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… in 1878. For many of us, the first thought that jumps to mind when they hear about St Francis is the perfect wave … surfing spots in St Francis Bay, as Seals is the place to be for the surfers from Cape St Francis.  The quiet fishing haven of Oyster Bay lies some 20km to the west, while the agricultural capital of the region, …

… Manthatha. The Lebowa administration apparently tried to reconcile the two but failed. Their move from the reserve sat well with the government’s plans to consolidate the Lebowa homeland. View Larger Map Most people arrived in Mohodi in 1977 and continued to arrive in the area from Mphakane up to the 1980s. Mphakane …

… Hitler's Olympics after he used the event for propaganda to promote his National Socialist German Workers' Party … (Nazi) and white supremacist ideology. Berlin won the bid to host the Games on 26 April 1931, before the Nazis came to power, beating Barcelona in the competition to host the …

… the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an American, Hugh Tevis, who spent approximately £237000 on converting their existing building to a neo-Tudor mansion. From 1951 to 1976 it served as a private preparatory school for boys …

… is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. Built in 1799 on a … Commander of the British Army, it was built by troops sent to Algoa Bay to prevent a possible landing of French troops to assist the …

… car bombing was known as the "Jacobs" car bomb, according to an application for amnesty from the Truth and … and a senior officer in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). According to Lalla, in his amnesty request, this bomb was intended to sabotage military targets in the Durban area, where Cyril …

… coalition group that was initially formed in protest to the Tricameral Parliament. It was one of the most … and student organisations- with a membership of close to 3 million. The aim of the UDF, through uniting different organisations such as trade unions, was to make South Africa ungovernable - thereby crippling the …

… Congress (UPC), who had previously ruled Uganda, returned to power for the second time after multi-party elections. The … for a short time. Yoweri Moseveni from the UPM refused to recognise his government and with Yusuf Lule, the former … Patriotic Movement (UPM). The UPM later altered its name to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) with the National …

… Meaning of Mandela the previous week. The event was meant to be part of a series of three, which the Nelson Mandela Foundation will be conducting to celebrate Madiba's birthday, according to Jakes Gerwel, chairman of the foundation's board. The …

… reflected the apartheid government's growing desperation to quell social unrest and protests in the townships of the … security police worked together with railway police to crush a gathering of the youth who were protesting against … South African Railways truck was loaded with crates close to the edges of the truck, but the middle part of the truck …

… submitted a letter before the commission stating that due to ill health, he would not be able to appear on the 14 th of October. The former ministers were … of anti-apartheid activists. They apologised for failing to prevent the atrocities that were committed under National …

… Somerset visited the eastern frontier and asked Gaika to stop stealing cattle. Gaika thus received British help … 1819. Ndlambe, who was defeated, had opposed Gaika's claim to the chieftainship of the Rarabe clans of the Xhosa. After … told Somerset that he had been attacked for trying to stop cattle stealing. Boers volunteered, and Ndlambe, who …

… mistreating one of his Khoikhoi laborers, he was summoned to appear in a magistrate's court. After failing to make an appearance, an attempt was made to arrest him. Bezuidenhout fled to a nearby cave where he …

… Africa's biggest ever political rally. Mandela announced to the crowd that he would be meeting President F.W. de Klerk in order to discuss the intensification of violence throughout the country, with specific reference to KwaZulu-Natal and the Rand where things were getting out …

… June 1991 the Kenya National Sports Council sent a letter to its 39 affiliated associations informing them that they were now free to invite South African athletes to compete in Kenya and to send Kenyan athletes to sports …

… of whom were Black, were forcibly removed and relocated to townships such as Nyanga , Gugulethu and Langa . The area … owners and renters, as well squatters who largely migrated to Cape Town from rural areas  such as the Transkei and … residents were predominantly Coloured, Windermere grew to become an ethnically diverse area and its population …

… of past sorrow, present distress, and future devastation. To call a production The Storming locates a predicament in … within a maelstrom: the storming of a bastion which needs to fall. In our present conjuncture, the world seems to be in the midst of resolving all senses of the word. We …

… need for change at a very early age and were determined to do something to make the change a reality. The struggles they faced were way beyond those that any teenager should be forced to go through. Cloete successfully manages to capture the …

… and a dream for tree-huggers: this Arboretum is Home to over 150 types of Alien Trees, and a lot of them Oaks—from … and Australia. This Research Project was established to discover, which Exotic Trees could be used in the Cape … of the Western Conservancy of the Cape Colony his duty was to Protect and Preserve our Heritage of Trees and Plants. …

… Dr. Henry Kissinger, on 23 and 24 June in West Germany to discuss the Rhodesian issue. Despite the Soweto Uprisings, … by surprise, Kissinger, felt Vorster remained the only key to solving the growing racial conflict in neighbouring South Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe ). Another aspect that led to Kissinger's going ahead with the meeting, was his …

… art education centres in the 1970s but was forced to relocate to the Mofolo Art Centre in Soweto when the Group Areas Act made it illegal for Black students to be educated in the city.The laughter of sewing women, the …

… abruptly in a very steep bluff. The path from here leads to the top and along the hills to another splendid beach and excellent rock fishing can be … one finds Native life as primitive as is possible to see, and the view of the ocean is breathtaking. The ferry …

… now infamous statement, "It is acceptable for politicians to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his decision of the re-appointment of disgraced … Mabona and David Mabuza, all of whom had lied before, only to retract their statements later. The matter concerned their …

… It was reported that the air traffic controller delayed to clear the wrong plane to descend thus causing the crash. He then sounded off the … traffic collision avoidance system. The pilot, in trying to avoid a collision rolled the plane too far and it …

… the changes of recent years. Fewer still could bring to such sharp focus the challenges ahead. It is a great joy … can all come as free South Africans - with our friends - to Robben Island;and even more that we are gathered to celebrate our joint heritage as a nation, to acknowledge …

… Native Labour Contingent were recruited and employed to assist Britain in the First World War with labour duties. Black South African men were shipped to France in battalions, for their work was needed there.  On … in seeing you who have travelled so far over the sea to help in this great war. I take this opportunity of …

… WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, pledge ourselves to Peace and Reconciliation in South African and agree to commit ourselves to the following: 1. The Inkatha Freedom Party agrees to …

… the end of apartheid, Goldstone headed a commission to investigate political violence and intimidation that took … July 1991 and the 1994 general election. He then went on to serve as a judge of the Constitutional Court, and was … Constitution, which was adopted in 1996. From August 1994 to September 1996 he was the first chief prosecutor of the …

… Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , unanimously resolved to oppose the proposed Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian … It was known as the "Ghetto Act" because it was thought to have reduced the opportunities of the masses of the Indian people to earn a decent living and ultimately condemn them to exist …

… one of us dies, thousands of others say they will have to ensure that the death was not in vain". A few hours after … in an interview with Le Monde the ANC`s determination to pursue the armed struggle until final victory is achieved … in the fact that the South African whites are not allowed to know what is really happening in the country. They are …