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… in the Board of the SABC; that it will calm the situation and steer the broadcaster into the right direction. A stable and functional SABC is in the interest of all of us. We … has noted media statements from various political parties‚ and some individuals that seek to politicise the SABC …

… Contents and Contributors Contents, Comment: Andries Walter Oliphant. … By Monuments, Ivan Vladislavic; Amin, Jiggs; In Happiness and In Sorrow, Kaizer Nyatsumba, Essays: S.A. Literature and the Construction of Nationhood, Njabulo S. Ndebele; In …

… Congress (ANC), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO). … countered by launching military operations against SWAPO and the MPLA. South Africa also sponsored UNITA as part of … MPLA continued into the 1980s. In 1988 South Africa, Cuba and Angola agreed to withdraw foreign troops from Angola and …

… world from way back has been for people to come together, and not to be separated. That is how civilisation has spread. … selfish one of enriching themselves. Hence they colonised, and colonisation was accompanied by oppression. They did not … for all that, the white man is in the land where he is, and the aim should be to get him to repent of his wrongdoings …

… of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Bader-Meinhof gang in Germany. Once hijacked, the … demanded the release of 53 Palestinian combatants and sympathisers held in Israel and other countries. Upon arriving at the airport, the …

… the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. The 19th FIFA … was between the South African team Bafana Bafana and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium, Gauteng, with Simphiwe … Soccer City.” In the corridors of the football fraternity and in all spheres of politics, “1 Goal: Education for All”, …

… This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa , was … led to improvements in both the standard of teaching and the number of teachers available, for Indian schools. In … origins the first, degree courses, taught to Indians and Africans in Durban, on this site had significant …

… It was proclaimed a separate sub-district on 9 March 1848, and was raised to divisional status in 1857. The following … (church farm). The first sale of plots took place in 1841, and on 9 March 1848 it was proclaimed the magisterial seat … "piket" or the French "piquet", meaning a military post, and may have its roots in the conflict between Dutch settlers …

… Festival is the longest running festival in South Africa and is held in November each year. Treat yourself to a visit … notable for the production of grain, livestock, cherries and asparagus. Ficksburg has fine gardens, parks and magnificent views of the Maluti Mountains. At Ficksburg …

… From 1942 her poems appeared in Die Huisgenoot and later in Standpunte. In 1946 seven of her poems were … CJM Niebaber, she returned to South Africa for two years and married Spanish businessman Juan de Saladrigas. Together, … stove exploded in her kitchen leaving her severely injured and hospitalised for two years.  She wrote of this experience …

… ship, built in Scotland, was meant to serve as a passenger and cargo liner to Australia. After her second trip to Australia, the SS Waratah was bound for Durban, and arrived in this harbour on 1 July 1909. With 211 passengers and crew on board, she left for Cape Town, which she was …

… white government in breaking ties with Great Britain and declared Rhodesia a republic. For the next decade … struggles led by Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU). By 1977 ZANU’s … incursions into Rhodesia. Another round of talks followed and a settlement was reached with moderate political …

… to know in which language we shall send you literature and correspond with you. Please write for which reasons the … Left Opposition, we must say, that, exact prescriptions and conditions are not worked out. But, on the other hand, … position on the questions of the anglo-russian comittee, and of the chinese revolution; to the same manner, on this …

… of two years ago when he made a violent attack on me, and the rank and file said that they did not want to listen to all this … to cover peculation. I hate fighting for position and have not yet decided whether I ought to do it or not. I …

… genre is traditional Mbalex with influences from hip hop and Cuban rumba.  As a soloist he collaborated with prominent artists such as Paul Simon, Sting and Tracy Chapman. He has been hailed as one of the most … In 2012 N’Dour entered the Senegalese presidential race and was disqualified due to a discrepancy in which his …

… African coast made it easily accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the region.  While French … was seen as an opportunity for German colonial expansion and by the late nineteenth century, an area including … the former president of Tanzania. Support for TANU grew, and by 1960, the first elections were planned for Tanganyika. …

… to the executive committee of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and in 1949, was instrumental in the ANC's adoption of the … formation of the Congress Alliance, of which Walter Sisulu and Yusuf Cachalia were appointed joint secretaries. A … apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned under the Suppression of Communism …

… fled to a nearby cave where he was later discovered and shot. The fact that he was shot by a Coloured soldier was … Hans, wanted to take revenge for his brother's death. Hans and his neighbor Hendrik Prinsloo planned an uprising against … government as they believed that the British favored Black and Coloured farmers over Afrikaner farmers. Burghers …

… who was the widow of former secretary general of the ANC and former minister of foreign affairs, Alfred Nzo who died … September 2011, at the age of 81. She was an ANC activist and went into exile with her husband in 1964 for 26 years. She returned to South African in 1990 and worked for ANC Women’s League. Her contribution will be a …

… organisation, served an important role in unifying and voicing student protests against laws decreed to limit … the Pass laws, endorsing a call for a National Convention, and protesting against the 1962 Sabotage Act. This … be known, resulted in the banning of eight NUSAS leaders and ex- NUSAS leaders on the 27th of February 1973. Those …

… in the Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and his love for theatre led him to work with several drama … the New Brighton area where they also performed at schools and for communities. He joined the Serpent Players drama … is Dead – which launched his career in theatre locally and abroad. The play also won numerous awards, including the …

… Fleming (Jack) Brock died – he was a scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the … South Africa’s most distinguished nutritional scientists and medical educators. After qualifying as a physician at … Fleming served at a London Hospital as trainee registrar and research assistant. Towards the end of the 1930s, Fleming …

… Well-known South African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The World newspaper, Percy Qoboza, died … birthday in Johannesburg after having a heart attack and falling into a coma. Qoboza was known for the barrage of … is notable that this day in history marks both the birth and death of this important figure in South African …

… Middelburg Road was a Cape Government Railway station and was formally established on about 2 April 1883, when the … to its location at the junction of the Western, Midland and Eastern Railway Systems, the village played an important role in the Military and Economic affairs of the Region. In 1898 it was renamed …

… in Nelspruit near South Africa's border with Swaziland and Mozambique late on Tuesday evening. Chauke, a former … police had named him as their most wanted criminal in 1998 and offered a large reward for information leading to his capture. Police further linked Chauke to 17 murders and 30 robberies in which R82-million was stolen. He died in …

… been one of the most hated pieces of apartheid legislation and had been used against tens of thousands of anti-apartheid protesters. The decision to repeal it and the corresponding legislation in the four nominally … independent Bantustans, Transkei, Bopthuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei was just one of a series of security related …

… controversy including charges of racism, nepotism and mismanagement in the sport. On Thursday 7 May, South … 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three reasons for his resignation. He could not … that did not support him.He did not want to hurt rugby, and He did not want to let down South Africa's rugby …

… of Defence Magnus Malan ended on 11 October when he and other officials were cleared of all charges relating to … Judge Jan Hugo concluded his judgment, acquitting Malan and other nine defendants. Hugo acknowledged that the killing … Nelson Mandela fully accepted the court's decision and asked those that might have been directly affected by the …

… than 4000 trainees complied with the minister's deadline and returned to camp. The trainees cited their unhappiness … with the slow pace of integration into the SANDF and conditions in the camp. All the dismissed recruits were … to remain in the SANDF. The ANC Pretoria-Witwatersrand and Vereeniging (PWV) regional congresses paid attention to …

… Tsafendas was institutionalised in other Germany, England and the United States of America and twice escaped from mental institutions before settling in … led to him being declared mentally unfit to stand trial and he was sentenced to spend his life in a mental …