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… 10:04pm on 29 September 1969, the Boland farming towns of Tulbagh, Wolseley and Ceres experienced the most … earthquake in South African history.[i] The epicentre of the earthquake was situated in Saron, a region near … a sizable 6.3 on the Richter’s scale, with reports of tremors experienced in the broader Cape region.[ii] …

… was granted to Catherina Ustings in 1688 and was one of the first farms in the Western Cape. Its Cape Dutch … its verandah and outbuildings were added at the beginning of the 19th century. It was declared a National Monument … old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. Despite a twist of fate preventing its interior overhaul, the new owner of …

… has been working very busily. This so-called press" is, of course, simply the press agency of the ruling classes to spread their propaganda among the … and has therefore been making a big effort on behalf of the coming elections to be held in June under the Natives …

… sportspersons and administrators were in the vanguard of this front of the anti-apartheid struggle. I would like to extend my … to Sam (Samba) Ramsamy - the principal strategist of the struggle against apartheid sports from the mid-1970s - …

… Introduction 1. The Declaration of intent which we adopted at Codesa 1 committed us to the established of a ‘democratic South Africa’. On the basis of this commitment many would have been led to believe that …

… The story of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa epitomizes the history of South Africa itself during the last thirty years, the …

… 1. Introduction The important task of our National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is to grapple … the complex and ever-changing world order.  The balance of forces and the balance of power is about concrete analysis of the dynamic world …

… Master of Ceremonies; Distinguished Heads of State and Dignitaries from abroad; Ministers; Honourable … Compatriots. For generations to come, the abiding image of a patient citizenry in long voting queues on 27 April …

… former Chief Justice would never have been a secret member of a political party Speech by George Bizos SC, … Litigation Unit, Legal Resources Centre, in honour of former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Johannesburg City … student, a keen cricket player and an agile goalkeeper of the Wits Soccer Team.  I was serving my third term as a …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. Cachalia, chairman of the British Indian Association, explains to the Secretary …

… Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew At the beginning of October 1936 the all African Convention held its conference of the Transvaal section, and once again as in the July and December conferences the fatal weakness of the convention was displayed: it has no programme. The …

… many, year old Monuments here:  Including: the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx; the Karnak temple, with its infamous hieroglyphics and the Valley of the Kings Tombs! The capital is Cairo, it has a number of very interesting landmarks. One being the infamous  …

… political activist and theorist from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His major contribution as an activist was to the development of the political strategy of non-collaboration with the structures and instruments of … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography , v. 2. Pretoria: Vista. …

… Groutville is situated approximately ten kilometers south of KwaDukuza and about 69 kilometers north of Durban. The name Groutville was acquired from its founding … his wife Charlotte in 1836. Reverend Aldin Grout was part of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission. …

… British troops occupied Utrecht during South African War of 1899 - 1902 as their headquarters. The British were wary of having to camp in high altitude area where their health … and Utrecht provided them with a perfect opportunity of experiencing a climate closer to home. Moreover, the …

… Situated on the west coast of Africa, the banks of the River Gambia have been inhabited for many centuries. The first known written record of The Gambia is a brief reference in the account by Hanno … gambia, 'History of the Gambia ',[Online],Available at www.gambia.co.uk …

… is an experienced social worker and currently the Director of the Black Community Programmes WHEN YOUR SRC President … to you, I replied that I did not feel it a great priority of mine to do so, for I belong to a group of people who are seeing increasingly the futility of …

… Labour Party", The Bolshevik, April 1920 In a recent issue of our esteemed contemporary, the International, appeared a … eye upon the Labour Party which has attained the fleshpots of a certain share of political power. The statement, from a Socialist …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … for justice. That weapon, satyagraha , was the culmination of a profound development in Gandhi himself. The reason why … and that is the way they understood it. It was not weapon of the weak. Source: Gandhi: Satyagraha in South Africa, …

… the Malay Quarter of Simon’s Town. [i] The Noorul Islam Mosque looks down … curved lines and intricate Detail. From the Entrance of the Mosque one looks down Alfred Lane, onto the bustle at … sail serenely by. The Mosque is situated in a quaint Area of Simon’s Town, steeped in the History of a bygone ere, when …

… reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the Eastern slopes of …

… Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town , located between Mowbray and Rondebosch . The … suburbs train route) on 19 December 1864. The Suburb of Rosebank is similarly Home to a number of the University of Cape Town’ s Students who make use of …

… The Right Honourable Rev. Desmond Tutu, Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Distinguished … Allow me to congratulate the Chairperson and other members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on your …

… Your Excellency, Mr. Tomichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan; Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen. Since we … your beautiful country, we have been treated with the kind of hospitality which makes us feel exceptionally important. … recovery you have made from the devastating effects of war. You have also been repeatedly struck by natural …

… Honourable Chairperson, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency, Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellency, Mr Jacques Diouf, Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, Ministers and …

… nor whether a warning was issued. Audio-visual depictions of the event demonstrate a systematic attack on strikers, … and the ability to cordon off the strikers with layers of barbed wire or other more solid reinforcements. They have … situation through negotiation. They should have knowledge of dozens of siege/negotiation combination tactics and …

… It has been 26 years since the youth of South Africa marched in all parts of the country on a lonely journey for a better education, a transformed South Africa. Many of those who bravely took that journey did not live to see a …

… Mr Jimmy Manyi, President of the BMF Ms Tembakazi Mnyaka, our host and chair of BMF KZN, Prof William Makgoba, Vice chancellor of University of KwaZulu-Natal, Distinguished guests, Thank …

… to higher education in South Africa over a period of twenty-five years, and particularly to Rhodes University during his eight-year term of office. A career in higher education was always likely, … as a social science student at what was the University of Natal in Durban in the late 1970s, and then at UCT. A …

… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education This chapter looks at how archaeology and the … to the public. It examines the past hundred years of research carried out at the archaeological sites of Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe and Thulamela, and tries to …