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… of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). In 1965 whites in Southern Rhodesia, led by Ian Smith, defied the British … Declaration of Independence (UDI). British influence in Southern Rhodesia ended, and Smith entered into strategic … African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury …

… General Sir Redvers Buller' forces attacked Botha's Pass in Natal. After a five hour battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops relieved British forces at Ladysmith in Natal on 28 February, 1900.  The British forces had been …

… delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked his first 100 days in office. Mandela announced that the Reconstruction and … poverty, disease, ignorance, and try to end conflicts in different parts of South Africa, especially, the East Rand …

… book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town … document the wall decorations and murals drawn by artists in these townships. The essay of 250 images speaks about … update of the book was done for the International bookfair in Cape Town (June 2008). A collection of remarkable work …

… fought Charles "Sonny" Liston for the heavyweight title in Miami, Florida. Liston tried for a swift knockout, but Ali … he and a friend went to the Columbia Auditorium to partake in free hot dogs and popcorn available for visitors of the … He trained six days a week. During schooldays, he woke up in the early hours so that he could go running and then would …

… Aisha Ahmed Aisha Ahmed was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Currently a freshman at Southern Methodist … about the region's sectarianism, she became interested in apartheid in South Africa as well as other aspects of the … He is originally from San Antonio, Texas, and loves sports and outdoor adventures. Project:  Biography of Lionel …

… character. The history of institutional racism in South African universities dates back to the 19th century. It preceded  the University Act passed in 1916 by the Union of South Africa government. The 1916 … Victoria College, now \Stellenbosch University (USB)in 1918.  Both UCT and SU were established for white …

… From 7 April until mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are … died when his plane was shot down as it was landing in Kigali. It was never determined who was responsible but a … were left orphaned. Most of the violence was centred in the capital city of Kigali. …

… the only non controversial statement that can be made in connection with Afrikaner nationalism. There are differing … race policies, were quick to equate the post-1948 apartheid state with the Nazi state of the 1930s and 1940s. … heaped upon the Nazis and the general scorne voked by apartheid, the analogy was a tempting one,and one which could …

… Yellow poster with black lettering. Red block in centre. Image of fist in centre. Trade Union struggle poster. … Freedom! from below : The struggle for trade unions in South Africa …

… railway line between Cape Town, South Africa and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February 1989, just before the South African … Railway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed …

… hosts sitting on the voting on the motion of no confidence in the President. Here is the Procedure for Voting by Secret Ballot in National Assembly.   … Procedure for voting by secret ballot in National Assembly, 8 August 2017 …

… the scope for extra-parliamentary dissent and opposition. In the first instance, the campaign originated from the legal … which drew in a range of social, cultural, religious, sports, educational, traders and non-political youth groups … of the Congress Alliance. It served as a vision of a post-apartheid South Africa, which was to be used as a mobilising …

… On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with … a ton. The discovery was declared the richest strike in South Africa's history. According to reports, no shares … police started an investigation of the report and moved in on Promoter Milne's fabulous borehole. Under their supreme …

… the great educators to emerge from South Africa. He died in Durban in 1982. … Dr Ernst Gideon Malherbe, SA educationist, is born in Luckhoff, OFS. …

… Langlaagte No.258, the farm on which gold was discovered in the late 1800s. The mineral rights of Langlaagte were bought by J.B Robinson in 1886, and the first plots were sold on 24 August 1896, … The first plots are sold in Mayfair on the West Rand …

… the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, or Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The Asiatic Bill was one of the many anti-Indian … communities declared their support for the Indian people in their struggle. … Indian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act …

… Kabelo Sello Duiker was born in Orlando West, Soweto , Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest … School, where he was one of only two Black children in the entire school. Having been born at the height of Apartheid, Duiker became very conscious of the political … Young South African novelist scarred by a childhood of apartheid ",From  The Guardian, [online], Available at:  …

… Mpush Makambi was born in 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. At school, Makambi was sporty but … However, being a disgruntled young man with the apartheid system he placed his boxing career on hold in … •  www.ssuntimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimes/sports/sports1092658670.asp …

… William Khanyile began selling the New Age newspaper in Pietermaritzburg. By then he was already interested in Marxism and took part in study circles on the issue. Very … he highlighted the plight of Black South Africans under Apartheid. On 1 May 1980, Khanyile and John Nkadimeng led a …

… Dr Franklin Abraham Sonn was born in October 1939 in Vosburg in the Karoo, Northern Cape and raised in … University of Technology (CPUT). Dr Sonn was an anti-apartheid campaigner and a champion of broad-based economic …

… that the all-girls choir of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria won first place and gold in the folklore w …

… In reaction to further deaths of people in police detention, ten policemen have been suspended from …

… Almost 200 Black families, who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f …

… of Home Affairs of KwaNdebele, Piet Ntuli, is killed in a car bomb explosion in the homeland. The date of this e …

… The Africa Union (AU) summit opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and agrees to send 300 AU troops to protect ceasefire monitors in …

… Granny Maloko Temo of Mantata near Dendron, eldest person in SA and allegedly eldest in the world, celebrates her 130th birthda …

… President Samora Machel of Mozambique is killed in an air crash in eastern South Africa shortly after 21:00. Thirty-four …

… discovers three coelacanths at 104m while scuba diving in the Jesser Canyon off Sodwana Bay in the St Lucia Marin …

… Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer is assaulted at home in Johannesburg by three men who lock her in a store room and …