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… In evidence furnished before the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, policemen Eric … revealed that May Ledwaba (Squish) had been the target of the attack. The fourth applicant, Jan Hattingh Cronje had … the only "judge" who could impose an execution by means of the notorious necklace method. At the time of the incident …

… at the house. According to General George Meiring, Chief of the Defence Force at the time, " There were actually only … twenty-six projectiles were found in the house, with four of the children found with gunshot wounds to the head. … Two years after the cold blooded killings, the Minister of Justice, Dullar Omar on behalf of the Government of …

… erected by the British military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was named in honour of Lt-Col Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th Regiment, who commanded the British troops during …

… by Millicent Fawcett in 1901, was established as a result of an outcry against the treatment of Afrikaners in concentration camps during the South African … War. A British woman, Emily Hobhouse became the champion of Afrikaners after investigating degrading conditions in …

… Germany's occupation of Namibia was accomplished through military conquest of the numerous groups in the region, with the Khoikhoi being … all her colonies, including South West Africa. At the end of the war, the colony was handed over to South Africa to …

… Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation of all Southern African territories, with a view to being appointed Governor of the entire region. Frere immediately realised that … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, (Cape Town), p.0157, Wallis, F. (2000). …

… As the German publisher Gerhard Steidl prepares a series of books on the life work of David Goldblatt, Jeffrey Ladd spoke with the South African … photographer about the newly edited and designed release of his long out-of-print collaboration with Nadine Gordimer …

… Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town , on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles . Zwarte Maria Evert was the first owner of the Farm that later became Camps Bay. She was born at the … in 1663. Her parents arrived at the Cape in 1658 as part of a group of 220 enslaved people taken from Benin. Her …

… "To see this sculpture of Mandela !" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road … in KwaZulu-Natal.  In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of Mandela's arrest, a sculpture was erected in the landscape … created by the artist: 'Marco Cianfanelli'. It consists of 50 steel poles between 6 metres and 10 metres high. At a …

… South Africa had started its journey towards becoming one of the great cricketing Nations. Australia’s first visit to … a big attraction at Newlands drawing an estimated crowd of 10,000 - easily a record at the time. England won at … 1906. South Africa finally turned the tables in the second of two tests played at Newlands in 1906, with another win in …

… was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey , who was the renowned British politician. … named after: Sir George Grey . Who was the Governor of the Cape from 1854 to 1861. Prior to this, on 31 December … or Battlefield routes , (often referred to as the ‘jewel of KwaZulu Natal). Greytown lies in the Forest Area and …

… encouraged the immigrants to settle in the frontier area of what is now the Eastern Cape. This was in order to … to the English-speaking population. This period saw one of the largest stages of British settlement in Africa, and approximately 4,000 … Rousseau Giliomee, H. and Mbenga, B. (2007).| New History of South Africa . Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town, pg 85-87. …

… This book contains a collection of selected articles by I B Tabata, the president of the Unity Movement of South Africa. The articles range over a number of …

… POM     When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we talked to one 15 year old boy and I … him their only course that they see as worthwhile is that of dying for Inkatha because they hate what the ANC is doing, …

… 90 world leaders gathered together at the Memorial service of Nelson Mandela, which was held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Thousands of people sang and danced in celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela. Speeches were delivered by …

…  A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named after Alice Slessor, wife of the engineer who constructed the railway. Its Xhosa name … red face brick Building now houses the reception of the 'Resort Hotel'. The Town was named in honour of Mrs. …

… A dissertation presented to the Facilty of the Graduate School of Yale University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This dissertation presents an …

… tensions in Angola, with Cuban forces fighting on behalf of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and South African troops for the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA and the National Front for the … ‘History of Angola’ in the History World Journal, p. 1| South African …

… These papers are selected from a number of essay and address published from time to time and are here … after the necessary alterations for the convenience of reference by those interested in the Native view of what is known as Segregation in South Africa. Contents The …

… Gask. The Same Boat, an anon. correspondent. Diary of a Detainee, ‘Tandi’. The Birth of African Nationalism, Lionel Forman. Four Years of Treason, Freda Troup. Monckton and Cleopatra, Patrick …

… Walter Sisulu, was served with two notifications in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950) . In terms of these notifications Sisulu was … Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, ‘ Timeline of Walter Sisulu’ from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory , …

… The Thirstland Trek is the name given to the exodus of Boer/Afrikaans families, most of them from the districts of Pretoria and Rustenburg, through Northern Bechuanaland to … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town : NASOU, v. 10, p. 491 …

… Oliver Tambo, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South … going into exile nearly thirty years ago. Tambo was one of the founder members of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in 1944 with Nelson Mandela …

… was popularly known as the Bambatha rebellion became chief of the AmaZondi people. Bhambatha succeeded to the throne after the death of his father and uncle, at the age of 25. He quickly established himself as a popular chief and …

… and slave wages. In articles in New Age the brutality of this system was exposed in 1947, nationalising the issue. … took up the story in 1952, after coming in possession of a dossier of trials of cases of beatings in the late 1940s, including … Nair Billy, (2001). "Through the eyes of the workers", in Reflections in prison , Cape Town, Zebra. …

… in London, political activist and Chief Executive Officer of Tourism South Africa, Cheryl Carolus, was born in … on the Cape Flats. At school, Carolus was an active member of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO). She was one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) …

… homes in the neighbourhood.   Shareifa Davids, a member of the Heritage Day campaign, was forced to leave her home at … in 1968 and continued for twelve years. During this decade of forced removal, the street grid was reconfigured and road … work longer hours to support the family. “But the elders [of District Six] were there,” she says. “The aunties took …

… is said to have existed for about 124 years. A Minister of the Berlin Mission Society, Gueldenpfennig, acquired the … the major share was sold to Whites. A larger proportion of the land is now owned by Sun Valleys, an orange growing … R20,000.00. The Society explained that during the course of the negotiations it was agreed that the Stendahl community …

… Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than … 10,000 black high school students in Soweto marched out of school, protesting an apartheid government mandate that they study in Afrikaans, the language of their oppressors. Defying a law that banned “liberation …

… Accord to Professor lan Simpson, Biko passed the point of no return within six to eight hours after sustaining his … Lang, District Surgeon, Port Elizabeth. Since the death of Biko he had made a number of statements. At first simply that at the request of Col. …