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… Boipatong on 17 June 1992 when several people were killed and others injured in what became known as the Boipatong … residents of the Inkatha-aligned KwaMadala hostel shot and hacked people at the township of Boipatong, leaving 46 people dead and scores injured. At the time, it was suspected that the …

… name resonates with the struggle for independence and social, economic, political and institutional rights of Black people. The commemoration … tribute to a hero who has won the Nobel Peace Prize and several other accolades, and whose gallantry in the face …

… Professor Fatima Meer was a writer, academic and human rights and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the … She was the daughter of Moosa Meer who was the editor and publisher of Indian Views a weekly publication aimed at …

… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai M. R. K. Sastrie, who was working as an interpreter Assistant Protector of Labour and Indian Immigration, wrote to the Protector in Natal on 7 … K. Sastrie, interpreter to Assistant Protector of Labour and Indian Immigration Agent, Negri Sembilan, beg to bring …

… The Great Trek was a migration that took place between 1838 and the 1840s, and involved the Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa. White …

… authority. This was not fully suppressed until early 1915 and only then could the invasion of South West Africa be … German forces. More than 146 000 Whites, 83 000 Blacks and 2 500 people of mixed race and Asians served in South African military units during the …

… Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the press. First of all let me say I'm very … see he is a working man, he came to work not for ceremony. And one of the matters that we've agreed with the President … on the implementation of an old decision between Tanzania and South Africa which has to do with what we have …

… Mr. Naidoo if that this conviction has grown deeper and deeper during the time he had spent in jail. The people … but is a deliberate move to limit the elementary rights and freedom of the Indians in South Africa. I therefore … we Africans do not only sympathise, but also will support and assist in all possible manners the Indians in their …

… Mr. Naidoo if that this conviction has grown deeper and deeper during the time he had spent in jail. The people … but is a deliberate move to limit the elementary rights and freedom of the Indians in South Africa. I therefore … we Africans do not only sympathise, but also will support and assist in all possible manners the Indians in their …

… One of South Africa’s oldest Towns and Naval base is Simon's Town which is sometimes spelled: 'Simonstown'. Simon’s Town is a very picturesque and Historical Town just 35 km outside Cape Town. From the Toy and Navy Museums to the eateries and shops. Naval Heritage …

… 1978, South Africa Despite limitations of method and purpose, the inquest had in some respects assumed the … The revelations of 'admitted assaults' on Bite's dignity and of a 'callous disregard for his legal and human rights' had proved so shocking that inevitable …

… by Helen Joseph The State of Emergency was over. Lilian and I came out of gaol together on the morning of 31 August and climbed into the police van for the last time, taking … include groceries, a scrabble board, jigsaw puzzles, books and magazines left behind when the other women returned home, …

… in: (a) the crisis in a number of branches of industry and a sharpening of the general agrarian crisis; (b) the … the bourgeois ruling classes on the native working masses and on the lower paid section of the white workers; (c) in the upsurge of the class struggle and the struggle for national liberation. The maturing world …

… of legal argument on the indictment were over at last and thirty "high traitors" pleaded not guilty to the charge of treason, two and a half years after they had been arrested. Each of us … in our own language. I tried to make my plea loud and clear but I think I must have sounded very haughty as I …

… After the magistrate and the Chairman had addressed the gathering [about 200 … point with us is this proposed segregation between black and white. We ask that this matter be postponed until twelve … of our people could deal with being brought up again it and the thing decided one way or the other. Another point to …

… It is with deep regret and a profound sense of loss that the African National … Tambo, widow of the late ANC President Oliver Tambo and an outstanding stalwart of our movement. Adelaide Tambo … all South Africans, the ANC extends heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the Tambo family on this great loss. …

… a population of 898. In 1875 this number had risen to 995, and in 1891 it was 1,236. By 1904 it stood at 2, 001, of whom … Richmond was originally part of the District of Colesberg, and was proclaimed a separate Division on 9 March 1848. In … cold Region behind the Sneeuwberge called the Winterveld, and its vegetation was a sparse semi-arid Karoo shrub with …

… Moi then won an elected seat on the council in 1957; he and other African council members became increasingly vocal … an end to British colonial rule. Moi emerged as a leader and spokesman for the Kalenjin, an ethnic minority. In 1960 … in December 1964. Moi was made minister for home affairs, and then vice president in 1967. Upon Kenyatta's death in …

… On 10 December 1996, the signatures on the country's new and final Constitution fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new democratic order. The … of place. It divides government into national, provincial, and local spheres. In order to avoid the tensions and …

… Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has received a further blow and our country's prestige in the international field has …

… in South Africa?" I maintain that this article is a naive and sarcastic criticism of an article which appeared on … oppressed Native bourgeoisie feels the pinch of the crisis and thus makes all attempts to shift this burden on to the shoulders of the exploited workers and peasants. This is very clearly reflected in Dr Seme's …

… a monopoly of the right to sanction the use of force, and they speak in the name of the sovereign, usually on … to define . . . The actual effects of the legal system and the interest promoted or suppressed by it should be as … be noted that the courts give a sense of orderliness and regularity to domination. There are certain things about …

… it. Therefore, please forgive us if we appear too clumsy and unprepared; because we are ill prepared. Juda, I am sad and shocked to hear of the news of your untimely passing … chance to tell you what you meant to me as a big brother and mentor. I cannot claim to have known you as much as the …

… 18 Rhodes scholars; several Government Ministers and Members of Parliament; 8 Judges of the Supreme Court of … South Africa; as well as numerous prominent Intellectuals and high-ranking Sportsmen'. The school enrols around 1500 pupils, including 300 boarders, from South Africa and beyond, managed by about a 100 full-time staff. Its …

… the Rev. Pacalt to Hooge Kraal, visited there in 1819 and reported that: "In no part of the colony did I observe a … Soon after (March 1813) Mr Pacalt, a pious, disinterested, and active Missionary from the London Society, commenced a mission to this people, and continued with them till his death ... On revisiting this …

… when the Pollock brothers, Mike Procter, Barry Richards and a host of other great Protean cricketers stood up against … a sense of tranquillity, but an unbeaten 87 at Manchester and 158 at  The Oval  queered the political pitch.The … reasons — leading to enormous furore in the media — and cricketing circles. But when Warwickshire’s Tom …

… very first information which we have had about your group and naturally we are not yet well acquainted. We are … from you in order to be able to learn about your group and to reciprocate by likewise informing you about our … give us in brief outline information about the history, and development about your group. That we would appreciate …

… To know about events earlier than this, elderly relatives and friends may be able to recall their experiences of that time. Books and films also inform about the past. How do the writers of these books and the makers of the films find out about thousands or even …

… of the Institute to create a climate of open communication and understanding between diverse and often politically opposing groups in order to break down barriers, encourage dialogue and bring about meaningful change in South Africa. It also …

… ‘The Struggle Must Go On!’ to pay tribute to those men and women who have suffered or died for freedom in our … – so disloyal to our dear Africa for too long despised and called a dark continent: A continent of wild beasts, of … still openly tell the world that Africans are primitive and savage: many despise you and call your grown-ups `boys,` …