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… Force’s (SADF) largest airborne operations when close to 400 paratroopers were dropped near the town of Cassinga. … armed wing. The bombing was followed by ground forces to complete the massacre. More than 600 Namibians, mostly … most of whom were survivors of Cassinga, arrived in Cuba to study. Cuba opened its doors widely and generously to the …

… way in which satyagraha campaign unfolded from 1906 to 1914. Gandhi, the man at the centre of the movement, … the commitment of the Indians, who took Gandhi's message to heart. However, they were quick to learn the complexity of the man and his message. The 1908 …

… think about the world in which they live.On a mission to survey the South American coast, the Beagle reached San … the inhabitants of the different islands" In time he came to believe that the only way to account for the great species variation was if animals …

… Speeches and cultural performance to launch the Workers Library and to explain how the Workers library came about and to describe it aims. …

… Government responses to applications by the Mfengu people to return to their land in the Humansdorp-Tsitsikamma area from which …

… Adelaide Tambo. A moment of silence was held in tribute to Adelaide Tambo`s unflagging dedication to the eradication of the oppressive regime and her contribution to the building of South Africa`s democracy, through among …

… situation in which he finds himself is unfortunate. Due to this, the ANC accepted his resignation and released him from all his duties at Chief Albert Luthuli House, to be able to deal with his personal affairs. We would not like to be …

… The African National Congress (ANC) sends its condolences to its communications manager Keith Khoza and his family for … Jackson Mthembu will lead an ANC Luthuli House delegation to the funeral to personally convey the movement`s condolence message to the …

… celebrated the day as famine anniversary. The day was used to mark the end of famine and the successful international … and returned home with bags of seed and agricultural tools to help them in the process of recovery. However, close to six million Ethiopians were still in need of international …

… and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1998, pleaded not guilty to charges pressed against him in New York. Mohamed was traced to Cape Town, South Africa, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and extradited to the USA to stand trial. He was charged along with sixteen …

… of government property she had allegedly misused or failed to return after being dismissed as Deputy Minister of Arts, … conduct in the public. Following this she was forced to apologise. In addition the lawyers stated that the amount included the unauthorised use of, and damage to, a state-owned car. This also included the expenses …

… the National Security Decree No 19 as an attempt to curb the pressure of the increasing calls for the end of … has been obtained. These powers were very similar to those contained in the South African Internal Security Act, which was used to crush resistance against the Apartheid government Click …

… tournament in Houghton, Johannesburg. Johnstone managed to hold himself against the local hero Ernie Els to take the title by two shots as the tournament entered its … tournament officials that he would not be returning to the field because of a meeting scheduled with George Bush, …

… the UN arms and oil embargo on South Africa. According to the Human Rights Watch report of May 1995, the National … at Rwanda, and presents evidence that P. W. Botha, flew to the Seychelles on June 4, 1969 to negotiate the purchase of arms for the Rwandan army and …

… convicted of sabotage in the Rivonia Trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. On 4 June 1994, the first photograph of … people had never seen him as after 1964 it was illegal to have his photographs or to photograph him for the 22 years that he had been in …

… the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against government intervention that forced the university to rescind on its appointment of Archie Mafeje (a Black … Wits students took the matter further by marching to the Union Buildings to hand in their letter of protest. …

… Mannetjie Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip that they had … crocodiles. Mannetjie and his brother Lucas made their way to the river one night to take a bath when Coetzer was snatched by a crocodile …

… leave the country. Almost three months later, Amin went to hiding after being wounded following an assassination … were grabbed and taken out into the countryside and shot to death, their car pushed off the side of the … journalists questioned some Asians who were too scared to talk to the reporters. By then a man who talked was …

… Nations General Assembly declared 26 August, ‘Namibia Day’ to commemorate the gallant struggle of the Namibian people … Germany in the figure of Samuel Maharero. A Chief who fled to Botswana during the war and when his body was repatriated to Okahandja, central Namibia, a memorial event was held, a …

… her, but her personal assistant Michael Adeshina managed to escape. He was taken to police station in the hope that he would be able to help in the investigation.  In May 1996,  she was detained …

… withheld statements by Dr. Aggett. The police claimed to have done so because the statements contained secret information relating to the South African Communist Party (SACP), and that Major … Arthur Cronwright had given permission for Dr. Aggett to be interrogated for a sixty-two hour period. On 21 …

… Committee of Black Trade Unions. Initially it appeared to be more conservative than the other organisations which … were emerging during the same period. Unions belonging to CUSA used plant-level committees as a stepping stone towards unionism. In August 1982, CUSA resolved to form National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), a union which is …

… enough for a world record. It took Gomes only 20 minutes to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a technique used in extremely deep scuba …

… This was the first piece of legislation introduced to support the government’s policy of separate development. … Tribal Authorities were set up and positions were given to Chiefs and Headman who became responsible for the … The Traditional leadership of the African population had to some extent become representatives of the White …

… attempts were precipitated by Nkrumah’s announcement to ban opposition parties in 1960. Consequently opposition to his governance grew and led to several militants’ arrests. In 1966 while Nkrumah was on a …

… and Governor of the Cape Province in 1897. His efforts to gain political rights for the "Uitlanders" (foreigners who flocked to the gold-fields in the Transvaal) heightened growing … attitude he played a prominent role in events leading up to the Second South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2). He …

… was a major event. It took experts about three months to decide on how to cut it and what shape to give the finished gems. The Cullinan diamond ultimately …

… of Dr David Livingstone, was born in Ormiston, Scotland, to a working class family. He was trained as a gardener and … at High Leah, near Liverpool. At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in Namaqualand. In … work in the neighbourhood of Kuruman. The Moffats returned to Britain in 1870. The main achievement of Moffat was …

… responsible for misconduct at the farmhouse, were forced to dig a mass grave, blindfolded and summarily executed. Click here to go to the Classroom lesson 'Resisting British Control'.Click …

… commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was succeeded by his eldest son, Willem … Cape. He settled on his estate Constantia and continued to develop it up to his death in 1712. Adriaan, like his father, believed in …