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… & Co, of the Saracen Foundry, in Glasgow. It was presented to the community of Rondebosch in 1791 by George Moodie, one … of the morning last week. This Monument which is so dear to the Residents of Rondebosch was obliterated and pieces of … Lamp Post in South Africa and has great Historical value to the people of that area and those that frequented the …

… brick finish is typical of the materials that Eaton liked to use in his designs and the house was designed to blend well with nature. It was later used as the Anton van … under the direction of Dr Anton Rupert, provided the funds to the University of Pretoria to acquire the house in 1974. …

… captured territory, and by January 1835 they had begun to retreat, taking herds of captured cattle with them. The … D'Urban extended the colonial boundary of the Cape to the western bank of the Great Kei River, and although the … peace treaty signed on 17 September 1835 allowed the Xhosa to remain in specifically designated areas, the bulk of their …

… An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the negotiation table and for the church to refuse to …

… Europe. By the end of May the German army was poised to take Dunkirk, the last port available for the withdrawal … the German advance. This gave the Allies the chance to initiate Operation Dynamo (the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk). As there were not enough ships to transport the huge masses of men stranded at Dunkirk, the …

… A Durban magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen … on suspicion of being a trained saboteur and of plotting to overthrow the state. According to police witnesses, Dr Haffejee became uncooperative while … in  South African Democracy Education Trust ,  The Road to Democracy, in South Africa Vo12  (1970-1980), Paarl: South …

… the Uthungulu district. The area around Empangeni brings to mind sugarcane plantations and hot, sticky, languid days. … stream called: 'eMpangeni'. The mission was later moved to Eshowe but a magistracy, called 'Empangeni', was … established here in 1894. The name Empangeni, according to folklore, comes from the Zulu word ‘pangaed’- which means …

… under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1979. Home to the Sundowns Football Club and the Blue Bulls rugby team, … set it apart as the world-class facility that it needed to be for this prestigious event. The main areas that needed … In addition, designated areas for the media needed to be constructed. Once these were revamped and built, the …

… and its people would be told. Freedom Park is a memorial to honour those who sacrificed their lives to win freedom. It also celebrates and explores the country's … was established as the South African government's response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It took into …

… Then came the small livestock farmers of African origin, to be followed by a particularly tough community of European … – all the way from the Cape through the Karoo and up to the Soutpansberg . The Long Kloof is all about apples … is the Western most spot where the old Apple Express used to run. It’s still a breathtakingly lovely area, dotted by …

… honour during the celebrations of day. Buthelezi appears to have been threatened by reports that the King was planning to replace him with a new advisor, Prince Mcwayizeni Israel … in the African National Congress (ANC). Matters came to head when Zwelithini issued a statement rejecting …

… throughout South. Conditions of the Railways workers also to be considered. 2. International Labour Conference under the League of Nations. 3. Compensation to the dependents of the Port Elizabeth Victims in Native … October 23rd, 1920. 4. Wages Board as contemplated to be re-introduced in Parliament. 5. Acquiring a Printing …

… Commission (IEC). She submitted her letter of resignation to President Jacob Zuma. She was appointed the IEC’s … people what was expected of them in the process. Leading to the 2014 national and provincial elections, Tlakula came … many of them calling for her resignation. She was taken to court by some opposition parties such as the United …

… demonstrable readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations genuinely and seriously, could create the possibility to end apartheid through negotiations. Such an eventuality … preference of the majority of the people of South Africa to arrive at a political settlement. 15. We would therefore …

… South Africa: A Chronology, probably the first of its kind to be published, covers almost the entire history of Muslims … on Muslim history in South Africa. Al-hamdu lillah, I have to an extent succeeded in accomplishing this task. Sadly, G H E Vanker did not live to see its realization. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rest …

… Stock Exchange (JSE) is established in Johannesburg to facilitate the explosion of trade sparked by the discovery … companies with investors who needed a central facility to access primary capital. Initially trading took place in a miner' tent and moved to the stables at the corner of what in now Saur and …

… under the name David Motsamayi, which allowed him to travel the region. On 11 January made a surprise … Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mandela's address to the conference took place a few weeks after the first … (ANC). In his speech, he clarified and justified the turn to the armed struggle. During this trip, Mandela received …

… was a leader in the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914. From 1907 to 1910 de Wet served as minister of agriculture in the … of World War I, when de Wet opposed Botha's decision to conquer German South West Africa (now Namibia). De Wet's efforts to organize a rebellion led to his capture at Waterbury near …

… for years. Lumumba was forcibly restrained on the flight to Elisabethville on 17 January 1961. On arrival, he and his associates were conducted under arrest to the Brouwez House, where they were brutally beaten and tortured by Katangan forces (a group looking to be seperate of the newly independent Congo Republic) and …

… books and magazines from Pretoria’s Central Police Station to a dark hall at the Iscor state steel company, just outside … up and dropped them into a 20 metre high oven, causing it to spew flames and smoke. This was another truckload of … burned in furnaces across South Africa from the 1950s to the 1970s. Historical examples show that books are banned …

… critical thinking skills, particularly those relating to “evidence” and the unique concepts necessary to becoming an academic historian. The second is to develop identity, with a focus on pan-Africanism and …

… July 1986 South African police today launched a campaign to fight a spate of urban bombs. There have been about a … when a bus was bombed and the police are urging the public to be on alert. The authorities clearly believe that the … this is a year of Umkhonto we Sizwe and that it is going to step up its armed struggle in new directions and the …

… service on religious grounds. The offer is not extended to objectors motivated by political values. The number of conscientious objectors to conscription rose steadily after South African invasions … introduced and a Board for Religious Objection was set up to examine cases of religious objectors. Alternative forms of …

… dependence on South Africa. A busload of pilgrims coming to see the Pope was hijacked by a group of gunmen suspected to be members of the Lesotho Liberation Army , which was once supported by the South African government to undermine the Lesotho government. The hijackers demanded …

… of the commando unit evacuated successfully. According to sources this mission was part of an operation to confirm the existence of a large African National Congress …  base. The South African Aerial Reconnaisance had failed to pick up that the area was surrounded by camoflaged bases …

… after the burial of Mxenge. On 14 August, violence began to spread even further when groups of students from Duncan village moved from village to village burning government cars and buildings. By … towards council leaders and workers who had not responded to their call for a workers' stay away to mourn the death of …

… historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing to ash irreplaceable items like historic documents, photos, … the Johannesburg City Council after it paid R30 million to rebuild the club, claiming that the emergency staff were … fire by emergency management services chief Audrey Gule to the council's public safety committee, admitted …

… The animal mauled Swart despite the tourists' attempt to chase it off by shining lights and shouting at it. After failing to scare the leopard off, the tourists went to the nearby camp to ask for help. Armed rangers trailed and …

… President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana.  Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign of former … Mangope was deposed in 1994 after he refused to allow free campaigning in Bophuthatswana as well as not wanting to take part in the general election that was to be held …

… and the National Party (NP) had reneged on an agreement to invite international mediation on the constitutional … the establishment of a federal state with much power given to KwaZulu-Natal. He further claimed that his party only agreed to participate in the first democratic election in April …