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… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a … became a heavy burden. Community based organizations grew as people mobilised for the provision of basic needs. In …

… simply from a position of strength declared the territory as the 'Drakenstein', to be a Dutch East India Company … One was the Free Black farmer, Jan van Saloor, also known as Jan Lui (Lazy Jan) and the other farmer was Johan Andriesz …

… out a small triangular piece of land and filled it with as many plots as possible. This is why the roads in Johannesburg’s central …

… the structure with a clock, imported from Edinburgh, as a main feature. The red walls are the same colour as they were in the 1800's, having been carefully matched to …

… 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympic Games; as well as 2002 Perth, 2006 Madrid, and Rosario 2010 Hockey World …

… Drive/N4, it is hard to imagine that what is today known as the Orion Hotel Promenade, used to be the town hall of Nelspruit. The town started out as a prime grazing area, for the cattle. Hotel Promenade is …

… September general election, F.W. De Klerk was inaugurated as the new State President at the Union Buildings in … electorate in the referendum on 17 March, 1992, which, as he said "closed the book on apartheid" and paved the way …

… Party in Johannesburg. The organisation was reformed as the Democratic Alliance (DA) in 2000, when the Democratic … adoption of an Interim Constitution during and after 1990, as then DP leader Zach de Beer was elected the first …

… According to Margo the smoke and fire detector systems as well as the fire fighting facilities were in poor working …

… Called by the National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) as a way to foster peace, the National Day of Prayer is … when workers heed the call for prayer by staying at home. As a result, many businesses in Johannesburg close down for …

… 1999 was a red-letter day in South African boxing history, as both Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga captured world … the term of "world champion" has become a misnomer as in most cases modern title holders are not world champions …

… from the Government of National Unity had become necessary as it had become increasingly clear the ANC, and particularly … A specific example was the appointment of Trevor Manuel as Finance Minister. Mandela had not consulted NP leader …

… Kwazulu-Natal on the 21 March 1996 can be considered as part of the ongoing rivalry between supporters of the … during the run-up to the 1994 elections. Kwazulu-Natal as a former IFP stronghold had a history of violent clashes …

… of Mali for their support during the years of Apartheid as well as praising them for their commitment to democracy and the …

… constables seriously injured. The incident became known as the Ntlonze Hill shootings. The Poqo members who were … Makasa. The Pan African National Congress recorded them as eight instead of the long-held view that there were seven. …

… The Xhosa prophet Makhanda Nxele known by many people as Makana, was later imprisoned on Robben Island for leading … symbol of resistance. The island is sometimes referred to as Makana Island. …

… was born on 18 November 1969 in Banha, Egypt. His career as an actor began when Sherif Arafa noticed Helmy in a … make Helmy a household name and he was widely recognized as a brilliant comedian. Helmy is married to fellow actress …

… on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In 2002 … complication. Kone currently plays for Wigan Athletic as a striker. He has represented his country in both the 2006 …

… University in New York, Molefe accepted an appointment as minister of religion in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1939. As result of his tireless efforts to improve the quality of …

… Strijdom was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria College (now Stellenbosch University). Strijdom served as Minister of Agriculture under Dr. DF Malan’s leadership. …

… Letta Mbulu was born in Soweto on 23 August 1942. As a teenager she joined the cast of the play King Kong and … albums in the US and slowly made a name for herself as a singer, songwriter and actor. In 1992 Mbulu and her …

… African National Congress (ANC),  serious tensions emerged as South Africans expressed their anguish over this loss. The … Boksburg on 10 April 1993. Hani couldn’t escape the scene as the murder was carefully orchestrated by Janusz Walus, an …

… in her literary career and have been hailed by critics as being brilliant and fascinating.  The works indicate that she preferred positioning herself as being simultaneously an African and a European, tracing …

… shoot any survivors. Seromba then fled to Italy disguised as Anastasio Sumba Bura and continued to work as a priest. He handed himself over to the ICTR following …

… 6 in Cape Town. While incarcerated on Robben Island as a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed … he worked at the Community Arts Project (CAP), Cape Town, as assistant organiser. The following year he began studying …

… Field Force had to be called in to stabilise the situation as the meeting turned chaotic. According to reports the whole of the ANC in Tanzania was filled with tension as some members were unhappy about the suppression of …

… followed the eruption of violence on 20 October 1952, as the Mau Mau protested the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta and five … single massacre of the Mau Mau uprising. It became known as the "Lari Massacre" and it is commemorated every year in …

… On 20 September 1914 Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, known as Koos de la Rey, a Boer general during the Second Anglo-Boer War who is widely regarded as being one of the strongest military leaders during that …

… King, accompanied by his young after-rider Ndongeni as far as Pondoland, had set off on a ten-days' horse-ride of 960km …

… first democratic elections in 1994, he was appointed as a minister of Defence in President Nelson Mandela's … Thabo Mbeki. He served his second term in Mbeki's cabinet as minister of Intelligence.   …