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… General Jan Christian Smuts  started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa after the … election.Keesing's Record of World Events states this date as 31 August, while seven other consulted sources do not give …

… or wounded. Black people were also involved in this battle as unarmed combatants and non-military personnel. The Battle of Delville Wood went down in the history of WWI as an example of supreme sacrifice and heroism and remained …

… government ignored both the international community as well as its own citizens, the Natal Indian Congress embarked on a …

… 7 April 1948, and therefore this date has been celebrated as World Health Day ever since. The purpose of World Health … care services, emergency care provides everyday needs such as safe childbirth, immunizations and the treatment of …

… Nico Malan Opera House in Cape Town, which is now known as The Artscape. Dalberg made her mark as a prominent opera singer in South Africa with her …

… the British Parliament and the United States of America, as he was not treated in accordance to the Geneva Convention. There was also a serious doubt as to whether a British military court was competent to pass …

… in 1923. Her work in literature was earned her recognition as she was awarded the Langenhoven Prize in 1926 and the in … the Department of Drama at the University of Pretoria as a professor in 1965. Pohl translated 7 Shakespeare plays …

… in 1875 and was soon followed by the Villagers Club. As the popularity of the sport grew, the Rugby Union Board … from Australia and New Zealand. This competition, known as the Tri Nations, is second only to the Rugby World Cup in …

… As one who has had the privilege, honour and, indeed, the … of 1907 and 1913. Although these campaigns are known as "passive" resistance campaigns, they were in fact active … returned to South Africa , having successfully qualified as a doctor, and set up practice in Durban, where he …

… majority of the population, the oppressed black masses. As a consequence of this, the SACP leaders said, the movement … had to be left to the middle-class leaders of the ANC. As the document explains, this theory was not the invention … old Tsarist regime and betrayed the revolution. Therefore, as Lenin explained, the tasks of the bourgeois democratic …

… As one who has had the privilege, honour and, indeed, the … of 1907 and 1913. Although these campaigns are known as "passive" resistance campaigns, they were in fact active … he returned to South Africa, having successfully qualified as a doctor, and set up practice in Durban, where he …

… of their master. The white minority looks upon the African as a "raw kaffir," and such he has been to the majority of … Indians. The white minority looks upon the Coloured man as a "bastard Hottentot" and such he has been to most of the Africans. The white minority looks upon the Indian as a "bloody coolie," and such he has been to most Africans …

… Opinion. They will remember that the last struggle was, as it were, the third chapter in the story of satyagraha . … placed themselves under the strictest vows till such time as their companions and elders should be released, lived on … be taken. But not a single person moved out of Phoenix. As I had said already, only one family remained an exception. …

… and ZAPU was magnificent. We were working together as one unit, consulting and discussing together. There was no … to come across streams and rivulets with water, but as soon as we moved a few kilometres from the Zambezi river we …

… It took only a few minutes to settle the matter,, but as I was leaving, one of the workers came to me and … months' experience. I was afraid to contradict my boss, as I was urgently in need of work". I duly checked the wage … or even the rate of pay to which she was entitled. As she was penniless, her one and only concern was to get a …

… purple blossoms. Inside, the Old Synagogue was described as a 'sauna bath'; its old-fashioned electric fans were … evidence on Biko's death were represented by counsel, as was Biko's family. Counsel were there to advise those … This, however, was no ordinary inquest. It was in essence””as will be shown later””a conspiracy to defeat the ends of …

… that of divide and rule is the most characteristics and as the history of the 19th century unfolds we shall see it … a stretch of territory south of the Fish River, known as the Zuurveld, and here the Dutch had come looking for … representatives, who came to a verbal agreement with him as paramount chief, a title which both he and they 'knew to …

… of a political system that demeaned those she represented as sub-humans. Hers was a struggle for humanity, often times … the moment marking the beginning of a new dawn. As Mandela’s wife many thought that she would become South … Richardson, the coach of the club who was later exposed as having spied for the apartheid government, apportioned …

… see the 1976 Soweto uprising against Afrikaans instruction as the beginning of the end for apartheid, the Durban strikes … in the 1980s ensured that reforms weakened apartheid. And, as the last battle of the apartheid era was waged in … Cape farm strikes and the Marikana shootings are quoted as examples which prove how little progress we have made. But …

… in inverted commas is because the land was not, as so many explorers argue, discovered by them. The land was … why groups often state their arrival on some foreign land as a "discovery" is because, according to the primitive … fruit; but when one of the Arab pilots jumped overboard as they were entering the harbour, the Portuguese became …

… claims on Zanzibar . The reason Germany selected Namibia as its “protectorate” was influenced by the fact that a … and any attack on South West Africa, which they viewed as the colonial territory of a friendly power. The Union … 1946 the indigenous peoples were allocated from 10,6% to as little as 3,6% of the budget. Even though about 6000 …

… not to make use of a valuable sounds from overseas (such as American bebop), without being swamped by them. Naturally, … tried to get a grip on African music, that was then, as it is now, fully integrated in everyday life, playing an … could in this way avoid working for white bosses. Marabi As the call for modern, urban music became louder and louder, …

… similar protests in other parts of the country such as Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, East London and Durban. On 10 …

… They came from further north in Africa and are also known as Bushmen. This word is now considered an insult. The San …

… days later after interrogation and attempts to recruit him as an agent Source: Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against …

… badly damaged. [v] Britain continued to control Zanzibar as a Protectorate until Zanzibar’s independence in 1963. …

… appears in court for the first time in what becomes known as the Rivonia Trial. 1964 Mandela is found guilty of …

… union, the British saw the existence of Boer Republics as a threat to imperial ambitions, and tried to forge a …

… to lodge a large amount of money (in the region of R40000) as a deposit before they could publish. The move was …

… Singh at the time, who in a letter to The Leader in 1945, as the Secretary of the Anti-Segregation Council spelled out, … albeit small, support from Africans, Coloureds and whites as the documents included in this volume show. At the … Workers' Trade Union. The 1946 Passive Resistance saw us as well-trained Resisters, with the full knowledge of what …