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… of 1918 when she met Eleanor Comber. Comber came to South Africa to work among the blind. To combat the high level of … a small if books in braille. When she decided to leave South Africa in 1918, she looked for someone to take over her … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. …

… three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. … no vote, nor were white women enfranchised. The Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 (also called the South African War) had … squatters in Alexandra Township. Following the Second World War rapid urbanisation took place as more people moved …

… GUNS AND GALLOWS In outward appearance South Africa is a calm, peaceful land, spacious and sunny; … Johannesburg. People who stayed in South Africa during the war remember with deep appreciation the hospitality they … are completely free from race prejudice. Until the First World War the trade union movement showed little concern for …

… for its radical emphasis on marginalized communities in South Africa, exploring queerness, blackness, femininity, and the … feminists, LGBTQI activists, and the international art world alike. She co-founded the Forum for Empowerment of …

… of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold … to engage in the mining industry. Before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), these foreigners were treated as … that the Soweto Revolt broke out. The Second World War The outbreak of the Second World War in 1938 paved …

… people live under political extremis. After returning to South Africa, he got a job as a guide with a hiking and safari … concentrate on writing a non-fiction book about the hostel war and the road to democracy. He is now once again …

… of the four colonies that would later make up the Union of South Africa , but when Henry Bartle Frere was made governor of the … He presided over the period of the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-81) , as well as during the period of frontier wars …

… summer of 1852–3 and various factions looked towards civil war as an opportunity to gain cattle. As the situation … 1856 Mpande granted Mbuyazi a large tract of land in south-east Zululand; at the same time he refused to meet with … of Sir Bartle Frere, British High Commissioner for South Africa and Commander-in-Chief of all British forces, brought …

… the wealthiest and most powerful trading company in the world at that time. They traded for spices and other … It was used for military purposes during the Second World War. From 1961 to 1991 it was used as a maximum security … of the Cape, Natal and eventually the whole of South Africa. Activity 3 List the names of the 5 bastions …

… Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape. He attended the 1956 World Youth Festival in Warsaw and also visited Britain and … he 'was chief sales agent for  New Age  in Cape Town, the South African government declared him a prohibited immigrant …

… they founded Ohrigstad, near the border of Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). In 1846, he returned to the … demands. Britain was determined to create a unified South Africa and negotiations were no longer about the rights of ‘uitlanders’. The South African War, or Anglo-Boer War , broke out on 11 October 1899, and …

… author’s book, Soul of a Nation – Constitution-making in South Africa , Cape Town, Oxford University Press, 1998. The … adopt this great document that is respected throughout the world as one of the most advanced of its kind. Most … 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging , which ended the Anglo-Boer War and laid the basis for the adoption of the country’s …

… Bell) was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa on 12 September 1942.  He married his fellow exile, … in per capita terms, the largest such movement in the world.  Here he worked primarily as a journalist and editor …

… route to India around the storm-driven southern tip of Africa. He also discovered for Europe the south-east trade winds and the westerlies to the west and … Indies was a move in the great struggle between the Moslem world and Christendom. The epoch-making voyage of Dias not …

… was 93 years old. [i] Daniel Kunene was born in Edenvale, South Africa on 13 April 1923 to Ephraim and Martha Kunene. [ii] … lauded for ‘exposing African culture to the rest of the world’. [viii] Kunene’s legacy will live on both in his birth …

… rubber company in Natal, he became national secretary for South African Young Men's Christian Associations in 1965,base … years later he encountered the emerging leadership of South Africa Students' Organisation (SASO),to whom he became an …

… She was elected to the executive of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) when it was formed in 1954. She … Buildings again to protest against the appointment of the South African Indian Council , a puppet body created by the … welcome. Shanthie, Indres and Ramnie returned to South Africa from exile in 1991, and for the first time since 1963, …

… with the media’s misuse of power he left the corporate world in the mid-1980s and joined Afrapix. During this time … covered various aspects of the transformation process in South Africa, as well as travelling extensively across Africa on …

… National Executive Council of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA). She went on to become General Secretary of … the advancement of clothing workers. In 1973, she was the World Woman of the Year and in 1979, she won the Star Woman … de Beer, M. (1988). Who did what in South Africa. Craighall, Johannesburg: Ad Donker| Mbuvelo, L. …

… that had a profound effect on the political landscape in South Africa. There was closer cooperation between the CPSA … one of many native military units established during the war, is formed. It is later renamed the Native Military … ambulance services in support of the South African Second World War effort. 29 July, Recruitment for the Indian Service …

… Hispaniola. This was the first European colony in the ‘New World’. These colonists fought among themselves and with the … were soon followed by the colonisation of most of South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, Mexico and … This blood was supplied by victims were captured during war. The Aztecs therefore went to war continuously. Those who …

… the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in apartheid South Africa when a newspaper photograph by Sam Nzima - of the … carried by a fellow student - was published around the world. Hector was one of the first casualties of the 1976 …

… (YCS). She was a founder member of the Congress of South African Students  (COSAS), an organiser in the … Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa  (CCAWUSA, now South African Commercial, Catering and … that led to Sterkfontein being awarded the status of a World Heritage Site. Mokonyane served in the Gauteng …

… an the honors degree in history at the University of South Africa in 1966. He was later appointed Vice–Chancellor of … ,went into self-imposed exile and worked for the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva until  in 1991 when he returned to …

… Professor Kallichurum broke down barriers to succeed in a world that had long been considered a male stronghold. She … was President of the Interim Medical and Dental Council of South Africa and then, from 1998 to 2002, of the transformed body, …

… law. He travelled to Europe and America before settling in South Africa in 1880. He met JH Hofmeyr and formed a friendship … accused of breaking martial law during the Anglo-Boer War , the South African Party met to decide the issue of … TRH Davenport, The Afrikaner Bond: The history of a South African Political Party, 1880-1911. Oxford University …

… pigeons played a very important role during the First World War. It is estimated that over 100 000 pigeons were used to … about the 3rd century they were replaced by camels. In South Africa, donkey carts can still be seen in many rural …

… office and the Executive Council. During the Anglo-Zulu War Beaumont served as District Commandant of the Division of … of Railway Employees three years later in 1909. During the South African War Beaumont was a leader of the United Rifle … Natal in 1909. After the formation of the Union of South Africa, Beaumont became part of the Delimitation Commission …

… the segregationist policy, and his most renowned work, is “South African Colouring Book”. It consists of eleven … to the structural oppression and discrimination lived in South Africa under the Afrikaner Nationalist Party. The sheet, …

… He became well known during his time as secretary of the South Peninsula Educational Fellowship which played an important role exposing students to political ideas and world culture. The South Peninsula Education Fellowship … cities where he placed orders for books banned in South Africa. He used a contact person at the South African customs …