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… On 30 July 1987, a car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters of Witwatersrand Command army base in Quartz Street, Johannesburg. The attack was executed by Heinrich Grosskopf, under the instructions of the African National Congress (ANC). … An ANC car bomb directed at the headquarters of the Wits Command, Johannesburg, kills one …

… The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a meeting held in Cape Town … from Cape Times , 03 June, [online], Available at the National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus. …

… From the book:  Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The years between 1930 and the 1940s were ones of profound … Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960 …

… From the book:  No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa These are the indisputed facts concerning the treatment of Mr. Biko. Mr. Biko was detained on 18 August … X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family …

… No significant change has occurred in South Africa in the last decade. Apartheid and racism continue their tyranny and the South African society is as far away from equality, peace … and development as it was in 1975. In a society where the fundamental criterion for discrimination is race, it is …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The draft Ordinance of October 1903 imposed further restrictions in the ex-Free State Republic on persons of colour, or … 35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony …

… From the book:  The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu Introductory. The aboriginal black people of South Africa have not remained unaffected by the general world movement of awakening race-consciousness … The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest …

… Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and was frequently used by visitors travelling from … Addo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape …

… From the book:  The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner At this point I want to make a small excursion into the field of education, for four reasons: 1. Most thinking … Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom …

… The Suez Canal was opened in 1869. As the easiest link to both the Mediterranean and the Indian Oceans, the canal was of … About Geography ' Suez Canal Connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea ",From: About Geography , [online] … Britain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement. …

… A.B Xuma,the 6th President General of the ANC(1940 - 49) 44th National Conference: Letter on … "certain tendencies" from Dr. A. B. Xuma 18 December 1955 The President-General and Delegates to the Annual Conference … The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956 …

… From the book:  The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner 1  It will be noted that the author uses the term "black" throughout to refer to … Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner …

… This Building has since been given over to the National Cultural History Museum. It was declared a … old NMC legislation on 8 September 1967. It all began wth the proper Housing of Slaves in Cape Town presenting the Dutch with a problem, when the first Slaves arrived on 28 …

… Griqualand West was proclaimed as a separate Crown Colony . The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in … treasure hunters, especially from England , streaming to the interior of the Country. Ownership of the diamond fields was contested by … Republic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic …

… Five people were killed and many others injured at the University of Zululand (Ongoye) after the outbreak of political violence at the institution on 29 October 1983. Five of those killed were … toward Southern Africa, South Africa: time running out: the report of the Study Commission on U.S, (University of …

… Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well known, primarily referring to the … Annis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape …

… Chief Albert John Luthuli , President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952 to 1967 and … 1961, was one of South Africa's greatest leaders. In 1952, the Apartheid Government demanded that Luthuli choose between his chieftainship and the ANC. His refusal to leave the ANC resulted in him being …

… This structure probably dates from the 1890s and was built in sandstone in a predominantly … neo-Gothic manner. It forms an integral part of the Porter Reformatory, established there in 1880. It was … were a necessary feature of early Dutch settlement at the Cape, neither the Fort of Good Hope nor the Castle were …

… June 12, 1964 was the day for sentencing in the Rivonia Trial in Pretoria. The prosecution wanted the maximum sentence – and we expected … Chapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg …

… Evidence given by the Bishop Manas Buthelezi in the court proceedings the State versus W W C Twala and 10 others. The Bishop … Testimony of Bishop Manas Buthelezi in the court proceedings: The State versus W.W.C. Twala and 10 others (SSRC Trial) …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Pachai Many Indian leaders who had formerly held office in the Congress became disenchanted with the strategy adopted by the new generation of Congressional … 69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation …

… and used to visit Indian homes. He would not accept the food they offered until he became convinced of the need for unity with the Indians (and other communities) in the liberation … Curry and the South African Revolution by E. S. Reddy …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … and storekeepers from Mauritius and other colonies’. The Protector of Indian Immigrants claimed that behind it lay … employment in some official capacity'. Be that as it may, the document reflects most clearly how some Indians felt …

… The second Ashanti war took place between 1873 and 1874, 50 years after the first one. The Ashanti Kingdom had its headquarters in Kumasi, which was … [Accessed: 26 March 2012]|Modern Ghana History of the Ashanti People , from Modern Ghana , [online], Available …

… be able to feed their children. 1 –Archbishop Desmund Tutu The following paper seeks to better understand how … political weaponry. Questions I will pose include; how has the colonial state employed photographic imagery to construct … white supremacy utilized photography to undermine the photographic discourse created by the State, and the …

… From the book:  Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Turning Point 2 focuses on the … Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction …

… between police, mounted soldiers and a riotous crowd at the Johannesburg market square. This happened during the first miners' strike. The police were severely assaulted after strikers attacked … Fighting breaks out on the Johannesburg market square …

… Education Crisis Committee) all of them senior members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took refuge in the United States consul general's office after escaping from detention in Johannesburg Prison. While in detention, the three met with other detainees to discuss their next …

… More than anyone else, Pixley ka Isaka Seme (1881-1951) was the founder of the ANC. It was he who, on his return from long years of study in the United States and Britain, issued the call to Africans to … The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders …

… During my incarceration in the same single-cell block in Robben Island Maximum Security … between 1977 to 1982 I got to know him intimately and had the advantage of interacting with him on a daily basis.  … These were less than ideal conditions, often fraught with the tensions that accompany incarceration, but such hardships …