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… Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs. …

… (ATM) this year is badly damaged after it is blown up in a shopping centre in Orange farm. Th …

… Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: In the British House of Commons David Lloyd George suggests that there are as many as 30 000 armed Blacks in …

… Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war. …

… Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war. …

… who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is born in Lo …

… Born in Cardiff Road, Simon’s Town in 1929, as the third born child in a family of six, there … thousands of school children took up the fight against Apartheid, many losing their lives in the process.  When I …

… The United Women’s Organisation (UWO) was launched in April 1981 with 400 delegates from the Western Cape … the women who pioneered the organisation had been active in the ANC Women’s League in 1950s. For instance, Dorothy … the bus boycotts in 1984 and the bread boycott in 1985. After joining the UDF, women leaders such as Cherly …

… all books, articles and primary material referred to in the text and footnotes, as well as a few additional works … National Congress National Consultative Conference, June 1985. Report, Main Decisions and Recommendations of the … Make the whole of South Africa Ungovernable! Paralyse Apartheid', flyer, n.d. [circa September 1985]. *Nzo, A., …

… Njakazi an African National Congress (ANC) member was shot in the legs and chest at Warwick Junction taxi rank near the … O'Malley," Chapter 7: Political Violence in the Era of Negotiations and Transition, 1990-1994 ",From: … Mthunzi Njakazi, ANC member, is killed in shooting after returning from exile …

… era. Twelve thousand South Africans had given their lives in the great struggle of democracy against fascism. Tens of … a new spirit of racial tolerance and of true democracy. In the immediate post-war years, South Africa seemed to be … Trusteeship towards the African people differed from apartheid only in degree, not in substance. He left to …

… of concern what positions the Frontline States are taking in this matter. On Zimbabwe it is more the position taken by … regime to continue to protect the status quo, to defend apartheid in spite of their speeches to condemn racism and apartheid itself. In practice we know they have gone out of …

… military leaders during that conflict, was buried in Lichtenburg, Transvaal. On 15 September 1914 de la Rey was … General Koos de la Rey, buried in Lichtenburg amid a very tense atmosphere. …

… In 1976, the United States suddenly turned its attentions to … Africa-Namibia. But he needed the help of South Africa’s apartheid regime to make it happen. For his part, John … had committed to blocking any move at the UN to declare apartheid a threat to world peace: “[The] US will veto any …

… Due to the apartheid racial classification systems, many black artists … The White Studio was established by John Koenakeefe Mohl in 1944. It was situated in Sophiatown, Johannesburg during … The Thupelo Art Project was co-founded by David Koloane in 1985. It was the appropriate vehicle for driving the workshop …

… orator often at the rear of events, had been imprisoned in Johannesburg during the  1952 Defiance Campaign . He was … of the  African National Congress  (ANC), was instrumental in villagers not accepting reference books, and had … was defined so widely as to include anyone who opposed apartheid rule. On 27 February 1958, Moiloa was served with …

… encompasses contained 35, 000 people at the time. In December of 1975, Maphumulo made his intentions of forming … this was not a good thing and so sought to counteract it. In 1986, as tensions rose in the region because of various apartheid measures and conflict affected most of the region, …

… Madondo (known as MK Scorpion) was born on 20 May 1948 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). With … from Sophiatown, his family was relocated to Dube, Soweto, in 1958. After matriculating from Pimville High School in … killed by a bomb attached to his body and detonated by the apartheid secret security operatives. It was further …

… Matthews Meyiwa was born on 24 August 1924 in Georgedale, near Hammersdale in Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). He was born to George and Anne … Gwala , and became active in the trade union and anti-apartheid movement during the 1950s. After the formation of … Durban.gov.za, 2012. “ Matthews Makholeka Meyiwa ” in eThekwini Municipality [online].  Available at …

… profiles of all the ANC presidents since its formation in 1912. This project continues to today. Below is a list of all ANC office bearers since its founding in 1912 with each name linked to a biography. This list is a … Period Nelson Mandela 1952 - 1958 Oliver Tambo 1958 - 1985 Nelson Mandela 1985 - 1991 Walter Sisulu 1991 - 1994 …

… Dear Compatriots,  Brothers and Sisters in the Struggle,  Comrades, Today, the 8th January, your … We went on to state that within the confines of the apartheid system there was no way out of this crisis situation. Apartheid cannot be reformed. The only real solution lies in …

… tuned motor cycles tearing by with staccato exhausts in a cloud of dust. But to an older generation it will recall … the big water pumping plant devised by Mr. H.W. Currie in 1878, and which saved the town from serious water famine … 1970s the predominant use for Currie's Stadium was for sports matches, however the stadium was also used as a venue …

… heart of Africa." South Africa and Malawi have many things in common, chief among them the experience of struggle … Southern Africa, also linked the history of our peoples. In the annals of South Africa's working class the name of … to the call to join us in ending the inhuman system of apartheid. Under testing political and economic …

… among students, particularly those at English universities in the Republic. Adv. Vorster pointed, to the responsibility of the student in the community and analysed the concept "student power". It … to the outside world. He has his own school, university, sports facilities and residential areas where he can practice …

… From the book:  Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between … located first at Estcourt and then moved to Eshowe, both in Natal (TA, UED, a, b).1 In September 1926 the … and ultimate defeat in the struggle for survival (Gilman, 1985: 107). On white women and girls, then, depended the …

… Archibald Archie Gumede was born on 1 March 1914 in Pietermaritzburg.  He studied at the South African Native … to Natal and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and became secretary of the Natal branch. Gumede was very active in the Natal ANC, leading the delegation to the Congress of …

… King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho died in a car accident shortly after he reclaimed his royal throne in 1995. The car he was travelling in rolled down a cliff on a mountain road on the way to … Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident …

… On the 26 March 1898, a proclamation was published in the Official Gazette of the ZAR. This proclamation prohibited the hunting of game in the area between the Crocodile River in the south and the Sabie River in the north, and between … Hunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park …

… From the book:  Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker By at … and throughout South Africa were becoming active in distinctive, often uniformed, Christian female organisations. In the 1950s an important sociological study of these church …