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… means; the Cape of Good Hope. Dias was however, chased off in a hail of stones by the local peoples! By the time the … bartered successfully for cattle with the Khoi people, in what is regarded as the first transaction between the Europeans and the indigenous people of South Africa. In 1501, another Portuguese navigator, Pedro d'Ataide, sought …

… and Nels Rivers. Before these two rivers converge in the Garden, they form spectacular waterfalls which can be … low, interesting geological formations are visible. When in bloom the Clivias at the Garden's main entrance are a … as the Limpopo Province. The Garden plays a critical role in conservation of rare and endangered species and played a …

… this region of the Coast! Port St Johns was developed, in 1878. Port St Johns also offers a unique blend of cultural … will see a sangoma (traditional healer) strolling along in all his finery, hear the thumping sound of kwaito music … with some crumbling reminders of a colonial History. In the streets you will hear Xhosa, Afrikaans and English as …

… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in the Orange Free State petitioned the Legislature … Honourably inform: 1.That the undersigned are all traders in the Orange Free State and therefore they pay their licence …

… situated at the entrance to the railway station and docks in Strand Street, the spot where it is said the settlers landed in Port Elizabeth. The architects were Jones & McWilliams with construction starting in 1920 and it was completed in 1922. The 50m high Campanile …

… of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of Franschhoek. The birth of the Museum's Collection took place in 1974, with the establishment of a Transport Museum at the Heidelberg Railway Station, in Gauteng. This was done through the initiative of one of …

… The events which led to mass detentions in April 1960 were the following: A state of emergency was … the killings at Sharpeville ended the anti-pass campaign in the Transvaal to a large extent, it gained new force in the Cape Peninsula. On 25 March Phillip Kgosana, branch …

… by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in providing for children who had left South Africa, … and ANC to escape from South Africa, and supporting them in Lesotho. She returned to South Africa in 1990. …

… In the 1980's Joseph Bheki Ndlovu , an artist and illustrator, joined the Abangani Open School in Durban as a youth organiser and an arts and craft teacher. … the demand of Black students who wanted an art education in the city centre of Durban. Its premise was very similar to …

… Captain Thomas Henry Duthie emigrated to the Cape in 1826. In 1830 he visited Knysna, where he was the guest of George … Rex, whose daughter Caroline he subsequently married in Cape Town in 1833. He retired to Knysna the following …

… Mauritius was first colonised by the French in 1767 until the British took over control in 1810.The British gave up sovereignty in 1968 when the country became independent. Mauritius is a …

… announced his intention to retire from the Presidency in February 1982, to devote more time to traditional and family affairs. However, in 1986 Matanzima was forced by the South African government … revealed that he was guilty of corruption. Matanzima died in 2003 in Queenstown at the age of 88.  …

… of a collection of articles which formed part of a series in The Educational Journal. The series of articles has … Majority Rule and analyses it with regard to its meaning in the South African situation. This concept was born out of … the roles that the ANC, SAIC and the Unity Movement, play in the Majority Rule in the South African context. …

… come at the end of the process of public participation in drawing up our new Constitution. COSATU, with membership … mark, represents the largest organised constituency in the country. We also express the concerns of a broader … further entrench the privileges of the rich and powerful in our country, at the expense of the majority. We therefore …

… The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld … some of the first pieces of evidence of human habitation in the South Africa , we explore the History of oldest known …

… Secretary, C.P. P. O .Box 1176, CAPE TOWN. Dear Comrade, In reply to a letter from Com. Roux of the 18th inst., … remarks about the intolerable situation etc., referred to in the Minutes (unconfirmed) of which I enclose an extract, … give) but it could not be carried for the reasons stated in the Minutes. I also enclose copy of my consequential …

…  Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa, 34 km North of Welkom. It was founded in 1950 and administered by a village management board. Named …

… on an anti-pass passive resistance campaign, Black women in Bloemfontein that were committed to this movement returned … subject to the authority of the Union government and not in the power of local government decision-making. After months of arduous efforts in bringing their grievances forth to the authorities about …

… Brock died – he was a scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town. Fleming was born on 27 March 1905 in Port Elizabeth, situated in the Cape Colony (now known as Eastern Cape). He was one of …

… the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is … Hats).  This Military Museum and M.O.T.H. Shrine was Built in 1936 and focuses on South African involvement in the two …

… was officially opened on 29 July 1902. It was built in the late Victorian style incorporating a mixture of … which is CLOSED for the forseeable future, is situated in Market Square and designed in the Victorian Gothic style, has been closed for some time, …

… The eldest person in South Africa and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo Province, celebrated her 130 th birthday with her …

… announced at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva that South Africa was pledging R20 million to the … only began the programme to give out free HIV/AIDS drugs in 2004, after years of confusion and delays. The program started in Gauteng, where five major hospitals, including Chris Hani …

… a racist decision barred the young lawyer from practising. In 1894 Gandhi became the first non-White lawyer to apply to practise in the then British colony of Natal. The Natal Law Society … Society, David Randles, published the following apology in the Johannesburg newspaper The Star: " The society …

… a Polish immigrant, on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg. He used a gun supplied by … failed to make a full disclosure and political motivation in respect of any of the relevant and material issues set out …

… of Angola (UNITA) of Jonas Savimbi, signed a peace deal in Lusaka, Zambia. The peace deal, called Lusaka Protocol, which ended the long and ravaging civil war in Angola, was brokered by the United Nations (UN). According … by the UN, fighting only stopped at the death of Savimbi in battle in 2002. Since the beginning of civil war in 1975, …

… Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject English at the University of South Africa. … an Albino Terrorist, respectively; reflections on the way in which imprisonment affected them from a psychological …

… government led by National Party (NP) held a referendum in which white voters  decided whether South Africa should … lowered to eighteen years and included the white voters in South West Africa (now Namibia). The two former Boer … Free State (now Free State), and South West Africa, voted in favour, while the Cape Province, though also in favour, …

… - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 October 1956 Dear Sir, I very … not quite accept your paragraphs 2 and 3. They imply that in politics white and non-white must be eternally and … of the present govern­ment. I believe that all persons in this country should be equal and that race-barriers should …

… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, a woman, Ms Ruth … of West African States (ECOWAS). Although serving in a non-partisan capacity, Perry was a member of the … on the board of a children’s hospital, been instrumental in the development of infrastructure in Liberia and has …