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… by Allison Drew Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi 19 to E. R. Roux 20, 27 January 1927 … Although when you left South Africa in promised to write us soon when you get we were all surprised that you … branch there. I am leaving on Saturday morning coming back on Monday morning but Kadalie Champion and Co does not …

… Mpande was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. He was a … Zululand. Mpande was viewed as a weak man in comparison to his contemporaries. Dingane (his half brother and … the Voortrekkers to give him military support as he moved back into Zululand to fight Dingane. Mpande was more amenable …

… through dressmaking. His family moved from this village to Makgane, another village before finally settling in … Kamamole. In 1945, at the age of seven he was sent to live with his aunt in Alexander Township in Johannesburg. … a consequence, Phokanoka was arrested. He was transported back to South Africa where he was taken to Pretoria Central …

… unjust and developed an interest in sociology. This led to learning more about the injustice in his own country.[4] … including material banned by the government, they came to see the "naked reality" of apartheid and the undemocratic … hundreds of leaflets over the crowds below. Lee moved back to Cape Town in December after enrolling in a master's …

… this changed South Africa from an agricultural society to become the largest gold-producer in the world. "...In … the mineral discoveries. Bridging two worlds. In the city. Bound to strike back. The rock on which the future will be built. The …

… They established a business selling fruit and vegetables to hotels. Mononmony was the fifth of nine children and the … She became known as "Ama" or “Amma” (mother) not only to her children but also to thousands of people in the … no despair. “The time is not far away when we will all be back together as one family. I believe I will live to see …

… in what is now known as the Eastern Cape . She belonged to the cattle-herding Gonaquasub group of the Khoikhoi. Sara … had one child together who died shortly after birth. Due to colonial expansion, the Dutch came into conflict with the … on the sixth of March 2002, Sara Baartman was brought back home to South Africa where she was buried. On 9 August …

… grandfather travelled from the South Wales valleys to fight in the Boer War.) Glynn Griffiths was a … In the mid-1980s, Griffiths and his wife, Annie, sailed to England, bought a VW camper van and camped on the South … the London Evening Standard. There, he nearly started a strike by walking across the “us and them” union demarcation …

… school in Swaziland . She studied Latin in preparation to the study of law at the Leeds University in London. … when the South African regime denied her a passport to travel to England. This left her with no option but to … mainly electric ones. “They tied my hands behind my back and applied various gadgets which produced an intense …

… and his parents were poor. Machel parents were forced to grow cotton by the Portuguese, rather than food such as … In the 1950's his parents' farmland was taken and given to Portuguese settlers. In order to avoid starvation, his … On October 19, 1986, Samora Machel was on his way back from an international meeting in Zambia in the …

… An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear … social, sporting and cultural organisations. Its aim was to consolidate unity amongst Africans and to consider the … Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela …

… Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A deputation of Indians went to see Lord Selborne the British High Commissioner, on 29 … of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. 5, pp. 144-52. Before beginning to deal with the subject matter of this deputation, I have to tender our respectful thanks to Your Excellency for having …

… The evidence that Stephen Ellis refers to about Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party is … for a national convention and calling for a massive strike to back this demand he was in fact acting in bad faith. He and … Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party: what needs to be reassessed by Tom Lodge …

… which the women of South Africa responded so magnificently to the calls made by the African National Congress. For us it is particularly moving to know that your meeting brings together - openly and inside our own country - those who have had to work underground with those who have worked in exile, …

… home in a later bombing raid, she and her mother relocated to Durban, South Africa in February 1944. Her father had been sent by the Admiralty ( Royal Navy ) to work on radar installations at the  Simon's Town Naval … she met and married Rob de Vlieg, a sail maker. They moved back to Johannesburg to set up his business in 1975. It was …

… and a democratic system of government committed to achieving equality between men and women and people of all … shall be drafted after having given due consideration to inter alia the fundamental rights contained in Chapter 3 … and judiciary, with appropriate checks and balances to ensure accountability, responsiveness and openness. VII …

… making a tape-recording of a message that I am sending to your Group. I was told by a mutual friend that you wanted me to send you a message. I have quite a little audience here … forgotten your inspiring visit to South Africa some time back. One wonders whether we shall be given the privilege of …

… sovereign rights and shipping in the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government - a step his father had refused to do during his lifetime. In return, Nqwiliso was recognised … Sullivan, raised the British flag, and gave their names to the two mountains on either side of Umzimvubu River mouth, …

… The Natal Law Society has apologised posthumously to passive resistance icon, Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi, 105 … In 1894 Gandhi became the first non-White lawyer to apply to practise in the then British colony of Natal. The Natal … Natal Law society apologises to Gandhi …

… were stunned by the announcement of seven points according to which Gen. J.B.M. Hertzog was willing to cooperate with Gen. J.C. Smuts to form a coalition. Dr. D.F. Malan strongly opposed moves to … Hertzog and Smuts to form a coalition …

… early age when he first joined the ANC Youth League. A son to a farm worker, Mabizela did his primary education in Port … After passed Standard 6, he was sent by his father to Mariazel in the Transkei, near the border of Lesotho where … with Danny Massey in April 1999 Mabizela reflected back to the event that led to his expulsion from the …

… two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place … the two were the ring-leaders of a mob that took Mpapne to an open field, poured petrol over him and placed a tyre … of the mob, Nkuma and Mahlalela were sentenced to death. However, these two successfully applied for leave …

… Letter from Ben Maclennan to Priscilla hall relating to the inadequate supply of food rations to the resettled Glenmore township dwellers … Letter from Ben Maclennan to Priscilla Hall relating to inadequate food rations at Glenmore township …

… Letter from Witvoet Mapapu from Glenmore resettlement camp to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to enable him to get his pension money from the government … Letter from Witvoet Mapapu to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to access his pension money …

… start by expressing my appreciation for this opportunity to exchange views with you at the beginning of this … As government, we are confident of the progress being made to meet our mandate. We are resolved to build on the solid … today on the roll;and it was decided that their right to back-pay could not be disregarded. Secondly, the measures …

… like the other major political parties, made a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The … The document expressed the ANC's full support and desire to cooperate with the TRC to achieve its objectives. A list of ANC members who died in …

… international news agencies and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted … a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for more than 300 years, the new maximum-security prison … in the early years, extremely bad. Prisoners had to labour in the quarry, were not dressed sufficiently and …

… the soldiers that were killed were theirs. SADF admitted to the loss of only twelve soldiers, meaning the rest that were claimed by Dos Santos belonged to South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO). It was … believed in many quarters that the SADF was using tactics to cover-up the actual number of soldiers killed, for fear of …

… a leading AIDS combination therapy, will drop from $1.70 to 90 cents a day. Epivir, also called 3TC, will drop from 64 cents to 35 cents a day, and Retrovir, known as AZT, will drop from $1.20 to 75 cents a day in sixty-three developing countries, … GlaxoSmithKline to reduce AIDS drugs price …

… Karamchand Gandhi called on the South African government to stop the hooliganism by Whites. The authorities warned the Passive Resisters to vacate the Volksrust camp. The Attorney-General for Natal, W. J. McKenzie, appealed to the Europeans not to interfere. Violence against the …