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… As we celebrate this day let us do so with high regard of the developments that ushered a new democracy which has been the foundation of the new identity we have embraced much to the appreciation of the world community. We need to take pride in our ability …

… During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the colony. At the instigation of John Paterson, one of Port Elizabeth's the first Town …

… Table Bay is a natural inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, overlooked by Cape Town  and the … first European to explore the region in 1486. The region of the Western Cape which includes the Table Bay Area (where the modern City of Cape Town is located) was inhabited by Khoikhoi …

… At least eighteen people were killed on the day of the funeral of Sam Ntuli, an African National Congress (ANC) member … During the funeral service, attended by thousands of people in the Thokoza Stadium, six people were reported to … (1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state , Johannesburg: Human Rights …

… at Orlando stadium in Soweto after an absence of thirty years from the political arena in South Africa. The Youth League was effected through the amalgamation of two youth structures, the South African Youth Congress … (PNYS) were set up to spearhead the rebuilding process of the Youth League nationwide. Their main responsibilities …

… the SA Defence Force (SADF) admitted to the existence of a secret unit called the Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB), … De Klerk said in March 1990 that he had been informed of the CCB only in January of that year, and that he would not protect any minister …

… building where Cecil John Rhodes held up during the Siege of Kimberley from 1899 – 1900 . The fist curator of the museum was Ms Maria Wilman and in the forty years that she was in charge, she transformed it into one of the most important museums in South Africa. Since her …

… under oath that while in office, the former president of South Africa, Mr F. W. de Klerk knew of illegal operations by the security forces against Black … commission, Mr de Klerk categorically denied that he knew of any illegal operations by his government. A BBC Southern …

… sick, [blank] in number, to be allowed to be lodged by one of our burghers ... which was politely granted ..." [Journal] "... through the Blessing of the Almighty we had a faire view of the Land ... as we stood in we kept our lead working & … William Pearse - Manuscript in collection of Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, PRS (16 April 1660-11 …

… in central Johannesburg against the detention of a fellow clergyman who had supported the school boycotts … 1980, before spreadingacross the country. The main cause of the boycott was the decaying of schools and student dissatisfaction with the education … O’Malley, P. ‘1980’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za …

… which broke out on 9 October, 1899. The Burghers were part of the war as they would sometimes pass messages from one place to another, serving as a vital source of communication among Boer guerrilla commandos. The war that saw the shift of power and the occupation of territories would end on 31 …

… Founding member and president of the Pan Africanist Congress , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe , … was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for incitement of Blacks to urge the repeal of pass laws. Sobukwe led a peaceful Black march to Orlando …

… The South African government under leadership of Prime Minister John Vorster pledged support for the United States of America's (USA) efforts to bring about a negotiated … (now Zimbabwe). Vorster realised that Rhodesia had no hope of winning the war against the liberation movements, …

… Situated on the ground floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein, The Wits Art Museum is one of Johannesburg’s foremost tourist attractions. The museum is …

… African academic, Dr Olive Shisana was born in the town of Pietersburg, South Africa, on the 27th of November 1950. [1] She holds a BA degree which she obtained from the University of the North, South Africa. She holds a Master’s degree in …

… Polokwane means:'place of safety' and is quite appropriate as it protects the Cape … non-breeding groups in Namibia and Southern Zimbabwe. One of the largest southern African vultures with a total length of about 106 cm and is the lightest in colour being mostly …

… On 29 July 1999, a team of AngloGold mineworkers at the Mponeng mine in Carletonville accidentally drilled into a pocket of flammable methane gas in the rockface. They were … a tunnel to a working area, which required the drilling of deep holes into rock to check for pockets of water or gas, …

… "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern Africa, formerly the German colony of South- West Africa. According to archaeological finds, the area was home to groups of Khoikhoi (Topnaars) and Aoni, who had lived in the area …

… by Norman Levy I literally fell into politics at the age of fourteen, a happening that set my life on a path to … triggered the event was a cycle ride round the streets of Hillbrow on my elder brother’s bicycle when, not expecting to find a meeting by the side of the road, I made a sudden slide from the street onto the …

… Matthews , was born in Kimberley in 1901, the son of Peter Motsielwa and Martha Mooketsi Matthews, a Tswana … a Cape voter and his cousin, Sol Plaatje, a founder member of the African National Congress (ANC). Matthews devoted the first part of his life exclusively to education. He enroll at Fort Hare …

… all their money and scores committing suicide. This set of the world wide depression of the 1930s, which at its worst saw one in three people … as well as political implications. The lives of millions were affected and resulted in the loss of land, …

… SASPU National was one of two publications produced by the South African Students … SASPU Focus. A non-profit newspaper, about 25 000 copies of SASPU National were distributed mostly through organisations. The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded in 1924 at Grey …

… Xhosa war hero and regent of the AmaNgqika (Gaika) Xhosa clan during the youth of Sandile, Maqoma (also spelled Makoma or Macoma), died on … ranging from August 1856 to February 1857. The slaughter of cattle was incited by Nongqawuse's vision on the banks of …

… story Part 1: Our home is the Kalahari. We are the !Kung of Nyae Nyae. The Kalahari is a very big desert which takes up almost a third of southern Africa. Where we live, it is very dry. The big … rains come in January, February and March but for the rest of the year, the rain never falls. During the season of the …

… [On the morning of January 30, 1981, South African troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an address by Mr. Tambo to thousands of members and supporters of the ANC in Maputo.] The crime …

… stroll around Amandelboom, the so-called coloured township of Williston Village in the Upper Karoo, best you not be … Church services begin. Amandelboom was the original name of this little Northern Cape Village on the Sak River, which … first missionaries encamped, and then renamed in honour of the then-Colonial Secretary of the Cape, Colonel Hampden …

… as the Dakawa Development Centre, it began as a project of African National Congress (ANC) exiles during the time of Apartheid. It was located at The Solomon Mahlangu Freedom … as well as other activities to improve locals quality of life. It  developed into a non-profit trust, working to …

… studios and exhibition space in Woodstock , and is one of the few active non-commercial spaces in Cape Town . The … Trust, which was founded in 1982 as an organized network of artists, visual art organizations and artist-led … This initiated and facilitated an international network of workshops and residencies hosted by various artists around …

… left standing in Bloemfontein . It is an extension of the National Museum and functions to tell the fascinating story of the Free State and its establishment. It is a relatively … gables. In November 1848, Maj Henry Warden sold a number of erven in Bloemfontein, raising for the Government a sum of …

… In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! This spans over an area of 22 square kilometres and showcases some of the Western Cape Vegetation, that makes this Area so …