ike . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁Mar itz ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁However , ▁he ▁brought ▁food ▁every ▁morning ▁to ▁its ▁inst ig ator , ▁Gen . ▁Christ ia an ▁de ▁W et , ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Johannes burg . ▁ ▁Volks ra ad ▁member ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁Z AR ▁left ▁the ▁Af rik an ers ▁with ▁the ▁political ▁power ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁despite ▁their ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁minor ity . ▁All ▁citizens ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁who ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁could ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁Volks ra ad . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁under ▁pressure ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁growing ▁imm igr ant ▁population , ▁the ▁government ▁lifted ▁the ▁religious ▁pro scri ptions ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁Second ▁Volks ra ad ▁in ▁which ▁imm igr ants ▁could , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁they ▁completed ▁their ▁two - year ▁natural ization ▁process , ▁vote ▁after ▁pay ing ▁a ▁£ 5 ▁fee . ▁Tw elve ▁years ▁after ▁natural ization , ▁they ▁could ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Volks ra ad . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁gold , ▁Johannes burg ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Volks ra ad ▁by ▁the ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁Heidel berg ▁district . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁declared ▁the ▁min ing ▁areas ▁of ▁Bar ber ton , ▁Kom at ipo ort , ▁and ▁Ste yn sd orp ▁as ▁one