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… mother was published. Mgqwetho was the first woman poet to publish in Xhosa. From 1920 to 1929 she contributed more than ninety poems, most of them to the Johannesburg weekly newspaper of the Chamber of Mines, …

… was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He undertook a voyage to South Africa in 1876 and opened a general dealer’s in … while the latter was still in India and when Gandhi came to South Africa; Joosub became the agent for people to contact him. Joosub died suddenly, a few days after his …

… the University of South Africa in 1944, he was appointed to the Department of African Languages at Fort Hare. In 1946 … Studies at the University of Cape Town, the first African to occupy that position. Jordan was also the first African to receive a PhD degree at the University of Cape Town. …

… activist Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs left South Africa to settle in England on this date. He stated that his … on two occasions during the same month. He was sentenced to six months' forced labour, suspended for two years, on both charges. Sachs continued his opposition to the South African government in England. Sources:     …

… about once a month and dealt with all matters of interest to workers, especially with their struggle for just wages and the right to organise. Isisebenzi No. 1 was produced by students who … were thus requested. The avowed philosophy was "to keep workers in touch with developments in other …

… economic aid this changed in 1996. South Africa decided to move closer China as a partner in politics and economics. While Mandela tried to placate Hsia Yen with assurances that a high level … thirty-six bilateral agreements, including a commitment to invest $5 billion in a South African petrochemical plant. …

… Rationed away to French colonialists at the 1885 Berlin Conference, the … a decision was taken by the French government in July 1960 to dissolve the French West African colonial state and grant independence to the four regions that it was made up of – namely the Ivory …

… The Name means in  Dutch  'alum cliff', and refers to the occurrence of this mineral there, of Fibrous Alum. … very dark colors. One species was a liquid, which was apt to be adulterated; but when pure it had the property of blackening when added to pomegranate juice. This property seems to characterize a …

… the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal would not report directly to him. The Colony would have limited self-government through … and Mtamvuna rivers. The rest of No Man’s Land was later to become part of the Cape Colony, known as Griqualand East. … Port St Johns on the same day that the Cape attempted to occupy it – Natal later conceded the estuary to the Cape. …

… during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.  It bore witness to both the South African Wars and the Bhambatha Uprising. … in-depth perspective of Durban’s history you are invited to visit the enquiry section to view photographs and documents in the comfort of our study …

… 1970.  The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house British convicts working on the breakwater, which eventually allowed the harbour to be buildt. Since 1991 the remaining building houses the … were moved into this building. It was the first site to racially segregate black and white convicts. Before …

… 1834, the enslaved people of the Cape were legally freed. To commemorate this day, the annual Emancipation Day “Walk in … at the South African National Gallery. The walk is open to all – young and old – and will start at the Zonnebloem … Chapel Street with a night picnic. We encourage everyone to join us and bring along their picnic basket as we …

… when it launched an attack on Ethiopia in an attempt to regain Somali territory lost prior to the colonial period. Although the attack was suppressed … Somalia experienced economic depression that contributed to the outbreak of civil war. The civil war pitted two rebel …

… the first surfer from outside Santa Cruz, California to win the Mavericks Surf Contest Presented by Verizon … had beaten a world-class 24-man field in epic surf with 10 to 13 metre faces at Half Moon Bay. The 32 year-old Billabong … Slater in the six-man final.  Baker started his charge to victory in style by scoring a great 10 point ride which …

… In what was widely regarded as move to prepare the ground for the country's first multiracial … President F.W. de Klerk reshuffled the cabinet. This was to come into effect on 1 April 1993. He reduced it in size … first time appointed non-White members of Parliament (MPs) to cabinet posts. Five members retired to pave way for new …

… when Poqo members from Mbekweni, Paarl, met and resolved to attack the White town of Paarl. Over 200 men armed with … gathered at about 02h00 and split into two groups, one to attack the prison and the other the police station. The … Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) demonstrators on their way to the Paarl police station to hand over a list of grievances …

… of congenital defects that could possibly have led to his early death. Tutankhamen himself also went on to marry his half-sister Ankhesenamun and  had two still born daughters who were buried next to their father in his famous tomb.it is believed that the …

… of the British garrison. He extended an invitation to Lt-Col Chamier, as the senior gunner, to fire the first round. However, the first round was fired … that, as a member of the Royal Regiment, he was permitted to fire only such guns as had been officially approved of by …

… on 1 November 1938 as a unit of the Permanent Force) to that of Military Police Corps (MPC). It brought all … assured uniformity in procedure. The Military Police was to maintain discipline by measures like the establishment of … or the preliminary investigation of minor offences, were to be undertaken by the units themselves, which usually …

… South Africa, he was arrested and charged with conspiring to overthrow the government. After being convicted of this charge, he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment on Robben Island . Upon his release … into exile in Swaziland and Mozambique.In 1987, he moved to Lusaka, Zambia, and there assumed the position of Head of …

… 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives continue to give evidence at the Treason trial against the accused. … People in 1955, considered by the state as a conspiracy to establish a Communist Republic. During his testimony, … meeting in Port Elizabeth on 13 November 1955. According to Fani, Tshume stated in a meeting that a Freedom Charter …

… Navy and had already carried thousands allied of troops to various war-zone destinations during World War II.  On … Similar technology guided Germany's infamous V-1 rockets to their targets in London. Of the 1138 men killed in the … American loss of lives at sea during World War II.  Due to the cutting edge military technology involved in the …

… in the game of table tennis, it was not an easy for them to participate in an international competition. According to the New Age newspaper, the team did not get the blessings … and it would have been almost a mission impossible to get them passports as a team. The teams from 33 countries …

… FLN in Nasser’s Egypt, which called for Muslims in Algeria to join a national struggle for restoration of an Algerian … in favour of the French settlers as they were allowed to buy or confiscate land. By the mid 19th century the French … France and 150,000 of those were employed. The FLN managed to organize those residing in France to finance the war for …

… like many other Dutch farmers at the Cape, he decided to leave the colony in 1834. In 1835 a group of Voortrekkers … River the various groups spread in different directions to settle in the region. At a Voortrekker meeting on 2 … Voortrekkers were attacked in Natal and Potgieter went to their aid and suffered a severe loss from an ambush. The …

… England and joined the British Army in 1793.  He soon rose to prominence, serving in most major battles, including … of Good Hope, at which time his administration was forced to contend with the Great Trek and the outbreak of the 6th … and present-day KwaZulu Natal was occupied. This led to the renaming of the principal port from Port Natal to …

… the Dutch and the British. The mineral revolution led to the quick spread of European colonization into the … Racist laws enabled the white-owned mining companies to control workers, keep wages very low and gain immense … African miners became migrant labourers, spending nine to eleven months of the year in the mines while their wives …

… active at Livingstone High School where she was elected to the Student Representative Council. A year after she … of the Western Cape (UWC), she left South Africa to join the African National Congress (ANC)  in exile, where … leadership of the SACP, based in Zimbabwe. Upon her return to South Africa, Fraser- Moleketi worked as a personal …

… stamps depicted the reclining figure of Hope, in homage to the Cape of Good Hope. The triangular shape of the stamp … commented on how the stamps looked completely different to the British stamps. The Cape Triangular stamps appeared in … pence blue" and the "one penny red", and could be used to pay inland post only. The first adhesive stamp ever to be …

… ANC will be unveiling 5000 volunteers who will be working to secure victory for the elections campaign in the Siyanda … across the province. The President Jacob Zuma is going to have a walk about in communities, visiting homes; meet … recent previous elections. As a province we have committed to take 70% of the vote in the Northern Cape based on our …