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… not simple. On the one hand, it was indeed the Europeans who purchased large numbers of Africans, and sent them far … the most famous of these was written by Olaudah Equiano, who was captured as a young boy in southern Nigeria and sold … I recovered a little, I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who had brought me on …

… not know the identity of their fellow members. Any person who disclosed Poqo information was sentenced to death and … targeted Paarl on 22 November 1962. The crowd of 250 men, who were armed with axes, pangas and other home-made weapons, … where members of the organisation's Central Committee who visited the area stayed. Another important APLA base was …

… national or international leader of their own choice who has contributed to the advancement of democracy and human …

… musical produced by Mbongeni Ngema depicted students who were involved in the Soweto Student uprising on 16 June … tombstone was also a dedication to the memory of all those who died on 16 June 1976 as they are remembered as heroes and heroines who followed the tradition of the South African struggle …

… for the ‘uitlanders’ (foreigners) and mining magnates – who wanted to unite the country; but it was a defeat for Afrikaners such as Paul Kruger who wanted to maintain independent colonies free of British … of Union were visited on the Black people of South Africa, who were dispossessed and disenfranchised to an unprecedented …

… the government to arrest, detain and imprison those who fought against its racist laws. Several anti-apartheid … were common, the focus of this feature is on those who were sentenced to death and executed after they were … laid against Nontasi Albert Tshweni and Donker Ntsabo, who were already serving sentences for other political …

… authors. One such author was Nigerian Chinua Achebe, who wrote some of the most extraordinary works of the 20th … and continues to produce talented and influential authors who make valuable contributions to literature by challenging … include the late South African born Nadine Gordimer, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991 [9] as well as …

… are spiritual healers and are often women. They are people who diagnose illness. People often visit the sangoma in … ancestors tell you exactly what to say ,’ says Khumbulile, who has been called to be a sangoma. ‘It is not a matter of … Inyangas New words Definition Inyanga This is a healer who uses herbs and medicines to make people better. Muti A …

… of Mzilikazi Under the leadership of Mzilikazi, the people who came to be called the Ndebele in Zimbabwe (originally of … Ndebele in Zimbabwe.  The Ndebele or Matabele ( ‘people who duck behind their shield’ ) had a long warrior tradition. …

… conventionally patriarchal. In other words, it was the men who had authority in society; women were seen as subordinate … by the hated official passes. The bravery of these women (who risked official reprisals including arrest, detention and … it affected their livelihoods such as the shebeens. Women who could not find employment in the factories or as domestic …

… needed in order to demand a change was support from those who were fighting for the same rights around the country. … grew as it began to send subscriptions to individuals who were not a part of the organisations they were sending … around the country. SPEAK ’s ability to reach women who lacked the sex education that they rightfully deserved …

… efforts of the Indian Agent-General, Sir Benegal Rama Rau, who stresses that the Committee will provide an opportunity … Indian Association (NIA) leadership is split between those who support the South African war effort and those opposed. … is racist Europeans,’ he contended, to rousing applause, ‘who were encroaching on Indian rights and Indian freedom 14 …

… for damages resulting from a brutal attack on her by a man who was awaiting trial on charges of having attempted to rape … and settled meaning in our law: it precluded parties who had not complied with the formalities of the Marriage Act … of illegal backstreet abortions. The Act says a woman who wishes to may terminate a pregnancy in the first 12 …

… for damages resulting from a brutal attack on her by a man who was awaiting trial on charges of having attempted to rape … and settled meaning in our law: it precluded parties who had not complied with the formalities of the Marriage Act … of illegal backstreet abortions. The Act says a woman who wishes to may terminate a pregnancy in the first 12 …

… District Committee of the CPSA was arrested. Yusuf Dadoo , who was serving a three-month prison sentence in Newcastle … to trial were volunteers and trade union organisers who had organised the strike. The trial, which became known … workers, all mines followed a policy of dismissing those who engaged in organising workers. It also became evident …

