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… to the struggle of the people and who devoted all his adult years to the cause which was dear to him above all … Socialist immigrant, he became attracted to Marxism in his student days. He joined our Party in 1939 and for the rest of his life the Party was his master. He served it with …

… Street, this was the home of President Paul Kruger. It was his personal property as the ZAR did not have an official … Museum lies just a few blocks from Church square, where his bronze statue takes centre stage facing the Palace of … has been refurbished to reflect the time when Kruger and his second wife, Gezina Kruger, lived here and, amongst a …

… resident magistrate at Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, and his staff to Sulenkama where they were massacred, during a … It was at this moment that the six men rushed to Hope and his two men and stabbed and killed them within a few minutes. … that their action was a revolt against the government. His words were: "[The government] has either entirely changed …

… way, as has done our young democracy. Hard and dedicated work has resulted in many important breakthroughs which made … as an important and critical part of intelligence work. This was done because we knew that intelligence … take very seriously the laws and regulations guiding our work. These laws should always guide our actions- Unlike in …

… appointment of Hamilton Hope as resident magistrate for his district. A second magistrate, Alexander Welsh, was … whose village was on the Xokonxa river. Hope established his magisterial seat near St Augustine's, on a site known … the baSotho at Matatiele, Chief Mhlonthlo lured Hope and his staff to Sulenkama where, on Saturday 23 October 1880, …

… Winston Churchill hid in a colliery near Witbank after his escape from Pretoria . Witbank attained Town status in … ) was a South African trumpeter who was one of his Country’s most popular instrumentalists. An outspoken opponent of Apartheid . He lived in the United States, Europe, and Africa …

… He burst onto the literary scene with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National … 1964 followed by a second novel, The River Between (1965). His third, A Grain of Wheat (1967), was a turning point in the formal and ideological direction of his works.  During his tenure at the University of Nairobi, …

… activities, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head, near to Community centre in Moletsane township, …  Mr Lengane was murdered after being kidnapped from his Soweto home by a group of armed men the night before his death. The incident occurred two days after the killing …

… African music, both of which were important in shaping his musical style. When he moved to Johannesburg during the … Mashiyane performed. However, he remained in the shadow of his collaborator, who was later credited with the breakthrough of kwela during the 1950’s. After his partnership with Mashiyane ended, he became interested in …

… in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In 2002 he was signed … been plagued with injuries and health issues throughout his career. He has had an operation to repair a knee ligament …

… in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1939. As result of his tireless efforts to improve the quality of schooling and … Elizabeth's African Townships' in 1973 in recognition of his efforts to better the position of its residents. Molefe received many accolades during his lifetime that were firsts for Black South Africans. He …

… labourers of 1860 paved the way for the youth of 2020 The apartheid government was well aware of the survivalist nature … anti-Hindu and anti-Islamic. Additionally, under apartheid the Indian community suffered tremendously as …

… on the evening of a birthday party that was held in his home. Goniwe and the assistant, Nomawele Njongo, … by bringing three charged against Goniwe: abusing his office to obtain sexual favors, bringing the ANC into … chief whip of the ANC on 14 December 2006. He also lost his parliamentary seat and his membership of the ANC was …

… to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his successor taking over he sailed back to his homeland with a fleet of three ships – Garcia, Belèm and … the Cape of Good Hope to replenish water. De Almeida and his men then traded with Khoikhoi who lived in the area. By …

… opened a cafe. Though exposed to politics at a young age - his father was a Cape voter and his cousin, Sol Plaatje, a founder member of the African … Congress (ANC). Matthews devoted the first part of his life exclusively to education. He enroll at Fort Hare …

… Artwork of the back of a naked black man with his hands behind his head, and four white hands around his body. Notice of a dance programme at State Theatre, …

… gardener and house painter until he chose to promote his own Vhavhenda culture through his music and woodcarving skills. Mukhuba used mainly Marula and Jacaranda trees to produce his craftwork.     …

… aged 48. He arrived in South Africa in 1870 and invested his inheritance from his grandmother in the diamond diggings in Kimberley. He helped launch the De Beers Mining Company with his partner, C. D. Rudd.   …

… to Asia around the southern point of Africa, died on his final voyage to India as Portuguese viceroy. He fell ill, probably of malaria, upon his arrival in Goa, India. His body was repatriated to Portugal for burial. …

… a mission to examine rock shelters and rock art. Most of his research in South Africa was conducted with Dr Robert … interest in Paleolithic art began when he was still in his home country. He travelled throughout the world to … also developed a technique for dating the cave paintings. His most important and well known contribution to Paleolithic …

… Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Pietermaritzburg. Maphumulo was a chief from … of Pietermaritzburg. He had survived a previous attempt on his life when his house was burnt down. An alleged "hit-squad" operative … A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 252. …

… started a seventeen-day foreign visit on 27 February, his first since 1962. Subsequent to his release from prison on 11 February 1990, after 27 years … a gruelling schedule of rallies, meetings and interviews. His first foreign destination was the headquarters of the …

… premier, caused a storm within political circles with his now infamous statement, "It is acceptable for politicians to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his decision of the re-appointment of disgraced three Members … in fraud and corruption. Unbeknown to Mahlangu, his tactics of being defensive were going to cause uproar in …

… was sickly as a teenager and suffered bouts of asthma. His family sent him to Natal, South Africa, to live with his older brother in the hope that the hot climate would improve his health. In South Africa, Rhodes became involved in the …

… - if I remember, I believe he was a warrant officer, but his name was Vivires (?) - asked me a question on the way to … the police were looking for him. They thought that I knew his whereabouts. Of course, I refused to answer the question … sentence means that they are sent to farm colonies to work for the white farmers under extremely difficult …

… pasted up during the night announced the actions to be the work of a new body, Umkhonto we Sizwe, which would carry on … left the country, and returned again to the 'underground'? His vigorous defence of his politics during the trial provided no clues, no answers. …

… policies in the public and private sectors concerning work seekers; Creating more economic opportunities for Tamil …

… farmers for more agricultural land and force Blacks to work as labourers. …

… a living on their farms. Likewise farm workers had to seek work in the cities due to the closure of farming production. …

… of the great Mwalimu Nyerere and continue the sterling work he had done up to that point. We could do so in the … a constant source of support and encouragement as has been his counterpart in the Organisation of African Unity. The … have been possible. The Facilitation Team did all the hard work and public acknowledgement of them is due. And as I have …