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… riders. A shop owner named Singer opened a store there and managed the post, which became known as Singer's Post. With the arrival of a blacksmith and a few others the need for a town began to grow. Jan … Reitz visited to make the proclamation personally, and the people living there requested that the place take his …

… during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve … chanted Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) slogans and flashed MDC signs. Towards the end of the match some spectators started to throw cans and mostly plastic bottles onto the pitch after the South …

… Action Group, the Christian Lawyers' Association, and Christians for Truth, who asked the Pretoria High Court … Zuma, together with the Reproductive Rights Alliance and the Commission on Gender Equality, a statutory body … upon request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and in certain cases, access to the first 20 weeks of …

… licence. This licence was awarded on the 30 March 1998, and the channel, which was to be ETV, began broadcasting in … willingness to defend the South African constitution and media freedom, thereby avoiding the utilisation of one … p. 125. 'Communications'. In the Government Communication and Information System's Pocket Guide to South Africa (online …

… of Nigeria. This declaration came after two military coups and two major pogroms against the Igbo (Ibo) people in … the southern provinces. There was also an ethnic and religious dimension to the split.  The Southern states … were Christians, while the North comprised mostly Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani who belonged to the Muslim faith. Nyerere, …

… Kenneth David Kaunda wins Zambian elections and will become the first president of an independent … movements from Angola, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe to use his country as a launch pad for the … as its Western Front among others. The presence of the ANC and ZAPU in Zambia resulted in cooperation between the …

… be returned to the Bechuanaland Protectorate. Dr. Abrahams and three other South West African People's Organisation … some of South Africa's neighbouring states were kidnapped and forcibly returned to South Africa. In each instance, the … Government of the Republic of South Africa (Conclusions and Recommendations) expressed grave concern about this and …

… negotiations. South Africa itself denies political and economic rights her 8,000,000 Africans. 83 percent Land … cable regarding South West Africa. "My quarrel with you and Congress," he wrote, "has been over the fact that you and Congress leadership generally let things go by default, …

… at all costs globally. The organisation would prevent war and disputes between countries by either engaging the … against an aggressor country. It was dissolved in 1945 and replaced by the UNO UNO held its first general assembly … since. It also meets during elections, special sessions and emergency special sessions at the call of the United …

… from 1957 until he died in 1966 when he was kidnapped and killed in the country’s first military coup. Balewa’s … their regions from the influence of the Federal Government and other regional leaders.    When one of the leaders in the … as many were not pleased with the outcome. The tension and violence in the area eventually led to the coup in 1966. …

… of Iran On behalf of the African National Congress and the oppressed masses of South Africa we express to you … has shattered the infamous conspiracy of Reza Pahlevi and Vorster-Botha against our two peoples which guaranteed … humanity in the celebration of your achievement and welcomes the new Iran into the ranks of the …

… R.D. Pilkington-Jordan E.D. This step improved discipline and assured uniformity in procedure. The Military Police was … centres such as Defence Headquarters; institution of day and night patrols; investigation of complaints against … military personnel when unit enquiries were unsuccessful; and, apprehension of absentees from the Union Defence Force …

… Ashwin Valjee "Papa" Mullah, P.R. Maistry, D. Groenewald and Cassim Meer. Although talented in the game of table … did not get the blessings of the South African government and it would have been almost a mission impossible to get … teams from 33 countries were divided into four sections and South Africa was competing in the section that included …

… safety", without any appeal to the courts. Public meetings and gatherings were typically outlawed as well.  During the … on a crowd of 300 unarmed protesters.  69 were killed and at least 180 were injured, many shot in the back while … Mangaliso Sobukwe, leader of the Pan Africanist Congress, and Chief Albert Luthuli .  The government also banned the …

… station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census … in KwaZulu Natal. Drive along the R602 between Pyne's Farm and the N11, and Elandslaagte is but a smattering of buildings around a …

