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… the floor and set it alight. The fire was extinguished by ANC security personnel, the fire alarm was activated and … The individual was apprehended and taken into custody by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police. No-one was hurt in …

… The Region was established on 7 January 1814 by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of … on that station, resigning in 1814 and being succeeded by Lord Charles Somerset. He was promoted full General in … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper The History of South Africa, A.S. Mlambo & …

… any other racial group), Footprints, which was curated by Thembinkosi Goniwe, is also notable for its simplicity and … an essay in the accompanying monograph, published by Fourthwall Books, the curator, critic and novelist Simon …

… any other racial group), Footprints, which was curated by Thembinkosi Goniwe, is also notable for its simplicity and … an essay in the accompanying monograph, published by Fourthwall Books, the curator, critic and novelist Simon …

… in which women sent petitions to the local municipality.  By 1898, the anti-pass protestors, still subjected to … goal of segregating Black people from White settlements, by controlling their mobility for extracting their labour and …

… political leaders of the time Kotane was harassed by the Apartheid government agencies and repressive … which was held in Indonesia. These two activists were sent by the African National Congress as observers. In 1963 he …

… from Ferreira’s Camp to the main group of gold reefs by a son of the widow Petronella Oosthuizen, the owner of a … labour movement. In 1909 Langlaagte Deep was taken over by Crown Mines Ltd. It was declared a National Monument under …

… criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by authorities. The 37-year-old White male was accused of … Court on 11 February 1960. His name was kept a secret by Justice P. O’Hagan as he feared that revealing the man’s …

… operative claimed that the murder had been planned by the Pietermaritzburg police, and that the assassins were … 'appalling' and 'even worse'. A subsequent probe by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), paying no …

… meeting was to affirm the two countries' pledge to abide by the Nkomati Accord, which was signed in 1984 by these two countries. P.W. Botha pledged during the meeting …

… The state of emergency gave the president powers to rule by decree and to introduce any measures deemed necessary to … (Williams 1998). Some of the alternative media targeted by the government were: The Weekly Mail The New Nation …

… South Africa's longest and biggest strike was organised by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), led by Cyril Ramaphosa. At the time it was the second largest …

… founding coincided with the opening of the copper mines by the Concordia Copper Mining Company. The 1875 census … On 4 April 1902 a Boer force of about 25 men led by Generals J.C. Smuts, Maritzand Bouwer reached Concordia …

… on 24 February 1892 indicate that it must have been known by this name from the onset. Despite this the local Dutch … Second Anglo Boer War. On 2 December 1899 they were joined by a second group under General J H Olivier. On 23 June 1901 … By Franco Frescura …

… being kept after the Rivonia Trial. There were suspicions by Maharaj and the leadership of the ANC that Raymond Nyanda … died before their release. After undergoing scrutiny by political prisoners, Nyanda received news that he had …

… cause of the crash to be “ the untidy traffic separation by the radar controller”  and "the error in judgment by the pilot of ADK 096 continuing his turn heading to 330 M …

… be postponed to the end of June. The announcement was made by former President, Nelson Mandela following a cabinet … (ANC) from running campaigns in the rural areas controlled by them. Violence erupted between IFP and ANC members in the …

… that the Group Areas Act of 1950 will be replaced by new non-discriminatory measures acceptable to all Houses … new dawn which brought liberty to many whom were affected by the enactment of the Group Areas Act. The Act vigorously …

… in South Africa attracted many Europeans who were lured by the prospect of making their fortune at the diamond mines. … of the area. The date of 14 August 1914 is given by one of the sources for the same event. …

… other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to hunt in Mashonaland by Mzilikazi, penetrating to regions where no other Whites … the Transvaal in 1863-64, his people's army was defeated by Paul Kruger's government forces between Rustenburg and …

… be incorporated into the Union, a decision fully endorsed by South Africa. This request was rejected by the United Nations (UN), the new international body which …

… published around the world. The riots were sparked by the apartheid government's attempt to forcibly remove black people from Cator Manor, an area inhabited by both Africans and Indians.  Rene de Villiers, the acting …

… and gathering way of life. Until recently, people living by hunting and gathering could still be found in different …

… second marriage to Foszia Fisher, a ‘Coloured’ student, by Moslem rites 1971 Research programme on working conditions …

… was a beacon of light that gave a world dominated by aristocratic privilege and monarchical tyranny a hope of …

… of a year that we had proposed should be characterised by the common effort of all South Africans to find ways and means by which they can lend a hand in the national effort to push … well as public servants, to occupy the frontline and lead by example in our constituency and other work and official …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The AmaXhosa OF ALL THE functions of the … to be invalid””but it served the purpose of the invaders. By 1812 the British were ready to launch their first … him across the Fish River. In this they were assisted by the Khoikhoin of the missionary reserve at Bethelsdorp, so …

… on 29 June 1952 in Magog, Umzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal. Raised by her single mother, she attended Magog Primary School and … very early in her life to becoming an activist.    By the end of the 1960s her political career was taking … and while in university Madlala-Routledge was inspired by the political bodies around her. At the University of …

… was suffering from some com­plaint and was asked by the newly married couple to stay with them for a period of … under the control of a Socialist regime will be by the will of the people then, as in the past. I said "by the will of the people"-that implies, in democratic …

… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the … however that the publicity given to the demonstration by the Anti-Pass Conference and by the capitalist press plus whatever we can do between now …