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… July 1967, Chief Albert Luthuli died after he was struck by a train on a railway bridge close to the home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, …

… This thesis examines works written about imprisonment by four South African political writers who were incarcerated … on the manner in which they were, paradoxically, empowered by their prison experience; consideration is given to capital …

… groups in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by the apartheid government and part of its overall policy of … outside of the country. It was eventually repealed in 1985 by the Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages …

… Sisulu was abducted at his home in Soweto, Johannesburg,by four armed White men who wore balaclavas to conceal their … emerged that Sisulu had been detained. This was confirmed by the then Minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok. However …

… The South African government led by National Party (NP) held a referendum in which white … majority. Natal (now kwaZulu Natal), which was inhabited by more English-speaking whites than Afrikaners, voted … Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, (1960), ‘Secession Talk By Some Anti-Republicans’ , in 11 October, [online], …

… Algerian nationalist movements. The analysis is enriched by comparisons with the South African communist movement.  … PCA’s pluralist vision was shattered when it was banned by the one-party state in November 1962. …

… to Africa was in 1856 when he accepted an invitation by Richard Burton to search for the great lakes of Africa. … expedition would be a difficult one. They were plagued by disease, and on several occasions had to take alternative …

… Cooperation. Matshikiza missed South Africa and was pained by the fact that he was banned in his own country. He died in 1968 and was survive by his wife and two children. His son John Matshikiza was a …

… Numerous attempts were made by the local government to clear informal dwellings at … group of men known as ‘witdoeke’ executed the evictions by setting alight the entire area, destroying vehicles and …

… moved on 12 February 1955, but the government caught them by surprise. The forced removals were part of the … event  that took two days. In 2006 Sophiatown was renamed by Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo. …

… After months of walking to work and constant harassment by police, the commuters and the company finally reached a … a permanent solution is reached regarding bus fare prices. By June the government had doubled the levy on employers for …

… River Colony, called the Grey College School in 1904. By 1907, the college had 29 students and ten lecturers and in … 2008 the  University faced controversy when a video made by four white students, depicting black workers at the …

… of Black people at the time. Its demise was caused partly by its strategy to increase sales. By the time it closed the company’s overdraft was R10 …

… in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The organisation was founded by thirty-two countries, a further 21 states have joined … May 25th. In 2002 the OAU was dissolved and was replaced by the African Union (AU). …

…  The brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, the bridge was designed by George Andrew Hobson. It crosses the Zambezi River and the … Falls Bridge. It is reputed to have been used extensively by armed cadres of liberation movements, particularly of the …

… in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, who was subsequently a student of … field of philosophical investigation; but was dominated by the ideal of "humanitas" with an outlook towards fellow …

… for Johannesburg in an effort to facilitate a rebellion by Uitlanders - a cosmopolitan group of foreigners who had … under British rule. Jameson was under the impression that by a sudden advance he would reach Johannesburg before Boer …

… the restoration of the Transvaal Republic after annexation by Britain in 1877. This rail link between Transvaal en … transport-riders used ox wagons to transport goods by road to Delagoa Bay and ran the risk of malaria, tsetse …

… rinderpest. Robert Koch was brought to South Africa by the Cape Government to investigate and find a cure for a … Republiek. Koch's stay in Kimberley was sponsored by the De Beer's Company and the Kimberley Diamond Fields …

… Contents: Dear Sir Roy. Emigrant Ship by Reginald Reynolds. The Senate Farce, Stanley Uys with a … Failure: Sir Roy Welensky, Frank Barton with illustration by David Marais. An Interview with Todd, Denis Grundy. …

… 2 October 1934 in Bloemfontein. The congress was organised by the Dutch Reformed Church and was the first congress … this issue. Research into this issue was also funded by the Carnegie Commission, who investigated the causes for …

… demonstrations and vigils. These were characterized by the wearing of black sashes and by silently standing outside public buildings in major …

… Shortly afterwards, the cruisers came under heavy attack by dive-bombers from the Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, … and Hiryu.  The HMS Cornwall was sunk within 12 minutes by nine bombs, while its sister ship, the Dorsetshire, was …

… a public company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and by 1967, OK Bazaars had opened 100 stores. OK Bazaars also … relatively well paid. In 1997, OK Bazaars was bought out by Shoprite Checkers. However, the OK franchise still exists …

… of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as … the status of the dominions and resisted attempts by other members to include such terms as "common …

… After the unbanning of the liberation movements in 1990 by the then state president F.W De Klerk, Slovo made his way … first South Africa democratic elections, which were won by the ANC, Slovo became Member of Parliament and Minister of …

… The colony of Sierra Leone was conceived by British philanthropists and abolitionists as a home for … A few years later the settlers were also joined by settlers of African origin from other parts of the empire. …

… a meeting of the All-African Convention in December 1935 by Dr. A.B. Xuma, later to be the President-General of the … to read All-Africa Convention: The Awakening of a people, by I.B.Tabata …

… 29 of 1993. In terms of the Act, the SABS is controlled by a Council appointed by the Minister of Trade and Industry and is known as the …

… school in Mafikeng, where his talent was recognized by Rev. Hale of the London Missionary Society, on his visit … painting more 'seriously' and also boosted his confidence by exposing him to more painting techniques. In 1963, the duo …