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… sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African Native … Contingent. On 9 March 1917, the South African House of Assembly rose as a symbol of respect for the fallen troops in the SS Mendi. Prime … Norman. Black Valour . Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 1987.   “World War 1”, South African History …

… sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African Native … Contingent. On 9 March 1917, the South African House of Assembly rose as a symbol of respect for the fallen troops in the SS Mendi. Prime … South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi …

… During the Anglo-Boer War 1- also called Transvaal War of Independence or Anglo-Transvaal War- a Boer force of about 200 (under General Nicolaas Smit) defeated a British force of about 600 (under the leadership of Major-General George … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town : NASOU, v. 1, p. 382. Wallis, …

… The Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899 and was the result of the British annexation of the Transvaal, soon after gold had been discovered in the region in 1886. The Boers made use of guerrilla tactics by sabotaging British supply wagons, … A.c., " General De la Rey protests British mistreatment of women and children ",from women24 ,[Online], available at …

… the Great Trek started in 1836, he joined the trek party of Hendrik Potgieter, and later settled on a farm at the foot of the Magaliesberg in 1841. After the death of his first wife and child, he married Gezina du Plessis, … President Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland …

… In June 1947, Theoria : a journal of studies of the Arts Faculty, Natal University College was published. Later, the title changed to, Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. … Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences …

… Peter Clarke exudes a quiet confidence of a man who is comfortable with himself, but navigates the world around him with a probing mind.  His use of words is so beautiful and melodic, that I could not help but quote him verbatim in many parts of this text. Being a well known man in his community, his …

… From the book:  The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Friday, August … because I wanted things to show at a parents' meeting. All of a sudden one of the mothers burst in. She's a sister at the clinic in NY … The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer …

… governments were in open conflict over the interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement. The South African government had accused the British of being in contravention of the agreement by suspending supply of arms. The British … Cape Times , 6 March 1960 (Available at National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus) pg 1.| Jstor (1971), …

… On 31 May 1994, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaouku told reporters at the … in London, that South Africa would resume its membership of the Commonwealth, effective on 1 June 1994. The … South Africa is said to resume its membership of the Commonwealth …

… The building of Howard College at the University of Natal (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made possible by a donation from Durban … Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal …

… the Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium. Congo was a large region in central Africa that … been able to resist European penetration. It occupies most of the Congo River basin and was controlled by the Belgian … region’s workers were ordered to use a small percentage of land that was not farmed as state property and the …

… The Cape Provinces official name was: 'The Province of the Cape of Good Hope', but is often just called: 'The Cape.' First … by Jan van Riebeeck , who arrived in 1652. At first most of the Europeans worked for the DEIC, but later, more and …

… From the book:  The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Sunday, August … have joined the struggle so all the papers are full of riot news especially from Bonteheuwel. We had a notice asking all parents of children at Intshinga to attend a meeting with the school …

… (later Viljoen), arrived at the Cape. By 1692, a total of 201 French Huguenots had settled at the Cape of Good Hope. The Huguenots were French Protestants who were members of the Calvinist Reformed Church that was established in … Coetzee, P. (2008), ‘The arrival and establishment of the Huguenots at the Cape of Good Hope’ , from Huguenot …

… Race relations during the decline of the Apartheid regime were particularly problematic as many Whites felt threatened by the eventuality of a regime change. Reactions to the perceived changes were often quite violent. This was the main cause of the events that transpired on the 13 May 1989 in Welkom, a …

… The vote on 17 June 1991 that repealed the legal framework of Apartheid and began the process that would eventually … as a whole was bitterly contested as many members of the White electorate sought to cling to the privileges … Apartheid. The legal framework in question,  consisting of four  Acts, namely, the Population Registration Act of …

… Fighting Talk - a journal for democrats of all races, africans, indians, coloured and …

… On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. … (1999) Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 . …

… On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a … IOL News," Beware of the funny money, warn police ",From: IOL News … Fake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets …

… Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , former wife of President Nelson Mandela , is born in Bizana, Pondoland. Madikizela-Mandela was a staunch opponent of P W Botha's government and this earned her a title of " mother of the nation ". Madikizela-Mandela played a role …

… The South African Council of Churches (SACC) calls upon all its member churches to participate in the National Day of Prayer for the people of Crossroads which has been organised for Sunday July 30th, … This Council of the SACC calls upon all its member churches …

… who became a politician. In 1958, he became a member of the National Party (NP) and was the mayor of Randfontein. Ten years later he became the minister of Information and it was presumed that he would become the … Dr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt …

… Station in Tzaneen on 11 July 1920. He was the eldest of three children of Mlungisi and Evelyn Ntsan’wisi. Ntsan’wisi qualified as a … college near Louis Trichardt. He later obtained a Master of Arts Degree from the University of South Africa before … Sonderling N.E. (1999) New Dictionary of South African Biography Vol. 2, Vista University, …

… Nelson Mandela was appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council during the All Africa … that should the minority Government ignore this demand of the representatives of the united will of the African people - * We undertake to … Nelson Mandela is appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council …

… On 11 March 1994 hundreds of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) (Afrikaner Resistance … a Bantustan homeland in the north western region of South Africa. This followed a request by Chief Lucas … to help restore control in the homeland, in the face of a strike by civil servants. These civil servants were …

… On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to … and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory of Ruanda-Urundi.   The resolution taken by the League of Nations followed actions by small European forces as they …

… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province of Katanga into secession on 23 December 1961. Tshombe was born in 1919 in the southern region of Katanga. His father was said to be the first Congolese …

… South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR, pronounced … into force in 1982 in order to regulate exploitation of marine living resources in the seas south of the Antarctic …

… Campbell was well known for her private collection of Africana, which is made up of items specific to Natal and the Zulu people. She collected … life, and today it is home to the Campbell Collections of the University of Natal (now known as the University of … Dr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban …