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… Andries Dreyer was born on 10 January 1872 in Philadelphia, in the present day Western Cape Province. After studying at the Normal College in Cape Town, be became a teacher, and through private study …

… interview with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern Rhodesia in 1929, Hjul lived in Cape Town where he became involved in …

… republic on 24 October 1964. The victory of Kaunda in the elections signaled an important phase in the struggle against colonial domination in the sub continent.  Under his presidency, Kaunda allowed … 2010]| BBC News. ' 1964: President Kaunda takes power in Zambia ' [online] available at news.bbc.co.uk  [accessed …

… Zuma was born on the 12 April 1942, at Inkandla, in KwaZulu Natal. At the age of 17, he joined the African … active member of its military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), in 1962. In 1962, while on his way out of South Africa, he was …

… buildings along the False Bay Coastline and was built in the late 1600's as a lookout post for enemy ships entering … on the Battle of Muizenberg. First recorded on a map in 1687, the actual origins and history of this building are … of debate, but it is thought to be the 2nd oldest building in the Cape after the Castle, and the oldest in False Bay. In …

… from the Mpinga clan, of the Xhosa nation, was born in the Eastern Cape in about 1873. It is believed that he received training as a … and was then sent to a Methodist Mission school in Nancefield, near Johannnesburg. He was also a choirmaster …

… 6 V. ¾ RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES ¾ (a.) Procedure in Relation to Treaties 6 (b.) Representation at … Policy 9 ( d.) Issue of Exequaturs to Foreign Consuls in the Dominions 9 Channel of Communication between Dominion … DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEE - (a.) Compulsory Arbitration in International Disputes 11 Adherence of the United States …

… us to address this august Assembly at this critical moment in the history of our dear continent. The links between the … as a rapidly growing, active and dynamic organisation in the teeth of opposition by powerful forces, we cannot but … Mauritius, there is cause for even more rejoicing. When in addition, the Fifth Assembly takes place in revolutionary …

… century, seven independent Hausa city-states were founded in Northern Nigeria. They were, Biram, Daura, Gobir, Kano, Katsina , Rano, and Zaria. In the late 15th Century, Portuguese navigators became the … by individuals who had become wealthy by engaging in the slave trade. In 1817, Usuman dan Fodio's son, Muhammad …

… A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, 26 km South-East of Assegaaibos Railroad Station, located in Cacadu District Municipality. It was established by Bishop H P Halbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson was a local …

… for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin In 1942, a strike was called at the Dunlop rubber factory in Durban The Natal Rubber Workers' Union had been organised in 1939. This Union opened its membership to European, Indian …

… Chad is the fifth largest country in Africa [i] . Chad is estimated to be one of the areas for … greatest Empires such as the Kanem-Borno, which originated in the south western part of Chad [iii] . The lands both … several ancient Kingdoms between 1 000 and 500 BCE [iv] . In the early 20th century Chad became a French colony and …

… July 1909, was submitted to the Secretary for the Colonies in London at the time that a closer union of the South … fourteen major signatories representing six organisations in their official capacities as presidents, vice-presidents, … Lutchman Panday. The petition was signed by 1 138 persons in all. Source: C.O. 179/253, 10 July 1909, Public Record …

… to the graveside. They have even known mass graves. In their march from colonial domination to independence they … has been struck down, as so many Zimbabweans, as peoples in Africa and elsewhere have been struck down by their enemies. In this he has contrived to underscore the indivisibility of …

… 40 years ago, the Anti-Apartheid Movement was launched in London at the request of the African National Congress of … Huddleston, both of whom later played catalytic roles in fighting against the apartheid regime. It therefore gives … a topic close to my heart, namely international solidarity in support of freedom, justice and development. In Southern …

… of the Union of South Africa marks an important step in the political history of the country. The change that will be effected in the government of the four colonies from this day is momentous. It is one of those stages in the growth of a country that bids its citizens pause and …

… ANC. It was he who, on his return from long years of study in the United States and Britain, issued the call to Africans to meet in Bloemfontein in January 1912 to form a new national organization, At the …

… Square used to house the Dutch Reformed Church building in Pretoria, with the open space around it used as ‘outspan’ … and used the proceeds to build two new churches, the one in Du Toit Street (Herformde Kerk) and the Bosman Street … Bosman Street Church is the largest and grandest. Designed in the Neo-Dutch Renaissance with strong Neo-Classical …

… The land was granted to the Garden Cities Trust in 1919 and was capitalised in part by a member of the trust, namely Richard Stuttaford … The first Pinelands Homes were thatched and fashioned in the Tudor style. The first of these, number 3 Mead Way, …

… Political leader, Walter Ulyate Sisulu was born in the Engcobo area in the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu worked as a miner, … before joining the African National Congress (ANC) in 1940. He immediately demonstrated a talent for leadership … pg 240.|Sisulu, E, (2002), Walter and Albertina Sisulu, In our Lifetime , (David Phillip Publishers) …

… Tatamkhulu Africa was born in As Sallum in Egypt as Mohamed Faud Nasif to an Arab father and a … on 7 December 1920. His parents relocated to South Africa in 1923 where they died from the Asia flu leaving him … Town?), p.115-117|Robin Malan, (2010), Burning a Hole in the page, A Readers guide to 70 South African Authors, …

… the many personal accounts now published by those involved in the anti-apartheid struggle, Norman Levy’s substantial … of South Africa’s cheap labour system, published in 1982, levy here tells how he became active at an early age in Johannesburg in the Communist Party before it was …

… the Martyr stands at the bottom of Parliament Street in Cape Town and was erected to provide a place of worship for English settlers of the Anglican denomination in the City. Construction on the Cathedral started in 1901 and has carried on ever since. The Cathedral is …

… became a symbol of the struggle against colonialism in Tanzania and to other African countries including South … allowing several liberation movements to have bases in Tanzania. For instance, the African National Congress … Machel and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). In 1961, Nyerere joined other African leaders in denouncing …

… with the WARC persuaded the church to renounce apartheid in its theological teachings. The DRC was suspended from the WARC at the 21st General Council meeting of the WARC in Ottawa in 1982. Calls to expel the DRC came as early as in the 1960s … G.D and Van Vugt, W.E (2000)  Race and reconciliation in South Africa: a multicultural dialogue in Comparative …

… the evening of 16 December 1961 five bombs were detonated in Port Elizabeth. The MK High Command selected targets for … buildings. For instance, an electrical substation in New Brighton, the building of the New Brighton Labour … installations were attacked with a majority of these being in the Eastern Cape. This may be because Port Elizabeth was …

… Cynthia Lindenberg Letty was born in Standerton, in the old Transvaal Province in 1895. She was the eldest of five children. At the outbreak …

… Sir Patrick Duncan was born on 21 December 1870 in Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland as the second son of a crofter. He received a Master of Arts in Classics from Balliol College in Oxford in 1981. After writing his law examinations in 1893 …

… Sir Thomas Cullinan was born in the The Cape Colony in 1862. He settled in Barberton, before moving to Johannesburg in 1887. He began …

… military means. The political events which have occurred in the last few years have convinced the overwhelming … It can also be gauged by their reluctance to participate in orthodox political struggles in which they expose themselves to massive retaliation …