… The Bureau's job was to identify any threat to the country and to collect, evaluate, correlate and interpret national-security intelligence information. … Angola. This close relationship between Van den Bergh and Vorster bothered the then Minister of Defence, P. W. …

… Content and Contributors Stories Heavy News by Funda Ntuli, Seth 'n … Journey by Zeke Mphahlele,  STAFFRIDER WORKSHOP Poems and criticism from Mafika Pascal Gwala. REVIEWS Jean Marquard … The Trial of Dedan Kimathi. CHILDREN'S SECTION Vusumzi and the Inqola Competition by Marguerite Poland, NEWS FROM …

… was bought by the Apartheid State during the early 1960s and first used at the beginning of 1969 for the relocation of … September “Europeans from Pretoria” had come to the Farm and ordered residents to move, and declared that the Farm was now a White Area. On 6 …

… He landed on the KwaZulu-Natal coast on Christmas in 1497, and thus named the area Terra do Natal, or Christmas Country … from memory 20 years after he had lost his original copy) and another settler Isaacs constitute the main source on the Zulu people during the rule of Shaka and Dingane. Today, Durban (Zulu: eThekwini) is the third …

… On 10 December 2013, South Africans and more than 90 world leaders gathered together at the … the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Thousands of people sang and danced in celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela. … Li Yuanchao, President Raul Castro Ruz of Cuba and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the memorial service. …

… the resignation of the minister of Bantu Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, and his deputy,  Andries Treurnicht. The Minister of Justice and Police, J.T. Kruger, assigned a one-man judicial …

… to the occurence of the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, found there! Potassium alum, potash alum, or … purification,leather tanning, dyeing, fireproof textiles, and baking powder. It also has cosmetic uses as a deodorant, as an aftershave treatment and as a styptic for minor bleeding from shaving.  …

… Bay. It was laid out in 1900 on the farm Grootfontein and became a Municipality in 1920. The name is derived from … foremost source of Aloe Juice, used in the health and skin care industry. Two factories in Albertinia extract juice and gel from the harvested Aloe blades. Much of their produce …

… to South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom) and the plant was issued its commercial operating license. … The power station provides electricity to the Western Cape and supplies 6,5% of South Africa's total electricity needs. … It has operated safely for more than seventeen years and is expected to operate for another twenty to thirty years. …

… more brutal in its suppression of critics, protesters and conscious objectors. The number of acts of sabotage … is set at 44 as cited in the ANC's submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Most of these acts caused … but they were invaluable in terms of boosting morale   and ultimately forced the Apartheid State to the bargaining …

… (PEBCO) activist Thozamile Botha broke his banning order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned … flee to Zambia. He stayed in Zambia from 1983 until 1986 and continued serving in the National Executive of the exiled … Unions. Thozamile Botha has an MA in political science and public administration from Strathclyde University, UK.   …

… you can walk to the Old Fort, the Donkin Memorial and St. George’s botanical gardens. It is about 5 minute … within walking distance to St. George’s cricket stadium, and about a 10 minute drive to the new Nelson Mandela Bay … it a National Monument under old NMC legislation in 1975 and 1976 respectively.  Not often will you have the …

… This House was probably erected in 1895 and has a number of prominent Architectural features … unusual hexagonal Turret surmounting the front Verandah, and marble Fireplaces in its interior. It was declared a … the loan Farm Zorgwyk. It was probably built before 1820 and is one of the last original surviving homesteads in the …

… the legislative capital, Bloemfontein the judicial capital and Pretoria would be the administrative capital. There was a devastating fire , on the 2 January 2022 and burnt for at least three days. The firefighters responded within six minutes after being called and alerted by the police guarding the parliamentary …

… in the presidential mansion as rebels besieged Monrovia and Doe's 500-man security force refused to let him leave … ethnic warfare which killed tens of thousands of Liberians and caused over 700,000 more to flee the country, was  captured, tortured and killed by the Independent National Patriotic Front of …