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… Council of Southern Africa, the Weekly Mail (now Mail and Guardian) announces that the public lecture will go … a public lecture on censorship. Many Islamic governments and other governments such as India and South Africa censored his book Satanic Versus. Many …

… elections to give the impression that these were popular and democratic councils. However, many Black people in … various townships boycotted these local council elections and the United Democratic Front (UDF) organised … the country. The government coerced people to go out and vote whilst increasing its repressive measures by …

… Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Simple Minds, Eurythmics and Dire Straits also performed. 72,000  people went to the concert and it was broadcast live on BBC-2 to sixty different … billion people. Nelson Mandela has continued raising money and awareness through his 46664 concerts …

… Dr. Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black … in terms of section 29 of the Internal Security Act, and was taken to Pretoria for interrogation. In March 1985 … Dr. Boesak was arrested along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Christiaan Beyers Naude, with whom he had formed a …

… place of the Ndebele) was granted self-government in 1984 and was intended to be the new home for the Transvaal Ndebele … centres like Johannesburg . Its capital was Siyabuswa and it became part of South Africa in 1994. It now forms part … on Kwamsiza , which has a section covering the Ndebele and the Apartheid state . …

… Former Minister of Minerals and Energy, Phumizile Mlambo - Ngcuka was appointed as first … Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the testimony had implicated Zuma. Mlambo-Ngcuka is the … the business sectors, parliamentarians, opposition parties and most African National Congress (ANC) constituencies.   …

… first in a military coup d'ÁƒÂƒ©tat in September, 1991, and finally in February, 2004. He claimed that he was … abducted at gunpoint by United States Marines. After two-and-a-half-months' exile in Jamaica, he was offered amnesty in South Africa, where he and his family are still living in great comfort as guests of …

… as another milestone in the fight against corruption and was consistent with the global call to address the … local context, the particular historical, social political and economic conditions of the society within which … reiterated the cross-sectoral commitment to prevent and combat all forms of corruption. …

… Former Umkhonto We Sizwe member and Senior Foreign Affairs Ministry official, Robert McBride, … in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun-running and espionage, was conditionally released from prison. In the meantime investigation by the Mozambican authorities and their South African counterparts continued. McBride was …

… major political parties, made a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The submission of 300 pages comprised a detailed analysis of its record and strategy during its campaign against Apartheid. The document expressed the ANC's full support and desire to cooperate with the TRC to achieve its …

… Defence Force troops be withdrawn from the township and that the councillors resign. On 4 June, 1986 the Soweto Town Council rejected the demands made by the SCA and asked the SADF to remain in the Soweto Township as long … ‘not from an organization that loves the people of Soweto’ and was emphatic that the troops would remain in Soweto …

… armed struggle; The relationship between Umkhonto we Sizwe and the ANC-SACP alliance; The organisation, leadership and funding of Umkhonto we Sizwe; The recruitment, training and arming of Umkhonto we Sizwe's cadres; The failure of …

… himself as a cricketer by playing in 35 tests and 89 One Day International cricket matches for South Africa in the 1990s.  Hudson was a right-handed batsman and was most noted for his calm demeanour under pressure.  Up … Hudson retired from professional cricket in 2001, and now works as a financial consultant. …

… in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency … the Sharpeville killings that left 69 unarmed people dead and scores injured. Following the proclamation, 11 727 people … National Congress (ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other organisations under the Unlawful Organisations Act. …

… with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness movement appears to be … dmeands of their people with increasing forthwrightness and to wider audiences. Serious unrest has continued at black universities. Guerilla activities in Rhodesia and Mozambique, aimed ultimately at the Republic itself, have …

… eleven people were killed, many of them shot in the back, and more than 48 casualties were hospitalized and others arrested. Botha Sigcau was blamed for the massacre …   This led to the uprising in Pondoland between 1960 and 1963. …   (Accessed: 18 October 2012)| Mnaba V. M. and Dr. Madise, M. J. S. ‘The role of the church towards the …

… to continue with the struggle from exile. Tambo left alone and arrangements were then made for his wife Adelaide and his children to follow.  Once they reached London, they … Phillip. Soon thereafter they moved into a small flat and Adelaide found a job as a nurse. The family returned to …

… The British government closed its consulate and evacuated British citizens from Angola. This was a … the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and South African troops for the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) …

… refusal to grant Zimbabwe independence after Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) and Malawi. The British government refused to yield to their … (UDI). The British government viewed UDI as illegal and imposed limited economic sanctions.  These measures did …

… slopes of Table Mountain, threatening the nearby suburbs and cutting off several hiking groups.Although Table Mountain … The tourist, identified as Anthony Cooper, was arrested and charged with culpable homicide and arson. …

… The South African police announced that they have uncovered and arrested members of the African National Congress (ANC) … on strategies for change, the creation of national unity, and the nature of post-apartheid South Africa. The talks continued in Ghana and Burkina Faso. …

… The release of political prisoners like Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in South Africa also signaled the end of sanctions and boycotts on the country by the international community. … over-flying rights. It was forced to fly around the bulge and refuel at Cape Verde to maintain services to European …

… Gazankulu, Kwazulu, Lebowa, QuaQua, Swazi Homeland and Venda.   In 1974 the establishment of a tenth homeland, … 2 million ha due to the homelands in terms of the 1936 Act and other arrangements. After 1976 three black homelands were … by the Republic of South Africa; Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. …

… Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was … six months’ military training in Oujda, Morocco, and after attending the All Africa People’s Conference in Ethiopia. He was charged with incitement to strike and with illegally leaving the country. Bob Hepple acted as …

… The Single Standard. Cartoon, Papas. The Referendum and After. Cartoon, Gask. The Same Boat, an anon. … Forman. Four Years of Treason, Freda Troup. Monckton and Cleopatra, Patrick Keatley. Northern Rhodesia’s Time for … Mainza Chona. The Asian in Kenya, Sarjit S. Heyer. Algeria and the Future of France, Claude Bourdet, with a tail-piece …

… Lydia van Niekerk, professor of Dutch Literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the … Van Niekerk studied at the universities of Leyden and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. On her return to South … 1929. Van Niekerk was an important literary critic and an authority on literary subjects. …

… Dr Baldwin Sipho (Ben) Ngubane, political activist and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) politician, was born at … Ngubane occupied many high political positions in the IFP and other spheres of government. He was minister of arts, culture and technology in President Mandela's Government of National …

… (GNU) under President Nelson Mandela as Minister of Energy and Minerals Affairs from 1994 until 1996. In 1996, he renounced his National Party membership and retired from politics when De Klerk withdrew from the … in politics, joined the African National Congress (ANC) and announced his support for Thabo Mbeki. …

… is a former African National Congress political activist and a lawyer. In 1998 he became South Africa's first National … all political posts to avoid accusation of political bias and to distance the office from his political … of Fort Hare where he studied law. Because of his arrest and subsequent detention from 1982 to 1985, he completed his …

… Gagathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker, medical doctor and prominent politician, was born in Durban. Naicker played a crucial role in the history of South Africa and his name is well documented amongst the political icons … He fought vigorously during the Defiance Campaign and was arrested for his role, although charges against him …