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… war he held regimental commands, and was a military school from 1933-1938. His highly regarded textbook on … in recognition of his success in forcing the British back from Cyrenaica into Egypt as far as El Alamein. However, he … He was made commander in chief of all German armies from the Netherlands to the Loire River in January 1944. …

… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Johannes van Zyl and Mr Knoetze, both from the Bantu Administration Board of the Vaal Triangle, to …

… From the book:  Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not … the Congress salute. Twenty thousand women of all races, from all parts of South Africa, were massed together in the … 20,000, pressed solidly together, not in formal ranks, from the lowest of the Union Buildings terraced gardens, …

… city of Cape Town. The prevailing summer and winter winds, from the south east and northwest respectively, had carved … routes lent it an extremely cosmopolitan character from its earliest days. Though undoubtedly African, like the … Cape Town evolved as a melting pot with ingredients from virtually every coastal region of the world. After …

… And I fully agree with this, having just returned from my vacation there."  Cape Town is one of South Africa’s … was layers of sandstone, set atop a granite base. Pressure from the underlying magma worked with the ice to harden the … of Great Britain. The term, ' District six ', arises from the 1867 division of the "Municipality of Cape Town, …

… belongs to all of humanity. An ancient Tamacheq saying from Mali still echoes amidst the sun-scorched mud houses and desert sands of Timbuktu: "Salt comes from the north, gold from the south, and silver from the country of the white men, …

… tried to reconcile the two but failed. Their move from the reserve sat well with the government’s plans to … in Mohodi in 1977 and continued to arrive in the area from Mphakane up to the 1980s. Mphakane was a village about … area, in the Sekgosese district. Several of them came from Trust Land in Mphakane while other came from …

… in 1899 with its first contingent of 1000 troops sailing from QuÁƒÂƒ©bec to South Africa on 30 October 1899 and landed … weapons. Consequently, some of its members were recruited from cavalry regiments of part-time militias and volunteers. … the end of the war, 267 Canadians had died in battle and from disease while another 252 were wounded. Graves of …

… Party. After the death of his father in 1957, he resigned from his parliamentary seat but continued to express his … Consolidated Mines for over 25 years until he retired from those positions in 1982 and 1984. Despite stepping down, … Africa, (London), p.211 Anon, (2000), Harry Oppenheimer from the UK Telegraph, 21 August 2000, [online], Available at …

… Railway Station some 34 km from Port Nolloth. It takes its name from the surrounding plain, known as Abbevlak. The name is derived from the Khoikhoi name of Sagewood trees, which cover this …

… and northeast by the Sénégal River, which separates it from Mauritania; to the east by Mali; to the south by Guinea … consists of a narrow strip of territory that extends from the coast eastward into Senegal along the Gambia River … president in August 1960. Senegal gain its independence from France after breaking away from the Mali Federation, …

… Clearance programmes with the aim of removing Black people from the inner City of Johannesburg. The JCC was controlled … . This Act allowed the ruling party, NP, to remove Blacks from any area within and close to the magisterial district of … Most importantly, the Act was passed to remove Blacks from Sophiatown. On 9 February 1955, the head of the South …

… trading post run by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from the Netherlands. Sailing ships on their way to India … chose to come to the Cape to settle. They moved away from Cape Town and started farms and little towns to the … There were also slaves in the Cape, brought especially from Malaysia to serve the people from the DEIC. When the …

… From the book:  Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of … abscond - to leave hurriedly and secretly to escape from custody or arrest annex - add to one’s territory by … by African peoples. co-opt - to divert to a role different from the usual or original one depose - to remove from office …

… to Galeshewe township near Kimberley where he was banned from writing, teaching, speaking in public or even praying in … admitted as an attorney in 1975, ran a one-man practice from a small office in Galeshewe. Restricted though he was, … like Phyllis Naidoo but his banning orders prevented him from doing so as he was not allowed to move from one …

… Bulsara in Zanzibar, East Africa. His parents were Parsis from Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding … solo. He was also a good pianist, having taken lessons from a young age. He died in 1991 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS; he had just …

… - The Friend Bloemfontein, 12 September 1951 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka and Walter Sisulu to Prime Minister 11 February 1952 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka to Prime Minister 21 January 1952 (pdf) Letter from SW Motseta to Moroka (pdf) Response letter from the …

… original occupants. The 47 families were then evicted from their homes to make a way for the proposed resettlement site. About 37 extended families from Stendahl Misson near Weenen were transported to Waaihoek on 7 November 1984. More evictees came from Sun Valley Estates which surrounded the Stendahl …

… slums, and named after Johannes Rudolph Albertyn who lived from 1878 to 1967.  Albertyn obtained a BA degree from the Huguenot University College at Wellington in 1899 … degree BD, at Princeton University, in the United States. From 1906 to 1926 he was the Pastor of the Dutch Reformed …

… Wits University Cultural Precinct and is just three blocks from the Nelson Mandela Bridge . Its’ collections begun in … collection was founded through generous donations from a collector by the name of Vittorino Meneghell. In 1992, … and it has since been home to a vast collection of art from the continent and includes contemporary and historical …

… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province … business ventures. Tshombe announced Katanga's secession from Congo, explaining that Katanga's abundance in natural … White settlers in the province who would benefit the most from continued control of the region's resources. Tshombe …

… Light brown poster with black lettering. Page from Pretoria News newspaper. Short piece of information on ANC. Commemoration of 75 years of the ANC, from 8 January 1912 to 8 January 1987 . Issued by UDF, NECC and SACC. ANC was banned in 1960. Quotes from Nelson Mandela and Chief Albert Luthuli. …

… State President by President P.W. Botha who was recovering from a mild stroke suffered on 18 January. Botha surprised everyone when he resigned from the National Party (NP) leadership but not as state … he continued to make key decisions, although recovering from a stroke. …

… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early … the more grateful for the tolerance that has come my way from members of the Koranna and Griqua community in … patience and loyal support I have been blessed to receive from my dear husband Renfrew, and our two adored daughters, …

… From the book:  Working Life - Factories, Township and … It has a history, and we can learn significant lessons from this history. We need to understand the forces that … too, how South Africa’s first working class was created: from deep-level mining on the Rand, which drew into existence …

… not a slaver but a merchant vessel. She was on a journey from the Netherlands to the Cape when she came across a … heading to Brazil. The Portuguese slaver was coming from the Angolan coast, where they had picked up 500 slaves. … taking 250 slaves as a bounty prize. The journal entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. …

… Prehistory This volume outlines the sources and materials from which African history has been constructed and describes … Civilizations of Africa This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the … of the islands of the Indian Ocean.   Volume III - Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century This volume deals …

… From:  South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … mark the beginning of a permanent movement for liberation from all oppressive laws and administrative acts and from perpetual violence practiced against the Native. There …

… From:  South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from Com Goodlatte dated 14/7/36 together with the minutes of … the W.P.S.A. C.T. Branch dated 13/7/36 were read. A letter from Com Goodlatte dated 18/7/36 with enclosed cutting was …

… From:  South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 9 - Letter from W. H. Andrews to Tom Mann," 26 December 1922 … 26-12-22 Dear Comrade Tom Your letter from Port Elizabeth and report of the meeting from E. P. Herald just to hand also acknowledgement of amount …