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… From the book:  Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … who was a Coloured by pushing the same pen into the hair of the person whose identity was being established. Can you … this? Can you believe that we are home grown products of this society ? They were the experts - Clever folks these. …

… instrumental to the development and professionalisation of how commercial galleries are structured within South … Africa and the continent, as well as the responsibilities of gallery practices beyond circulation of work and the immediate imperatives of commerce, such as …

… had a human cargo: 174 slaves. This was the first shipment of slaves to arrive in South Africa, and marked the beginning of almost 200 years of slave trade at the Cape. The Amersfoort was not a slaver … in Richard Elphick and Hermann Gilliomee,  The Shaping of South African Society, 1652-1820 . Cape Town: Maskew …

… The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and burned. The riots were in … poor education facilities. In addition, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983 had been …

… With the wind of change powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of young but politically experienced F.W de Klerk, called for the opening of its membership to all races in the country. The view …

… The government of South Africa disputed compensation claims from the government of Botswana for damages caused by the July 1985 South African Defence Force raid on Gaborone, capital of Botswana. The disagreement came after talks between …

… King Leopold II of Belgium handed over the Congo to the Belgian state on this … undertaken to extract rubber and ivory in the Congo region of central Africa. He operated under the pretext of protecting the "natives" from Arab slavers and opening the …

… Common was vested land, which was granted to the City of Cape Town in 1923 for public recreation and sport fields. … Your stadium is home to Green Point Common; a little piece of paradise in the middle of the Mother City. For a fun day out, school tours, family …

… security police colonel, who was involved in the murder of several political activists in the Eastern Cape, died in … 1982, two student activists who belonged to the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Siphiwe Mthimkhulu and … Mdaka, were abducted, tortured and murdered at the behest of Nieuwoudt. During his amnesty hearing in 1997, Nieuwoudt …

… probing me to consider this question in the context of the South African white male and the responsibility he … photographer and activist Omar Badsha accuses Goldblatt of being “naive” to his subjects’ position, particularly … apartheid] who never really looked at the consequences of their actions”. For Goldblatt, the terms “white” and …

… me so long to find the road to what must surely be one of the highest peaks of my whole life. On that day I walked with seven other women at the head of a march of 20,000 women of all races to the Prime Minister …

… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is … hold land in freehold; their school education is now to be of a specific kind, the open universities of Cape Town and Witwatersrand are to be closed to them, they …

… The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in … the second oldest in the Eastern Cape is the distinction of being the first and only church of the Dutch Reformed Church formed from three churches! When …

… the Historic Indian temple thereon, being the remainder of Lot 79, Tongaat Township, situated in the Township of Tongaat, Province of Natal, and measuring (12 269) square feet. Vishwa Shakti; …

… noted for its Indigenous Vegetation. Although it is a spot of great natural beauty, it is also of little Architectural merit and any Historical interest resides in the fact that the graves of the Fitzpatrick family are located nearby. It was declared …

… because it is read by the politically conscious peoples of South Africa, and because it may appear in the last issue of this most valuable fighter for freedom and democracy in … he said. His statement continued:] On the occasion of June 26, 1962, I want to address my message to all …

… 17 December 1981. It was the first such establishment of its kind in KwaZulu Natal , located in a so called “White” … permission from all businesses within a 200-meter radius of the proposed site in Stanfield Lane, Pinetown. After a … granted a full liquor license in 1983. In those dark days of Apartheid, the Rainbow played an important role in the …

… The estate of Kronendal was part of land granted to Willem Basson in 1713, although it was only developed as a farm towards the end of the century. Its farmhouse was probably built after 1777 …

… 'Mostly Unseen' presents a selection of photographs taken by David Goldblatt over the past five decades. At times, it is a show of subtle and understated beauty. Divided into five components, it includes 18 classic studies of an impoverished white community in the Karoo, presented …

… has sent his condolences to the family and friends of legendary poet and short story writer, Pascal Mafika … away on Sunday. "It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of legendary poet and short story writer, Pascal Mafika Gwala …

… religious persecution brought about by the ascendancy of Catholicism in France. The Edict of Nantes, passed in 1685, inspired a great deal of resentment among non Catholics. Fleeing religious … Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.|Pieter Coertzen: The Huguenots of 1688-1988, Tafelberg Publishers 1988|Viljoen, H. C.,  The …

… first padrÁƒo, or stone cross, at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman's River on the Eastern Cape coast. It is South … African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. Details of his birth and ancestry are unknown, and the first mention of his career as ship captain is in an account of an …

… Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal from 1880 to 1906 of the School at Hermannsburg, 4 km to the North-East. 447 km … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. …

… an invading military force. Consequently, towards the end of the 18th century, the area saw the construction of a number of fortifications, first at the foot of Hangklip, and later …

… The chief of a group of San that inhabited the area between the Modder, Riet and … beyond the Koedoesberg along the Riet River, southwest of Kimberley, although Kausob himself cited the farm Soutpan … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC. …

… A couple of days back I had a dream where I visited the renovated premises of my once favourite shop as a kid in Salt River just around … The shop was Abrahamses Pet Shop. It was the biggest store of its kind in Cape Town and had premises on both sides of …

… Report of the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, …

… formerly Abyssinia, is a landlocked country in the East of Africa. It shares one of its borders with Somalia , to the East. Sudan to the West, … Ethiopia is even documented in the King James Version of the Bible. Archaeologist have found the oldest known human …

… ruled that in 1971 the SACP’s Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John Vorster’s 10th floor or off its roof, … leading to his death. He said there was a prima facie case of murder against the two policemen, who had in the past …

… in the fight against apartheid, now a thorn in the side of the fat-cat politicians. (This article first appeared in … chairs, cooing sympathetically about the plight of the poor, but drive around in fancy cars mimicking wealthy … Many politicians in South Africa are not at the forefront of the struggle for a better life for all. The struggle is …