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… Once part of a vital communications link between Europe and Southern Africa, the RMS Windsor Castle was the last of the Union Castle Line's, "Cape Mail Express."  Every … Launched in 1959, the Windsor Castle was the flagship of the Union Castle fleet, well known for their signature …

… Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded and replaced by a Bureau … 1 July 1978, to be replaced by Dr. Connie Mulder as leader of the new institution. It was also agreed that future evaluation of secret projects will be made by General H.J. van den …

… was born on 22 January 1874 in Grahamstown . She was one of six children of the first mayor of Grahamstown, George Samuel Wood and his wife, Frances … Josephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in …

… article containing a statement from the Council and Staff of the Federal Theological Seminary about the request of the University of Fort Hare to purchase the Federal Seminary located on the … Statement issued by the Council and Staff of the Federal Theological Seminary, Alice, Cape Province …

… before it became public. Terre'Blanche viewed the end of Apartheid in 1990 as the beginning of communism and threatened then President F.W. de Klerk with civil war. Following the end of Apartheid, Terre'Blanche and his supporters sought amnesty … Eugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in …

… Extract of evidence from Walter Max Elliot Sisulu, charged with 2 counts of sabotage, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Walter Sisulu, Volume 20 …

… Africa in May 1897. In South Africa he became governor of the Cape. The cape was under British rule, as opposed to … led by State President Paul Kruger. After the discovery of gold in Johannesburg, Milner and Kruger became involved in … over the Transvaal because he realized that the discovery of gold meant that all power would shift from the Cape to the …

… During the height of the Mau Mau Uprising , Sir Evelyn Baring, colonial governor of Kenya , introduced the death penalty for anyone who organised the taking of the Mau Mau oath. The British argued that the oath was … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970).  Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 249. …

… Soweto’s assistant chief of police, Nkanyiso Maphanga, was arrested and charged with two counts of reckless and/or negligent driving and one of drunken driving after being involved in two car accidents … Soweto’s chief of police, Nkanyiso Maphanga is arrested and charged with …

… In his speech during the opening of the first Legislative session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly, President Charles … said that the Transkei now has an all-Westernised system of government. The President added that the Republic of South … (1999), Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Political Events from Independents to Mid 1997, (Greenwood …

… the company that has come to be known as the father of all publishing companies - JC Juta &Co. The Juta Company … won the right to supply reference books to the University of the Cape of Good Hope in the 1850’s.   The company is still a leader … Jan Carel Juta (52), father of the publishing industry in SA, dies in Chiswick, London …

… fake Ivorian driver's license. He was released on bail of R2 000. At the end of February, Chweneyagae, who portrayed a gangster in Gavin Hood's film Tsotsi, pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud when he appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's … 2013]| Modern Tribalist" Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning South African film Tsotsi, has appeared in …

… 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto, a township South West of Johannesburg. Motaung began playing soccer at a young age and turned professional at the age of 16 when he joined Orlando Pirates. He entered the … proceedings to form his own team, to the disapproval of many in the football world. Amidst stern opposition, …

… The Attitude of Coloured People Today- A paper presented at the Black Sash … March 1976 discussing Apartheid, the vote, Representation of Natives Act, Separate Representation of Voters Act, Coloured Elections, race relations, Labour … The Attitude of Coloured People Today: A paper presented at the Black Sash …

… Steve Biko died naked and unattended on the cement floor of a cell in a Pretoria prison hospital after it had been established that he had suffered some kind of head trauma. An inquest into his death was held two months … and naked for two days, but still dismissed allegations of assault. As it would later come to light, the inquest …

… Extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, Volume 26 …

… Extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, Volume 25 …

… Extract of evidence from Ahmed Mahomed Kathrada, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Ahmed Kathrada, Volume 24 …

… Extract of continuing evidence from Bruno Mtolo, charged with sabotage, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Bruno Mtolo, Volume 16 …

… Extract of evidence from Bruno Mtolo, charged with sabotage, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Bruno Mtolo, Volume 15 …

… Government regarding the Walvis Bay as a historically part of Namibia as much as the Pretoria Regime hold no legtimate … to Namibia which it had occupied and ruled in defiance of the World Court rulig of 1970. … Statement of the Controversy between the South African and Namibian …

… in Richmond, Virginia died on 6 February 1993. He died of complications from AIDS after contracting HIV from a blood … to visit South Africa in 1973. This was after a number of refusals. He became the first black player to win a … He was ranked number one in both 1968 and 1975. He was one of the founders of the powerful Association of Tennis …

… in countries all over the world about the high levels of illiteracy. Projects and activities that promote literacy … a short statement relevant to routine life, and capable of analytical understanding of men’s condition in the world.” … International Literacy Day highlights the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education …

… cancelled the South African government's announcement of 18 June 1982 concerning the repossession of the Ingwavuma region, KwaZulu. The cancelation was done on … The announcement on 18 June came 4 days after the Minister of Development and Cooperation, Dr. Piet Koornhof made his …

… Coloured photo of a young girl with a large beam on her head. The story of Swema from Yaoland (Tanzania). … All children have a right to be protected from all forms of cruelty, neglect and exploitation …

… Minutes of a meeting between South Africa and Angola to discuss a … for southern Africa and in this regard the withdrawal of Cuban troops. … Minutes of a meeting between South African and Angolan Delegations: …

… The development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National Conference on 17 March 1984 discussing history of the end conscription campaign, working principles, Black … The development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National …

… Meeting between President Kaunda of Zambia and representatives from South Africa to discuss … Africa, following the Lusaka Declaration. The future of the Joint Monitoring Commission was discussed. … Minutes of a meeting between President Kenneth Kaunda and South …

… 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Glasgow in 1893.He return to South Africa with his … by their hostility he in time won the respect of even the most grudging of opponents through a combination … that in 1925 he was asked by the  South African Indian Congress (SAIC)  to lead a delegation to request that the …