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… This museum was founded in 1970 by Jack Botes, a former Town Clerk. Today there are over 1000 … one of its kind in Africa. The museum also includes works by Naria Mabasa, Danie de Jager, Jackson Hlungwane, Hennie …

… a separate Government Notice, three stone rondavels built by Preller in Pelindaba in 1920, and initially used by the family as a weekend residence, were also proclaimed. …

… Ahidjo resigned as president of Cameroon, he was replaced by Paul Biya, the current Prime Minister. Ahidjo handpicked … was forced into exile. Biya has been heavily criticised by Cameroonians for his oppressive and forceful ruling …

… liberation movements banned from operating in South Africa by the Apartheid government. Others were in Lesotho after … longer safe as the country was threatened with sanctions by South Africa. …

… The report of the inquiry, led by Justice Richard Goldstone, into the shooting by the police of anti-Apartheid protesters in the township of …

… Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at his party by the South African parliament and press that the ANC was … dictatorships. The unrest broke out after a demand by the ANC that all homelands should be reintegrated into …

… later alleged in court that the killing was masterminded by De Klerk's dance teacher, Justice Hlope ruled that there … guilty on counts of housebreaking, robbery and murder by Judge President Hlope.  …

… A White farmer, Davis Stevens, was shot dead in Zimbabwe by squatters occupying his land. He was the first White … confrontations involving so-called "war veterans" backed by President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party. Stevens …

… eighty-four years of control over the Walvis Bay enclave by handing over the port and twelve offshore islands to the … dispute, which stretched back to 1878, was commended by the United Nations and the international community as it …

… made in the recently published Katiza's Journey by Fred Bridgland (sic) that he had seen Winnie … youngster, Lolo Sono, disappeared after being assaulted by Madikizela-Mandela. Cebekhulu had agreed to testify before …

… Following a decision by the finance minister, Chris Liebenberg, to relinquish his … when he joined the government in 1994. He was replaced by Trevor Manuel who was then the minister of Trade and …

… Changing whites attitudes to conscription as reflected by the white commercial press; Changing white attitudes to conscription as reflected by white popular magazines; The role of graphics in the …

… Hons) in African Studies at the University of Cape Town by Riyaad Schroeder, February 1988. The aim of this … always operated as one. The division being necessitated by legislation which did not allow the formal participation …

… Copyright Day is a UNESCO initiative first held in 1995.By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to … writing competitions. The activities are jointly organized by writers, publishers, NGO’s, public and private …

… World Tobacco day was declared by the World Health Organization in 1987. The day is observed by abstaining from tobacco for a period of 24 hours around …

… Conference on Sanctions against South Africa was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African … massacre, where nearly 70 peaceful protesters were killed by the police on 21 March. The Security Council called upon … Year of the Youth to pay tribute to the heroism displayed by the youth '. from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory , …

… between police and residents that left thirty people dead. By the end of the year almost 150 people had been killed in political violence. This number increased to 600 by September 1985, a year after the initial outbreak of …

… was part of Team South Africa in Atlanta. She made history by winning both the 100m and 200m events at the games. She … named Female World Swimmer of the year in 1996 and 1999 by Swimming World Magazine. She retired from professional …

… ANC in exile. The three-day Conference was organised by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South … in Dakar, Senegal in July, 1987 under strong opposition by the apartheid government. In an effort to reduce state …

… was an extreme right wing political group. It was founded by Afrikaner academics Professors Willie Lubbe and Alkmaar … towards desegregation. Lubbe and his peers, inspired by the father ofAapartheid, H.F. Verwoed, advocated for a …

… to the Coloured Persons' Representative Council (CPRC)by the Minister of Coloured Relations. The details were … on 11 September 1977. They were also revealed officially by the Transvaal leader of the National Party, Dr. Connie …

… causing most of the controversy. The railway was built by the British East Africa Company and stretched from Mombasa … and was completed in 1901. The railway line, administered by a single body, the East Africa Railway and Harbours, …

… passengers and crew, on board. The report, conducted by the British Board of Trade, found that it was likely that … any trace of wreckage or survivors despite a search by three naval vessels shortly after she failed to arrive in …

… majority of who are descendents of Lithuanian immigrants. By 1863, the Jewish congregation in Cape Town had grown to … Schul was built alongside the Old Schul, and opened by Cape Town's first Jewish mayor, Hyman Lieberman. Today, …

… of the slaves to their owners. This school was founded by Commander Jan van Riebeeck for the slave children brought … them off a Portuguese slaver. A second school, attended by 12 White children, four slaves and one Khoi-Khoi, was …

… resigned from his post following an anti-British speech by General J.B.M. Hertzog , minister of justice, at De Wildt, … he would put South Africa's interests first. Upon request by the governor-general, Lord Gladstone, Botha reformed his …

… with the very first becoming known as the Eureka diamond. By 1871, more diamonds were found in the vicinity of the … leadership of Cecil John Rhodes. This was soon followed by the discovery of gold, which changed South Africa's …

… the various organisations, each of which was dominated by a single personality. It became, one might say, the duty … so-called "instinctive"or "spontaneous"action is guided by their knowledge-a knowledge that may also have been … along with the particular stage of development reached by the people at the time, which dictated the form of …

… of our situation and suggest steps that could be taken by the Government to meet the position. I have addressed this … This fact has long been attested to from time to time by economic experts and by findings of Government Commissions. Recently, as a result …

… condemned as 'a crime against humanity.' Propelled by the basic human urge to be free, this generation of young … that hurled itself at the juggernaut of apartheid, driven by the spirit of freedom, justice, democracy and equality. … allow the lives of the coming generations to be destroyed by racial oppression. Today as we look back at that era we …