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… Ordinance of October 1903 imposed further restrictions in the ex-Free State Republic on persons of colour, or … fate of hundreds of British Indians who wished to settle in the Orange River Colony. Source: Indian Opinion, 12 … restrictive of the liberties of Coloured people. In the Gazette dated 23rd October is published a draft …

… to meet with President Moise Tshombe of Katanga Province in Congo in an attempt to end the fighting in Katanga. UN officials in Elisabethville were stunned when … UN Secretary General is killed in a plane crash …

… the Outspan and Spring- Annisfontein. used by travellers in former times. The formation of a Spring may be the result … The water eventually emerges from below the surface, in the form of a Karst Spring. The forcing of the Spring to the surface can be the result of a confined aquifer in which the recharge area of the spring water table rests at …

… A Spring and Outspan in the Richtersveld with Geographical History dating back … The water eventually emerges from below the surface, in the form of a Spring. The forcing of the Spring to the surface can be the result of a confined aquifer in which the recharge Area of the Spring water table rests at …

… Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal.  In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of Mandela's arrest, a sculpture was erected in the landscape near Howick, in KwaZulu-Natal, where Mandela …  https://www.sa-venues.com/attractionskzn/nelson-mandela-capture-site.php …

… was carried out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. In what has become known as the Boipatong massacre, township residents were butchered and assaulted in their homes by armed hostel dwellers in the middle of the … Scores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal …

… The prevalent violence in kwaZulu-Natal began with widespread interference during … the African National Congress (ANC) from running campaigns in the rural areas controlled by them. Violence erupted between IFP and ANC members in the province. This was contrary to what the cabinet had …

… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of … of Kenyans. This rebellion took place almost exclusively in the highlands of central Kenya among the Kikuyu tribe. … Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 13 November’ , [online], available at …

… members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took refuge in the United States consul general's office after escaping from detention in Johannesburg Prison. While in detention, the three met with other detainees to discuss … UDF men takes refuge in the US consulate …

… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in Johannesburg. He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918. … Nelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape …

… bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique and injured 5 people. Captain Wynand … Petrus du Toit was caught later and admitted his role in the raid. This was one of many cross border raids by the SADF in the 1980s. Some of the cross border raids include Matola, …

…      Oppressed people in South Africa have always associated the history of the … of such practices as apartheid in South Africa, where black men and women are held in bondage in violation of the … and perpetuating a servant-and-master relationship between black and white.  Thus, Africans employed by white farmers …

… Thirteen people were killed and eighteen injured in an attack on Soweto residents after an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) rally at Jabulani Stadium. In the ensuing battle between residents and Inkatha … people were later killed allegedly by Inkatha supporters in retaliation. After various submissions by victims of the …

… dry seasons as a reason for allowing their taxes to fall in arrear. But why the evil day of solemnly calling them to … us, a very difficult problem to solve. We yield to no one in our anxiety to see the Native people standing well with … Government. Indeed, we would do all to assist Government in getting in the money owing. But is it not dealing with the …

… the first one. The Ashanti Kingdom had its headquarters in Kumasi, which was in the interior, but also dominated the coastal tribes of the … Europeans. However, during the reign of King Kofi Karikari in 1867, they attempted to re-establish Ashanti rule over the …

… CASA TOOK PLACE IN AMSTERDAM IN DECEMEBR 1987 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SOUTH AFRICAN … REST OF THE WORLD 'BEFORE DAWN' IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF ANC IN LUSAKA AND THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT NETHERLANDS IN … Before Dawn Culture in Another South Africa (CASA) …

… women against the carrying of passes by women took place in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State), where … workers. The women involved were an urbanised group living in the Waaihoek Location under the control of the town … date of the protest, though all sources agree that it was in 1913. One* source mentions that on 28 May 1913 a mass …

… Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was opened by … the first full year of operation since it was launched in 2004 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Third Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand …

… economy. Five out of six citizens of Lesotho held jobs in South Africa, 45% of adults were absentees working and residing in South Africa even though they were subject to influx … McDowall records that the great involvement of Basotho in the migrant labour practice in directly linked with …

… On 8 March 2004, 15 suspected mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South … mercenaries from South Africa en route to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea. 20 South Africans, 18 Namibians, 23 … 3 of 70 suspected mercenaries, accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in …

… saying that the law was bringing misery and deprivation in its wake and turning policemen into "peeping toms". Suzman made these statements in the House of Assembley, introducing an amendment to the … offence for White and non-White people to have relations. In 1959, 12 Members of Parliament (MPs), including Suzman, …

…  A limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban.   Later a second limpet exploded and … explosion, two limpet mines exploded where a sub-station in Westville, Durban was damaged. During this period a number of explosions happened in South Africa. On 7 January, a grenade was thrown at a …

… to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of Chief Mothibi. Moffat … was accompanied by his wife Mary, whom he had married in Cape Town at the end of 1819.  In 1824, the mission station was moved to Seodin, in the …

… by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This letter written in Gujarati by Mohamed Ebrahim Seedat from Newcastle on 12 … correspondence exchanged between close members of families in India and South Africa. Sulaiman Ebrahim Seedat, who lived in Motavarachha near Swat, is given a somewhat detailed …

… or "Ahamudaiyan" is derived from the root aham, which, in Tamil, has many meanings, it means a house or the earth, … LGqSDtOpyIDXYHrHPtS4-Ju1f38&hl=en&ei=MLswSrCDA5C5jAfL-4zDBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6   Agrawal - Merchants, …

… Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South Africa's … border with Botswana to discuss the political situation in South-West Africa (Namibia) and South Africa. This was the …

… were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200 residents of Vulindlela and Edendale in March 1990. Three thousand homes were looted and burnt and … was suspected of being responsible for the attacks. In 1999, South Africa's Minister of Water Affairs and …

… originated on a farm of the same name, to service the Black Mountain Mine, which currently employ 600 permanent … a gravel road! A major zinc deposit has been identified in the nearby Gemsberg inselberg, also set to be mined. The range of hills, mountains and inselbergs in the area display some of the most diverse and complex …

… Tanzanian, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a prime suspect in the bombing of two United States of American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1998, pleaded not guilty to charges pressed against him in … Suspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges …

… following sustained artillery fire from British warships. In the aftermath of this battle, an anonymous poet composed … diverse andere helden bij de bloedige actie aan Muizenberg in dato 7 August 1795" (Song in Honour of the Swellendam and various other Heroes at the …