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… General (retired) Mongameli Johnson Tshali, also known as Lennox Lagu, sadly passed on. He did so at a moment in our … and leading quietly and in an unassuming fashion, as was his character. When one came across him for the first … many posts and responsibilities that he was given. Even as we returned to the country as part of the process to craft …

… had never had the chance to tell you what you meant to me as a big brother and mentor. I cannot claim to have known you as much as the colleagues that I found you already working with when …

… by Lord Kitchener on 12 June 1902. It originally served as a recreation centre for soldiers and when the South … likeness.  Take the Military Compound in Pretoria as an example – First it was called Roberts Heights – then … Party and their influence of Afrikaner Nationalism as an Ideology to Govern South Africa, it was renamed again …

… The Niger River flows through its interior, functioning as the main trading and transport artery in the country. … much-needed fertile agricultural soil along its banks as well as creating pasture for livestock. Although Mali is one of …

… large in the history of South Africa; it is celebrated as the Day of Reconciliation. First celebrated as ‘Dingane’s Day,’ when the Voortrekkers triumphed against … against White minority rule and was selected in 1961 as the launch date of uMkhonto weSizwe.   Dingaan's Day …

… of the Cosatu special national congress, this was exposed as a great pretence. Workers are rebelling against the … but up to that point, delegates could not even tackle it as they had been engaged in a protracted fight over … president Zingiswa Losi was illegitimately in her position as she had been elected when she was a Numsa shopsteward, …

… to the promotion of peace in the country, but I've done so as part and parcel of the decisions and campaigns which have … The Government has indicated that you are willing to act as mediator. Do you agree with... that term? (A) Well, in a sense I have been acting as a mediator because I believe the first step towards a …

… Excellency with reference to the British Indians, so far as regards Potchefstroom, we would not have given any trouble whatsoever to Your Excellency, especially as we are aware that Your Excellency is to meet very shortly … and thirty-seven hawkers' licences. This statement, so far as traders are concerned, is not true. We supplied before the …

… when it re-assembles in January next. The Bill has come as a rude shock to our community in the Transvaal, for it … or any kind of workman, unless he be a menial servant, he as an Indian will not be able to work anywhere outside a defined area, and in a defined area he as an Indian will have to work for other Indians. He can …

… gripped our country over the last two years especially has as its point of focus the objective of the transfer of power … to govern our country together, to determine its future as equals, to fashion it into a peaceful and prosperous … the struggle does not seek what the Botha regime describes as reforms. It is not about partial improvements in the …

… gripped our country over the last two years especially has as its point of focus the objective of the transfer of power … to govern our country together, to determine its future as equals, to fashion it into a peaceful and prosperous … the struggle does not seek what the Botha regime describes as reforms. It is not about partial improvements in the …

… and exclusive, contained in some sectors such as finance, elements of the best in the world. The insights … the outcome of our discussions. Today I stand before you as a representative of a nation being born;a rainbow people … relations and sporting contacts are extensive. And in as much as we were able, during the Rugby World Cup final, to …

… term of office will soon come to an end. The G77 and China as well as my own country, South Africa, sincerely thank the … wealth accumulation and technological advances and, as the river that divides the rich and the poor zones of the …

… in Cape Town , Johannesburg , Grahamstown and Windhoek, as well as touring internationally to places such as Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. After the tour, the …

… and is nearby the Addo Elephant National! Recorded as early as 1752 in the journal of A F Beutler. The name is derived … Khoekhoen and means 'narrow forest'. Formerly also known as 'Hoender Kraal', from Dutch, 'guinea-fowl' …

… coalition made up of twenty-one right wing parties, known as Afrikaner National Front (Afrikaner Volksfront or AVF) was … Defence Force (SADF). Gen. Constant Viljoen was elected as the leader of the movement. The AVF was founded as result of mounting right wing resistance to the multi …

… guests, friends and comrades; People of South Africa: As we open this Second Session of our Third Democratic … Second Decade of Democracy, I am privileged to say that as a people we have every reason to be proud of our historic … South Africa did not belong to all who live in it. But as the Honourable Members know, our constitution-makers …

… guests, friends and comrades; People of South Africa: As we open this Second Session of our Third Democratic … Second Decade of Democracy, I am privileged to say that as a people we have every reason to be proud of our historic … South Africa did not belong to all who live in it. But as the Honourable Members know, our constitution-makers …

… force of ZAPU and ANC which marched into the country as comrades-in-arms on a common route, each bound to its … settler enemy to the finish, at any point of encounter as they make their way to their respective zones. In the … front, the enemy has suffered untold casualties and as the fighting continues, the fighters are determined to …

… short, easy to read biographies and illustrations that are as bright and bold as the women they depict, this book shares the life stories … scientists and storytellers who have gone before us – as well as recognising the everyday heroism of ordinary South …

… through October 1. Highlights from the review: … Recently, as [Goldblatt who shot most of his photographs during … an enormous magnifying glass, distancing the viewer so as to better see the competing details. Rather than light … for a non-hierarchical revealing of all nearly at once so as to lead the viewer to search for the irony in the less …

… This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, … with its open spaces constitutes the original campus as designed by architect JM Solomon in 1918. A number of … from previous eras include the Belvedere, also known as the Summer House, which was built originally by the Dutch …

… Hout Bay has now become well known as the port of departure for scenic day trips to Seal island … The Duiker island colony is not a breeding colony as the island has very rough waters with the risk of washing … seals with over 6000 Cape fur Seals populating the island as well as a variety of seabirds and cormorants. Enjoy …

… and is situated in the capital city, Pretoria, now known as Tshwane. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1908 and … named (Meintjieskop). The Union Buildings was commissioned as part of the establishment of the Union of South Africa. … From the mid-twentieth century, the Union Buildings served as a location for political protests, particularly during …

… and is situated in the capital city, Pretoria, now known as Tshwane. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in 1908 and … named (Meintjieskop). The Union Buildings was commissioned as part of the establishment of the Union of South Africa. … From the mid-twentieth century, the Union Buildings served as a location for political protests, particularly …

… form a government, and he led the colony to independence as Ghana in 1957. A firm believer in African liberation, … formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. As head of government, he was less successful however, and as time passed he was accused of forming a dictatorship. In …

… their findings, on the 16th December 1943. We realise as anyone else the apparent inappropriateness and vagueness … us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way of directing the … to press reports there seem to be differences of opinion as to the applicability of the ‘Atlantic Charter' as between …

… and his way of trying to establish it in the trial, as well as outside the court room, comprised patterns of behaviour … sparing, what is wrong with the present and what they see as necessary for the future. We need a political vision that …

… of Cooperative Governance and all the stakeholders such as the local municipalities for organising this event. I also … I believe evokes mixed feelings in all of us here. For as we prod down the gloomy memory lane, many of us remember … We know of the many wars fought in the eastern frontier, as we do about countless others fought in the hills and …

… to Mandela (and many other leaders of the struggle) as an “icon”. This is laziness, insofar as understanding a leader like Mandela means that we have to … there is a reference to Mandela’s legacy in the singular as opposed to the range of legacies we need to interrogate. …