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… gradual development of self-governing Bantu national units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union and the said national units in regard to matters affecting … the Native Administration Act, 1927, the Native Trust and Land Act, 1936 and the Bantu Authorities Act, 1951 and to …

… artist. He is a member of the Soweto Art Society (SAS) and produces mono- and polychromatic etchings. Mahlangu participated in group and solo exhibitions locally and abroad, including group …

… to the freedom struggle of the oppressed in South Africa and the formation and functions of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM). … incident on 21 March 1960; the rivalry between the British and the Boers and the First World War; and with the Second …

… White workers, on strike since 28 December 1921, stormed and occupied police stations, railway installations and mines on the Witwatersrand. They also attacked Johannesburg's main post office and power station in a mass protest that, in a few hours, …

… Johannesburg area "Fietas", (the name by which Pageview and Vrededorp was known).They objected to a Johannesburg City … the conversion of Newclare, the Western Native Township and the Southern part of Claremont to 'Coloured' townships, and the removal of residents to Orlando. It also covered the …

… that its aim, is to provide all Black children with free and compulsory education as soon as possible. Teachers and scholars rejected the education provided because it was … Moreover, there was growing shortage of schools in rural and township areas for Black education. The government had a …

… Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was established when the Newton Township, was cleared of slums, and named after Johannes Rudolph Albertyn who lived from 1878 … from the Huguenot University College at Wellington in 1899 and then the degree BD, at Princeton University, in the …

… Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort is at the source of a mineral and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the … Park which includes both the Richtersveld in South Africa and Ai-Ais in Namibia. The hiking routes from Ai-Ais, are a …

… set up by the government after the Durban strikes of 1973 and the Soweto uprisings of 1976 to look at industrial … be amended to grant Black trade unions legal recognition and encourage them to register. The Wiehahn commission … the following: Legal recognition of Black trade unions and migrant workers Abolition of statutory job reservation …

… for harbor administration by the South African Railways and Harbours, in Port Elizabeth. Sir Rufane Donkin  was … the aim to distance South Africa from its colonial past and represent the authentic South Africa, the name was … , who proposed the name Gqeberha as a substitute for PE and South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa …

… was, for many years, the property of the Stadler family, and is a typical example of the type of vernacular building … Western Cape. It retains its original plain side gables and oven, although it has also undergone, over the years, a … Site in Bloubergstrand now accommodating a world renowned and recognised traditional Restaurant. Photographs of the …

… West of the Castle of Good Hope. Messrs Henry Austin Reid and Frederick George designed this building and is home to the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra , which … is located on the Grand Parade to the West of the Castle and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone imported …

… of the National Museum. The modest building of dung floors and a thatched roof was erected by Major Warden in 1849 as a … of the Orange River. It served as a church until 1852, and was then used by the Legislative Council of the Orange River Sovereignty, and from 1854 by the Republic of the Orange Free State as an …

… forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to the present day. It was … namely Richmond Hill! This road is at once peaceful and interesting. Some of the houses here still have original wooden fretwork on display on their eaves, and include quaint Victorian cottages and buildings that date …

… of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) President and the first person to be banned under the 1976 Internal … launched in 1981 to call for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. She was also involved in … African National Congress(ANC) members sentenced to death, and mobilised support for their families, as well as for …

… Seven people were killed and about sixty-seven injured when about 800 striking South … East Rand. The non-strikers were armed with pangas, knives and knobkieries and were toyi-toying and singing while waiting on the train. …

… first in the 1970s when he was exiled from Lesotho and in 1990 when he was stripped of constitutional powers and removed from the throne.  The latter dethronement … role of the king, presidents from South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe spearheaded diplomatic efforts to restore an …

… his homeland with a fleet of three ships – Garcia, Belèm and Santa Cruz. In late February he dropped anchor near the Cape of Good Hope to replenish water. De Almeida and his men then traded with Khoikhoi who lived in the area. By all accounts these initial trades were cordial and both sides were satisfied. The Khoikhoi received iron in …

… organization that was focused on the resistance against and liberation from apartheid. In 1973 he was banned by … ban, he was restricted to his hometown King William’s Town and could not speak to the public or talk with media representatives. Biko started to work undercover and created the Zimele Trust Fund to aid political prisoners …

… time. Kitchener was frustrated with the state of affairs and was extreme in his views of what it would take to end the … Boer Republics were systematically destroyed - farmsteads and many towns were burned and food supplies were destroyed. Livestock were driven away …

… chieftaincy in Botswana (then known as Bechuanaland) and became a chief of the Bangwanto tribe. Seretse acquired his education in South Africa and he graduated from Fort Hare University College with a … William was a WAAF ambulance driver during World War II and worked as a clerk at Lloyds in 1947. The two married in …

… from this war also possessed a large store of aircraft and personnel trained in their use and maintenance.  At the time  the British Empire was the largest in the world, and thus governed countries quite a distance from England … Missed Opportunities: Winston Churchill, the Air Ministry, and Africa, 1919-1921 ,  The  International History Review, …

… in Dutch. It developed amongst Dutch-speaking settlers and slaves in South Africa in the 17th century, and has many influences, including French and Malay. At the time of the Great Trek in the 1830's, …

… In 1815, tensions between the British and Dutch were running high. The Dutch settlers strongly (and correctly) suspected the British of resenting their … by the British aministration, Frederick's brother, Hans, and his neighbour Hendrik Prinsloo,  organised an uprising …

… he was greatly inspired by two fellow artists namely Lippy and Irma Stern. He read as much literature as possible on European Art and also about African Art exhibited in museums abroad. From … apparent to him that African Art had a very significant and strong influence on 20th Century European art. This …

… On 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The … on the Dromedaris with two other ships, the Rejiger and De Goede Hoop, Van Riebeeck was accompanied by 82 men and 8 women. When Van Riebeeck left The Netherlands in 1651, …

… the Swiss Fernand Francis Haenggi (b. 1934, Dijon, France) and his mother Mrs F.M.L. Haenggi founded Gallery 101 to … CBD. In the late 1960s the gallery expanded its premises and opened two additional branches, one at Hyde Park Corner and another on Hollard Street, close to the then Johannesburg …

… parallel to St George’s Mall. It starts at the Foreshore and ends in Government Avenue, an oak-tree lined street, … Station, most of the stall holders are from North Africa and South African neighbouring Countries. You can buy a whole spectrum of goods here, including food, and it has many is a tourist attractions within walking …

… here. As you are aware Comrades Lee, Kahn , Freislich and Heaton recently left for Europe and needless to say, this has weakened our ranks considerably. Outside of myself and three comrades from Holland, who are not very well …

… the 18th century. The core of the Huguenots arrived 1688 and 1689 and became part of the free burghers. In the 1690s the … left by the Huguenots in South Africa is wine growing and viticulture. As early as 1686, two years before the …