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… the lining of the cells and coagulating the blood in the human body.. This virus is named after the Ebola River … which was near the site of the first outbreak of the virus in 1976. It is thought that bats harbour the disease, and … Transmission between humans occurs when people come in contact with bodily fluids of persons infected with the …

… approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 1939 that SA troops would only fight in Africa. The Sixth South African Armoured Division, the … by Major-General W.H. Evered Poole, entered the war in Italy in April, 1943. For the rest of the war the Sixth …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 6. "congress … by the conference of the African National Congress held in Bloemfontein in 1943, authorising the founding and … African youth such as providing and popularising games and sports of all descriptions; striving for free and compulsory …

… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with … accused of criminally assaulting his six-year-old daughter in 1959. He was sentenced in the Queenstown Circuit Court on 11 February 1960. His name … ”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria …

… Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) is located in the uMzinyathi District in kwaZulu-Natal. The Farm was previously owned by the … of his people and their struggle to find land security in an interview conducted by the Association for Rural … (2004), ‘ Beating about the Boschhoek – Inkosi Kunene ’, in AFRA News No.57, May, [online], Available at …

… After a 22-year civil war in which 2. 5 million southerners died, South Sudanese calls … region on or before January 1, 1956, traceable ancestry in the South Sudanese indigenous population on or before January 1, 1956, and permanent residents in the area with no traceable ancestry after January 1, 1956. …

… Society presents a memorandum on poor housing conditions in Pageview, Johannesburg, and the need for housing schemes … was popularly known, was one of the oldest communities in Johannesburg and was one of the first 'locations' … areas) established under the government of Paul Kruger in 1893. In its heyday between 1945 and 1960, Fietas was an …

… but lacked the courage and vision to resist reaction. In 1950, when C. R. Swart, Nationalist Minister of Justice, … with hard labour. The definition of "communism" in the Act was so wide and so vague that to demand for any change in the social structure of the country whatsoever became a …

… its first nuclear bomb test at Reganne, Algeria , in the Sahara desert. At the time, Algeria was under French … Bleue, had a yield of 60-70 kilotons. This test put France in the same atomic league with the United States, the USSR … states, France continued its nuclear tests for years. In the 1990’s France was still conducting nuclear tests in …

… Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in CÁ´te d'Ivoire. He went to live and attend school in Mali before leaving for France. When CÁ´te d'Ivoire gained … Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France …

… - 00:54 - Personal details 00:54 - 01:19 - Early interest in art and needlework 01:19 - 01:47 - Lack of opportunities … Zondi 04:62 - 05:18 - Marriage prevents any participation in art 05:18 - 07:21 - 1975 - Recommences woodcarving and … fabric printing 07:21 - 07:70 - Types of images used in woodcarving 07:70 - 08:26 - Types of wood used 08:26 - …

… : Invites you to Panel Discussion on : What is happening in the townships? : The road to Peace through dismantling Apartheid … invites you to panel discussion on what is happening in the townships …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 1. A. M. LEMBEDE, … of agriculture. Agriculture is of primordial significance in the progress of a nation. No man can accurately trace the … well-trained and industrious farmer or carpenter. A leader in agriculture, carpentry, etc; is just as good as a leader …

… On Lord Roberts' return to England in November 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces during the second Anglo Boer … was frustrated with the state of affairs and was extreme in his views of what it would take to end the war. He thought …

… Paper by Jack Simons on the history of capitalism in South Africa. Covers the advent of capitalism globally, early societies in South Africa, primitive Communalism, Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British and the advent of capitalism … The advent of capitalism in South Africa …

… Eleven people were killed in the township of eSikhawini in northern Natal by unknown killers armed with pump action … against Kwa-Zulu Police behaviour. The killers, dressed in similar clothing and wearing balaclavas, carried out raids … A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state , Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. …

… and Premier of the Cape Colony dies aged 48. He arrived in South Africa in 1870 and invested his inheritance from his grandmother in the diamond diggings in Kimberley. He helped launch the De … Cecil John Rhodes (48) dies in Muizenberg …

… The Azanian People Organisation (AZAPO) performed abysmally in the 1999 elections, managing to secure only 0,2 % of the vote which gave them one seat in the National Assembly. This was AZAPO's first participation in elections since South Africa entered into a democratic …

… Ray Alexander Simons nee Alexandrowich arrives in South Africa from Latvia where she was born on 12 January … exile where she continued to support the struggle against apartheid. Between 1981 and 1983 Ray Alexander wrote a series … of the role played Ray Alexander in struggle against apartheid. Ray Alexander Simons died on 12 September 2004 at …

… secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), arrived in the Congo to try to end the civil war. Hammerskjöld became involved in attempts to solve the civil war in the Congo after an appeal to the UN by Prime … UN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo …

… Lucas Sithole, renowned South African sculptor, was born in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng) to a Zulu … and a Swazi mother. He created more than 800 sculptures in wood, stone liquid steel and bronze. Sithole often used to … best known sculptors internationally, about 200 works are in collections in the Americas and Europe. …

… Sugar farming grew rapidly in the late 1800s in Natal as a result of very cheap “indentured labour” … from India. The first group of Indian workers arrived in Durban harbour on 16 November 1860 aboard the ship … Shamim Marie. Divide and profit: Indian workers in Natal. Workers resistance and culture publications (1986) …

… On this day in South African history, Vernon Gibbs and Tony Halls became the first same sex couple to legally wed in the country, one day after President Thabo Mbeki’s … the first country on the continent and the fifth country in the world to legalize same sex marriages.[1] End Notes [1] …

… Eugene Terre'Blanche was born in Ventersdorp to staunchly Afrikaner nationalist parents on … before it became public. Terre'Blanche viewed the end of Apartheid in 1990 as the beginning of communism and … F.W. de Klerk with civil war. Following the end of Apartheid, Terre'Blanche and his supporters sought amnesty at …

… to George Mukhari (formerly Ga-Rankuwa) hospital in Ga-Rankuwa township. The fifth victim died later in hospital while the other two remained in a critical condition. The incident took place in … Four men die instantly in car races …

… India Company (VOC) ship the Amersfoort, dropped anchor in Table Bay. In her hold she had a human cargo: 174 slaves. This was the first shipment of slaves to arrive in South Africa, and marked the beginning of almost 200 years … Armstrong, James. (1986). ‘The Slaves, 1652-1795’, in Richard Elphick and Hermann Gilliomee,  The Shaping of …

… dead as a result of the political violence that continued in KwaZulu-Natal. The political violence rages on in spite of the deployment of more than 3,000 members of the … Defence Force (SADF) to enforce the state of emergency in the province. The willingness and ability of the SADF …

… Unrests broke out in the Coloured townships south-west of Johannesburg. This was preceded in April by the Coloured schools' boycott which began as a … and refused to attend classes. A number of Indian schools in Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal joined the boycott. Black …

… Bessie Amelia Head was born at Fort Napier Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ), South … family, the Heathcotes, when reclassified according to apartheid legistlation as ‘mixed-race’.  Head described her … newssheet, The Citizen, which depicted local issues and Apartheid absurdities. She also met Randolph Vigne, who would …

… 1903, brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the world's first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the … machine at Kitty Hawk, 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight, lasting …