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… Germany in July 1859. Jeppe and his family immigrated to South Africa in 1870, and settled in Pretoria. Jeppe began … of Schiffman and Company in Pretoria, and quickly rose to a managerial position. However, with the discovery of gold … he and his elder bother, Carl Jeppe, devoted their time to prospecting and developing land in the Johannesburg area. …

… and especially on the Coloured races. Thanks, however, to the A. P.O. newspaper, every intelligent Coloured man is … section of this country's population, we are in duty bound to speak out our honest convictions boldly and … has been used towards the labour leaders in the recent strike. No vituperative epithet was strong enough to fling at …

… schoolteacher, becomes the first South African Black woman to receive a Bachelor's degree. While on a choir trip to the United States (US) Institute of the African Methodist … the Natal border and encourage the miners in Newcastle to strike. Phoenix settlement satyagrahis, including five women …

… on prior oppression unleashed by the apartheid state to bolster its power, created a situation where, in the words … of oppression. A deliberate policy decision was made not to attack targets whereby loss of life might occur. Having no … of the documents. They made enquiries and later reported back to Mandela that his instruction was carried out. Yet it …

… 1981. Nunn joined  Afrapix  in the 1980s. In 1982 he moved to  Johannesburg  and then went abroad in 1983. Nunn was … resistance against apartheid in the 1980s. He contributed to "Culture and Resistance" in 1982 and to the Staffrider exhibitions of 1983, 1984 and to the "Year …

… reversal on the part of the leaders? It is not enough to say that they "sold out". This is a too superficial way of … prevented them from severing the umbilical cord, which bound them to him, and pursuing an independent course with a … indeed an absurd one, though its absurdity did not seem to strike these masters of prevarication. For what could have …

… Attempting to impose a working structure on a proposed new series of … System and a series of survey maps. His concept was to pinpoint the exact intersection of every latitude and … productive, he would take one corner of the block and strike out in a second direction, and that was it. For that …

… South Africa. If there is one event, which could be said to have ushered in this new phase of our history, it was the detainees' hunger strike. Starting on 23 January 1989, nearly 1000 detainees, detained from one State of Emergency to another, took matters into their own hands and by their …

… behind his pregnant wife and two young children. According to his wife, Unathi Mdizeni, “Anele was an easy going person … and his family. He never liked violence. He always wanted to be successful one day and wanted a better life for his …

… of the Liberal Party in the Cape, he was a delegate to the December 1960 consultative conference of African … and again in 1961, and around 1963 he left South Africa to live in Basutoland (now Lesotho). …

… its discussions revolved was the question of unity. It had to deal first with the unity within the African section … We sympathise with the workers who were forced to strike against the intolerable conditions of labour and … The people have broken loose from the ties that bound them to the Liberals and their influence, which had so …

… the out-going President, Mr. Jan Kavan. I would also like to echo what other speakers have said about the deaths of the … might define as their national interest. Thus we come back to what I said earlier. Because we are poor, we are … our states, not necessarily emanating from states that are bound by the rules we must all observe as members of the …

… From the book:  Side by Side by Helen Joseph I drove back alone to Johannesburg, to my comfortable home in a white suburb, to my comfortable …

… civic organisations. 21 civic organisation affiliated to CAHC were coloured areas. However, the formation of CAHAC … Action Committee (DBAC). The DBAC was formed in Aug 1982 to oppose Minister Kroonhoof’ proposed bills that were … decanters in their car, a Renault 5 before driving back to their home in Claremont, Cape Town.  From here …

… support from all the Namibian local tribes. In an attempt to divide and conquer, the South African government, which … part of the motivation for the South African government to bring Namibia under its control. After independence was … caused significant damage to the rebels and it drove them back 200 miles. PLAN received further funding and stepped up …

… in the hands of the country's exploiters. " Needless to say, I was charged by the Cape Town Press with indulging … South African Republic the Coloured people were legally bound to be ready at all times if called upon by the … human right of political freedom. It gave a distinct set-back to the progressive spirit of the Cape regime. Many …

… is a social, economic, and political ideology whose aim is to establish a communist society in which there is a … of the means of production [1] . The goal of communism is to eliminate social classes in society. Karl Marx and … development that made it possible for Soviet Russia "fall back on a centrally supervised market-influenced program of …

… decades. The “Treason”, “Fischer” and “Rivonia” trials, to mention the most prominent of these, were among the most … which tried to find a formula to bring the seceding unions back into the fold. But despite the efforts of the communist … among the Coloured people) mounted a political strike on their own in the Cape. They chose six heavily …

… had possibly migrated earlier from further north in Africa to settle in Namibia. The Herero people's freedom and culture … revolt were kept secret and the White victims had no time to prepare or protect themselves. On 12 January several … not accept any more women or children. I shall drive them back to their people - otherwise I shall order shots to be …

… South Africa's industrial achievements are often pointed to with considerable pride — sometimes by outsiders, but more … cover of Johannesburg to slip the settler shackles which bound him to Natal. But, if the young man was clearly anxious … from the possession of 'tobacco' and threatening to strike a warder, through to assault of a fellow prisoner. In …

… a school in Melville, Johannesburg , for refusing to enrol him because of his HIV status. His courage as a … Aids ”” about his life and the government’s unwillingness to do something about the epidemic. …

… World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was the … to do this. The policies of letting the Germans take back their lands and building their armed services, with a …

… times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the Gools, …

… in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to South African parents. His parents moved back to South Africa and settled in Port Elizabeth. He studied law …

… (DP), formed when factions from various opposition parties to the National Party (NP) merged, indicates that it … was officially launched on 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal members of the United Party …

… Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is also a Museum … in the two World Wars. It has Military Artifacts dating back to 1056 and the stones embedded in the Building comes from …

… and Natal as well as landscapes. Bowler began teaching art to children to supplement his income and subsequently opened his own art … J.D Harding on a brief visit to Britain and brought back this knowledge to share with his students. On …

… studied under Sister Pientia Selhorst C.P.S. He then moved to Mariannhill where he continued to study with Sister Pientia and Sister Johanna Sen until … began painting and sculpting full-time.  In 1970 he moved to Durban. In 1977 Ketye renovated some unused buildings at …

… Transvaal (Gauteng) on 29 August 1904. From 1920 to 1924 Mancoba trained as a teacher at the Diocesan Training … for different churches. In 1938, he left South Africa to study art in Paris. In Paris he met Danish artist Sonja … Ferlov ( 1911 - 1984 ) who he later married. He preferred to work in watercolour and only did his first oil painting in …

… the 1950s the family was forcibly moved from Newclare to Naledi in Soweto. Bokala was active in  African National … fellow accused in the Treason Trial, and therefore free to go home. However, later that decade, following the “Stay … and placed under house arrest for five years, and forced to eke out a living from running a stall in Soweto. In 1960 …