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… regulations; LEGALLY DEFINED protest against apartheid as an act of "sabotage" - and offence ultimately punishable … - 12 South West Africans killed at Windhoek and 40 wounded as they fled police March 21, 1960 - 72 Africans killed and … is clear that peaceful adjustments are no longer possible. As the persecution has been inflicted by one racial group …

… Government, or with any Government based on force. As your Government did not respond to our demands, the All-In … a General Strike on the 29th, 30th and 31st of last month. As predicted in my letter of 20 April 1961, your Government … of the country's population are against your Republic. As indicated above, the Pietermaritzburg resolution provided …

… the various provinces of the Union sitting in conference as aforesaid, passed, among others, the following … and the ultimate elimination of the Indian community as openly declared by the Minister of the Interior, and begs … etc. The Indian communities are thoroughly dissatisfied as the Bill undoubtedly imposes upon them a stigma of …

… be effective; and Kajee himself was a very effective as well as a very painstaking leader. Kajee was eloquent and he was … maxim that "politics is the art of the possible". He was, as I have said, eager to - serve his people, but he served …

… Congo was assassinated.  Ngouabi, who started his career as the Commander of the first Paratrooper Battalion in the … coup in 1968. Initially Ngouabi appointed Alfred Raoul as Prime Minister, but after Raoul's reign proved unstable, …

… purpose being irrigation, domestic and industrial use as well as for power generation! The Gariep dam was orignaly named …

… the Parliament of the Orange Free State (now known as Free State) resolved, in accordance with a previous secret … 11 October 1899, and Kruger, now 74, remained in Pretoria as a result of poor health until 1900. He left the capital …

… 19th Century Farmhouse, a Late Victorian Home as well as a 1920s and 1930s Lounge Setting. Also on display, is a …

… was erected in 1887 by Geldenhuys, well known locally as a land developer, politician and philanthropist. In 1902 … began the Dutch Reformed Churches orphanage known as; 'Laanglaagte Orphanage'. He was known for his generosity …

… Strand Street, or Sea Street as it was previously known, was a fashionable road that … and carts turning it into a picturesque vegetable market. As the city grew and the residential area about the market …

… which was held in East London in January of the same year. As war agitation mounted, the pressure on the Labour Party to … African Natives National Congress (SANNC) members such as Thomas Levi Mvabaza, who attended the organization’s …

… in which four policemen were killed. The three, known as the "Moroka Three", were charged with high treason and … cited police brutality during the 1976 student uprising as cause for their actions against the police in Soweto and …

… David Maphgumzana Sibeko began his political career as a journalist for the South African magazine Drum. Sibeko … in 1979. He was a member of the triumvirate, known as the President's Council, which shared the chairpersonship …

… from being covert underground organisations to functioning as open party political structures. This transformation was … "opened the floodgates" for further violent attacks, such as those that later occurred at Boipatong in June 1992. …

… at all costs. Majority rule was acceptable to Whites as long as it was considered within the context of White politics. If …

… followed a call for all political prisoners to be freed, as apartheid was dying. Upon his release the government … smuggled out of prison. These writings are referred to as the Govan Mbeki Collection and are housed at the …

… took over from the SADF, in what became popularly known as the April Nine-day War. Malan advised the Namibian and … Viljoen said burying guerrillas was a police function as fighters killed by the South African army and South-West …

… teams, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. 250 were injured as people poured into a stadium that was already full to over … about 60,000 people were still outside the stadium as the match started. Most of the deaths occurred when the …

… perpetrated by security forces during the apartheid era, as he chaired the State Security Council from 1978 to 1989. … Vlok, and former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock as having directly ordered murders, bombings and torture of …

… lack of charisma from the party's national leadership as one of the reasons why he was leaving the NP. Another … that I had of the UDM's potential of achieving its goals, as expressed in its election manifesto, have faded away. …

… was inappropriate to take action against their own members as long as the National Party (NP) and security forces did not engage …

… of Black anti-apartheid activists during his service as commander of a police unit, C10 based at Vlakplaas, a farm … and former Presidents P.W Botha and F. W. de Klerk as either having ordered or having had knowledge about such …

… Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EBF) also known as Ebola virus a virus that kills its host by  attacking the … in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, then known as Zaire) in 1995 killed 153 people by the 28 May 1995.  The …

… and 60 kilometres North-East of Uitenhage,(formerly known as Witterivier). Enon was formed in 1818 by the Moravian … request of the Area Landdrost Jacob Glen Cuyler, to serve as a buffer between the Xhosa, Tembu and Fingo tribes living …

… Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Village is mainly known as being the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, whose family serves as its chiefly dynasty. It is Home to the Nelson Mandela …

… the Zambian banks of the river into Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) at the start of the Wankie and Sipolilo battles … in north-eastern Rhodesia. The operation became known as the Wankie campaign, named after the Wankie Game Reserve, …

… on his own initiative and introducing the African poll tax as a means of conscripting the native population into a … known for making grand pantomine displays of power, such as blowing up wagons, when negotiating with native chiefs. He …

… canoe for escape. Haulu’s action imperilled   the escapees as his refusal could jeopardise the whole operation. After … escape.The Mageta Island, Lake Victoria was chosen in 1953 as the best spot to lock up around 2,000 political prisoners …

… homeland for the Boer ‘volk’ (people). The AWB functioned as a semi-secret organisation for five years before it became … public. Terre'Blanche viewed the end of Apartheid in 1990 as the beginning of communism and threatened then President …

… final step in the process of the formation of Zambesia (as it was then called); the first being the granting of the … of Rhodes. After several name changes, it became known as Zimbabwe on achieving independence in 1980. …