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… attended the Huguenot Memorial School in the Cape Province and later the Normaal College in Cape Town where he studied … the Northern provinces such as the South African Republic and the Orange Free State in their struggle against the British. Visser later left teaching and enrolled at Edinburg College in Scotland to study …

… Until then, the main form of transport had been wagon and ox and cart and horse. Later, the railway was extended over the Outeniqua … The railway line between Cape Town and George is opened. …

… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted Indian Passive Resisters. This followed a call … had asked the government to stop "hooliganism" of Whites and the authorities responded by warning the Resisters to … The attackers smashed car windows, threw bottles at cars and assaulted Indian spectators. Reverend Michael Scott, who …

… Front national secretary-general Mohammed Valli Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a … a year. The following year on 15 September 1988, Valli and Morobe escaped from detention in Johannesburg after feigning illness and spent thirty-seven days in the American Consulate, before …

… context of the conflict between the liberation movements and the White minority governments in Southern Africa, and seeks to find out to what extent Zambia's commitment to … issues have been taken up: the concept of a host state and liberation in Southern Africa, the organisation and …

… Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met in … Kissinger, in an attempt to create a region of political and economic stability in Rhodesia that would be strong … end the war in Rhodesia. The Black movements in Rhodesia and the leaders of the front line states (Tanzania, Zambia, …

… Political activist and trade unionist James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and president of the South African Coloured People's … in Bloemfontein. He joined the Communist Party in 1925 and visited the Soviet Union (USSR) more than once. La Guma …

… African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to ravage the areas with heavy … continued for months, flooding large agricultural areas and homes. Thirty three people were reported dead in Zimbabwe and twenty nine in Limpopo. South Africa was once again …

… A 90 year old Epainette Mbeki, businesswomen and community worker in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, received the Order of the Baobab in Gold for her "exceptional contribution to the economic …

… Former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan and General Constand Viljoen, former commander of the South … brought against them by the Namibian government. Malan and Viljoen were questioned about the mass graves found at … as the April Nine-day War. Malan advised the Namibian and South African governments to seek answers from the United …

… Cape (then Cape Colony). Malherbe was a novelist, poet and dramatist who helped to establish Afrikaans as a cultural … South Africa. Malherbe published several volumes of poetry and drama, but he is best known for his novels. These include … (1936; "The Miller"), Saul (1933-37) a biblical trilogy and En die Wawiele Rol (1945; "And the Wagon Wheels Roll On") …

… as a Civil Administrator during the Nigerian Civil War and wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1973, after … corporations, Royal Dutch Shell in particular, and was also critical of the Nigerian government for its … without trial. In 1994, four Ogani chiefs were murdered, and although he had been denied entry into Oganiland on the …

… He became involved with the Khoi Khoi of the Cape Colony and was interested in alleviating their economic plight. His … (the study of language) which helped him master the Xhosa and Khoi Khoi languages. Not dissuaded by the disapproval … received from Whites, he laboured among the Xhosa and the Khoi Khoi and went on to marry a non-White woman; a …

… She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Berlin. In South African, Zerfifi … she also used needle work as a medium. She loved colour and always used it to bring an expressive element in her … Florence Josephine Zerffi, SA still life and landscape painter, dies …

… National Union of Mineworkers poster. Yellow and red poster with title in black letters and black border. Red, yellow, black and red logo of National Union of Mineworkers. Red strip at … Ten fighting years against racism repression and exploitation! 1982 - 1992 …

… 1941 he travelled to Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) and enrolled at Adams College at Amanzimtoti, south of … he came under the influence of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Anton Mziwakhe Lembede, two then leaders of the African National Congress and took a little part in political discussions. In 1947 …

… 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South … in 1867, and intensified with the discovery of deep-level gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. By the time that gold was discovered, African kingdoms had lost their …

… Assessment of the current political situation and the way forward by the African National Congress Political Military Committee. Examines policies and trends of the ruling class, developments in mass struggles, the state of the Mass Democratic Movement, and the way forward. …

… in the Cape Colony, Maria Magdalena Laubster was a painter and printmaker. Her expressionistic work was initially … art in Cape Town for two months under Edward Roworth and later in London at the Slade School. She also trained … of Artists (SASA) in recognition of her talent. Laubster and Irma Stern are two of the most prolific woman painters in …

… 1990 General Lothar Neethling sued the Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail for R1, 5 million.  The lawsuit was … Johan Kriegler ruled in favour of the Vrye Weekblad and accepted Coetzee version of the story while he found … which is certainly not popular in government circles, and against a prominent general of the police force must …

… On 28 March 1979, The World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa was launched in … Committee against Apartheid. Several Heads of State and government were its patrons and Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty was the Director. … The World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration is launched …

… was brought up by his grandparents after his father died and his mother abandoned him. He was forced to work from a … order to help support the family. He began selling apples and peanuts at soccer games and train stations. … Jomo Sono, South African soccer player and director, is born …

… Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year old daughter, Katryn, were killed by a … in anti-apartheid politics. He was banned in South Africa and had initially taken his family into exile in Botswana, … but he was not hurt. The perpetrators Craig Williamson and Jerry Raven, who manufactured the bomb, appeared before …

… of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was … in the Communist Party organ, The People’s Daily, and an appeal signed by more than 2 000 mayors from 53 … six months’ military training in Oujda, Morocco, and after attending the All Africa People’s Conference in …

… Sisulu, met with two government officials, Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Gen. Magnus Malan in Cape Town, to … was fuelling up violence in the townships between ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters. … ANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan …

… Dr Abraham Faure (79), registrar and secretary of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Cape Province and founder of De Honigby , first church publication in SA, … Dr Abraham Faure (79), registrar and secretary of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in …

… evidence from Ezra Mandikole Mantini, Mangaliso Alf Kumalo and Enoch William Dumizani Duma, all reporters from the … to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa, … Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October …

… Senate of the Union of South Africa. He was very popular and loved for his openness, to the point of winning a presidential election unopposed. A talented poet and writer, Reitz made a notable contribution to Afrikaans … the University of Stellenbosch. He died on 27 March 1934 and received a state funeral. …

… journalism, working in Cardiff (Wales), Toronto (Canada), and London (England) before rejoining the Dispatch in 1960.  … East London Daily Dispatch. He integrated black, colored and white editors by making them sit in the same working area … Kruger requesting the easing of Steve Biko banning orders and as a consequence he was placed under increasing police …

… This forced him to leave the country on an exit permit and leaving in that manner meant he would never be allowed to … for Drum Magazine, associated with the vibrant, violent and somewhat romantic culture that characterised Sophiatown … associated with legends like Can Themba, Arthur Maimane and Bloke Modisane. Nakasa was also the first black columnist …