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… World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United States by attacking their naval base in Peal Harbor, Hawaii. The Americans then entered the war … actual bombing and the after-effects killed 80,000 people in Nagasaki. The majority of casualties were civilians, and …

… South African Party (SAP) won the majority number of seats in the House Assembly forming the first government of the Union of South Africa. The Union was formed in 1910 after the South Africa Act was passed in Britain granting dominion to the White minority over …

… have received yesterday afternoon from President De Klerk in response to the ANC's memorandum It is said that South … been, and continue to be, directly and indirectly involved in this violence. Such is the havoc created by the NP … of power regardless of the support by which it can muster in democratic elections. The notion of "power sharing"which …

… Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of … unit should henceforth speak with one voice, meet and act in unity in all matters of national concern, This Convention resolves …

… away and make what they like with them.' Lillian Ngoyi In 1953 the government passed the Bantu Education Act, which … make them good for what the government wanted: to work in the factories and so on; they must not learn properly at … three hours a day, two shifts of children every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, so that more …

… march to its headquarters is unnecessary and an exercise in adventurism. We further we view it as a provocative and … Our democratic order has also created a platform to engage in a manner that is not an anarchic and these include amongst … the organization and enhanced by input from stakeholders in society. The DA has different policies to the African …

… 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa . The name is of Afrikaans origin and means 'aloe hillock'. Located in the Dipaleseng   Gert Sibande District Municipality, … also graces the many untouched landscapes of South Africa. In addition, this versatile succulent is used to make …

… The Bantu Dramatic Society was founded in Johannesburg by Herbet Dhlomo in 1933 and was devoted to promoting black theatrical … playwrights to develop African dramatic and operatic art”. In doing so, the society had a specific way of working with …

… Clifford Hume Knight purchased the land in 1901, and subsequently built his residence upon it, a large dwelling designed in a neo-Renaissance style with features reminiscent of a Venetian palazzo. The property was bought in 1939 by Princess Ida Labia. It was declared a National …

… lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. … Cape Town’s, Table Mountain . Kirstenbosch was established in 1913 to promote, conserve and display the extraordinarily … flora of Southern Africa, and was the first botanic garden in the world to be devoted to a country's indigenous flora. …

… of Whites, Indians and Africans. The Islands remained in French hands until the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. … was ceded to Britain under ' The Treaty of Paris ', in 1814.  During this period Seychelles came to know the … and Sugar Cane, very similar to South African agriculture in Eshowe and the Province of Kwa-Zulu-Natal. During this …

… van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile … three former National Party (NP) ministers were involved in a child smuggling network with his father that involved selling girls for cash. In 1996 Absa Bank donated Van Rooyen's former house to the …

… During the period of transition and negotiation in South Africa, the core area of the conflict in the late 1980s was in the KwaZulu-Natal area where battles between Inkatha …

… to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty in 1996. Their case was heard in Cape Town on 8 July 1997, with Amy's parents attending the … Manqina had been convicted for the murder of Amy Biehl in the Cape Town High Court in October 1994 and sent to jail. …

… Hamilton Hope, the third resident magistrate at Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, and his staff to Sulenkama where they … defeat the Basotho during the Gun War of 1880-1881. In return, the British government would supply the Mpondomise … We are harshly treated. We came under the Government in order to gain peace and quietude, instead of which we have …

… of South Africa, better known as UNISA, was founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope . It is … at the corners of Justice Mahomed and Steve Biko Streets in Sunnyside, Pretoria. It offers both art and music … History and Visual Arts . Drawing, painting and sculpture in both traditional and non-traditional media are the …

… A man of passion, of unsurpassed courage has been cut down in the prime of his life. Chris Hani is known to all of us, … with distinction, earning the respect and love of millions in our country. His death demands that we pursue that cause … a day on which, wherever we are, we hold memorial services in honour of one of the greatest freedom fighters this …

… Africanist Congress (PAC) is far from over as two factions in the party battle with each other over the legitimacy of … Mphahlele – is taking place at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape and, according to Mphahlele, it is going … the liberation struggle party a force to be reckoned with in the 2009 elections is also on the agenda. A president – …

… The campaign for the liberation, which was launched in 1962, was spearheaded by the Liberation Front of … of Eduardo Mondlane. After the death of Mondlane in 1969, Samora Machel took over the reigns in FRELIMO until he delivered the country to independent in …

… the introduction of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in schools; suspended the 'homeland citizenship' requirement for Blacks leasing houses in townships; introduced a home ownership scheme; and agreed in principle to give increased powers to Bantu Councils in …

… the Chief Photographer of The Star, was killed in bloody pre-election fighting in Thokoza township on the East Rand, just two weeks before South Africans went to the polls in South Africa's first historic democratic elections. It was …

… member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street, Durban (YMCA), died in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. He showed a talent for music … from an early age and his first attempt at composition was in 1899. Most of his songs were widely acclaimed and are …

… golfer, Nick Price beat American golf icon, Tiger Woods in the 1998 Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament. It was … Price’s third win of the tournament, having won his first in 1993 and his second in 1997, beating South Africa’s Ernie Els. The tournament has …

… The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). It is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the towns that grew …

… as member/chair of numerous environmental boards, was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane). Maruma served as chairman and director in many companies such as Enviroserv Holdings, Stewart Scott … Company. He received the Manager's Award from Eskom in 1994 for Outstanding Performance in Environmental …

… Church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), S.G. Sekano Ntoane, was born in Hebron, Pretoria. Ntoane served on what was then the … the DRCA was still trying to find its feet, and his role in laying the foundations of the DRCA Synod. Sekano Ntoane …

… "What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?", Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934 In our last lesson we spoke of the Bantu or Native Republic … must now answer two questions. Pirstly, what will be done in the Bantu Republic, what will it give to the workers and …

… of manhood and brotherhood which has already shown itself in China and which must inevitably sweep the Colonial … is true to say that the Coloured People have learned more in the past three years their rulers than they have learned … of the non-European. It is a known historical fact that in any society the prevailing ideas, manners and customs of …

… was erected towards the end of 1902, on the highest point in Johannesburg ; Observatory Ridge.  It honours Hindus , … members of the Indian Army that lost their lives in the Anglo Boer War . Sadly the years and vandals have taken their toll on the monument and in the late 1980's some of the marble tablets were smashed. …

… after ornithologist-mammalgist, J Austin Roberts, born in Pretoria in 1883, and largely self-taught. He was to produce a number … books on both birds and mammals, and was tragically killed in a motor accident in 1948. …