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… Renewal of Katorus In 1993 when I toured the Katorus area with Adrian Vlok I was in pain. The community was divided into two groups at war … Most areas had no electricity. Raw sewerage was flowing in the streets. Many homes were gutted by petrol bombs, and … Address by President Mandela at a Masakhane rally in Vosloorus Katorus, 21 September …

… Born Ronald Horwitz in in 1934, he moved to from South Africa to London in 1951 to pursue a career in the theater. He changed his … Ronald Harwood , Oscar winning screenwriter, is born in Cape Town, South Africa …

… Mandela revealed he will not be standing for re-election in 1999. Mandela, who was released from prison in February 1990, became the first democratic president of the Republic of South Africa in April 1994. His announcement would mean stepping down as … Nelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999 …

… Mary Leaky discovered on of the oldest hominid skulls in the Olduvai Gorge, in Northern Tanzania. At first she found several parts of the skull, and in the following few weeks, with her husband Louis Leakey, … Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania …

… Isaac 'Ike' Osler Horvitch was born on 9 October 1920, in Cape Town, South Africa. Ike Horvitch's politics were … His grandfather, a Talmudic scholar, had fled the pogroms in Lithuania to England. His father Woolfie, was born in … and others. While he was on bail, the massacre of 69 Black people shot down by the police at Sharpeville in 1960 …

… Marie Vogts was a botanist who specialised in the Protea plant. She obtained a PhD in 1971 with a thesis on autecology and a variation of the … Cynaroides). She did extensive research on the Proteas in the Paarl Mountain Garden in her days as a lecturer at the …

… A 17 year-old Indian flower seller was fined R24 or 60 days in prison for breaking the municipal by-laws. The young man … moving after every 20 minutes, failing to keep his goods in a vehicle and for trading in a restricted area in Rosebank. Although he was facing 29 …

… The year 1944 was one of the busiest for the union. In the midst of the trouble, which started in February, we became involved in a series of court actions, which wasted a great deal of … Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs …

… A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of … Abstract: This thesis examines the transition to democracy in South Africa through the case study methodology. The … central subjects of inquiry. They are examined through an in-depth study of the African community of Kwazakele, a …

… Clayton Sithole was the last political activist to die in detention. He died in John Vorster Square police station just 12 days before the … Nelson Mandela . At the time of his arrest, Sithole was in a relationship with Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson … South Africa Appoints Judicial Inquiry in Death of Black Close to Mandelas , from The New York Times,  01 …

… James Filbert Sojane was born in the Free State in 1925. After qualifying as a teacher in the Free State, Sojane moved to Johannesburg to stay with … James Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies …

… campaign conducted by Germany against the Herero people in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) is considered among the first genocides in the twentieth century. By the start of the twentieth … the colonial Germans urgently requested reinforcements in order to defeat the Herero, lest they totally undermine …

… In 1981, Dirk Coetzee, Jan Viktor and Jac Buchner began … The existence of the unit was first revealed publicly in 1988 on the eve of the execution of Almond Nofomela. … Dirk Coetzee. Coetzee admitted the existence of the unit in a November 1989 in an interview with Vrye Weekblad, and …

… and Amos Xundu.  He attended the local primary school and in Standard Six he went to live with a white missionary … Engcobo.  Xundu matriculated at St John’s College, Umtata in 1952.  He joined the ANC Youth League while a pupil at St … Xundu took sabbatical leave to work full time for the Black Community Programmes (BCP).  During this time he worked …

…  Basil D’Oliveira (Dolly) was born on 4 October 1931, in Signal Hill, Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage. … did not receive any formal coaching; he practiced playing in the streets of Signal Hill, where his family lived. Some … approached, D’Oliveira realised that he had no future as a Black cricketer in South Africa. D’Oliveira wanted to play in …

… Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his … at a school, and went on to study at St. John's College in Cambridge, where he became a teacher and fellow. On 26 …

… body, mind and spirit with needs, desires and aspirations in all three elements of his nature. History is a record of … out the profound significance of the law of variation in Nature. One can never find two leaves of plants that are exactly and in all respects the same, nor two stems, nor two flowers, nor …

… is the history of nationalism. Nationalism has been tested in the people's struggles and the fires of battle and found … etc. All over the world nationalism is rising in revolt against foreign domination, conquest and oppression in India, in Indonesia, in Egypt, in Persia and several other …

… revolution. Since that day, 14 July has been celebrated in France and in French communities all over the world. In South Africa, the day is celebrated by the community of … [Accessed on 4 July 2012]|Time and date Bastille Day in France [online] Available at: https://www.timeanddate.com …

… political leader who led the country to independence in 1962. He became prime minister of Uganda and later president. In 1969, an attempt on his life was made when he was shot at while attending a UPC conference in Kampala. Angered and paranoid after the attempted …

… Billy Modise was born on 8 December 1930 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). … which enabled him to enrol for his secondary school in Modeerport. The racial discrimination imposed by apartheid which forced black people and his personal experiences of racism served as …

… Samora Machel was born in 1933 and was raised in the village of Chilembene. He was a member of the Shangana … activities in a hospital where he protested that the black nurses were paid less than whites, who were doing the …

… Neil Hudson Aggett was born in Nanyuki, Kenya on 6th October 1953, the first-born child of Aubrey and Joy Aggett. He began his schooling in Kenya, and when his parents moved to South Africa in the … diseases of workers. He worked mainly in overcrowded Black hospitals in Umtata, Eastern Cape and Tembisa, …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The AmaXhosa OF ALL THE … the 19th century unfolds we shall see it operating again in various ways. In their war of aggression against the maXhosa, the British … The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter IV - Divide and Rule …

… coach Jomo Sono, lost 2-0 against their Egyptian opponents in the final of the Africa biannual soccer spectacle, Africa Cup of Nations, staged in Burkina Faso. The game was played in front of 50 000 spectators at the 4th August stadium, … Bafana Bafana lose to Egypt in the African Cup of Nations final …

… Kimmerling, a Frenchman, made the first powered flight in South Africa in a Viosin Canard Seaplane. This flight took place in East London on 28 December 1909,over the Nahoon … : Human & Rousseau.|planespotter,  History of Aviation in South Africa , from PlaneSpotter , [online], Available at  …

… Central Prison. She was the last woman to be executed in South Africa. Smith had been convicted alongside her … of Abrahams. Smith was tried and sentenced for her part in Abrahams’ murder and was hanged alongside Harris and two … Daisy de Melker. The Apartheid years saw a steady increase in the number of people executed in South Africa. In the …

… opened fire on a vehicle which they had been transported in across the Swaziland border into South Africa. The four … and continue with the struggle they had been involved in ever since their schooldays. In connection to the incident Eugene de Kock, a known as …

… Youth League (ANCYL) was re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto after an absence of thirty years from the political arena in South Africa. The Youth League was effected through the … (SAYCO) and the ANC Youth Section, which had operated in exile. The Provisional National Youth Committee (PNYC) and …

… to persistent cough. The famous jazz bass player was born in Langa , Cape Town in 1947. As a teenager, Ntoni gradually established himself in the townships playing with saxophonist McCoy Mrubata. He … G.,  Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa , Continuum Publishers, New York. London, pp …