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… children. Her migrant labourer husband died, leaving her to fend for her children. Following the outbreak of the … authorities welcomed her as they understood her sermons to be encouraging her congregation to abstain from alcohol … delegation was immediately loaded onto a train and sent back to the Eastern Cape. Protests from African groups and …

… . During high school, teachers encouraged students to attend speeches of Professor ZK Matthews , Chief Albert … advice for anyone who had problems and was regularly asked to write letters. After a report by journalist Gideon Khumalo … and R3,000. After a period of interrogation he was taken back to East London, where he was charged with using his …

… On 21 May 1991 the medical adviser to the government, Dr Wilson Carswell made the shocking … Dr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government’s Aids unit, says about 100 000 South …

… long time during his early life, Walter’s mother Alice had to work away from home. Walter tended cattle, sheep and goats … worked, a depressed Walter was transferred above ground. A strike threat over poor conditions led to concessions, and … Seme, one of the founding members of the ANC, on a train bound for the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein. 1943 …

… as a carpenter by the Jesuits. His mother, Bona, belonged to the Shona ethnic group and taught Christian catechism to village children at the Jesuit mission. Mugabe had five … in History and English in 1952 and in the same year, went back to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia). Mugabe taught at the Roman …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: President Steyn takes General Snyman to task for a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which … have been taken, admonishing him that it was not advisable to alienate the local people for the sake of a small herd of … Anglo-Boer War 2: President Steyn takes General Snyman to task for a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which …

… General Assembly, the General Committee decided not to support the request of the Union of South Africa (SA) that … days later, on 26 October, the General Assembly decided to include the complaint in its agenda as an item entitled: … H.A. Naidoo and Senator H.M. Basner, arrived in New York to follow the discussions at the UN and advise the Indian …

… Message from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Governments of the United States, Angola and Zambia Iinforming them that due to the infilitration of a large number of SWAPO terrorists … of the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Governments of the United States, Angola and Zambia: 6 …

… of passes at police stations, beginning on 21 March, to be supported by a stay-at-home, until the pass laws were … launched, in the face of massive police action, a general strike from 21 March to 10 April - which remained solid for … and the struggle to overthrow capitalism must be bound together in a class-conscious movement led by the …

… workers are organised, then we can see what we can do to abolish the Capitalist system. We are here for the … There is resistance, however. In 1907, the white miners strike, but are driven back to work after scabs are brought in. In 1913, a general …

… flown into Kolwezi, Zaire's main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White residents, have discovered over 150 … Zairian troops, who had been sent in a week ago, appear to have joined with the Katangese gendarmes, getting high on … flown into Kolwezi, Zaire’s main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White resi …

… Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the … 1970s, platinum mining was introduced and it rapidly grew to become the main industry in the region. Following the … West province Image source When the miners began their strike in August 2012, in protest of poor living conditions …

… ordered the slaughter of 30 000 ostriches in an effort to contain the virus. All export of poultry was suspended as … it hit South Africa, the government acted swiftly in a bid to avoid the same devastation that Asia had suffered.  … orders the slaughter of 30 000 ostriches in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu …

… the African National Congress. I have the pleasure to extend greetings of the New Year to you and our friends … prison cells, it will be necessary that we welcome them back with all the honour and accolade due to them. They are … above all, during the unprecedented three-day general strike in June and when they boycotted the apartheid October …

… individuals speaks out on the possibility of a political strike. December , A new leadership nurtured in the African … such as petitions and deputations. The ANC starts to follow a militant approach for its cause. 1950 The African … National Congress (ANC) begins the year with a commitment to militant African nationalism, mass action and tactics of …

… A Military History of South Africa From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid by Timothy J. Stapleton …

… Libya and World Order: The Three-Decade U.S. Campaign to Terminate The Qaddafi Revolution by Francis A. Boyle …

… ’A future free of exploitation’, Address by Oliver Tambo to the first Congress of Mpla, Luanda, 12 December 1977 …

… Unfolding German Colonialism in Namibia from Caprivi to Kasikili by Effa Okupa …

… From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi: Our Embassy Years during Genocide by …

… the US Open golf tournament and became the fourth winner to earn all four top …

… of African Unity begins a conference in Algeria to address African problems ranging from a $2 …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … releases a statement by Nelson Mandela subsequent to his meeting with President Botha on 5 July, stating …

… Gavin Relly, in his annual report, urges the government to scrap the Group Areas Act. …

… Fietas, Johannesburg: A memorandum relating to the housing conditions and need for housing schemes of …

… Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) from 1953 to 1958, is born at Invercargill, New Zealand. …

… chief magistrate refuses permission for a concert to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday. The date is g …

… Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 27 minutes.  …

… Response by President Nelson Mandela to the 1994 Peace Lecture of the WCRP (South African Chapter) …

… Televised address to the Nation by President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the …