… was visited by James Backhouse in February 1839 (p 226), who recorded it as follows: "We met a kind reception from Robert Niven, who was residing alone, in a stone house consisting of a few … was visited by James Backhouse in February 1839 (p 242), who recorded the following: "Itemba is on the south side of …

… 1990s and was not well. In 1974 Sheila gave birth to Mark, who she loved dearly and who grew up in an environment of house arrest and police … in 1960, many people looked for reference points, people who could connect them in later years, to the struggles that …

… Ambassador A person who officially represents his or her government in another … Concentration camp A prison camp for civilians (those who are not part of the government or part of the army), … A system of government in which the people have a say in who their leader is and where they all have equal rights. …

… from the Western Cape attending. Some of the women who pioneered the organisation had been active in the ANC … Lesia and Dora Tamana were members of the ANC. Tamana who was aged 80 at the time and confined to a wheel chair … its ranks. For instance, Amy Thornton a white woman who a member of the Congress of Democrats (COD) who was …

… site additional reasons, one being that Dingane’s agents, who had accompanied Retief to supervise the return of the … killed. Francis Owen, the missionary at Dingane’s kraal, who later described the scene in his diary, witnessed the … Retief party were discovered by a search party of trekkers who reported that a land deed, signed by Dingane, was found …

… for drawing together the scattered Sotho peoples who had been driven apart by Zulu and Ndebele raids, and for … In 1830 or 1831 Thaba Bosiu was attacked by the Ndebele, who were defeated, and as they retreated Moshoeshoe sent them … also raided the Kingdom, but were ambushed by the Basotho, who seized their guns and horses. More Griqua, Kora and …

… one female slave at the sick visitor’s, where people who were ill went, one female slave at the junior merchants, … the number could be anywhere up to 20. These few souls, who arrived at the Cape in dribs and drabs, as stowaways or … slaves reached her shores. Most of the personal slaves who arrived at the Cape with VOC officials were women. In the …

… Africa, through the African National Congress, to those who have made an outstanding contribution and sacrifice to … Isitwalandwe , literally translated, means "the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird" and was traditionally … only on the bravest warriors of the people, on those who distinguished themselves in the eyes of all the people …

… place and I just couldn't take it. My brother, Nick, who was then in the air force, visited me and could see that … So Nick went to university and became a metallurgist. Dan, who had gone on to be a radio operator in the Israeli air … High School 'By then the war was over. 'The men who'd gone "up north" had gone there ostensibly to fight …

… sixth were Huguenots (refugees from France since 1688), who settled mostly in the Drakenstein area (today mainly … by the early 1700s. The statement by Hendrik Bibault, who was of French-Dutch extract, namely “‘K ben een … people from many nationalities) and indigenous people who were compelled to learn the language of the dominant …

… new breed of female leadership emerged, comprised of those who realised the need to engage and work with women outside … 1954 in Johannesburg. It was the brainchild of Ray Simons who drew in others such as Helen Joseph , Lillian Ngoyi and Amina Cachalia who formed the steering committee for the organisation. …

… body (Parliament), Executive body ( the Cabinet, who are also members of Parliament) and independent Judiciary (the Courts). The Cabinet ministers are the ones who make sure the government process is carried out according … provinces. Activity At home, ask your parents if they know who the current premiers are of the 9 provinces. If they …

… In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South … was that it showed that there were Whites in South Africa who were also opposed to the apartheid policies of the …

… occurred during the reign of the Zulu King Shaka , who conquered several Nguni groups, which were absorbed into … between 1815 and about 1840. In 1818, King Moshoeshoe , who was the son of the chief of the Bakotela branch of the … became chief of a larger unit of Southern Sotho groups, who had fallen under his centralized authority due to …

… by this program that killed, endangered, and punished all who were not White in South Africa. He was and still is a well-known South African writer who, while in exile in Botswana in 1977 and Lesotho in 1980 … an important spot in South today as a literary leader who continues to encourage South Africans not to forget what …