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… The 2000 Summer Olympic Games or Millennium Games, hosted by Australia, were officially opened in the capital Sydney. … of the Australian Stock Horse. The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa, with the exception of …

… Chumie was established in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee,  as a station of for the Glasgow … In 1891 this number had dropped marginally to 890, but by 1904 it stood at 1,216. …            New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper  …

… United Democratic Front was granted a court order by the Minister of Law and Order and Divisional Commissioner … The UDF issued the call a few days after the publication by the government, which portrayed the ANC as a communist …

… truce meeting, tortured and on 9 September he was executed by his kidnapers. His execution was recorded on video. … the country. On 26 April 2012, Taylor was found guilty by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 11 charges of aiding …

… that a pilot plant for this process was under construction by the South African Atomic Board (AEB). Vorster described … that the uranium was used to manufacture nuclear weapons by the South Africa government. The history of nuclear energy …

… Sizwe (MK). On June 14, 1985, Thami Mnyele was shot dead by South African Defence Force (SADF) soldiers outside his … of his works that were packed into a portfolio were taken by the SADF. A week later, Security Police Major Craig …

… fined R24 or 60 days in prison for breaking the municipal by-laws. The young man was charged on 29 counts for resisting … on 17. Too many wayward laws were passed in South Africa by the apartheid government, including Group Areas Act, …

… Willem Johannes Verwoerd and his wife, Anje Strik. Driven by a strong sympathy for the Boer cause in Anglo-Boer War 2, … immigrated to South Africa in 1903. Verwoerd was elected by the caucus of the National Party as its new leader and …

… Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) was founded by Clements Kadalie, a young Nyassalander who spoke no Black … during the 1920s. This provoked a serious backlash by the White government and politicians, who feared a …

… solve the civil war in the Congo after an appeal to the UN by Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, following the rebellion by soldiers against the government. He arranged for a UN …

… South African art and was particularly impressed by a large drawing by Dumile Feni. His involvement in the student uprisings of …

… of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, … The flag of the newly independent state was designed by Theodosia Salome Okoh. The red signified those who had …

… Piet Retief and his party were treated to a farewell dance by the Zulu impis at Ungungundlovu. They were told to leave … Retief and his men were clubbed to death. It is alleged by some that the reason why they were killed, was because …

… After the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939, SA Prime Minister Gen. J.B. … neutrality during the war. Hertzog's attempt was rejected by 80 votes to 67. After the refusal of Governor-General Sir …

… year of the youth in Soweto that has been organised by a community organisation in the same month, an artilcle on … in Atteridgeville who lost her life she was ran over by a police vehicle, artilce regarding the ghost of school a …

… was probably the first recorded incidence of protest by women against the Union government. About 700 women … The Bantu Women's League was adopted and relaunched by the African National Congress as its Women's League …

… strong army was defeated and his military kraal destroyed by British troops. In this battle British troops were supported by 2800 Zulu troops. This battle was crucial for the British …

… not permitted after 1899 and following pressure exerted by Indians, a Durban Higher Grade Indian School was set up. … of the Natal Indian Congress . The initiative was taken by HL Paul, a former railway worker who was an Indian … school for Indians in Durban. Initially it was staffed by European teachers recruited in India. At the outbreak of …

… to the apartheid system, and that it is firmly supported by the majority of South Africans. And those whites we have … that institution, that apartheid racist parliament. By getting out of parliament, and of course not to embarrass … that kind could come from the Senate, which is dominated by the Democratic Party. And we know that in the Republican …

… is founded. The unethical and unlawful conduct displayed by the DA since the start of this election campaign as well … the wall and desperate to boost its electoral support by hook or crook. The DA`s conduct, regrettable and … first toilet towards enclosing open toilets as directed by the Court and the SA Human Right Commission. Attacking the …

… Mothle ruled that in 1971 the SACP’s Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John … after Timol’s death due to the continuous pressure applied by Timol’s family. The original inquest found Timol committed … died in police detention, with no one held accountable by the system which protected police officers and facilitated …

… could continue his research in the field of double stars. By this time, Hussey was a Professor in Astronomy at the … in the mapping of double stars. The Observatory was opened by the mayor on 28 April 1928 and research began shortly … of 8 years and over 5 000 double stars were discovered by 1937. By 1947, a total of 7 200 double stars have been …

… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A fresh piece of … into Natal. Below, a petition submitted on 23 June 1903 by Abdool Caadir and others is reproduced. Source: N.P.P. … further restrictions which are now sought to be imposed by the Bill in question are, in your petitioners' humble …

… Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane was removed from government by foreign mercenaries and three years later he returned to power by force. In 1989 rebel groups assassinated him. The islands … is the best country in the Arab world for women followed by Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar, according to a Thomson …

… Society's influence spread throughout the Transvaal. By 1900 there were more than thirty six stations and nearly … bible in Sepedi or North Sotho. The publication in 1904 by the British and Foreign Bible Society of this combined … in an indigenous language. Their work was interrupted by the Anglo Boer War and, even more so, the World Wars when …

… Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land … Coast of the Cape of Good Hope. It is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone. The bay is up to 436 m deep and the Harbour …

… nuclear weapons. Indeed, it was later revealed that by the early 1990's South Africa had developed a modest … came up with their own home-spun technology." Ironically, by the time ordinary South Africans knew of their county's … onboard the aging Vela satellite was primitive even by 1970's technical standards. No doubt the alarm …

… On 8 December 2015, Andre rescued an American surfer by the name of Evan Geiselmann from drowning whilst surfing … wipeout.[iv] Video footage showed Andre helping Evan by preventing him from drowning[v] by performing CPR in the water.[vi] Lifeguards assisted Andre …

… his death. Many strongly believe that he was assassinated by the security forces.  Turner's murder came in the wake of … stand against racism. He encouraged political activism by whites in the aftermath of the 1969 departure of Blacks … of Turner was therefore part of an orchestrated campaign by the security forces to curb further student unrest. His …

… Hindu Temple that was built in Africa. It was washed away by floods in 1905 / 1906. Another Temple was built on the … East towards the Umbilo River, however it is towered over by the recently constructed Chief Albert Luthuli … Cato Manor . This Temple was built in 1946, and declared by: The South African Heritage Council, a National Monument …