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… become well known for its culturally diverse population and heritage (Fraser, 2005:11). The ways in which this diversity manifests varies and is dissimilar throughout the country. In the popular … annual Minstrel Festival which takes place on 2 January, and is also referred to as Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New …

… From the book:  Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between 1926 and 1934 waves of 'insubordination', 'defiance' and 'riots' … her from her double burden as both a domestic and a wage worker (CAS, 1909; Knit, 1983; Eleanor Shipley interview). …

… born in Moscow on 6 June 1888 to Isidor Schlesin and his wife Helena Dorothy (nee Schloss). The Schlesin family later immigrated to South Africa, and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in June 1892.  In 1903,  … contribution to the cause, Schlesin was presented with a gold watch by the President of the Chinese Association, Leung …

… Sir Joseph Baynes (83), successful farmer and promoter of dairy farming and also SA minister of Lands and Works, dies in Ixopo, …

… A total of 1 004 persons consisting of 849 burghers and boys, 152 women and girls, two Coloureds and one Black man, cross the b …

… Sir Joseph Baynes (83), successful farmer and promoter of dairy farming and also SA minister of Lands and Works, dies in Ixopo, …

… dominate the 106th Boston Marathon, winning both men’s and women’s titles and capturing the four top spots and six of t …

… Biko, the State and the SA Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) and now the Medical Association of South Africa (MASA): …

… Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited by Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire. Published by UCT Press and the Kaplan … and houses of bank notes.” His layman’s description of gold mining draws the distinction between prospectors, …

… an author. She commented with a simple phrase, “Rootedness and openness.” She went on to explain that this means being … draws her reader in. Véronique Tadjo, writer and poet, provides many distinct pairs of spectacles for her reader, and with each new pair draws her reader into a world marked …

… Contents and Contributors CONTENTS Comment Frank Meintjies and Mi Hlatshwayo. STORY: Reminiscences of a Job Seeker, Jan Ceasar Mbele. ESSAYS and INTERVIEWS: Language and Labour in South Africa, Frank … Staffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989 …

… unsaid because of the censorship rules that prescribe and proscribe the thoughts of a prisoner. The one thing that he could have expressed freely was remorse and regret. There is not a glimmer of this in any of his … regard to the position he has adopted about his country and its freedom and that of his people. The regrets he does …

… the growth in joint Afro-Indian resistance to the doctrine and practice of white supremacy.  Mrs. Meer is a sociologist … of Natal. Her husband, a prominent Indian lawyer and Congress official, is at present in indeterminate … of Indo-African co-operation. Until recently, the Indian worker faced with growing apprehension the prospect of …

… newspaper file I needed. He was looking at my greying hair and the creases under my eyes, and said quietly, “It’s been a long journey!” He was right! The journey I describe is both personal and political. The politics referred to is not about the … The Final Prize - Contents and Preface …

… The Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project based in … Eastern Cape is involved in community outreach and youth development. Initially known as the Dakawa … project moved to South Africa in 1992, with Johannesburg and Cape Town organisations putting in bids to have it move …

… From the book:  Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education … of Natal Press, 2000 Breytenbach, W.J. The Presidency and Inequality in South Africa: Implications for the … Bundy, C. `Around which corner?: Revolutionary Theory and Contemporary South Africa’ , Transformation 8 (1989). …

… of 11 other mosques, the establishment of 13 Madrassas and the laying out of a number of Cemeteries. He died in 1911 and his body was interred in the octagonal Mausoleum that he … River in Riverside, a stone’s throw from the Indian Ocean, and built a humble wood and iron House. The main Builder was …

… From the book:  Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History … for Schools . Cape Town, Juta, 2003. Beinart, William and Saul Dubow (eds.). Segregation and Apartheid in Twentieth …

… By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath In the early months of 1960 the PAC … abolished. The campaign was hastily called, ill-organised, and was probably intended to forestall an ANC "Anti-pass Day" … action produced a response - at least in the Vereeniging and Cape Town townships. The state responded with the most …

… to education. Both Mandelas have continued to study and to write exams throughout their imprisonment. When there … of protest they graduated to a restricted number of papers and to the radio, and eventually to TV. Mandela developed an interest in … Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies …

… From the book:  Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Chris … but rather the merging of a number of international and local events that occurred over several years. One thing … Chris Hani, Chief-of-staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party …

… From the book:  Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education … William Makgoba provides insight into both the internal and external resistance movements as well as the motivations … us to some of the younger leaders such as Steve Biko and Rick Turner but also those who had been pivotal in the …

… But commerates all of those that marched through Soweto and shot at by police on the 16 June, 1976! Which has now … The museum is next to the Hector Pietersen Memorial, and the whole area has been declared a National Heritage Site. Visitors move along a series of ramps and look through strategically placed windows at important …

… a meeting organised by the African National Congress (ANC) and other five homeland leaders to discuss ways of ending the … to attend such a meeting since members of both the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) were held responsible for the … because he had repeatedly called for talks between himself and Nelson Mandela in his capacity as the leader of IFP to …

… Pamphlet of the Commission for Justice and Reconciliation regarding economic measures such as sanctions, trade embargoes and disinvestment against apartheid and the challenge to the church … Commission for Justice and Reconciliation: economic measures against apartheid and …

… WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, pledge ourselves to Peace and Reconciliation in South African and agree to commit ourselves to the following: 1. The … April 26-28, 1994 elections for both the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures. 2. All the undersigned parties … FOREWORD: THEORETICAL DEBATES AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES …

… From the book:  Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education … homelands ”” those territories reserved for black people and around which the principle of segregation in South Africa … bantustans black consciousness ”””” a political movement and ideology seeking to unite black people in affirming their …

… Black, Coloured and Indian churches issued statement stating that the … justify reconsideration of the Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act. The Immorality Act was one of … of marriage as well as casual sex. The Mixed Marriages Act and the Immorality Act were among the first major laws of the …

… Group Areas Act , to be granted a license to sell food and sorghum beer to Africans; this, after having had to seek … a protracted struggle the founding members, Ben Pretorius and Billy Mthembu, were granted a full liquor license in … 1983 the first concert was staged featuring Philip Thabane and Malombo, thus starting a key element of what is today the …

… From the book:  Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education … influence on Afrikaner economic, political, cultural and religious life during most of the twentieth century. It … a fixed period Cold War – the state of political hostility and distrust existing between the Soviet Union and its allies …