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… The Bag Factory is known as one of the leading visual arts facilities in Johannesburg … inception in 1991, the non-profit organisation functions as a residency where artists share the space and ideas and … works in a freely accessible environment. Artists such as William Kentridge , Penny Siopis , Ricky Burnett, Deborah …

… on this day. SAS (South African Ships) Tafelberg served as guardship for the voyage which started from Table Bay in … the Cape to Rio, but was renamed the South Atlantic race as the races destination has changed from time to time to … first competitor across the line, new records being set, as well as the first three across the line in 3 handicap …

… you reach the gorgeous village.   Philadelphia began, as many little towns in South Africa do, as a farm. Local farmers travelled all the way, by horse and cart, to Durbanville for Nagmaal (the Eucharist) and, as a result, a local farmer donated a portion of his land to …

… services. However because of the distances involved, as well as the poor state of local roads, on 7 June 1829 it was … on 20 September 1829, on the farm of EA Buyskes, now known as Westbrooke. Within a month of this, its Church Council had …

… needs to be made of the new church that was built in 1962, as well as the new congregation hall built in 1977. When the first … Approximately 75% of congregation members have German as their mother tongue. The other 25% are mostly Afrikaans …

… the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the … represents the historical core of what is widely regarded as one of the largest and most important veterinary research … Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. As an academic training hospital, the OVAH is expected to …

… Alf Khumalo and Jurgen Schadeberg capture Mandela's years as a young lawyer and the emergence of Black resistance … and pays tribute to the tolerance and pacifism he embodies as both an individual and politician. Events to celebrate the … graduates of Fort Hare University with honorary rings, as well as the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, to be delivered …

… people were killed and others injured in what became known as the Boipatong massacre . An estimated 300 armed residents … could not find evidence that the police were involved, as the ANC claimed. Peens's admission exposed police denials … their members were present during the Boipatong massacre as false. During his testimony before the Truth and …

… worked alongside him during the struggle. We recognise, as Mandela has, that his achievements would not have been … will publish a full history of this great South African, as well as histories of the movements and comrades that helped build …

… Political cartoonist Zapiro's work is as important as ever following the Charlie Hebdo killings. His life and … has inspired her to be brave.   Mason, who is also known as N.D. Mazin, is the pen behind the underground Crumbsian …

… and Bridglal Pachai M. R. K. Sastrie, who was working as an interpreter Assistant Protector of Labour and Indian … the latter can prove by the application itself as it is in my own hand. As for any testimonials, I can send copies, if called for at …

… Agency for Palestine before starting his diplomatic career as liaison officer to the UN Special Committee on Palestine in 1947. Those who know him better described him as "superb orator and witty debater." In 1948 Eban became … Nations (UN) representative and served simultaneously as ambassador to the United States from 1950 until his …

… the failure to capture all the German East Africa forces) as well as in battles in Western Europe and the Middle East. South Africa's ports and harbors, such as at Cape Town , Durban , and Simon's Town , were also …

… an uprising against the British colonial government as they believed that the British favored Black and Coloured … areas were pressurized into joining this rebellion as Hans was said to have threatened them with death. On 18 … acquitted or banished. The execution of these rebels is as being a sore point with many Afrikaners and was cited as …

… held the following year, 1955. Other organisations, such as the Liberal Party, the Labour Party, even the United Party … Congress Alliance, which had taken the lead, stood alone as the only sponsors of the imaginative and comprehensive … me to an inspiring new level of personal activity, for as the campaign unfolded there were joint meetings of the …

… guiding principle that they identified themselves firstly as black before being students formed this movement. The … racial exclusivity, the government initially welcomed it as an endorsement of racial segregation and apartheid … restrict its activities. The party elected Winnie Kgware as its first president and Steve Biko was named honorary …

… Chumie was established in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee,  as a station of for the Glasgow Missionary Society. The … Gwali River, a tributary of the Tyumie River. Also known as Tyumie Post and Chumie Mission. James Backhouse reported … Mission Station ... consists of a neat chapel, used also as a school-room, the residence of the missionary, and two …

… In Johannesburg he got a job in a hotel where he worked as a cook. Blessed with a natural ability to draw, Phaswane … Art Centre in 1959.He trained under great artists such as Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Khumalo. He mastered the … exclusively in it. He joined the group of artists known as Artists Under the Sun. The group exhibited annually at …

… by Muhammad Anwar Sadat in 1970. Nasser had been described as the first leader of an Arab nation who challenged what was perceived as the western dominance of the Middle East. However, Nasser … lasted only six days in 1967. At the time, Egypt was seen as the leading Arab nation and that  Arab people looked up to …

… in Johannesburg, but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When … National Congress (ANC) and soon afterwards left teaching as part of a campaign to boycott Bantu Education. In 1966 the … Gertrude and her husband travelled frequently to lobby as representatives of the ANC. In 1991 Shope was elected …

… heading to Pretoria.This mission was not without obstacles as on his way northwards from Kroonstad, he encountered some … Johannesburg. They however had to abandon their positions as soon as the British resorted to their outflanking activity which …

… from 1 January 1966 to 4 December 1976. After eleven years as president he dissolved the government and declared the … his memoirs. In 1986, he returned to CAR and was arrested as soon as he touched down on charges of murder, treason, cannibalism …

… concern within the Black, Coloured and Indian communities, as he was a well-known human rights campaigner. The Standard … and Imvo Zabantsundu (Black Opinion) newspaper hailed him as a great leader who was at all times available to address … to Abdurahman also came from unexpected sources such as from General J.B.M. Hertzog and General J.C. Smuts . In …

… (1922-1999), the first president of Tanzania (known as Tanganyika until 1964). He served as prime minister and then as president from independence in December 1961 until his …

… from the state president in 1992, for his contribution as businessman, philanthropist and humanitarian, was born in … Pretoria. He has received several other awards and medals, as well as a Doctor of Education (honoris causa) degree, conferred by …

… Africa on 10 June 1990 after 31 years in exile. Known as Mama Africa , she had left in 1959 as part of the cast of the musical King Kong and was barred … a jubilant welcome. Makeba continued to perform and serve as a goodwill ambassador until her death on 9 November 2008. …

… endure for all time. Not only was the Republic established as a result of what they did, but even the fiercest opponents … valley. In other words, it is exactly the same situation as when a survey has to be made between two farmers to … afford to let subversion gain a hold in South Africa, just as it could not afford it at the beginning of the sixties. …

… for leave to appear before this Committee, recognising, as I did, the supreme effort which the United Nations is … in the Charter - a South Africa governed by its people as fellow citizens of equal worth whatever the colour, race … to the authority of the United Nations and which has as its primary aim the punishment by death of people who are …

… I visited the renovated premises of my once favourite shop as a kid in Salt River just around the corner from where I once lived in lower Rochester Road as a kid. The shop was Abrahamses Pet Shop. It was the … we broke away from the Young Christian Workers Movement as an independent body inspired by Liberation Theology with …

… have then been a long distance indeed from Thaba Bosiu, as the Mohale Dam is today to many South Africans to whom its … the wise words of the Book of Proverbs also apply to us: "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far … and award-winning, state-of-the art engineering feat such as the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, but he surely knew in …