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… sanctions were employed against South Africa during apartheid, particularly with regard to the availability of …

… Mdluli (50), on 19 March 1976 and agreed to pay damages to his family. A claim for loss of support by Mdluli's widow … the amount of R28 616. Joseph Mdluli died of an injury to his neck while being detained in Durban security headquarters. His death occurred just a day after his arrest in connection …

… left England and arrived in the Cape in1823. Soon after his arrival he founded a school which he ran for a short … the authorities for a free press. Fairbairn together with his friend and colleague Thomas Pringle went on to become the … Fairbairn died suddenly at the Wynberg, Cape Town home of his son-in-law, advocate F.S. Watermeyer, on 5 October 1864. …

… harshly sentenced to three years in prison. At the end of his sentence, Parliament enacted a General Law Amendment Act, … was being released from detention on 13 May 1969. On his release, Sobukwe was allowed to join his family in Galeshewe, Kimberley. However, he still …

… Vlok, was born in Sutherland, Cape Province. He started his career in the department of justice at the magistrate's … after the African National Congress (ANC) insisted on his dismissal. In the 1990s Vlok made a submission to the … attempt by state agents in the late 1980s, to ask his forgiveness. His symbolic act of washing Chikane's feet …

… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. … it to France. It is possible that John Weston based his design on a Voisin. In France he fitted a Gnome rotary … non-stop flight record of eight-and-a-half minutes in his Weston-Farman biplane. His energy and drive led to the …

… Company (DEIC). He arrived on board De Voetboog and with his family and retinue; they were forty-nine people in total. In order to minimise his influence on enslaved people at the Cape, he was housed … Cape Town. Although he died in 1699, just five years after his arrival at the Cape, after more than three centuries his …

… most successful players to have ever played the game and his nickname was derived from his his dribbling skills. He represented clubs such as Kaizer …

… in wood and stone. He was born deaf on 10  May 1955.   His disability was never a hindrance. Throughout his career, his subject matter was solely religious for missions in …

… was born in Kipsano, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Keino began his international running career in 1962. From early on he trained under very high altitudes to prepare his body to perform under all conditions. Keino won several gold medals between 1962 and 1972, but it was his gold medal win and setting of a new record in the 1968 …

… into lush green irrigated fields with fruit trees. His vision also included farm produce being delivered via … to Kimberly. Everyone was investing in diamond companies. His company eventually failed due to a lack of public … Like many pioneers, James Somers Kirkwood was ahead of his time. His vision became true in the next century with the …

… fame? They called him Mr Knock-Out, I suspect because his songs were chart-busters. He was the most famous coloured … Steenkamp, a coloured player from Eersterust who started his professional career as a bench warmer at Mamelodi Sundowns before he found his scoring boots with the then mighty Buccaneers. In those …

… of advanced radar and navigation equipment emphasized Apartheid South Africa's military might, especially to those …

… A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The apartheid … also been a blanket ban on all indoor gatherings at which work stoppages, stayaways or educational boycotts are … a State of Emergency in part or all of South Africa, if in his opinion 'it appears that circumstances have arisen which …

… in England, without the permission of the tribal elders. His uncle and regent, Tshekedi Khama, wanted Khama to return … a divorce. When Seretse Khama returned he managed to turn his people against Tshekedi, after a series of public … he was still popularly recognised as chief, with Ruth as his wife. Tshekedi gave way and went into self-exile. The …

… poets and educationist of the 1940s, died in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English, Italian, Russian and … novel, As die son ondergaan (When the sun sets). Although his profession was teaching, it was as a poet that Petersen … guest speaker. Various honours were bestowed on him during his lifetime and posthumously. …

… Commissioner of the Uitenhage District from 1849 until his retirement in 1863. He was a renowned cartographer, … statistician and author. He was best known for his Natal Papers that were published in 1843. He later … in this place, which had become a quant Village, leaving His name a a legacy!  …

… among the Kikuyu chiefs, was assassinated near Nairobi. His death prompted celebration amongst Mau Mau supporters and … some districts – in one case as many as 70,000 people – to work their way through the forest and kill any Mau Mau they … of the Mau Mau forest fighters, lies on a stretcher after his capture in October 1956. Image source The Effect of the …

… that should be continued,” he said. Eloquent During his lecture at the university, Nauriya said Gandhi wrote about John Langalibalele Dube in his journal in 1906 praising him on his manifesto that he had written. “He wrote that Dube made …

… on the eve of the execution of Almond Nofomela. Before his execution, Nofomela confessed to being part of the … in Britain in 1990 to investigate these claims. In his testimony, Coetzee told the Harms Commission how he had watched his colleague murder the student activist Sizwe Khondile and …

… of Home Affairs and leader of Inkatha Freedom Party, and his nephew King Goodwill Zwelithini, escalated during Shaka … to Nongoma, to protect the king amid reported fears for his personal safety. Realising that tension was brewing … transported by a military helicopter to Johannesburg for his safety. Mandela tried to talk to the two leaders but with …

… Hospital, Soweto. Ngatane used water colours and oil for his paintings and held a yearly solo exhibition throughout his career, except for 1970. As an enthusiastic musician he … with Rankutsi, popular at the time. He later started his own band, in which he was the lead singer. Ngatane was …

… and organist, dies in East London. Two years before his death, Tyamzashe was awarded an honorary Masters of Arts degree from University of Fort Hare in recognition of his contribution to the music industry. He died due to … failure at Free Hospital, East London and was buried on his farm, Zinyoka, King William's Town. Sources: Verwey, E. …

… Transvaal and Orange River Colony, dies at the age of 82. His predecessor was Lord Milner. He first retired in June … River Colony was granted self-government. He retained his other positions until 1910 when the Union of South Africa was established. After his retirement he returned to England and continued serving …

… and fair elections in which every voter is able to record his or her informed choice. MISSION STATEMENT The Independent …

… or behind, a speaker at a meeting, it must be on her or his right-hand side. And when placed, elsewhere in the hall …

… of the Congo was assassinated.  Ngouabi, who started his career as the Commander of the first Paratrooper … unstable, in part due to Ngouabi purging any opposition to his reign. Ngouabi eventually assumed this position himself … It is speculated that Ngouabi was assassinated due to his unwillingness to collude with French authorities, who …

… who died in a car crash the on Monday 20 April 1981. His funeral, in Worcester, was the first "political funeral" … Robben Island for three years and two months for breaking his banning order and after his release was again placed under house arrest. In 1980 he …

… liking to the Cape; which became the subject of most of his paintings. In1916, Wenning moved to the Cape, became a full time painter and started working on his first solo exhibition. Wenning’s bold impasto brush … always get a glimpse of what it used to look like through his paintings. References: Howse, M. C., 2009. ‘The …

… 1989, Acheson allegedly gunned Lubowski down outside his house in Windhoek. Neighbours claimed that they first … found a piece of paper with numbers that led them to his handlers. Despite overwhelming evidence against him, … alien. Acheson dropped out of the public eye after his arrival in Ireland and his fate remains unknown.  Note: …