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… League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA).   After the passing of the Suppression of Communism Act and the dissolution of the CPSA, Levy …

… Hendrik Egnatius Botha was born on the 27 of February 1958 in Breyten, in the Eastern Transvaal (now … He schooled in Pretoria, where he participated in a number of sporting codes including cricket, tennis, athletics and rugby. While Botha was studying at the University of Pretoria he was selected to play for the South African …

… At the annual congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee held in Johannesburg, it … the South African constitution to create a new structure of Parliament. The new Tricameral Parliament would consist of three Parliamentary chambers: The House of Assembly (White …

… obstructed, tampered or destroyed health or safety of the public, the maintenance of law and order, the supply of light, water, power, fuel ,or foodstuffs, sanitary, … Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, …

… Sisulu died at her Linden home, Johannesburg at the age of 92. Often referred to as the ‘Mother of the Nation’, she was a nurse and one of the most important leaders of anti-Apartheid resistance in …

… The Japanese- influenced building is actually a complex of theatres. At the time of construction, it was the first of its kind in Southern Africa.  The theatre consists of five …

… from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Let us make the festive season an … which the Vorsters can never destroy; REMEMBRANCE of our leaders, many of whom have now spent more than ten years of Christmases …

… born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare time … studying, especially subjects like mathematics. At the age of 19, he became an assistant at a school, and went on to …

… Hill 23 km East of Aggeneys and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. … the Town was founded to service a nearby Mine.  This range of Hills,Mountains and Inselbergs in the Area, display some …

… 1840 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) acquired a portion of the Farm; Mooi Meisiejie Fontein for the purpose of establishing a Kerkplaats. The village of Riebeek was established in 1842, and was named in honour …

… Issue covers an SACP delegation to the 14th Congress of the Romanian Communist Party, SACP delegation to the Congresses of the Communist Party of Britain and the Communist Party of Great Britain, SACP …

… Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, Anglican bishop of Zululand and Swaziland was born in Nquthu, Natal. He was the only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu and was a member of the Zulu Royal Dynasty. In the early 1960s he was elected …

… to search for a trading route to India, by King John II of Portugal. Without realizing it he had actually rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Dias' excursion ashore ended hastily though, … because the locals chased him off the land, with a hail of stones.  Mossel Bay's History can also be traced back more …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the town clerk of Durban on 6 December 1872 asking for an increase in their … Archives. We, the undersigned Coolies in the services of the Corporation, beg most respectfully to submit the …

… After a brief period of transitional government Dr Manuel Pinto da Costa, the leader of the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and PrÁ­ncipe(CLSTP) became the first president …

… Voster was elected to the unprecedented honorary position of State President. However, his spell in the new office was … scandal, named after Dr Connie Mulder, then Minister of Information. Vorster was implicated in the use of a secret slush-fund to buy loyalty of the English …

… dissected by meandering streams. In 1763 the burgers of Cape Town planted a number of oaks around this area, and in 1806 the city treasury voted money for the erection of a fountain and the planting of more trees. The fountain …

… Siad Barre shared the fate of many post liberation leaders in Africa. Having started out as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World War Two, Barre was found to excel in the sphere of politics. After Somalia gained independence he rapidly …

… The rioting spread from the Schotche Kloof Malay section of Cape Town. Rioting started when groups of women wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Troops Out" … who were permanently stationed in townships because of the state of emergency, pull out of the townships. The …

… Council (SRC) Vice-president at the University of Transkei and staunch opponent of Transkei government, Batandwa Ndondo, was shot by police on the outskirts of Cala, Transkei. Ndondo became one of the forty-nine … Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights …

… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Politics. Abstract: The …

… I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when Angola-based guerrillas of the Front for the National Liberation of Congo (Front pour la Liberation Nationale de Congo (FLNC) … Bobb, S.F.(2010), Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , (Scarecrow …

… Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his Masters in … Brink, Ingrid Jonker and Breyten Breytenbach were part of the Afrikaans literary movement, Die Sestigers ("The …

… and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan following years of colonial rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th … while in the 1890s the British decided to gain control of Sudan. Following a series of campaigns between 1896 and …

… cemetery Tana Baru (meaning 'New Ground'), where some of the earliest and most respected Muslim settlers of South Africa were buried, was closed in terms of the Public Health Act No. 4 of 1883. Following the … [Accessed on 3 December 2013]| Tana Baru HISTORY OF THE TANA BARU AT A GLANCE [online] Available at: …

… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were members of the National Party in the Ladybrand local branch. He …

… Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, Dr Zola Sidney Themba …

… day Transvaal coal miners embarked on a strike because of a wage cut of 5 percent per shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers … rejected a proposal that a regulation concerning the ratio of Whites to Blacks should be adjusted in favour of Blacks. … joburg, Miners’ Strike remembered , from City of Johannesburg , [online], Available at  www.joburg.org.za …

… Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, famed SA painter and mother of actress Jana Celliers was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal. Though Cilliers-Bernard was at one time one of South Africa's underestimated artists, her contribution in … overall worldwide exposure during a time when only a few of our artists ventured outside the country, placed her …

… Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and women, until in February 1954 when the … Appearing monthly, the periodical was edited over a period of several years in the mid-1950's by Ruth First. The focus …