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… visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship between the Zulu and the … Voortrekkers. Retief was in high spirits at the prospect of negotiating a land deal that would have led to his group … into Natal in November 1837 to prepare for establishment of their settlement. Dingane appeared ready to grant land to …

… The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announced … on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour curfew’ imposed on visiting blacks was one of the most hated apartheid laws. This curfew formed an …

… Fholisani Mufamadi and Moses Mayekiso were convicted of kidnapping and assault after the holding of security policeman Monge Maleka in the Congress of South African and Trade Unions (COSATU) offices for five … Fraser, R. (1991). Keesing's Record of World Events , Longman: London, p. 38516. …

… After the Goldstone Commission's first disclosure of the complicity of elements of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in violence in … Fraser, R. (1992).  Keesing's Record of World Events , Longman: London, p. 39177. … Notorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed …

… son Matthew Berger (9 years) stumbled across a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, estimated to be 2 million years while looking for fossils at the Cradle of Humankind. The find was announced on 8 April 2010 at … (a scientist who studies human fossils, and the evolution of modern man) from the University of Witwatersrand and his …

…   Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next … eng.net/index.php/attractions/south_african_national_museum_of_military_history/   <p> … Ditsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg …

… On 2 August 1928, Italy signed a twenty-year treaty of friendship with Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). In the treaty, which was called the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928, also known as the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of Friendship and Arbitration, Italy agreed to upholding …

… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of the last of his political prisoners, detained under the … Kwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners …

… notice published on 6 November 1964 gave the names of 303 persons on whom banning notices under the General Laws Amendment Act of 1963 (the so-called 90 Day Act), consisting largely of amendments to the Suppression of Communism Act, had been … Names of 303 banned people are published …

… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of photography in this country. It was …   https://www.encounter.co.za/bensusan-museum-of-photography.html …

… Allan Boesak, liberation theologian, chairman of the Western Cape region of the African National Congress (ANC)  and director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, was found guilty of … Allan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud …

… Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) since 1984 dies in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Mothopeng's death came at the time when the PAC was in need of stable leadership during a period of transition in the … Africa: 1970-1980, Vol.2, (2006), pp 669-702 Anon, Profile of Zephania Mothopeng, from the Pan Africanist Congress …

… Edited statement by Oliver Tambo on the question of a united front, presented to the 20th session of the Organisation of African Unity Liberation Committee. … Statement on the question of a united front to the 20th session of the O.A.U. Liberation Committee …

… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, … President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South Africa at the … was rejected despite the fact that it was a pillar of democratic rule in many countries of the world. It was a …

… Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio-economic impact on domestic … Ciskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic …

… Handwritten report of a meeting between representatives of the African National Congress and Professor Willem Kleynhans of the University of South Africa to discuss the professor's … Report of a meeting with Prof. Willem Kleynhans …

… President Marais Viljoen three weeks later. As a result of the adoption of the Republic of South Africa Act, which made provision for a three-chamber … Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … pp. 477-479| Reader's Digest. (1988).  Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story , New York: Reader's Digest …

… years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court. The trial … The accused were also charged with endorsing the ideas of the banned African National Congress (ANC). They were: …

… Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Highveld Area for a … Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the …

… act as host to a conference which would investigate ways of establishing effective contact. In response to this general feeling of dissatisfaction a meeting of student leaders was held at … of stopping this process except by interfering with the programme of indoctrination and intimidation so effectively …

… More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against … that forced the university to rescind on its appointment of Archie Mafeje (a Black academic) as senior lecturer in the Department of African Studies at the UCT. Over 1000 students and staff …

… Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three … de Angola, (MPLA), the Front for the National Liberation of Angola (FLNA) and National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) signed the Alvor agreement in January 1975. …

… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial … broken down. The adjournment came as a blessing to many of the accused as they got an opportunity to visit their … He said that the African National Congress(ANC) consisted of “intelligent politicians” who were able of making their …

… Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts of Rhodes University. This thesis discusses the … The failure of the Coloured Persons Represen …

… This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was born in 1885 along …  https://tracks4africa.co.za/listings/item/w169603/jock-of-the-bushveld-statue/ … Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton …

… British Conservative prime minister, delivered his 'winds of change' speech, condemning apartheid, to members of both Houses of Parliament in Cape Town . He suggested that the South … Burne, J. (ed)(1989). Chronicle of the World, (Sl): Longman Chronicle.| Liebenberg, B.J. & …

… a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i] According … at a local café in order to purchase the late edition of the Cape Argus.  However,  the situation had rapidly escalated to the point of accusations being made against people jumping the queue. …

… property and rights to education, power-sharing and rights of minorities, reconciling freedom of speech, organisation and electoral activity with the need to combat the dissemination of racial and tribal hatred, devising an electoral system … The preliminary nature of the Constitutional document …

… spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron , in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240 imperial feet), it … 'aasvoel' = vulture, and 'berg' = Mountain. It is the site of the only colony, of Cape Vultures in the Orange Free …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … conditions were bad. Among the latter was the estate of J. Meikle. Five Indians working on this estate lodged complaints with the Protector of Indian Immigrants in February 1884. The testimony of one …