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… About 700 women marched to the Bloemfontein City Council in the Orange Free State to petition the mayor. The Orange Free State was the only province in which passes were stringently enforced to control the movement of women residing and working in towns in large numbers. The Campaign gained momentum and …

… Johannesburg - The ANC headquarters in the Joburg CBD, Chief Albert Luthuli House, could be up … a R25-million debt owed to former spooks who were roped in to help with the 2014 provincial election strategy, court … Independent has seen, show that the ANC is embroiled in a legal battle with Resurgent Risk Managers, a company …

… we mark World AIDS Day. As South Africans, we participate in the World AIDS Day events as part of our ongoing support … of the dangers that HIV/AIDS poses to every single person in our country and to the health and future of our entire … and the future of our children, before you become involved in a sexual relationship. To the men of our country, we ask …

… was flooded by prospectors after the discovery of gold in 1886. With its Victorian houses and geological displays, it offers many fascinating insights into life in Johannesburg long before the technological age. In the centre of Gold Reef City stands Shaft No 14 which was …

… After South Africa's first national democratic elections in April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first democratic President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 10 May 1994.. He replaced the outgoing …

… March 1926, Michael Zondi, a South African artist was born in Msinga in Greytown , Natal. He was trained in woodwork at the Swedish Lutheran Mission Trade School, and …

… June 1977, was to be commemorated at St Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg by a twenty-four hours' vigil, organised … remember and pay tribute to all who had suffered and died in the struggle for truth, justice, freedom and peace in South Africa. It was to be a vigil of tribute and it drew …

… Firstly, thank you again for your time and consideration in corresponding with us. Please briefly introduce your schooling and political background: I went to school in Pretoria and became very involved in politics from a young age attending protests and marches. …

… This building was originally erected in the 18th century as a set of stables on the well-known … Shortly after the second British occupation of the Cape in 1806 it was converted to a guard house and was used as … and ‘Welcome Farm’ were among the earliest homesteads in the valley, with Welcome Farm dating from c. 1815 (Fransen …

… In 1657-58 land in this area was granted to 14 free burghers, who were … year, sold it to Thielman Hendricx, who was murdered in 1673. After that the farm changed hands frequently, … eventually coming into the possession of Servaas van Breda in 1797. By this stage an H-plan farmhouse as well as a …

… Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1966. Leeuwenhof, the official residence of the Premier of … one of the finest old flat-roofed, double-storied Houses in Cape Town. Unfortunately it is generally not open to the … bought a small portion of Leeuwenhof facing Hof Street in 1839 and built a House on it which he called; La Belle …

… The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a bend in the Sundays River, overshadowed by the rocky Sneeuberg … Prehistory to the year 2000 ', unpublished papers in the possession of SA History Online.|Graaff-Reinet …

… Dr G. M. Naicker, President of the Natal Indian Congress, in a statement to New Age .] While in the herrenvolk climate of South Africa Dr Malherebe’s … people of Natal is that there is enough racialism in the Union already and there is no room for it at a …

… and D.F. Malan were the most prominent White politicians in South Africa. In 1933 Hertzog and Smuts formed an alliance that culminated in the merger of the National Party (NP) and the South … Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. (eds) (1993). South Africa in the 20th Century, Pretoria: Van Schaik Academic.| …

… the Belgian Congo, the Republic of Congo was established in 1960. The fight for independence was initially led by … the Republic of Congo was plagued by conflict. In the days following the independence celebrations, the … dismissed as prime minister. Joseph Mobutu, Chief of Staff in the Congolese Army, placed Lumumba under house arrest and …

… of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans … Colony for various contested and complicated reasons, but in general the reasons consisted of both "push" factors … and "pull" factors (including the desire for a better life in better country). There were two main routes that the …

… Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship … between the Zulu and the Voortrekkers. Retief was in high spirits at the prospect of negotiating a land deal … Retief and Dingane, the voortrekkers descended into Natal in November 1837 to prepare for establishment of their …

… of a people who achieved liberation with your help. In our time of need we were inspired by the international … matter of great pride that the international community has in turn itself drawn renewed hope for a better world from the … to work together for a society that is true to the ideals in whose you supported us. We are resolved to do all we can …

… had been discussing what action the union should take. In the event of Swart making an attack upon me or any other … proved them!). But the show of the ugly hand of tyranny in the union office removed all differences and, when I … indignation into action. For myself, I had no difficulty in deciding what course to follow. Fascist tyranny must …

… called the Congress of Mothers. We had a conference in Port Elizabeth in solidarity with that conference, and they had one in Johannesburg too. That was in August 1955. At that …

… place my grandfather called home. It’s a small market town in the Tigray region, home to several churches where … slipping into Tigrigna (one of the languages spoken in Tigray) as he recalled memories. The name “Adwa” always … significance is every bit as political as it is personal. In the bloodstained landscape that is Ethiopian history, Adwa …

… But it’s sometimes tempting to ask where his successors in that respect are, because we rarely hear or read about … of media creates the illusion we can access everything in the world, it can obscure as much as it reveals. Today’s … protests is often co-opted to shore up and sanitise those in power ( Awuleth’uMshini Wam’ anybody?). Employed to …

… with the effects and possibilities of the united front in European countries and now we must analyse the methods and chances of a united front here. The position in South Africa is very much complicated by the racial … all the time. They have no democratic rights and are kept in subjection by physical terror. On the other hand as far as …

… contact they had lost. At night their bodies slumped in sleep through sheer exhaustion. The work routine repeated itself in the endless rising and setting of the sun, in the waxing and waning of the moon. The waiting for letters …

… and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was … July 1979 and two teams of chosen cadres were trained in Angola for the operations. The teams were infiltrated into … undetected. The limpet mines exploded and eight fuel tanks in all were destroyed causing damage estimated at R66 …

… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a … on the estate. One of which, a windmill, was built in accordance with a magazine illustration. The windmill was … Developed on the Amsterdam Estate which was established in 1943 by Mr. H. Messias, a diamond dealer who emigrated …

… or Boer Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th … African province of Transvaal. The ZAR was established in 1852, and was independent from 1856 to 1877, then again from 1881 to 1900. The Boer Republic was annexed in the South African War and after the Treaty of Vereeniging …

… Rayda Jacobs was born in  Cape Town on 6 March 1947. Her first publication was a … stories called “The Middle Children”, which was published in 1994.[i] Rayda’s first novel was “Eyes of the Sky”, which was published in 1996.[ii] The novel won the Herman Charles Bosman Prize …

… This small Town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey , who was the renowned British … referred to as the ‘jewel of KwaZulu Natal). Greytown lies in the Forest Area and rolling Hills of the Natal Midlands. … - for a brief history of the Bambatha Rebellion in the region| …

… Despite limitations of method and purpose, the inquest had in some respects assumed the nature of a trial. The … of expression through the press equate with general trends in South Africa, and with the final, cursory verdict? … such action became known. Was Biko's treatment special in this respect? Why was he kept naked? ”¢ The bath episode. …