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… Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high school studies, … (now University of Limpopo). However, he went into exile in Lesotho in 1980, before he could complete his studies. While in … Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen …

… served his term as Prime Minister from 1957 until he died in 1966 when he was kidnapped and killed in the country’s first military coup. Balewa’s term was tumultuous due to tensions in the western Region of the country. Nigeria was comprised … Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is killed in Nigeria’s first military coup …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a … pleaded guilty to attempting to buy dangerous weapons in Zimbabwe. Mann, together with others, was arrested on 7 March 2004 in Harare, where their aircraft landed en route to Equatorial …

… are deeply moved and humbled by your magnanimous gesture in inviting us to address this joint session of the two … succeeded in negotiating a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy exactly because we were prepared to … national unity in spite of decades and centuries of apartheid and colonial rule;in creating a culture in which we …

… Todd Tozama Matshikiza was born to a musical family in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on 7 March 1921. He obtained music and teaching diplomas and took up a teaching post in Alice. In 1947, Matshikiza moved to Johannesburg where he … Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape …

… The establishment of Drum Magazine in the 1950s, notwithstanding the newly-elected Nationalist Party’s policy of Apartheid, reflected the dynamic changes that were taking … members at this time consisted of a secretary, Sampson and sports editor Henry Nxumalo, who later became known as 'Mr …

… March-May 1984 Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC In 1950 the Communist Party, faced with banning under the … an open organisation - but was reconstituted underground in 1953. Those active workers who remained in the CP, or … Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe …

… The worldwide depression, which started in 1929, had a serious effect on South African economic life. By 1930, industrial production, which was only in its infancy, began to decline and large-scale unemployment … followed. As there was no social insurance of any kind in the country, the unemployed workers suffered great …

… Mother Teresa was born in Albania and at a young age felt compelled to care for the … the Loreto sisters, an Irish community of nuns, working in India. After teaching at St. Mary's High School, she left the mission to work in the slums of Calcutta. In 1950, she received permission …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke IN THE LATE SIXTIES the old Missionary Road that had led Dr. … into the interior of Africa, acquired a new importance. In 1867 diamonds were discovered in the Campbell lands … The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XI - Completion of military conquest …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke WE SHALL BETTER understand the function of the missionaries in Southern Africa if we see them as one of several agents, each in whom played their part in the subjugation of its … The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter II - Functions of the Missionary …

… Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, became a British colony in 1890. A number of civil unrests occurred during this time. … and calls for Rhodesia's independence were imminent. In 1965, Rhodesia declared itself independent through the … and the UDI government, the former organizations being in favour of a Black Nationalist government. Appeals to the …

… was unchanged. Television was not to be introduced in South Africa. In 1971, the SABC was finally allowed to introduce a television service, which began experimental broadcasts in the main cities in mid-1975, before the service went … Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa …

… 0n 6 April 1994, an extraordinary event in the history of the African continent took place in Kigali, Rwanda when two presidents from two countries were … counterpart Cyprian Ntayamira were among 10 people in an aircraft many people believe was brought down by rocket …

… Bad as conditions were in factories, the evil of homework was even worse. The worker … of children and poverty everywhere. The place is too hot in summer and too cold in winter, with dingy lighting and bad ventilation. The woman … 10. Cleaning Up the Clothing Industry - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs …

… In 1958, Fédération Internationale de Football Association … South Africa (FASA) as the sole governing body of soccer in South Africa. One year later, professional soccer was … their structure. Later, when FIFA suspended South Africa in 1962, the governing body sanctioned a landmark …

… Congress (ANC) members were reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The arrests were confirmed by the Swaziland Police Commissioner and a large cache of arms in the north of the country was found. The 1980s period was one of bitter times in the history of the movement in Swaziland.  A number of …

… any other section of the white community must surely know in the very core of their beings, if they were unaware of the … belong to South Africa and blacks yield place to no one in their passionate love for this our beloved land. We belong … I am afraid that very little of this movement has been in evidence so far. It is not to move substantially from …

… Stander was confronted by Van Stetina and got embroiled in a scuffle over Van Stetina's shotgun, which resulted in him being shot. He died on the wet driveway to his … shot dead by police during a raid of one of the apartments in Johannesburg, where he was hiding. Heyl fled to Europe and …

… President, having abolished the position of Prime Minister in 1983. These two events were preceeded by the announcement by the future president in 1980 that all South African races would take part in a constitutional conference, consisting of a trichameral …

… (the Industrial Socialist League). Jewish Trade unionism in the Mother City at the turn of the 20 th century and … exploitation and poverty. Dr. Evangelos Mantzaris was born in Lemnos, Greece in 1953. After graduating from Panteios University in Anthens … Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos …

… was a political activist who joined the Black Sash in 1955. She later left black Sash when she felt that the … Walmer, Port Elizabeth. Blackburn returned to black Sash in 1982, and immediately teamed up with fellow black Sash member Di Bishop in investigating the underhanded dealings in the police …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Missionaries and the Chiefs … THE FULL EXTENT of the political role of the missionaries, in the subjugation of the Bantu tribes becomes apparent … way for the governor and the military. The participated in a very positive sense in conquest. For invaders the …

… Sergeant Jonas de la Guerre left the Cape to venture north in search for the "great river that flowed east to west" and … at the Cape. De la Guerre went on this  expedition in 1663 with Pieter van Meerhof as second in command, along with 14 European volunteers and three …

… Thirteen people died of an unknown disease in a remote village in Gabon during the month of February 1996. On 19 February … World Health Organisation confirmed that the disease was in fact Ebola. The deceased included a six month old baby. It … confirms that Ebola virus killed thirteen villagers in Gabon. …

… of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty Zulus in the vicinity of Itelezi Mountain and Ityotyozi River in …

… wood and iron shacks, killing between 250 and 350 people in Kinshasa, Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo). … to deliver supplies to Jonas Savimbi’s rebel group UNITA in Angola, had been filled beyond its capacity and failed to … flames. The market, erected just next to Ndolo Airport in Kinshasa, was filled mostly with women and children. …

… The Lady in White: British Imperial Loyalism and Women’s Volunteerism in Second World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of …

… The SA rugby team wins the first test against the USA in New York 38-7.   Ray Mordt of SA scores in his second consecutive te …