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… assistance for the sending of delegates to the All-in Trade Union Conference at Cape Town, and one for the use … and the Federation which is the essence of its existence. In this connection I may refer you to the concluding … 30th June 1930. Let us add that your potential abilities in the movement are still recognised no less than your …

… A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 … A black man wearing some kind of overall was standing in the doorway. He was carrying an assault rifle - it looked … smoke from the first shots fired. The grenades were still in the air when he started firing." "As I dived under the pew …

… Kingdom I first met Abdulla Kajee on the quay at Durban in July 1929, when I stepped off a British India steamer at … and me strange. Yet for those concerned with Indians in South Africa the period was one of hope. The Indian … experienced delegates, both Indian and British, who had in that year come to South Africa on behalf of the Government …

… The achievement of independence in Mozambique inspired the South African Black Consciousness … rally. If Portuguese colonialism could be defeated in Mozambique, so could settler-colonialism in South Africa.  The idea was conceived by the SASO … Democracy Education Trust (2006). The Road to Democracy in South Africa: 1970-1980, UNISA Press, University of South …

… Engagement initiative by the national government today in Paarl, Western Cape. This initiate seeks to address … Masutha, Deputy Minister Kota and MEC for Human Settlement in the Western Cape, underscores the commitment and urgency … organizations and unions were invited and participated in the discussions. We note and welcome the outcome of the …

… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen … women began their basic training at the police College in Pretoria on 1 March 1972. On the surface this looks … despite the instruction of the Public Service Commission in 1971 that there should be no discrimination between male …

… that his forces had killed over 230 South African troops in the course of the offensive and had destroyed large … African People's Organisation (SWAPO). It was believed in many quarters that the SADF was using tactics to cover-up … for fear of antagonising the public against involvement in a war that was not theirs at all. South African President …

… and withdraw its forces and elections were to be held in Angola.  The treaty was signed on 22 December 1988. The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the movement of …

… and poultry product was lifted. The disease was discovered in ostriches over a year earlier in July 2004 in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. Thousands of birds were …

… On 12 June 2005, Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI died in a hospital in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. Rain Queen Modjadji VI is a … of Monomotapa, which ruled over the Zimbabwean people in the 15th and 16th century. Rain Queen Modjadji VI began …

… Commission under Advocate Louis Skweyiya, appointed in March 1992, found that there was abuse in some African National Congress (ANC) camps in exile. Following public criticism, President Nelson …

… In terms of section 248 (1) of the Interim 1994 Constitution, … of the country. This proclamation, which was published in the Government Gazette, also provided for the adoption of … Sikelel' iAfrika are songs which are both deeply rooted in the history of South Africa. Die Stem was sung on official …

… the Government of India as being most opportune and timely in view of the present political situation in South Africa . South Africa can ill afford to incur the … of South Africa hope that the Union Government will act in terms of the United Nations Assembly's resolution and …

… South Africa Company (BSAC). This was the final step in the process of the formation of Zambesia (as it was then … concession with C.D. Rudd, a partner of Rhodes, by which, in return for a thousand Martini-Henry rifles, 100 000 rounds … and his partners a monopoly of all the metals and minerals in his kingdom and the right to mining companies to do …

… nearly as powerful as the ANC within a year, especially in the southern Vaal townships (Soweto and Sharpeville, near Vereeniging) and in the Western Cape. The PAC, together with other Black political organisations, was banned in South Africa after the Sharpeville Massacre in March 1960. …

… led a peaceful Black march to Orlando police station in Soweto on 21 March 1960, the same day a similar protest took place in Sharpeville, to hand over their passes to police officers, … years. He was the only one imprisoned under this clause. In 1969 he was put under house arrest in his home in …

… In an attempt to organise a broad-based and inter-racial … Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg. Ray Simons, who was the brain behind the … of men and women of all races; equality of opportunity in employment; equal pay for equal work; equal rights in …

… to provide accurate time, especially for the ships in Table Bay. In 1865, a system was devised where an electrical signal would drop time balls at the Observatory, in Simons Town and Port Elizabeth. These days the Observatory …

… policy is inconsistent with the cause of the P.A.C. (iii) In doubtful cases applications shall be forwarded by the … as petty cash. (h) All national funds shall be deposited in a bank, and applications for withdrawal must be signed by … be green field with a black map of Africa and a gold star in the north-west of Africa. Green shall represent the youth …

… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up … and a balcony facing South, where the garden was.    "In 1902, Baker was a lucky man - he had the patronage of Lord … time you could build a house that looked like a House back in England or Scotland, by ordering the materials from …

… shade for about 1000 people, or 22 ox wagons with 20 oxens in front of each. The tree has subsequently been damaged by fire in 1870 and a parasitic disease, but it still visible via an … of 55 metres! Under the Wonderboom Giant Wild Fig Tree in Pretoria The Local People of the Area revered the tree as …

… which was created to facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteorological and related services … to suspend SA was taken at its seventh Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland. South Africa regained its membership on 9 June 1994. In its three consecutive congresses in 1995, 1999 and 2003 …

… The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a meeting held in Cape Town on 2 June 1948, where it was agreed that the …

… outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the … Dutch house reflects a bygone era. The Homestead, built in a predominantly Cape-Dutch style, in 1814.  Was the homestead of Jacob Glen Cuyler, Uitenhage …

… 1983.  Donkin Street is a famous tourist street located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The street is lined with the … a completely unique charm. It consists of five dwellings in Donkin Street, facing on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14 … Street and two at 8 and 10 Whitlock Street. Donkin Street in its entirety was declared a national monument in 1967 due …

… exception of the Castle, the oldest military establishment in South Africa. Its history has long been neglected.  … 1797 and 1807 have been demolished; a few of those built in the latter half of the nineteenth century still remain scattered in between the more modern architecture. One building of note …

… leader and Anglican clergyman, James Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become its secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of the 1949 Programme …

… and its president, James Motlatsi, were arrested in Newcastle, Natal. The two men and fifty-nine other union … which turned out to be the longest and costliest strike in the history of the mining industry. The strike was also … the NUM as the mining companies fired over 40,000 workers in breaking the strike. Click here to read more about the …

… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on board a rescue … Africans were still missing at that date, fourteen of them in Thailand and two in India. In a joint operation involving government, Netcare, …

… finally took the stand at the Durban High Court to testify in the fraud and corruption charges against Durban … after she sounded alarm on the possible irregularities in South Africa's multi-billion rand arms acquisition … relates to count three of corruption against Shaik in which the state alleges he solicited a R500 000 per annum …