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After 50 years, the spirit of service and sacrifice lives on
… After 50 years, the spirit of service and sacrifice lives on …
ArticleLives of Courage
… comprehensive history of the Liberation Struggle, we rely on public engagement - especially in the form of … In 2000 South African History Online (SAHO)…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… 1948 26 May, DF Malan 's National Party government follows … the countrywide celebration to mark the tercentenary of Jan van Riebeeck's arrival at the Cape…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… Intervention from Above: The 1913 Native Land Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native … rent-paying African tenants and cash…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… 1948 May 26 , The National Party (NP) wins election and … workers, trade unions and certain individuals speaks out on the possibility of a political strike…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1940-1948
… 1940 - 1948 1942 August 9, Gandhi is arrested in the early hours of … Khan Palace, Poona. Released unconditionally at 8 a. m. on May 6, 1944. 1943 February…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… Mine Workers Union (AMWU), over 60 000 workers went on strike at the Witwatersrand Gold Mines on Monday 12 August 1946 . The call on 13 August by the ……
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… as to whether or not they should join the war, and if so, on whose side they should fight. Although South Africa was … role in World War II, see our Grade 12…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… segregation of Indians, and Prime Minister General Jan Christiaan Smuts , worked out a subterfuge solution—there … justice to Indians as citizens and not act…
Total strategy 1948-1989: A statistical summary
… Total strategy 1948-1989: A statistical summary …
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1869-1948
… Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1869-1948 …
1948-City Hall barred to PRC
… 1948-City Hall barred to PRC …
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… apartheid. The South African government needed to rely on the external community for certain products and as a … against communism, and South African…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… shook hands both joined in declaring a political war on the black people by blocking their political expectations … The Young Committee in 1939 and the Fagan…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began … and action against pass and other restrictive laws. On 26 March 1950, the ANC held a ‘Defend…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… of the ANC, it is an opportune time to reflect on the extent of formal political formations’ involvement … popular protests that erupted across South Africa…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… about Prof. James Thaele of Cape Town who passed away on the 3rd June 1948. I was extremely sorry not to be able to attend his … people. Those of us who have…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… emphasized that the campaign should be conducted in a spirit of absolute non-violence and that the PAC saw it as … to ‘train and fit’ Africans for their role…
Portfolio: Jan Gerard Sekoto
… Portfolio: Jan Gerard Sekoto …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… indeed to the Western world) by the Soviet Union's designs on the strategic value of South Africa as the industrial … government as the sole bastion of…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van … for this VOC project. Charles Bell (1813-1882) painting of Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Table…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1948-1994
… of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1948-1994 …
Statement at press conference held at India league, London, October 26, 1948
… press conference held at India league, London, October 26, 1948 …
ArticleTranskeian Migrant Workers and Youth Labour on the Natal Sugar Estates 1918-1948
… Transkeian Migrant Workers and Youth Labour on the Natal Sugar Estates 1918-1948 …
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
… part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction) …
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… paint, covered in black cloth and has written papers stuck on it. 30 March, The statue of King George V is defaced for … War Memorial which is a statue of a…
ArticleTransport on water
… Transport on water Ships and boats are as old as the desire to travel … have any content to send us or suggestions please click on 'contribute'. The first…
ArticleTransport on land
… The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, … motor car Common forms of transport of people and goods on land today…
Commission on inquiry
… Commission on inquiry …
Article50 Facts on Africa
… Booker prize winner, known for his political novels on South Africa. His style has been compared to Kafka and … political satires and magical realist novels…