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Burkina Faso: Key Facts and History by Angela Thompsell updated 13 February 2016
… arrested two years later and Compaoré ruled after that on his own. He was officially elected president in 1991 and … Marxist. He attempted to bring radical…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger during the last days of his exile. It was made by a French sculptor; Archard. A … itself as militant. Its leader, Julius…
PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… he prospered and launched successful business ventures of his own. He and George Heys became good friends and business … fields, which included a gold mine…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… the district believe that if one of these birds is killed, death will afflict the hunter's family. An easy drive leads …
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… not have chosen a more politically volatile moment to play his career-best knock. England were to tour South Africa in … But when Warwickshire’s Tom…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… Frederick Stead. It is believed that this was due to his involvement in the Bantu Affairs Department as the … – Thulani“Sugarboy” Malinga. Nelson Mandela…
Zola Skweyiya, former Social Development Minister, to work at ANC Headquarters, 7 May 2009
… Comrade Zola Skweyiya, following his resignation from parliamentary politics, has been … politics. The African National Congress accepted his reasons thereof…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… Carl Limberger in Round 1. [v] Pietie Norval and his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won the silver medal in the … Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992. [vi] In…
EventGoldstone Commission investigate the Bisho Massacre
… as possible. The commission dismissed Gqozo's claim that his troops were shot at by the demonstrators. It was later … Ciskei soldier, who died during the…
EventPatrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… of being a powerful and charismatic leader during his brief reign as Zaire's first Prime Minister (the former … Minister in June with an uncomfortable…
EventS.P. Botha, Minister of Water Affairs, proposes new schemes to ease the Western Cape’s water supply problem
… to ease the Western Cape's water supply problem During his opening of the Cape Show on 4 March 1970, Minister of … it more efficiently." Four decades from…
EventLaw and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok implicates De Klerk at TRC
… denied that he knew of any illegal operations by his government. A BBC Southern Africa correspondent says the … the Steve Biko biographic film "Cry Freedom"…
EventRashaad Staggie shot dead
… to end the sale of drugs in Cape Town to Staggie and his brother Rashied. In spite of the claim that the people, … it became apparent later that their…
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
… Theunis Steyn, also a judge of the High Court like his predecessor, was elected as next president by 6877 votes to 1367 in favour of his opponent, J.G…
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
… and a steamboat with guns, Lobengula had given Rhodes and his partners a monopoly of all the metals and minerals in his kingdom and the right to mining…
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… Scotland on 22 May 1859. Although Doyle is best known for his writing of the Sherlock Holmes crime novel series, he … had graduated from Edinburgh University…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… the award ceremony, and Dadoo's award was accepted on his behalf by his mother. Following this in 1957 Dadoo was banned from …
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… May 1951 aged 90, the same year, Nelson Mandela’s son from his first marriage with Evelyn was born. In paying tribute to Sefako Makgatho, Mandela named his…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… 30, 1998), a prominent gay rights activist recounted his experience of coming out: “Ten years later I came out of … dream of an Afrikaner Empire was…
Articlehoz tab example
… Muslim Education Institute and the Tshwane Muslim School. His research interests include Qur’anic studies, Arabic … and histories. He has a number of…
Court Verdict Docket, 11 February 1978
… times, lived in Wadi al-Qura and "began to teach his fellow citizens to read and write" (Gamildien, 1984:9). … 3 000 children, "where he used to ride up and…
Chapter five: A Historical Overview of Madressa Education
… times, lived in Wadi al-Qura and "began to teach his fellow citizens to read and write" (Gamildien, 1984:9). … 3 000 children, "where he used to ride up and…
An historical overview of madressa education - Chapter 5 by A. Akhalwaya, I. Waja, A.H. Gabru, A.K. Dockrat, S. Pandor and E. Garda
… times, lived in Wadi al-Qura and "began to teach his fellow citizens to read and write" (Gamildien, 1984:9). … 3 000 children, "where he used to ride up and…
Interview with Ari Sitas, Of Socialism and Dentures by Jonathan Mandel, 10-11 April 2015
… decades in the ferment of civil wars in KwaZulu-Natal. His poetry is all about that and he is more than an insider … But he does enjoy the harshness of the…
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
… and he is the author of several books that recount his swashbuckling exploits. But the Seychelles operation … hijacking and sentenced Hoare to ten years in…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… Professor Lee Berger and his son Matthew Berger (9 years) stumbled across a new … modern man) from the University of Witwatersrand and his son discovered the…
PlaceElukhanyweni
… the Rev Robert Niven. He chose it as the site for his mission station, Uniondale, his aim being to preach the gospel among Mfengu and Xhosa … However this…
PlaceAngola
… the King asked to be baptised and in the process changed his name to João I [xxxi] . The Christianisation of Kongo … King. In 1506 there was conflict between…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… societies during the Mfecane as he had firm control over his subjects. [6] Shaka would order the execution of those … The only written accounts of Shaka…
Twentieth Anniversary of the United Nations Sanctions Resolution: Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 05 November 1982, New York
… attended by one of the recipients of the high award today, His Grace Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, the people of South … gave him their highest award, known…