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… Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 to honour those who had laid down their lives for the cause … the African Child, the African Union has drawn attention to the plight, not only of children in South Africa, but also to the plight of children across Africa. The day has also …

… in London in 1875. His mother, unmarried and struggling to make a living, gave him up for adoption when he was nine … menial jobs. He later joined the army and was posted to South Africa.  Disillusioned with army life, he began … and later the Daily Mail. In 1903, Wallace, now married to Ethel Violet King, returned to England. He signed with …

… African Regional Tourism Council. South Africa continued to have good relations with white colonial governments in … fall of the Portuguese government in a coup in Lisbon led to the fall of colonial governments in the colonies, leaving … encircled by new socialist and Soviet-backed states eager to contribute to bringing apartheid in South Africa to an …

… Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it … powers in Africa. The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by … lives. Both parties were exonerated in the incident, much to the disgust of Mussolini, as he felt Abyssinia should have …

… overrun by Boers from the Orange Free State. He appealed to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his … farming area west of the Caledon River, which was ceded to the Boers. After his country became a British protectorate … more than anyone - we are all glad. It matters little to us to which Colony Basutoland is to be annexed, so long as …

… papers which reflect the modus operandi of their desire to bring about change in the legislation which was, in their … Act and in later years land reform were all brought to the attention of the apathetic public in an attempt to mount pressure against the Government to bring about a …

… in one of the government’s Bantu Homelands. In addition to the circumstances in the homelands, the article reflected … the time. “As the Black spot removals bring more people to an already depressed part of the Tswana Bantustan, … its courageous and liberal journalism. The article managed to get the attention of international audiences in the United …

… Many South Africans are struggling to come to terms with the new conditions in their country, in a world … of South Africans are contributing more than ever before to structuring their society, forging and assuming a …

… a front for the political mobilisation of township youths to stand against apartheid. Jerry Richardson abducted Seipei … boys from the Methodist manse in Soweto, and took him to Winnie Mandela's home. Richardson alleged that Winnie … Related previous This Day in History archives Click here to read Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is sentenced Click here to …

… bin, was executed by hanging in 1986. In a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the African … MK, mainly from Swaziland . The aim of the Operation was to integrate the ANC's political and military machinery. To achieve this, it planned to establish strong and viable …

… government invited all South African political refugees to make formal application to leave the country, to indicate proposed dates of departure and countries of … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …

… of our struggle for liberation. Monty, as we all referred to him affectionately, was a generous, jovial man with sufficient political foresight to realise that the problems of South Africa's disenfranchised cut across ethnicity and had to be fought on a broad united front. He gave the formidable …

… up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When she was 29 years old she decided to join the African National Congress (ANC) and soon afterwards left teaching as part of a campaign to boycott Bantu Education. In 1966 the ANC convinced her to …

… oldest a grandmother aged seventy-six. From August 2005 to July 2006 the Centre treated 743 rape cases, an average of two to three a day. The Simelela Rape Survivors Centre was a response to the high degree of sexual violence against women and …

… a talented graphic artist and a political activist. Due to his political activities, Mnyele was forced to leave his family in Alexander, becoming exiled in … (SADF) soldiers outside his home in Gaborone. He was due to move to Lusaka the next day and large collections of his …

… Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, … New Group. The organisation's aim was, among other things, to bring artists and craftsmen together in order to raise the quality of South African art, to help artists in …

… by which Pageview and Vrededorp was known).They objected to a Johannesburg City Council meeting statement made on 17 … Western Native Township and the Southern part of Claremont to 'Coloured' townships, and the removal of residents to Orlando. It also covered the rezoning of Martindale and …

… of women called on the government at a press conference to permit those men who refuse to serve in the army to make their contribution to the nation in a 'non-punitive, …

… youth. Different choirs and other groups were invited to perform and show off their talent. The topic for the … death. The various speakers were encouraging the youth to stand together and stand for what is right. To use their talents and christian values to overcome …

… Congress. Covers the African National Congress approach to negotiations and the armed struggle in a historical … context, what negotiations should be achieving and how to do this, stumbling blocks to negotiations and how to overcome them. …

… The Act was to provide for the control of the disposal and for the … development of such areas, and for the said purposes to establish a board and to define its functions, and to provide for matters …

… This isn’t an emotional outcry of an exhibition, a tragedy-to-triumph aria, which it could easily have been. It’s … with many digressive clauses and a logic sometimes hard to follow. With more than 500 photographs, supplemented by … can’t help but be overwhelming. But it’s pitched as much to the mind as to the heart. On the one hand, it’s a grand …

… of images on show at the exhibition allows viewers to understand the relevance of this project within the … that accompanies and gives complementary information as to the main subject of the suite: the red ribbon, symbol of the struggle against AIDS, is the central element to be found in all the images. These photographs are, in …

… don't you have houses?" you may be wondering. The answer to this question is that we don't have permanent dwellings. Although we return to the same waterholes, we don't reoccupy the old camp sites. We don't want to make new fires exactly where the old fires have been. To …

… food, heating and transport. In 1981 Dulcie was seconded to work in the ANC Head office in Lusaka, Zambia. One of her tasks was to assist with fund-raising. This was very hard as very few businesses and progressive individuals were willing to contribute. Dulcie September-The Internationalist Wherever …

… around the very first Cape Town Book Sale, and we are here to tell you that you have a right to be excited. From Friday, 16 to Sunday, 18 June 2017 the V&A Waterfront will become the …

… Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA) . The project moved to South Africa in 1992, with Johannesburg and Cape Town organisations putting in bids to have it move to their respective cities. The decision was made for the …

… line was officially opened by Paul Kruger. Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line … on the southeast coast of Mozambique, was significant to both Presidents Burger and Kruger as it would give the Republic access to the port in Delagoa Bay, thereby making it independent of …

… is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord over the River and to have consisted of an Inn and several Fishermen's Cottages … was once the Industrial epicentre of Cape Town , thanks to its close proximity to the heart of the City. Over the …

… Mali in the North, and Guinea and Liberia in the East. To the South lies, the Atlantic Ocean. The first written … Ivory Coast. It was from these empires that Islam spread to the northern regions of the Ivory Coast. After the … empires , the Juula or Dyula  people in the north began to reassert themselves and established the Kong kingdom. The …