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… Benito Mussolini determined to establish an Italian empire and to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896 at Adwa by the Eritreans … invades Eritrea. A border clash at Wewel (also referred to as Ualual) in Southern Ethiopia along the border of …

… body which preceded the United Nations, agreed to hand over three former German colonies as mandates. … of the German colony Deutsche Ostafrika, was transferred to Britain and in 1961 became independent as Tanzania. The … of Togo and lesser part of it, Togoland, were handed over to France and Britain respectively. The Togo colony became …

… war presented South Africa with long sought opportunity to pursue its ambitions to incorporate the German protectorate of South West Africa, … under the leadership of General Louis Botha , put an offer to Britain to invade the South West Africa. After the British …

… One of his mentors was Harold Jeppe, who introduced him to art circles in Johannesburg. Most of his works are a … in nature. Magadlela was a member of and adhered to the Black Consciousness movement led by Steve Biko. He … with the leader, who encouraged him and other black people to fully express themselves. During the eighties, Magadlela …

… that he would not consider allowing a WCC delegation to come to South Africa under any conditions. Nor would he allow any funds to be sent from South Africa to the World Council. …

… expression, after the David Goldblatt Collection chose to move its collection to Yale University in the US. Goldblatt recently told UCT management that he wants to move his collection from the university after eight years, …

… Tisch School of the Arts and a new media consultant to news and photo organizations) reviews the exhibition … an enormous magnifying glass, distancing the viewer so as to better see the competing details. Rather than light … a non-hierarchical revealing of all nearly at once so as to lead the viewer to search for the irony in the less …

… the liberation struggle was aimed at bringing these abuses to an end. When apartheid crumbled in the late 1980s the task … human rights abuses and the possible granting of amnesty to those who committed the abuse. Although the focus of these … on acts of violence committed in ANC camps also began to surface in 1992.In response to allegations that ANC …

… in rolled down a cliff on a mountain road on the way to Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. After four months of … was under the influence of alcohol and that caused him to lose control of the vehicle. Moshoeshoe II (1938-1996) was … government. Jonathan deposed Moshoeshoe in 1970 in order to reestablish his control in the country after his party …

… of the government by the National Party (NP) in 1948 led to friction between the UN and South Africa. The … South Africa's representation at the UN from 1955 to 1958 was greatly weakened. When South Africa repeatedly attempted to participate in the UN General Assembly's meetings, the …

… Zondi (also spelt Bambada, Bhambada), flatly refused to collect the poll tax and threatened white authorities with death if they attempted to do so in his district. Attempts to enforce his compliance failed and he was deposed and …

… it became known as the ANC in 1923, and it main aim was to seek the political, social and economic upliftment for the … he was arrested and charged with treason, but subsequent to these charge being dropped, he was faced with another 5 … Prize. He continued in his political work, but was thought to have distanced himself from the ANC after the founding of …

… on the 22 April 1554), the reason for the wreck is said to be due to the greed of Portuguese traders. Unlike the English, Dutch … were more focussed on cargo carrying ability.   According to research done by South African archaeologists, C. Auret …

… for the insurance company 1905, was renovated and extended to facilitate the merger of collections in 2010. The … local museums, says curator Esther Esmyol. This is set to keep going on for many more years. Some of the gems hidden … of the suzani is drawn by the head of the house, with up to six women working to each create a panel. The panels were …

… animals of over 20 species running in many herds of 100 to 500 Eland, Gemsbok, Springbok and Zebra to mention a few, may be seen here. This is without question … it is the largest single private supplier of live animals to reserves and ranches in southern Africa. Rooipoort has …

… Settlement, a group whom the British had hitherto assumed to be their allies. Following their defeat, these groups were … of British Kaffraria. In due course this was annexed to the Cape. Throughout this time one group of amaThembu … the fighting and, as a reward, were allowed by the British to settle on land east of Queenstown. This territory was then …

… continent. This was solidified by a royal charter, granted to William Mackinnon's Imperial British East African Company … the local economy was dramatically affected. In order to suppress a rebellion in 1879, units of the British Indian Army  had been deployed to Uganda at a great expense. To make up for this cost, taxes …

… under-secretary-general, visited South Africa from 9 to 10 June to meet representatives of the Government, political parties and organisations. The delegation aimed to gather factual information on recent measures taken and …

… The South African government instructed its ambassador to The Hague to inform the Dutch government of its displeasure over a grant of 100,000 guilders being made to the Defence and Aid Fund for assistance to the victims of … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood.|YFM, ' 19 June ', from YFM …

… Rifles. Like many fortifications of its time, it appears to have been an earth redoubt reinforced with stone.  Fort … Cox Memorial & Monument is situated along the R63 road to Keiskammahoek and this route passes through various … Agricultural Colleges in South Africa. It was established to offer Agricultural Education and Training in 1930, but …

… be observed that the whole heathen mythology is ransacked to find the names which are generally bestowed in a manner not the most honourable to those deities at whose alters one half of the human race … manner, Sampson being daily sent for water and Solomon up to Table Mountain for firewood. One might think that naming …

… African Communist Party. Issue covers an SACP delegation to Scandanavia, a letter sent to comrade Meir Vilner, General Secretary of the Communist Party in Israel on his birthday, a letter sent to the Saudi Arabian authorities regarding the death penalty …

… as a teacher at Lovedale Institution and was then sent to a Methodist Mission school in Nancefield, near … differ about the year of his death, ranging from 1897 to 1904. It has since been established that he died on 18 … in Johannesburg. The purpose of locating the grave was to have it declared as a national monument, which is the …

… "Mamelodi" was the name given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because of his ability to whistle and imitate birds, also meaning Mother of … us, before making reckless statements, give ourselves time to study the very history of Mamelodi, the origins of the …

… Zwelithini had conspired with the Mozambican Government to overthrow the Kwa-Zulu Government. It was only early in … Front (UDF), an internal resistance movement aligned to the African National Congress (ANC) vigorously opposed to homeland governments, including Kwa Zulu. The UDF had …

… The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil “Jomo” Mavuso, a … died at the age of 58 years Cde Jomo distinguished himself to a point where he caught the attention of the ANC MK … cde President Oliver Tambo. He was chosen to become part of the elite group that gave protection to the …

… Magdalen College, D. Phil., Michaelmas, 1997 Resistance to the apartheid system, led by the African National Congress … the contours of resistance. The apartheid state attempted to co-opt Indians as part of a larger strategy of reform and control. Despite the failure of the state to co-opt the majority of Indians, the state fostered …

… Museum. The property originally extended from the Bay to St Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: 'Ferreira'. In 1849 it was purchased by John … and daub cottage upon it. The following year, it was sold to a Mr Hoorsing, who in his turn sold it to George Robinson …

… GOVENDER and Krishna. Besides forming the main entrance to the grounds of the temple, it becomes a temple in itself, … follows the Silpa Sastras. The plain boundary wall leads to the heavy, timber doors. Here the wall is 'carved' in deep … behind; these give way at the central axis of each side to projected layers of thematic niches. Shrines inside the …

… had been squatting in shacks around Hout Bay were moved to this new Area on the side of a Mountain overlooking the … by the former Western Cape Regional Services Council, to Accommodate Hout Bay’s Squatters. In 1988/89. Hout Bay … invasions of State and Privately Owned Land, similar to Marconi Beam , near Milnerton in Cape Town. The collective …