Today in Kimberley's History
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On this Day
Barney Barnatto committed suicide on his way to London from Cape Town. He is thought to have jumped off the ship and drowned on 14 June 1897.
Barney Barnatto committed suicide on his way to London from Cape Town. He is thought to have jumped off the ship and drowned on 14 June 1897.
The Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa - 1913
On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in South Africa. The Act was prejudiced on the basis of national origin, race, gender and class. In the 1930s the Act was extended to not only targeting Africans, but also people from Central and Eastern Europe. Five months down the line (November 1913), Mahatma Gandhi was confronted by Security police as he led striking Indian mineworkers, protesting the Immigration Act, from Newcastle to the Transvaal.
On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in South Africa. The Act was prejudiced on the basis of national origin, race, gender and class. In the 1930s the Act was extended to not only targeting Africans, but also people from Central and Eastern Europe. Five months down the line (November 1913), Mahatma Gandhi was confronted by Security police as he led striking Indian mineworkers, protesting the Immigration Act, from Newcastle to the Transvaal.
National Party wins national elections - 1929
General James Barry Munnik (JBM) Hertzog's National Party (NP) wins the South African general election with an outright majority. Race plays a critical role for the first time in SA politics. Hertzog accused Smuts' party of supporting racial equality, and represented a Nationalist vote as a vote for a "White South Africa". Although the NP won for the second consecutive term, having been victorious in the 1924 elections which resulted in the Pact Government, the Great Depression, from 1930 to 1933, made the government's rule difficult.
General James Barry Munnik (JBM) Hertzog's National Party (NP) wins the South African general election with an outright majority. Race plays a critical role for the first time in SA politics. Hertzog accused Smuts' party of supporting racial equality, and represented a Nationalist vote as a vote for a "White South Africa". Although the NP won for the second consecutive term, having been victorious in the 1924 elections which resulted in the Pact Government, the Great Depression, from 1930 to 1933, made the government's rule difficult.