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… The proclamation also listed sporting events, theatres and concerts in white areas from which blacks were barred. … zones where members of one specific race alone could live and work. Group areas were created for the exclusive ownership and occupation of a designated group. It further became a …

… of Free Trade Unions IDAF - International Defence and Aid Fund ILO - International Labour Organization IMF - International Metalworkers Federation ISCOR - Iron and Steel Corporation of South Africa LC - Local Committee … Congress SARHWU/ SARH (NE) WU - South African Railway and Harbour (Non-European) Workers Union SOWU - Shop and …

… well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been herders and the San, who had been hunters. The arrival of the settlers meant that both the Khoikhoi and the San found their lives severely compromised.  When the settlers arrived in the Cape, they used fire arms and horses to win wars, raid cattle and subsequently reduce …

… So, for four years she begged him to grant her a divorce and he refused. With the help of a Women’s Legal Aid Centre, Gabr was finally able to divorce her husband and become the first woman to do so on grounds of … However, she has to return the dowry that he paid for her and give up all financial rights. Women’s right s activists …

… rifles, 100 000 rounds of ammunition, £1200 annually and a steamboat with guns, Lobengula had given Rhodes and his partners a monopoly of all the metals and minerals in his kingdom and the right to mining companies …

… Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected president of the … 171. Kruger was sworn in on 9 May 1883 as state president and announced a policy based on Christian principles. The … hoisted the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria and annexed the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR or Transvaal …

… opposed to closer co-operation with the Transvaal Republic and favoured closer links with the Cape Colony and Britain, while Steyn supported the proposition made by … by the Rev. H.T. Kriel, was attended by a great crowd and took place at the Dutch Reformed Church in Bloemfontein. …

… financial support from local philanthropists Jannie and Christiaan Marais, the newspaper was first published soon … was elected to be first the editor of this daily paper, and the first issue was published on 26 July 1915. Die Burger … newspaper which, at first, supported the nationalist cause and apartheid, and was the mouthpiece of the National Party …

… by four British colonies, namely, Transvaal, Orange, Natal and Cape, the draft South Africa Act was signed in … a federation. The Convention, on which the government and opposition parties of the colonies were represented, … concerning them. W.P. Schreiner led a deputation of Black and Coloured leaders to London to appeal to the British …

… had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located deep … was the competition for power between Western (capitalist) and Eastern bloc (communist) countries post- 1945- a conflict … However, the Allied forces responded by airlifting food and supplies to blocked off areas in the city for the next …

… On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were totally destroyed by the first … the Allied Powers, ending World War II. The end of the war and introduction of the atomic bomb plus the scramble by the … Rosenberg,J.,' The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ' ,from about.com ,[online], available at …

… High School vented their anger by burning out a police car and damaging three other vehicles. The first indication of … who reported it to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, M. C. Botha. On that date 2 000 Black …

… Evidence was taken on the extent of the damage and of casualties. The commission later put the death toll at 575 and blamed the police for 451 of those deaths. It also … were injured during the uprisings between June 16, 1976, and Feb. 28, 1977. Cick   here  to read more about June 16, …

… hilarious braying call. This is a truly special experience and Table Mountain National Park staff are knowledgeable and offer guided tours. After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparatively warm waters of the False …

… was appointed to the portfolio of minister of public works and tourism, while the newly created post of deputy minister for defence and national security was given to the MP for Bloemfontein West and Chairman of the National Party (NP) defence group in …

… Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. Between two and three hundred South West African People's Organisation … in the Cambeno Valley. A significant amount of equipment and material was taken and destroyed, including rations originally obtained from the …

… of South Africa on the Regional road R303 between Ceres and Citrusdal. The Gydo Pass was built at the same time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This important … Koue Bokkeveld, as well as the remote, but fertile (and therefore lucrative) Witzenberg Valley a few kilometers …

… place when the ministries of economic affairs, finance and justice, and, agriculture, public works and transport were handed over to the South African …

… A special official funeral service for Rivonia trialist and MK cadre, Wilton Z. Mkwayi, attended by Acting President … this honour because of his extra-ordinary credentials and contribution to building a free and democratic South Africa. His cremation in East London on …

… The National Party (NP) served legal papers on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) giving notice of a High … public statements which 'compromise the credibility and impartiality of the Commission'. It also called for Alex … that he should never have been appointed as a commissioner and is abusing his position to continue pursuing old …

… nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the towns that grew rapidly after it was … to the town being connected to Johannesburg, Harrismith and Bloemfontein by rail. The town’s name is of Hebrew origin and means “house of bread”. It is so named because the town …

… organisation's perspective, for freedom in South Africa and for the freedom of South Africa - freedom from racial … discrimination, from legislation that denied human rights and from the Government's relentless policy of racially … 1961 to 1990, forged its struggle for freedom, justice and liberation despite being a banned organization. …

… at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Dube, and also for 2 years studied art at the Mofolo Arts Centre, … when he taught at the YWCA. Mabaso is also a musician and director of a recording studio in Soweto. He exhibited in South Africa and in five group shows in the USA. …

… the British Number 4 Column, led by Colonel Evelyn Wood VC and the Zulu Army, led by Ntshingwayo kaMahole. The Zulu's … advantage over the British, with 2,000 British troops and native levies fighting againist some 20,000 Zulus. In the … the Zulus, with Wood’s force suffering 83 casualties and the Zulus losing approximately 3,000 men.   …

… on October 22‚ 1971‚ testified at the inquest on Monday and Tuesday. He could not testify at the original inquest in … with furthering the aims of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party and of endangering the maintenance of law and order. He was …

… of the house probably began almost immediately and for many years it was known locally as the Manor House. … so then inroads began to be made into the estate, and by 1890 the property had lost its rural character, and had been incorporated into the urban fabric of the …

… The house is a historical heritage property of Muizenberg and the Western Cape Province and is currently privately owned. It is amazing to see a … monuments including, the site of the Battle of Muizenberg and Casa Labia.   …

… Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island (10 km long and 6.5km wide). These islands are approximately 1920 km south-east of Cape Town and are politically part of South Africa. The only way to …

… Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU), civil society groups and getting first hand information regarding the political … authorities. They were put on a bus by Zimbabwean police and deported to the Beitbridge border post and left there. …

… for 1982. This slogan called on students to understand, and act on, their university and their education. SASPU Focus attempted to cover educational issues and to encourage debate, in the hope of providing students …