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… the anti-communist crusaders have been made possible only by the tacit support, cowardice and confusion of large … Kahn, who had been elected with an overwhelming majority by the Africans of the Western Cape, behaved with such … of communism was made a criminal offence, punishable by ten years' imprisonment with hard labour. The definition …

… in Brooklyn, Pretoria- South Africa . Founded in 1901 by The Hon. Lord Milner . Its academic performance places it … 300 boarders, from South Africa and beyond, managed by about a 100 full-time staff. Its neoclassical red-brick … is the historic; ' Staats Model School ', built 1896-1897 by the government of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (later …

… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 93 S. B., "Unite Against Reaction … The position in South Africa is very much complicated by the racial question. On the one hand a very strong … united front tactics into countries threatened by fascism and those already under fascism South Africa, …

… were called school building funds. The subsidy received by Black schools was still lower than that given to White … that would undermine the struggle against apartheid by creating disunity. This strategy was created by ensuring limited opportunities for Black people in the …

… of the talks.  Towards the end of 1974, Vorster, backed by President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, had started to … This was the third in a series of three talks, initiated by Kissinger, in an attempt to create a region of political … there were no positive results, except an announcement by Smith on 24 September that his government had accepted …

… Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and Harbours, in Port … announced the name change. The foundation stone was laid by Mr. J. Searle, Managing Commissioner of the Port Elizabeth … a National Monument in 1968, and was restored in 1998; by Portnet and the Architect, John Rushmere . The old Harbour …

… cottage, consisting of three rooms, was erected in 1850 by the then owner Mr. Trautman as a second dwelling house. It was later occupied by his son Fred Trautman who,. after the birth of his son in 1878, enlarged it by the addition of two extra rooms at the rear of the …

… building of dung floors and a thatched roof was erected by Major Warden in 1849 as a school. It was the first school … River. It served as a church until 1852, and was then used by the Legislative Council of the Orange River Sovereignty, and from 1854 by the Republic of the Orange Free State as an Assembly Hall …

… much super. When Chief Buthelezi was invited to Holland by four World Organisations, he accepted the invitation. … to undertake this trip, he was game. Again he is invited by the Black people in Namibia but he turns down the … as the same paternalistic attitude over the black people by Whitey. He (Whitey) always has instructed and we always …

… the most prosperous countries in French West Africa, but by the 1980s was crippled by world-wide recession and Houphouët-Boigny's reckless … threefold, crime rose dramatically in the capital, Abijan. By 1990, a strike of civil servants and students led to the …

… farmers for the land confiscated for resettlement by Black peasant farmers. Mugabe defended this move by stating that the land was never bought by the colonists. In spite of the fact that this outrageous …

… It was renamed as the South African Defence Force (SADF) by the passing of the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957. … (ECC) was formed to end compulsory military service. By 1985, the ECC held a "Troops out of Townships" rally, in … on conscription was made clear.The government responded by banning the ECC in 1988. However, the following year the …

… region in 1886. The Boers made use of guerrilla tactics by sabotaging British supply wagons, while the British responded by burning down the farms that the Boers received their … death. The scorched earth policy had been implemented by March 1901. On 16 August 1901, De la Rey, a Boer general, …

… during South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War) by a military notice.  The initial aim of the establishment … to be refugee camps, becoming instead concentration camps. By the end of the war 4 177 women, 22 074 children and 1 676 … camps, housing Africans who had been rounded up by British forces, was nearly as high. Defn: 'Scorched earth' …

… Bulawayo to the ground rather than allow it to be captured by the British. The British captured the ruined Bulawayo on 4 … him across the Shangani River but they were cut off by the king's amabutho on 4 December. Efforts by Commanding Officer Forbes' column to re-enforce the patrol …

… War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United States by attacking their naval base in Peal Harbor, Hawaii. The … of the survivors were exposed to the radiation released by the bombs and have since suffered from radiation …

… overthrown in a bloodless military coup and was replaced by Lieutenant Moussa Traore. Continuing with economic reform, the new government was constantly challenged by internal strife. This was compounded by the Sahel Drought, in which around 100 000 people died of …

… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in … Goede Hoop, Van Riebeeck was accompanied by 82 men and 8 women. When Van Riebeeck left The Netherlands … medical assistance. However, the first winter experienced by Van Riebeeck and his crew was extremely harsh, as they …

… From the book:  The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The old order changeth; and so we behold … to the elementary and secondary schools originally founded by European and American, missionaries. It is therefore … was everywhere supreme; he stood above correction even by the chief, virtually wielding powers of life and death …

… From the book:  Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, … the country's exploiters. " Needless to say, I was charged by the Cape Town Press with indulging in "incendiary talk, " … to carry passes. Once more I was denounced, this time by the whole press of South Africa, with the exception of the …

… of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted of a gabled House which, … a high garden wall enclosing its courtyard, was occupied by the farm manager.Known as The Grove, it was let to William … out to various tenants until 1952 when they were bought by the HMC, at which stage the property became known as …

… is inseparably associated with the Castle and was used by its garrison as a training ground. Despite this, however, … for many years it remained a grassy meadow dissected by meandering streams. In 1763 the burgers of Cape Town … of more trees. The fountain was never completed and, by 1814, all traces of it had disappeared. Despite its value …

… as the territory of Ruanda-Urundi.   The resolution taken by the League of Nations followed actions by small European forces as they fought for control of the areas of Rwanda. Led by Belgians in 1916, they advanced from Congo into Germany's …

… originally (1838) bequeathed to six of his freed slaves by H. S. Burger. On the death of the last of the heirs in … mission work there since 1844) bought the farm. The near-by railway station on the Berg River is Moravia. Goedverwacht … attend the school.  The church and parsonage were built by the villagers and are constructed of local stone. Other …

… In response to a call by President Nelson Mandela, representatives of government, … a R2, 5-billion housing project to be funded jointly by the Government and business, which will create employment … as the biggest problem in South Africa, matched only by the high rate of crime and violence. Click here to read …

… it was reported that she was attacked to death in the bush by a lion, but further details emerged that she was stabbed to death by her employee, Paul Nakware Ekai, 18. This was revealed by Ekai in an extraordinary prison cell interview with Jeevan …

… he rejected the latter description for his work. Described by one critic as South Africa’s Gauguin, he was also influenced by Van Gogh and later by Piero della Francesca. Preller was one of the most …

… annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first observed by African governments in 2001 and was known as Africa Malaria Day. Subsequent to a proposal made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States at a …

… empire and to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896 at Adwa by the Eritreans invades Eritrea. A border clash at Wewel … against Italy, but they had little effect, and an attempt by the British and French governments to arrange settlement by giving Italy much of Ethiopia, failed. The Italians …

… Good Hope (Kasteel van Goede Hoop) at the Cape were laid by Zacharias Wagenaer, Johan van Arckel, Gabbema and Lacus, the structure was completed by 1679.   The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving … fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 upon establishing a maritime …