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… at first and later a mission orphanage. Bessie qualified as a teacher  in January 1957 and she taught at a  school in … Durban until 1958. From 1958 to 1960, she worked  as a journalist for the Golden City Post and Drum magazine. … in Botswana in 1979. There she lived and worked as a lecturer and writer until her death in Serowe, Botswana. …

… born on 21 December 1870 in Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland as the second son of a crofter. He received a Master of Arts … superior Sir Alfred Milner. Milner had just been appointed as High Commissioner for South Africa and Administrator of … of the Transvaal. In South Africa, Duncan was appointed as colonial secretary for the Transvaal. He held several …

… and equality for all. The ANC proclaimed that our destiny as South Africans, black and white, is linked and that the … a distinctly non-racial character; that saw humanity as one and diversity as a source of strength. Comrades, 2012 is the year of the …

… to be necessary to theorize, for such institutions do not as yet exist. But it will also be useful to look at those … from individuals and their needs for freedom and love, as postulated by the Christian model. In terms of this ideal … the people who are dependent on these things-the workers. As a worker, I have no power over what I produce, where I …

… future, and which, though then vetoed, was repassed almost as the first Act of the Responsible Government, and became known as Act 2 of 1907. As the measure was considered by the community to be …

… Melius de Villiers delivered his decision on Law 3 of as amended in 1886. With regard to this law, the British … connection with their position in the S.A.R., especially as affected by the award lately given by the Chief Justice of … the Indian Arbitration case. 2. Your petitioners, whether as traders, shopkeepers' assistants, hawkers, cooks, waiters, …

… Afrikaans as a medium for education was deeply unpopular since Afrikaans was regarded by some as the language of the oppressor. It was against this … were the pupils’ expression against Afrikaans language as medium instruction being enforced. This was introduced in …

… the past three decades the apartheid regime has emerged as a vicious oppressor and a ferocious exploiter of the … on military conquest in southern Africa. In South Africa, as the regime continues its fight for the survival of the … action. The impediment to the enforcement of sanctions is, as is well known, the infamous role of one or two permanent …

… of a process of contacts which we seek to make, as the ANC, with the white community in our country which is … about the ANC itself, and its objectives for the country, as well as the reasons for the methods of struggle we use. The regime …

… classmates from Wits University, Fatima and Ismail Meer. As we drove to a farm, known today as Orange Farm, he wanted to know if I would like to visit the Meers in Durban as they were newly married. I was puzzled and thought to …

… that it was writing that led her to politics because — as she once memorably put it — “politics is character in … the chronicler and more of the political in South Africa as well. She had a precocious talent, and her first stories … for landscape and atmosphere that was virtually unmatched. As she became more immersed in the world of Johannesburg and …

… by a comprehensive process, and it serves, in turn, as a major step towards our 51st National Congress to be held … of our Alliance partners (SACP, COSATU and SANCO) as well as other organs of progressive civil society. Provincial …

… the Ogoni leader, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and his co-accused, as well as to release Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Yar’ Adua, … and sentenced to death, he would use his prerogative as Head of State to reprieve the accused so that they would …

… intent." Such intent was evident in the Freedom Charter, as it would be necessary for the Congress Alliance to … interests of Africans, Indians, coloureds and whites, as it did of women, youth, workers and, to a lesser extent, … majority of Africans had resided. Whilst historians such as Bundy are correct in arguing that the ANC in particular …

… ' Nasrec House ' South of Johannesburg. The Unique Design (as seen in banner), of FNB Stadium is highly regarded, Internationally. It is often fondly referred to, as the “Calabash” or “African Pot” after being reconstructed, … first ever, African World Cup in 2010. Previously known as Soccer City, the Stadium has been the Centre of Historic …

… of a small fortification built for their benefit, known as Fort Coornhoop. This was abandoned as early as 1661, and on 2 March 1664 the farm was granted to M …

… Mossel Bay side of the river. There he began making boots as a part-time occupation but, as these found a ready market among travelers passing through … business interests by erecting a boarding house known as the Temperance Hotel. The Searles were staunch abstainers …

… become familiar with the practice of piracy while serving as an apprentice on board a pirate ship. In 1689, he and the … the island against French invasion. Kidd was then employed as a privateer by the English and was offered the captaincy … - a ship with a mission to capture all French vessels as well as the pirates of Madagascar. Seeking to find a crew, …

… to ensure the separation of different racial groups, such as the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) and the Group Areas Act (1950),  laws such as the Suppression of Communism Act (1950), and the Riotous … people in South Africa had been banned, with 467 listed as communists under the Suppression of Communism Act, 515 …

… to form the Pact Government with Hertzog continuing as Prime Minister and Smuts functioning as his deputy. The coalition received strong opposition from … a section of the Afrikaner community who perceived Smuts as an opponent of Afrikaner nationalism and pro-British. …

… Since 1917 the date of 8 March was universally accepted as International Women's Day. It has become an occasion … at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old …

… The legendary German general was known as the "Desert Fox for his brilliant military exploits in … on Nov. 15, 1891. He joined the 124th Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1910, and two years later was … in forcing the British back from Cyrenaica into Egypt as far as El Alamein. However, he was unable to advance to …

… in 1936. Perhaps the most famous was the Nationalism as Worldview and Its Relationship to Internationalism. In the … with Dutch Calvinist theological ideas. Diederichs served as chairman of the Broederbond from 1938 to 1942. He also … After the Economic Volk Congress of 1939, he was elected as chairman of the Reddingsdaadbond, an organization geared …

… against the Herero people in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) is considered among the first genocides in the … Lothar von Trotha was born in Magerburgon 3 July 1848. As the son of an aristocratic Prussian officer, he was … Austria. In 1894, he was assigned to Tanzania, then known as German East Africa, where he served as commander of the …

… Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Natal (known as the ICU Yase Natal) received a notice from the minister of … Act. Champion, who was described by Margery Perham in 1929 as “the arch agitator of the Union”, (whether of South Africa … local authorities from the moment of his arrival in Durban as the secretary of the ICU in 1925. The ICU was founded by a …

… shared common history, traditions, cultures and languages. As we know, the first recorded contact between whites and … his ships up the coast off a small river identified as Inharrime, south of Cape Corrientes. This was after Vasco … the continent amongst themselves and treated our countries as their foreign provinces. Accordingly, as we are gathered …

… farmers of some of their land: but not all of it. As important as land that was lost was land that was retained – and the … kingdoms and chiefdoms were not displaced and dispersed (as, by comparison, were Native American peoples). They …

… honoured and are deeply moved that you chose our country as the venue of the last CHOGM of this century and … live up to this expectation, both in our own interest and as our contribution to the creation of a better world. The … is a matter that must remain at the centre of our focus, as recent negative developments in the member state of …

… Scandal that broke out in 1978 is widely regarded as the single event that heralded the end of B. J. Voster 's term as State President of South Africa. In an attempt to deflect … of Information and the Bureau of State Security (BOSS), as well as South Africa's Intelligence formation under …

… Kommetjie from its owner, J Albertyn, and developed it as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The group included land … Rubbi, who was born in Padova, Italy, in 1873, trained as a carpenter, and emigrated to the Cape in 1891. There he … with municipal offices and a traffic licensing station, as well as a train station linking it to Cape Town. Kommetjie …