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… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, Sub-Faculty of Politics, … political activity during this time. This study tries to redress this deficiency through an historical analysis of … a periodised narrative, this thesis examines the evolution to, changing social, economic and political conditions in …

… declared 18 July as Nelson Mandela International Day, to be celebrated annually. It was first celebrated in 2010. On 12 June 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island. From Robben Island he was transferred to Pollsmoor prison and then Victor Verster prison before he …

… age of fourteen, a happening that set my life on a path to prison, exile and finally return to South Africa. What triggered the event was a cycle ride … Hillbrow on my elder brother’s bicycle when, not expecting to find a meeting by the side of the road, I made a sudden …

… of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar Province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to the throne of Ethiopia in 1930, proclaiming himself "Haile … at the League of Nations. Exiled in 1936, he was restored to power in 1941. However, by the 1970s, Emperor Selassie’s …

… Africa, had ordered British Administrator Leander Jameson to set up the 1893 Campaign. The Battle: On 1 November 1893 … fled after the defeat at Bembesi but not before deciding to burn his capital Bulawayo to the ground rather than allow it to be captured by the …

… first time in 12 years of government that the NP was able to gain a majority in parliament. Given this mandate Verwoerd went to London in March 1961 to give formal notice to the Conference of Commonwealth Prime …

… urbanization and an increase in poverty as people battled to find employment. The diamond and the agricultural sectors … exports fell in value from 16.5 million pounds in 1928 to 1,4 million pounds in 1934. In the agricultural sector, the price of wool fell from 16.6 pence in 1928 to 4.4 pence in 1931-32. In 1933 a devastating drought …

… created by the colonial government. The tax was instituted to force Blacks from rural areas to the cities to fulfil the labour needs of mines. In 1906 a group of Zulus …

… (now in Mozambique) and commander of an expedition to explore east and central Africa. He then led an expedition … of the African interior. Today it may seem strange to credit one with the "discovery" of lands that have been … deserves credit for helping the rest of the world to learn African customs and geography. He was also a noted …

… Act to provide for citizenship of certain Bantu homelands and for the issue of certificates of citizenship to Bantu persons; in connection therewith to amend certain laws; and to provide for incidental matters. …

… African National Congress (ANC), these women leaders tried to continue their work through the Federation of South … Madikizela-Mandela used her freedom from restraint to attend meetings with Black Consciousness (BC) leaders, to identify with their cause by attending their trials and to …

… explorer and cartographer Diego Ribero first claimed to have discovered The Comoros in 1505, the islands became a … reach and colonized Grande Comoros, Anjouan and Moheli to complete the archipelago in the region. After the effects of WWII made it difficult for the French to maintain overseas colonies, the Comoros became an overseas …

… of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the Apartheid government on education for … The result was that Black teachers now had more students to teach and fewer resources to accomplish this task. This coupled with the Apartheid …

… 1966, the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) began to investigate the requirements for a satellite systems entirely devoted to maritime purposes. In 1973, the IMO held a conference to establish a maritime communications systems based on …

… member, Joseph Mdluli (50), on 19 March 1976 and agreed to pay damages to his family. A claim for loss of support by Mdluli's widow … the amount of R28 616. Joseph Mdluli died of an injury to his neck while being detained in Durban security … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood.|Polity.org, Regional …

… mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of photography in this country. It was donated to the city in 1968 and forms part of Museum Africa . The … the year that the invention of photography was announced to the world - is on display. The collector's gallery shows …

… opening of the railway from Port Elizabeth, it is reputed to be one of the oldest Railway Stations in South Africa. At … "a residence, waiting room and tea-room in addition to the station office."  Open Tue. to Thur. 10h00 to 13h00 and 14h00 to 15h30  The Old Railway …

… found that the police were informed of the IFP's decision to hold a rally in Jabulani Stadium as well as fears of residents in Soweto relating to the rally. The police failed to direct that the marchers should travel on one route after …

… facilities, including buildings, and transport, in order to limit contact between the different races in South Africa. … that the facilities for different races did not need to be equal. In practice then, the best facilities were … part of the system of "petty apartheid," the name given to apartheid laws concerned with the regulation of day-to-day …

… by the eventuality of a regime change. Reactions to the perceived changes were often quite violent. This was … at a multi-racial wheelchair marathon event. According to sources, the National Party mayor, ran foul of his White … of Welkom. The aggrieved members of the town then sought to humiliate him in order to dissuade him from authorising …

… that 454 out of a total of over 900 schools were going to be closed until 1 October 1985, on the grounds that the … no longer guarantee the safety of staff and pupils due to the disruptive actions of an organised minority, referring to the United Democratic Front (UDF). Government action was …

… Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, on to rival newspaper City Press. The story ran by City Press … under chairmanship of Judge Hefer was instituted to establish the truth about allegations made by Munusamy. She was subpoenaed to testify before the commission, but refused, citing fear to …

… who was in its command. Such offices were deemed to be necessary for "police purposes and for political … ... and trained were put in charge. These men continued to be paid out of the Police Vote. About the end of June 1878, the Government appears to have issued orders to reduce the FAM police to one …

… for the national security of the country by failing "to take the public into its confidence, and to motivate it adequately in regard to its actions and objectives in the Angolan Civil War ." Sir … A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid 1997’ , ( Greenwood Press ) pg 329| South African …

… This book should be seen as an attempt to come to grips with a specific issue that is causing concern in … potency and potential of young people are being exploited to sustain the power of those in authority as well as those …

… The Jameson Raid of 1895 did tremendous harm to the relationship between the Boer Republics and the … as they viewed it as confirmation that Britain sought to annex their territory. In response to public outcry, the British Colonial Office in South Africa …

… citizens of South Africa on a racial basis. This was done to foster  White superiority and to entrench the minority White regime at the expense of the … Amendment Act of 1950. All  these acts were designed to bring about the separation of 'races'. This intention was …

… in May 1801, when a weekly coach service from Cape Town to Simon's Town was announced. Many years later in September … the foot of Adderley Street and out along Somerset Road to Green Point. Both single- and double-decker horse-drawn … tramways company, the 'City Tramways Company Limited', to operate a similar horse-drawn service, initially out to …

… of Sharpeville and Langa in 1960. The delay had been due to fears amongst some in the SACP leadership that a premature … structured system of propagating communist policies led to the publication in October 1959 of The African Communist … been started by a group of Marxist-Leninists in Africa, to defend and spread the inspiring and liberating ideas of …

… Senegal is bounded to the north and northeast by the Sénégal River, which separates it from Mauritania; to the east by Mali; to the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau; and to the west by …