scholarly journals The German Contribution to the Military History of South Africa and South-West Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.J. Botha ◽  
Jan Ploeger
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Military History ◽  
South West ◽  
History Of ◽  
South West Africa ◽  
The Military ◽  
German Contribution

scholarly journals The Life-history of the Native Mine Labourer in the Transvaal

1906 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. G. Irvine ◽  
D. Macaulay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Life History ◽  
West Africa ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Gold Mines ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
South West ◽  
History Of ◽  
South West Africa

In the month of June, 1905, no fewer than 99,518 natives were employed on mines and works in the labour districts of the Witwatersrand, and the neighbouring mining areas of Klerksdorp, Heidelberg, and Vereeniging. In addition to these there were also working on the gold mines over 45,000 Chinese labourers. This vast industrial army is recruited from many and in great measure from very distant sources. Of the natives employed during the year ending June, 1905, the whole of British South Africa furnished only just over 32%: less than 2% came from British Central Africa: 60% were drawn from the Southern Portuguese East Coast provinces; and 3.6% from the Portuguese provinces north of latitude 22°. German South-West Africa contributed under 1%, but this area has latterly ceased to be a source of supply.

The Africa Bureau, London

1964 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-294
Author(s):  
Peter Calvocoressi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
West Africa ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Physical Size ◽  
Informal Group ◽  
The Past ◽  
African People ◽  
South West ◽  
South West Africa

It is not easy to describe the objects, still less the activities, of the Africa Bureau in a few words. It is one of those organisations whose ambitions and influence are much greater than its physical size.If you look at the dominating purpose behind the activities of the past 12 years, you will find it in the Bureau's sympathy with and determination to promote African independence. It was established in 1952 to provide accurate information particularly on the aims and hopes of African nationalism, to oppose unfair discrimination, and to encourage development in Africa. The need for such an organisation in Britain had been recognised primarily by Rev. Michael Scott, who on returning from South Africa sought help from people in Britain for the African people of South West Africa. An informal group advising on the intricate political and constitutional issues involved in bringing South West Africa's plight before the United Nations provided the nucleus from which the Africa Bureau grew, and since 1948, Michael Scott, honorary director of the Bureau, has attended the U.N. and given evidence as personal representative of Chief Hosea Kutako of the Hereros.

General Assembly

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-512
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
West Africa ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
South West ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
South West Africa ◽  
The Government ◽  
Alternate Procedure ◽  
Union Government

Report of the Committee on South West Africa: The report of the Committee on South West Africa to the tenth session of the General Assembly stated that the Committee had again invited the government of the Union of South Africa to confer with it, but that the Union government had refused the invitation, stating that it still maintained that the mandate in respect of South West Africa had lapsed and that the government had no other international commitments as a result of the demise of the League of Nations. Provisional rules of procedure for the Committee had been adopted on February 11, 1954; at its meeting on June 1, 1955, the Committee, having received no comment from South Africa, decided that these provisional rules of procedure should become its rules of procedure. In 1955, the Union government had again refused to submit an annual report in regard to the Territory of South West Africa to the Committee; therefore, the Committee decided to apply the alternate procedure contained in its rules of procedure with respect to examination of reports.

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