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… Thato Madonsela, stage name L-Tido was born in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] L-Tido released his first mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he received the “Most Gifted Newcomer” …

… as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the … roof before bouncing into the backyard. Upon her arrival in the backyard she found a leg lying on the grass. More … situation where remains of a human body were discovered in the wheel-well of an SAA aircraft bound for New York out …

… In a move that was long overdue, President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with a report by the South … (SAHRC) that it had recorded 266 political killings in Natal since the beginning of March, the highest death toll … Keller, B., (1994),  DE KLERK ORDERS ARMY TO PROTECT VOTERS IN ZULU AREA , from The New York Times , 01 April [online], …

… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a potential successor … materials from Africa, but to also develop infrastructure in the countries that they trade with through the provision … to capitalize on the opportunities offered by China in terms of export markets. This has led to a situation where …

… source of inspiration, Richard Turner was a central figure in the white South African student movement and key in its radicalization. Turner acquired his doctorate at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he was inspired by the events of 1968, and …

… Tutankhamun/Tutankhamon) was an Egyptian Pharoah who ruled in the period known as the 18th Dynasty, the years between … still born daughters who were buried next to their father in his famous tomb.it is believed that the infants could not … tender age of nineteen. I Initial experiments carried out in 1925 concluded he was fifteen at the time of his death. …

… demonstrates the irresistible power of a people united in the pursuit of a just cause. Your historic victory has … dictatorship. The ANC joins all progressive humanity in the celebration of your achievement and welcomes the new … We salute the heroic Iranian people. We lower our banners in memory of the fallen martyrs who made victory possible. …

… designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known as 'Long Cecil' after Cecil John Rhodes, … the Siege of Kimberley. Rhodes, who had taken interest in the gun, was present along with eminent local figures and …

… In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following proclamation was made in June 1958: 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds and …

… On this day Mbongeni Ngema was born in Kwazulu Natal. He has distinguished himself as a renowned … Woza Albert, Township Fever and Mama. He was inducted in the New York “Walk of Fame” in 1998, as one of the most revered writers of the 21st …

… to speak into the conversation of liberation movements in Africa post supposed Independence, how they are complicit in the continuation of the neo-colonial agenda and how they posture left in order to maintain relevance in their withering stages. The …

… also known as Elsie's Kraal River, was probably named in honour of one Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two husbands and farmed in the area in 1698. The railway line from Cape Town reached Elsie's …

… old lamps, and border trellis work. The building is built in a victor The foundation-stone of the Elizabeth le Roux Hostel was laid in 1899. During the Anglo-Boer War the building was used as a hospital and in 1906 it was purchased by the first Board of Trustees of …

… South African Defence Force soldiers, travelling in a convoy of more than ten armoured vehicles, surrounded the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and arrested 200 students during a clampdown on … military maintained their presence at the school.Teachers in Cape Town joined the strike the next week to support …

… Justice, was found guilty of fraud by Judge John Foxcroft in the Cape Supreme Court.  He was accused of embezzling … projects of the Foundation for Peace and Justice in the Western Cape. Boesak siphoned the money into a private trust fund. He was jailed in 2000, but released in 2001, having served just over one …

… formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups were formed in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 1922, the YCL played a supportive role during the great …

… persons to conspire against, incite, or instigate violence in South Africa or other neighbouring countries. The history … for the administration of the British Protectorates in southern Africa.  One of the victims of the Prevention of … (PAC)member, Mfana Sekaya Gqobose. Gqobose was arrested in Basutoland (now known as Lesotho) in 1965, . He was …

… the first director of the centre. It was officially opened in 1905 and the first telescope was installed in 1906. The Observatory sits on a hill in the suburb of the same name. The land was owned by the …

… and intellectuals. The agrarian problem is discused in length in connection with the distribution of the population and the type of work that people are engaged with in relation to the fact that South Africa is predominantly an …

… le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his father were extremely active in the 1890s on behalf of the Griqua who claimed that they …

… Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'free burghers' of the Dutch … Company were granted permission to Farm along the River in 1657, shortly after the first Dutch Settlers arrived in …

… An email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a masters theses. … Afrapix: Some Questions Email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a Master’s Thesis. … to ask you if the Culture and Resistance Festival held in Gaborone in 1982 and Afrapix setting up are linked? …

… Helen Beatrice May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and other prominent women, led the women's march to the Union Buildings in 1956 . She was arrested several times for her involvement …

… Yellow poster. First half of title in white letters on red spear across poster. Second half of title in white letters in green block across bottom of poster. Poem at top in black …

… some opportunity to enjoy some of the rich natural beauty in the surroundings of this resort. The world in which all of us live is changing rapidly and dramatically. … a very long period we have had a multilateral system which in reality has been dominated of the many by the few. This …

… was remorse and regret. There is not a glimmer of this in any of his letters with regard to the position he has … time even to think. 15 April 1976 Our daughters raised in hardship are grown women today. The first-born has her own … and couldn't do these things. I am as one building castle in the air. 26 June 1976 My arrest for treason on 5/12/56 and …

… its conference of the Transvaal section, and once again as in the July and December conferences the fatal weakness of … again urged to "unite." But when it is asked: "to unite in order to do what? ‘there is no answer forthcoming. Our … He urged a boycott of the Representation Council, and in its place a genuine and serious representation of Africans …

… km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uthungulu district. The area … but a magistracy, called 'Empangeni', was established here in 1894. The name Empangeni, according to folklore, comes … refer to the number of crocodile attacks on water bearers in the nearby eMpangeni stream. The town is a centre for …

… on 1 June 2000, and the Freedom Park Trust was established in 2001 to develop the heritage project. Construction of the first phase began in July 2003, and was completed in March 2004. During 2003, cleansing and symbolic reparation …

… Set in amongst other Villages with similarly lyrical names, like: … and Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until the establishment of the … notoriety and languished as something of a one-horse town in much the same vein as its Neighbour's. Now referred to as …