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… Station of the Berlin Missionary Society in the Uniondale District. Named after the German Missionary- Schmidt.  Who in 1737 began to work among the Khoikhoi in the Western Cape Province. … Anhalt-Schmidt, a Mission Station in Little Karoo …

… and Rustenburg, through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola, in search of a country where they could live according to … on account of the hardships the Afrikaners experienced in the desert. The first Thirstland Trek, which started in 1874 under the leadership of Gert Alberts, reached Lake …

… ex-husband Richard Burton, also an actor, while on holiday in Chobe Game Park, Botswana. Taylor and Burton were both … Fred Knoessen (manager) and Brian Graham (tour guide) in the far-off village of Kasane. News of this marriage … 10 years, and lasted only nine months. Burton died at 58 in 1984 from cerebral hemorrhage, while Taylor died at 76 in …

… article is about the emergence convocation of churches in South Africa which was held in Johannesburg on 30-31 May, in order to outline a plan of effective non-violence campaign. … Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa …

… Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase By 1957 any relative lull in the mass … Congress leaders called off the solidarity boycott there, black dockworkers began a go-slow and were joined by railway … not only were hundreds of workers dismissed, but they were black-listed from employment elsewhere in Benoni, and many …

… Minister B.J. Vorster and Chief Leabua Jonathan of Lesotho in Cape Town, at the end of which a joint statement was issued emphasising their belief in peaceful co-existence. Economic aid and technical … economic survival. Political exiles were welcome to stay in Lesotho provided they did not use the country as a base …

… future president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1997, was born in Polokwane on this day. He was detained on Robben … presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of South Africa in 1988.   … Dr Stanley Mogoba is born in Polokwane …

… The dentist Dr Phillip Blaiberg died in Cape Town after living 19 months and 15 days following a … successful heart transplant operation by Dr. Chris Barnard in January, 1968. Blaiberg, the longest-surviving heart … he had performed the first operation on Louis Washkansky in 1967. …

… at a former South African Defence Force base, Eenhana, in northern Namibia. Construction workers discovered the … People's Organisation fighters who may have been killed in the so-called nine-day war  near the end of South Africa's occupation of Namibia, which ended in 1990. It was not known how many bodies the grave …

… African all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, became the only player in Test cricket history to have taken 300 wickets and score 3 … of South Africa’s match against their Indian counterparts in Calcutta, India. The 31-year old Pollock reached the … Anil Kumble for a quick single to take his score to six. In spite of Pollock's accomplishments South Africa lost the …

… nearby Zulu hostel. She grieved for 10 minuites then fled in fear. Fourteen hostel dwellers and residents are killed in clashes between hostel dwellers and Phola Park residents located in the Thokoza Township on the East Rand, near Johannesburg. … Fourteen are killed in Phola Park violence …

… kaSolomon and his second wife, Queen Thomo was born in Nongoma, Zululand (now KwaZulu-Natal). He recieved formal instruction in traditional Zulu customs while he was at his father's … Zulus at a traditional ceremony attended by 20 000 people in Nongoma on the 3rd of December 1971. …

… of Durban, near Gingindlovu. Where the first sugar factory in Zululand was established in 1908 by Sir J.L. Hulett . Roughly an hour's drive from … overlooking the sea – there aren't many spots elsewhere in South Africa where you'll witness this anomaly. The water …

… An address to the Press luncheon in Washington DC on the national liberation struggle in South Africa … On the current political trends in South Africa in the context of the struggle for national liberation …

… (from 1905-1940). His death raised concern within the Black, Coloured and Indian communities, as he was a … rights campaigner. The Standard and Imvo Zabantsundu (Black Opinion) newspaper hailed him as a great leader who was … as from General J.B.M. Hertzog and General J.C. Smuts . In June 1999, President Nelson Mandela posthumously honoured …

… the position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities. … The position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities …

… The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence public opinion … the ANC who would like to conduct a dialogue with the SA government. It is also just as clear that they must be … of the liberation movements and sole representative of the Black majority. Thereafter, the number of delegations …

… president Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd of 300 000 in Port Elizabeth in what was described as South Africa's biggest ever … the crowd that he would be meeting President F.W. de Klerk in order to discuss the intensification of violence …   Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in KwaZulu-Natal , 1985-1994  : Pretoria: University of …

… In what was widely regarded as move to prepare the ground for … was to come into effect on 1 April 1993. He reduced it in size and for the first time appointed non-White members of … Magnus Malan, a former Minister of Defence who was demoted in 1991 as result of the Inkathagate scandal. Jac Rabie and …

… on 15 and 16 July to examine concerns about violence in South Africa and appropriate actions to end it. In order to address the concerns of all parties, the Security … existing measures to bring about an end to violence in South Africa. Click here to read our This Day in History …

… Twelve people are killed in Mamelodi, Pretoria, when the police open fire on a crowd gathered to protest the army's presence in the township, high rents and restrictions on the holding … Twelve people are killed in Mamelodi, Pretoria, when the police open fire on a crowd …

… convention called The Congress of the People started in Kliptown, near Johannesburg. The proposition for this form … National Congress (ANC) Queenstown regional conference in 1953. It was endorsed by the ANC national conference held in December. The convention was attended by approximately …

… brother. His earliest education was at a mission school in Graaf Reinet. After completing Standard 6 he enrolled for … was also the institution in which generations of young Black South Africans and Black students from other African countries were exposed to …

… It was a third coup attempt since Samuel Doe took power in 1980. The 1985 coup came a month after the fraudulent first elections ever held in Liberia returned Samuel Doe to power. The opposition … descendents of freed American slaves. They came to Liberia in 1847 and held power until S Doe's take over. Click here to …

… Mmusi Aloysias Maimane was born in Krugersdorp, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 6 June 1980 to … the National Assembly in May 2014 – making him the first black male to hold the position in South Africa’s history. A … Helen Zille as leader of the party and became the first black South African to lead the DA. A few months after being …

… David Webster was born in 1944, and grew up in the copper belt mines of Northern … against the Grahamstown City Council’s decision barring black students from watching Rhodes University’s first rugby … as a researcher exposed him to the direct exploitation of black workers by government and business. This led him to …

… members, Sipho Dlamini and Busi Majola were shot dead in a house near Mbabane in Swaziland. They had both formerly been students at the …   According to City Press the same incident occurred in the suburb of Dalriach near Mbabane. The details were all … collection, ‘Two ANC members killed in Swaziland’, Black politics 1986d| Saldru clippings collection, ‘ANC …

…  Kabelo Lengane, who were well known for their involvement in political activities, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head, near to Community centre in Moletsane township, Soweto.  Mr Lengane was murdered after … collection, ‘ Shock at murder of activists father’ , Black Politics 1986f …

… important to note that South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much … was like in the 1960s. This will help us contextualise the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa in the 1970s. Also, it …