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… Mountain is generally prone to fires, this one was caused by a cigarette butt. It is reported that a British tourist … walking with her daughter died after being surrounded by the fire. The daughter managed to run for help, leaving …

… Congress (ANC) Western Cape command structure. The claim by the police came three months after the ANC met with a group of Afrikaners led by Frederik van Zyl Slabbert in Dakar, Senegal.  In July …

… against the General Laws Amendment Bill, published by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of … Law Amendment Act was enacted into a law on 2 May 1963 by Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd's National Party (NP) government. …

… Liberal Opinion (1961-1968) was published by the Liberal Party of South Africa which was established in 1953 by Alan Paton, after the National Government had won its …

… when he and a British reconnaissance party were attacked by about forty Zulus in the vicinity of Itelezi Mountain and … A memorial, now a historical monument, was erected to him by Queen Victoria at the place where he had been killed.   …

… of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing with the issues in suppressing … Apartheid, Palais des Nations, Geneva, was organised by the Workers' Group of the International Labour …

… government elections, Arising from the concerns expressed by the people about local government and what we know of the … I would like to make a proposal for consideration by the National Council, relating to the forthcoming … to answer a question in the National Assembly occasioned by the concern of a Member of Parliament about the processes …

… It was also important that the final text be accepted by all, and in order to be fully legitimate, that it be … a set of constitutional principles laid down in 1982 by the Western Contact Group. 6 ) In South Africa, however, … between the past of a deeply divided society characterised by strife, conflict, untold suffering and injustice, and a …

… after the fall of Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, accompanied by Graça Machel and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred … the 160 km journey to the Libyan capital of Tripoli by road due to an air embargo imposed on Libya by the United Nations. In 1999, Mandela successfully mediated …

… seriously wounded 16 before he was confronted and stopped by Simon Mukondoleli, a taxi driver working in the … ideals of Afrikaner nationalism were severely threatened by the crumbling Apartheid state and Strydom claimed to feel … of the Afrikaner people. In 1994 he was granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and released on …

… the Kalahari Scrub-Robin.  This Habitat is characterised by open Savannah and almost entirely dominated by Themeda grass with the odd smattering of Acacia Trees. … Pietersburg Plateau false Grassland has been transformed by Agriculture, the only enduring examples are found in and …

… an old VOC Military Camp some 13km South of Cape Town and, by 1823, was already a growing Village. The Cape Town-Wynberg … of Plumstead, just South of Wynberg, divided into two by the Main Road and the Railway Line, could easily be … scrap metal or other household items rendered unnecessary by their owners. The Main Road is dotted with Antique and …

… in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa, founded in 1901 by The Rt Hon. Lord Milner. Its academic performance places … 300 boarders, from South Africa and beyond, managed by about a 100 full-time staff. Pretoria Boys High Coat of … is the historic Staats Model School, built 1896-1897 by the government of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (later …

… competition occurred in 1826, and the winning design by FG McIntosh was chosen to be used for the Pretoria City … classical style and boasts 32 tower bells, donated by George Heys, former owner of Melrose House. The foyer of …   The front of the City Hall is beautifully complimented by the gardens and fountains of Pretorius Square. Within …

… it has been destined for Grade I status for many years by SAHRA as it is in a National Park and World Heritage site, … maintenance has been done for many years, either by the City or the Province, so when one of the guns toppled … that action be taken. An excellent rescue plan compiled by HBHT Trustee and Engineer, Chris Everett, was tabled for …

… National Congress rejected the constitutional proposals by the National Party calling it a 'recipe for disaster'. … on the grounds that, it entrenched minority privileges by ensuring that any majority party becomes powerless because … into SA, the appointment of Cabinet Ministers by consensus which the ANC was opposed to as it went against …

… a boycott of the system. Further boycotts were staged by the UDF with the implementation of the 1985 state of … and the subsequent arrest of several affiliate leaders. By 1986, the UDF had held talks with the African National … campaign was staged and with continued action spear-headed by the UDF, the state of emergency was lifted. With the …

… the Lesotho military, Maj.Gen Justin Lekhanya was ousted by rebel junior officers. The reasons for this coup was a … Lekhanya had promised to restore civilian rule to Lesotho by June 1992, but had not made any progress in this regard.  … to resign.   References: Lesotho Military Leader ousted by Army Officers(online), available at: nytimes.com [Accessed …

… City Council to introduce a voucher system subsidized by the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce. The bus strike had been organised by the Alexandra People's Transport Committee under the ANC … Apartheid administration. Alexandra residents responded by establishing their own alternative to this! This …

… much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class … was shot down, and this marked the start of the genocide. By the time the United Nations (UN) troops had been stationed … troops, who have been accused of assisting in the genocide by training militia and providing them with weapons, as well …

… Black people. Before the Union they were rural areas ruled by local chiefs. They came to be called 'Native Locations' … people could live and vote for their own governments, led by chiefs controlled by the apartheid state. As the White minority state expanded …

… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew   THE WORKERS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA   P.O. … is now complete in manuscript, and is being typed by comrades in readiness for the printers. Only one thing is … honour this small offering to the revolutionary movement by sealing it with his approval and recommendation? We shall …

… specializing in the field of midwifery, he was fascinated by the origin of mammals and used his medical profession to … seeking more evidence of the specimens discovered by Raymond Dart, and that was termed Australopithecus … one of the most significant discoveries was made in 1947 by Broom and John Robinson. They discovered the most complete …

… of war veterans who need the closest attention and support by their societies, soldiers and civilians who carry many … of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means”, then we must reflect on the efficacy of … in the world for peace and the resolution of conflicts by peaceful means. The conflicts currently taking place in …

… Governor of the Cape Colony, Lord Charles Somerset - but by the early 1800s, the current spelling - Knysna - seems to … in the country’s ownership and stayed on in South Africa. By all accounts, George Rex was a moody man, although he was … his huge estate, Rex and his progeny kept themselves busy by farming, hunting and cutting down trees. Rex also started …

… and art historians and have included contributions by Teju Cole, TJ Demos, Okwui Enwezor, William Kentridge and … Biennale in 2012, with a republished artist’s book by Olafur Eliasson and work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Pierre Huyghe among the …

… the name Alabaster 'klip'/stone, was given in 1779 or 1780 by Robert Jacob Gordon, a commander of the Cape garrison, … Mozambique. The diary was written in the language spoken by Trechardt and his companions: an early form of Afrikaans … to date.  Trechardt's trek has inspired creative work by foremost literary and artistic figures in South Africa. …

… it from the Brits family in 1846. The thatched-house Built by the Brits family was Demolished and the House erected … International Architectural Competition was held and won by English architects – Lennox Canning and F Goad of Canning … Building was budgeted at £10,000, but the Design submitted by Canning was too sophisticated and even after being asked …

… a trial basis. Owing to the exceptional standard of work by the Women Students, the College decided to Admit Women … Peak. It was here, on land Bequeathed to the Nation by Cecil John Rhodes as the site for a National University, … number of Black Students Admitted to the University, rose by 35 percent. By 2004, nearly half of UCT's 20 000 Students …

… Bordering the City Centre and joined to Newtown by the Nelson Mandela Bridge – Joburg’s landmark equivalent … It occurs in the records as early as 1853 and was owned by Gert Bezuidenhout. By the time Gold was Discovered in 1886 , various families …