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… her the Rapport-Oscar. Wilma has contributed extensively to Afrikaans writing in general, but it is mainly for her … married her husband, Ants Kirsipuu. In 1993 Wilma moved back to Cape Town with her husband, who passed away 10 years later. …

… time. He won the election against Joubert with 3 471 votes to 1 171. Kruger was sworn in on 9 May 1883 as state … British in the 19th century. The struggle can be traced back to 12 April 1877, when Theophilus Shepstone, despite Boer …

… April. Every Sunday, families and groups of friends flock to the gardens in  Newlands  to watch their favourite bands play. The concerts are held on … National Botanical Garden  with spectacular views of the back of  Table Mountain  and surrounds. Visitors are …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from … the German colony of South- West Africa. According to archaeological finds, the area was home to groups of Khoikhoi (Topnaars) and Aoni, who had lived in … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997. Westport: Greenwood| Potgieter, D.J. et al. …

… an explorer. The travelling party first went northwards to Saldahna and St. Helena Bay, and then to present-day Calvinia, Sutherland and Tulbagh. They then … Beaufort West, Prince Albert and Worcester on their way back to Cape Town, which they reached on 23 March 1804. …

… first national Conference of women, held in Johannesburg, to light for women's rights and for full and equal … some with their babies. Our women have come out on strike against the Coloured Voters' Bill, against the banning … that large numbers of our womenfolk continue to be bound by traditional practices and conventions, and fail to …

… for South West Africa. [1] It requested the Council to contact South African authorities to lay down procedures for the transfer of the administration … warnings by South African authorities, the pilots turned back and the project did not succeed. [2] [1] In 1968, the …

… he initiated the tradition of getting progressive speakers to address his congregation. This tradition persists still today. He was the editor of Muslim News (from 1960 to 1966). He maintained contact with Alex La Guma, Robert … anti-pass marches; he spoke out in favour or workers on strike and of struggles against the apartheid regime. He was …

… international news agencies and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted … a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for more than 300 years, the new maximum-security prison … in the early years, extremely bad. Prisoners had to labour in the quarry, were not dressed sufficiently and …

… This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference … “I want to live not survive”: the politics of refusing low-wage work …

… an uncontested Congress stronghold, the ANC (according to one boycott leader, Dan Mokonyane) was unable to hold mass … the often-repeated charge that the movement was being held back by "white Communists". But to understand the essence of … convened the Workers' Conference to launch this political strike and to stampede the majority of trade unions which …

… the USA conducted a nation wide poll and asked Americans to indicate those words that seemed to describe best the … peoples of Africa and the Central and South Americas is bound by our common history and heritage not just in times … themselves. In this process of self-definition we will strike a blow against the prejudices and stereotypes …

… the USA conducted a nation wide poll and asked Americans to indicate those words that seemed to describe best the … peoples of Africa and the Central and South Americas is bound by our common history and heritage not just in times … themselves. In this process of self-definition we will strike a blow against the prejudices and stereotypes …

… Republiek" decided that something must be done to protect Pretoria against possible attacks. Fort Schanskop … 1897 and completed in 1897. It was Built in such a way to Protect against attacks from the Johannesburg and Lourenco … Due to budget cuts though the Museum, was handed back to the State in 1994. During June 2000, the Voortrekker …

… of Bisho, the capital city of Ciskei, and demanded an end to the military government of Brigadier Joshua Gqozo and the … the Bisho Massacre, occurred when the demonstrators tried to cross the Ciskei Defence Force lines and enter into Bisho. … grenades.  Reportedly, several young men were shot in the back as they fled.  According to ANC officials, no warning …

… Isaac Zakes Nkosi, known to his fans as Bra Zakes, was born in Alexandra Township … meaning something like “steamed maize bread”) developed to become an important genre of South African music. It is a …

… campaign in 1960, and in March 1961 he was sentenced to a two-year term under the Suppression of Communism Act. He fled to Swaziland and became part of the PAC's external mission, …

… and then studied at Lovedale high school from 1911 to 1917.His father was reverend and his mother a teacher. … Institute near Durban, where he was headmaster from 1922 to 1927,the school was founded by John Dube. He was also a … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to Challenge 4-Political Profiles (1882-1990)  …

… sculptors, aside from Ivan Mitford-Barberton (qv.), to exhibit her work with SASA. Records indicate that she … 1950 and 1954. After this, she transferred her loyalties to the SAAA, of which she became Vice-Chairperson in 1966 -67 …

… of the Location Advisory Boards Congress, and from 1935 to 1937 a member of the executive committee of the  All … Council for the rural areas of the Cape Province from 1937 to 1942. In 1935 Imvo was bought by the Bantu Press but … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in …

… the Buffalo River that flows North-south through the town to burst its banks. The average rainfall was 175mm. The force … Laingsburg 24 hours later as all the bridges leading to the town were blocked. A fund of R3 million was collected … proved conclusively that there was no evidence to back the allegations. …

… of conservative parties, and it came into power on the back of increasingly enthusiastic demands for political … British recognised that the independence drive had started to gain traction after World War Two, and they steered the …

… claimed that behind it lay Doorasamy Pillay’s desire 'to procure employment in some official capacity'. Be that as … respectfully pray that it may please your Excellency to ask the Government of the Colony of Natal to communicate … they require, as the Indians not being Christians are not bound like Europeans, according to law, to close their shops …

… astonishing variety of habitats from the Ubombo Mountains to Grasslands, Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and ancient … along the Zululand coast from Maphelane in the South to Kosi Bay in the North, on the Mozambique border. Covering … evidence, including decorative pierced seashells, dating back to the Later Stone Age has been found in Border Cave in …

… , part way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse Commission, … away from the original lightkeeper's house. It converted to electric power in 1962, but the original tower is still in … between Bityi station and the lighthouse only twice a week to bring provisions. Post came to the families stationed here …

… in the broad movement of liberation. He is a voice we have to listen to even though it has not been heard for many years. He, more … Doreen Musson, with admirable artistry, brings him back to life in these pages without at any stage allowing the …

… Bijagos . The country of Guinea-Bissau, borders Senegal to the North and Guinea , to the South and East. Despite its size, is host to a large … a History of political and institutional fragility, dating back to its independence from Portugal in 1974. The country …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Gideon Nieuwoudt a … with cancer. In 1982, two student activists who belonged to the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Siphiwe …

… his PhD at Oxford. After he returned from Oxford, he began to teach chemistry at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. However, Smith gradually switched over to Ichthyology, the branch of zoology which focuses on the … force's Dakota planes to fetch the specimen and bring it back to South Africa. Since then, numerous examples of this …