistance In February … Europeans had access to the rest of Natal, except for the African reserves. More emphatically, in the old borough of … attack on the Bill and a militant call to action. Dr. Naicker, the president, made an equally bitter and resolute …

… OF INDIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1924-1946 by ESSOP PAHAD D. Phil Thesis, University of Sussex, … to Segregation Negotiations between the Indian and South African Governments The Round Table Conference Reactions to … Kajee, A.I. Pather, V.S.C. Dadoo, Y.M. Pahad, G.H.I. Naicker, M.P. Nana, S.M. 2. Representatives of the Government …

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… The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War Issue In February 1933, the two main white … Bloemfontein on 5 December 1934 to form the United South African National Party, commonly known as the United Party. … which culminated in the passive resistance struggle of 1946. During this period, the moderates retained control of …

… 1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the … June under the leadership of Dr. Y.M. Dadoo and Dr. G.M. Naicker. Nearly 2,000 people courted imprisonment in the … Africa, led by Dr. A.B. Xuma, President-General of the African National Congress, arrived in New York to follow the …

… on the agenda of the United Nations for the first time in 1946 by India regarding the treatment of people of Indian … in reaction to the ANC Defiance Campaign. The South West African question was also on the agenda annually as from 1946. Initially the South African government responded to …

… Josiah Tshangane Gumede Timeline 1867-1946 …

… two sides. On the one hand, there were the people of the African National Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress, … Bizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962 …

… Background to the strike …

… part of unions are not able to participate in a protected strike, meaning workers who took part in strike place their … precarious jobs on farms at risk. According to The South African Labour Guide, a protected strike is, “refers to a … Massacre  that occurred on 16 August 2012, where the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on striking …

… The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… A statement by theAfrican Mineworkers' Union, 7 August 1946 …

… The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 …

… Cape Town Women’s Food Committee c.1946 -1953 …

… foreign influence on resistance photography, not all South African resistance photography was inspired from abroad. … for African Studies at the University of Cape Town in 1946, "Margins to Mainstream: Lost South African … and subversion Van Wyk spoke about. The years between 1946 and 1976 saw the development of resistance …