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… Response to the State of the Nation debate by His Excellency Mr JG Zuma, President of the Republic of … The heroes were the selfless internationalists who fought side by side with us in various countries to ensure that we became …

… was killed at scene 1 after being shot 3 times in the back by the police. He left behind his wife, two young children …

… Mongezeleli was killed at scene 1 after being shot 6 times by the police, including in his head, back, elbow and foot. …

… Mr Ntsoele was killed at scene 2, shot once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 children, …

… in 1925 in Ferreirastown,  Johannesburg . A teacher by profession, he helped organise the  Industrial and …

… worked as a Health Inspector until 1982 when, influenced by his father’s interest in carving, he enrolled at the …

… an inquest, as they did not believe the statements made by police officials at the time.  Sipho Mutsi’s post-mortem …

… lies in a densely green, intense Landscape swept by Forests and sheltered, leafy Neighborhoods outside Durban, … on the outskirts of Pinetown. The Monastery was founded by Trappist Monks in 1882, as a Catholic Mission and now … own, two Dairy's. The cheese is produced on the opposite side of the Valley from the milk, by the Sisters of the …

… which changed his musical concepts quite drastically. By the turn of the 1960s, South Africa had institutionalised … with the assistance of underground connections, he left by boat for Southampton (England) in 1961, shortly after the … out in 2002, on South Africa's Sheer Sound label. Produced by Zim Ngqawana and featuring the Safro Jazz Quintet, it …

… Sophiatown a White area the residents who were threatened by the demolition of their homes and political organisations, … the 73 trialists against whom charges were dropped. By 1960 many of the acts of resistance were directed against … banned in the wake of the brutal crushing of the campaign by the South African police. Modise played a key role in …

… to mean the “the bellowing bull”-- the troubled cry made by the cattle when they smell the blood of a slaughtered cow. … Musician of the Year Award. The album was been re-released by Teal Records in 1975, 1985 an 1989, and since 1996 it has … and Roger Khoza, together with The Cliffs. Disillusioned by the music industry after these few recordings, for over a …

… Church College in Edinburgh. He was supported financially by the John Street Church in Glasgow. It is not known how a … alliance more feasible. Tiyo Soga and Janet were married by Revd John Kerr at Ibroxholme, Glasgow on 27 February 1857. … They sailed for South Africa on 18 April 1857, accompanied by Revd Robert Johnston and his wife, on board the 'Lady of …

… in the general election with the seventh coming from a by-election a few months later. In 1975 Eglin negotiated the … the dissolution of the UP, some members were co-opted by his party, and the PRP became the Progressive Federal … an Officer of the Order of the Disa in 2004, conferred by the Western Cape Provincial Government.  In April 2013, …

… issue to parliament, which on 4 September decided for war by thirteen votes - eighty to sixty-seven. Smuts formed a new … socialism; Van Rensburg's storm troopers practised it by blowing up railways, power lines, telephones and post … of heat, invective and abuse is clear. Moreover, with one side fighting to hold on to its position and the other …

… Holy Cross Primary School, the school that was run by Father Trevor Huddleston of the Anglican Church. In 1954 … in 1963. In 1962, at a secret meeting in Durban, addressed by Ernest Gallo, one of the leaders of the African Student … attracting too much suspicion, Joyce was sought out by political activists who knew her. She then became active, …

… High School , her political consciousness was raised by a number of her teachers who were active in civic and … , as it stood to debase higher education and professions, by submitting them to the ideology of apartheid. It was at … however, disbanded at the end of 1962, only to be replaced by the National Liberation Front (NLF). The NLF which was …

… This article was written by Carly Spagnola and forms part of the SAHO and Southern … As women’s rights organisations grew, so did the magazine. By the 1990s they were openly taking sides on political … place in South Africa each year. SPEAK politically took a side on the topic of abortion demanding that ‘ women must …

… of his House of Assembly support but also increased it. By 1939 his wing of the United Party comprised some 70 MPs. … in 1934, then to 38 in the period up to 4 September 1939. By the latter date the Hertzog wing of the United Party and … politics where backbenchers, especially on the government side, are expected to hold their tongues on the floor of the …

… Communist study groups - the Communist Youth League run by Max Joffe and the Labour League of Youth run by  Hilda Bernstein . She was prevented from joining the …

… ya Bantu,  the country's only newspaper owned entirely by Africans. Writing under both his own name and the pen … opinions, Ngubane was generally recognised and respected by African intellectuals as a writer and analyst of unusual …

… from February to May 2008. In 2008, she was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as chairperson … of Cape Town. She has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2000), the University of …

… in 1994 and how the //Sa! Makai were saved from extinction by their resettlement to Kagga Kamma and led the way for land … healer, he used the Hoodia plant (traditionally used by the San people as an appetite suppressant as part of their …

… where he studied for four years to be an Anglican pastor. By 1927 he returned to South Africa and moved to … been evicted from their homes in Pageview . He was revered by the citizens of Pageview and regarded as an advocate for …

… . Their first big hit was Jabulani , which was written by bass guitarist George van Dyk. The group’s other hits … and ‘ Feel so strong’ with Steve Kekana were all written by Powers herself. Hotline disbanded in 1987 and Powers …

… Magona earned her secondary and undergraduate education by correspondence, and later won a scholarship to study for … prominent South African writers whose work is informed by her experience of impoverishment, femininity, resistance … Personal Contribution by Dianne Shober (Deputy Head of Department, University of …

… suburb where she worked, and remembers being harassed by the white children in the area. He also has memories of … Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), which was founded by the Soweto Action Committee in 1978. During 1979 and 1980 …

… aggressive reaction from police. When Modise was shot at by police one day as she was walking down the road, she … some of the men did not really want to be commanded by young women. In 1978 she returned to South Africa to work …

… recruited into Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), special operations, by the late Joe Slovo in 1981. Between 1981 and 1985, she … South African Governments. The Belgian Government stood by her during her imprisonment and even assisted Passtoors to …

… 1946, over 100,000 miners struck work. They were joined by workers from other industries. Soldiers bludgeoned the … Botswana), from where he operated. Marks was struck down by a severe illness in 1971 while on active duty as …

… was appointed one of six missionaries to South Africa by the American Board for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in January … and Grout to open a mission station, on a site chosen by Dingane himself, on the Umsunduzi River. The station was …