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… P.W. Botha proclaimed, "A new era has begun.... We want to be accepted by our African brothers. We need each other." … the 1960s, as the European powers granted independence to their colonies and trust territories in Africa, pressure mounted on South Africa to do the same in Namibia.  South Africa steadfastly refused …

…   Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next to the Johannesburg Zoo, houses weapons and other artefacts … Africa (present-day Namibia) as well as items relating to the armed struggle against apartheid. The museum was …

… Massacre. He was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Sichumiso Nonxuba, Thobela Mlambisa … arrested and charged in 1996. While on trail, they applied to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty. In … mandate that crimes for which amnesty was sought be shown to have a political motivation and that applicants make full …

… South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a … the President of South Africa on 10 May. It is important to note however, that "freedom" should mean emancipation from … own interests. Freedom Day therefore serves as a reminder to us that the guarantee of our freedom requires us to remain …

… degrading conditions in these camps. Her findings were key to the setting up of the Fawcett Commission. Her report was … Office responded by appointing a Six Woman Commission to address her findings. The commission included Jane … The appointment of Waterson was seen as an attempt to cover up the ill treatment in the camps. The commission …

… arouse from before the railway reached Johannesburg, up to a thousand wagons at a time were on route to cross the Vaal River, at Viljoensdrift. Draught sticken … were left on the road, and thousands of vultures gathered to feed on them. Aasvoelkop was then far away from any …

… Day was first celebrated in 1966. This day is meant to raise awareness in countries all over the world about the … and carried out all over the world on this day. According to UNESCO, “a literate person is one who can, with … both read and write a short statement relevant to routine life, and capable of analytical understanding of …

… whom he had been married for twelve years. He got married to Barbara in 1970, a year after divorcing his first wife. In … publicly declaring his love for Barbara, the couple failed to reconcile. Barnard was accused of not giving adequate time to his marriage and family as he was always travelling around …

… won the 90km Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Kelehe dedicated his win to his late baby daughter who died at the age of eighteen … time of 5 hours 25 min 51 sec, the first SA Black man to win since Sam Tshabalala in 1989. …

… Kambanda cooperated with the panel and pleaded guilty to all counts of genocide pressed against him in May. Despite … Kambanda's Defence Counsel Oliver Michael Ingliss failed to minimise the sentence to two years imprisonment during the mitigation process. …

… and is of Pakistani descent. Yousef was later suspected to be one of the planners of the 1993 World Trade Centre … Diplomatic Security Service in 1995, and was extradited to the United States. On 5 August 1997, Yousef went on trial, and was sentence to life imprisonment without parole in January 1998. …

… Bafana's second goal of the match. Bafana Bafana went on to the final to win their first major cup since their official return to international sporting activities in 1992. The team was …

… South African Communist Party, deals with issues relating to the national liberation struggle, from a Communist … with on an educational and practical level such as what to do if arrested and how to master secret (underground) work. …

… The committee was entrusted with the responsibilities to monitor and promote a comprehensive programme of action … against South Africa, particularly with reference to the supply of arms, ammunition and petroleum.   Click here to read United Nations and Apartheid Chronology.   Sources: …

… The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. This relates mainly to the extent and character of women's participation. Some … men were cast as heroes. Much of this controversy relates to how one theorises the relationship between feminism and …

… stands for a government policy that seeks by legislation, to politically, economically and socially to segregate the people of South Africa according to racial groups. The author questions South Africas …

… during 1988 and 1989. The aim of the publication was to stimulate debate and discussion by raising issues facing … but questions were posed at the end of articles to stimulate debate at a mass level. Organisations were encouraged to translate and simplify articles for this purpose. …

… of these pictures were published in a book called "An End to Waiting". He has also done an essay on Working Women for …

… in what is today the Limpopo Province of South Africa, to 1 May 1838, when his wife died less than three weeks after … transcriptions of Trechardt's diary have been published to date.  Trechardt's trek has inspired creative work by … Trechardt and his trek, which Preller did not have access to, has emerged! It certainly is time for a re-evaluation of …

… along the entire South African coastline . Second only to Table Mountain , most likely, though only a small fraction … years of the pounding sea. "The lagoon here is also lovely to swim in!" The mountain is impressive in stature, standing … The hills all around the Hole in the Wall are fantastic to climb. There is also a grassy area where families can …

… verdant plains and forested ravines of the area were home to the; Hassequas Khoikhoi tribe who had their kraals near … the Castle of Good Hope was sent here, in the late 1600's, to barter with their head man, Captain Stoffel Koekson. So … from this bartering that he eventually took his people to live in the Boesmanskloof, where he built them proper …

… the neighbouring chiefs, who ceded large tracts of country to the newcomers. Under the belief that Britain was about to claim the area as a protectorate, Lüderitz transferred his rights over the bay on 24 April 1884 to the German Imperial Government, and on the following 7 …

… a SAA Boeing 727 tri-jet, the Letaba, en route from Durban to Johannesburg and Salisbury. The Letaba, which was carrying … finally surrendered at Chileka Airport. According to Joppie Nieman who was a crew member on board the aircraft, … then landed at Salisbury, before taking off en route to the Seychelles, and then Capt Balke Flemington persuaded …

… of the Diaz Cross , donated by the Portuguese Government to commemorate the arrival of Bartholomew Diaz in Algoa Bay in 1488. Finally in 2021, with the aim to distance South Africa from its colonial past and represent the authentic South Africa, the name was changed to Gqeberha, embracing its Xhosa heitage and celebrating its …

… Theoretical foundation of Appreciative Inquiry were used to ask Learners, Educators and Parents of Oranje Girls School … on the Education presented there? Six questions were put to the respondents. Four themes were identified from the … The themes and responses are embedded into, and compared to existing literature about the topic to demonstrate their …

… workers taking part in the protest. This was in response to a call for a nationwide work stoppage from the mostly … halted and an overflowing crowd of about 2,000 listened to a series of speeches hailing Dr Aggett as a martyr to the cause of a nonracial South Africa. ''Many more will be …

… of people in the Thokoza Stadium, six people were reported to have been attacked while making their way to the stadium, while mass killing occurred at the Katlehong … ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The incident led to renewed charges of South African Police complicity as the …

… a shift from being covert underground organisations to functioning as open party political structures. This … the SADF opened fire on negotiators in Sebokeng. According to sources, fire was opened without warning on a group of … Despite judicial inquest, no trial took place at the time to reprimand the offenders. A previous violent attack had …

… their Western friends, that majority rule was a disaster to be avoided at all costs. Majority rule was acceptable to Whites as long as it was considered within the context of White politics. If Black political aspirations are to be accommodated, then some other formula must be found …

… This Dutch East  'Indiaman', was outbound when she tried to put; 'Merenstein' into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, … point of Jutten Island and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people aboard the Merestein …