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… and vital conference called to consider the means and ways of meeting the acute situation of the growing number of unemployed workers, especially non-whites, in the …

… Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian … and on the west by Senegal and Mauritania. The countryside of Mali is largely flat and arid. The Niger River flows … main trading and transport artery in the country. Sections of the river flood periodically, providing much-needed …

… for diving with Great White Sharks and “game-viewing” of the Marine Big 5 from land, sea and air, the greater Gansbaai area offers a smorgasbord of adrenalin-pumping adventures in a tranquil environment of natural perennial beauty. Gansbaai is the natural …

… An extremely popular spot providing excellent views of the Town and the Franklin Game Reserve forms part of the Hill. Several types of big and small game can be seen in their natural habitat. …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … in two respects: firstly, by stipulating that at the end of his five-year term of indenture the Indian must return to India, or else be …

… The small town of Stutterheim lies at the foot of the Amatola Mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This picturesque town is situated about 70 …

… The North West Province was part of the old Transvaal , and includes most of the parts of the old homeland, Bophuthatswana . There is a lot of …

… Democratic Movement merged. Under the combined leadership of Zach de Beer, Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general election of September that year. However, the history of the DP goes back to 1959 when a number of liberal members …

… hosted by the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town, commemorates the sinking of the SS Mendi that occurred during the First World War, on … and particularly against the Natives Land Act of 1913, as a reason why these men left their homes in rural …

… Alexander Bay is way up the West Coast of the Northern Cape in South Africa . Virtually on the … Northerly, than this Seaside Town that lies on the mouth of the mighty- Orange River !" This is the River that feeds … Dam and forms not only the south-western boundary of the Free State but later also became the international …

… IT IS SIGNIFICANT that in a country peopled to the extent of 75% by blacks and whose entire economic structure is … Community Programmes to all those publications that are of great relevance to the black people. Our relevance is … situations in which they find themselves in this country of ours. We have felt and observed in the past, the existence …

… Bantu Steven Biko , leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO)  and pioneer of the Black Consciousness philosophy, died in police custody at the age of thirty. Biko was arrested in the outskirts of Grahamstown … Reader's Digest. (1988). Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story , New York: Reader's Digest …

… Mangcu.  Ngugi wa Thiong'o is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, and one of the most significant, prolific and influential thinkers of …

… are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city centre. The first formal European settlement of the Bay of Port Natal took place in 1824, when a small trading party …

… Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be … significant buildings surround the square: The Palace Of Justice, the Old Capitol Theatre, the Tudor Chambers, the …

… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools . Cape Town, Juta, … Bundy, Colin. “Action, comrades, action!” The Politics of Youth-Student Resistance in the Western Cape, 1985 . In …

… The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg . The gardens were established … rose garden and subsequently expanded to cover an area of around 125 hectares. The Botanical Garden form one of Johannesburg’s vital green lungs. The land for the gardens …

… Ocean to the South East and South. The Eastern portion of the former Griqualand East (surrounding the Umzimkulu River ) which is now an exclave- (a portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another.) …

… a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely … idea what they were doing. They did, however, have a copy of Encyclopedie des Arts et Metiers which contained details of how to construct such a Building and, within two …

… in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign Parts. It was located on the Inxu river, near the capital village of Chief Mhlonthlo of the amaMpondo. In 1874 the British …

… the theatre was completed in 1981. Situated on the Corner of Sisulu Street and Pretorius Streets, the Theatre covers the Eastern portion of the block. Housing five Theatres, it was at one time the largest Theatres of its kind in the Southern hemisphere. It forms a huge …

… The wildness of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable … Forests, mangrove Swamps and the primitive force of freak waves that have caused many a shipwreck along this …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a headmaster of the village school the District Unao, Uttar Pradesh, wrote to the Government of Bengal on 26 March 1905 saying that his son had been …

… free Burghers, Governor Jan van Riebeeck reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the Company. In February of that year the first bricks were made for a House on this … known as Rustenburg, was used by successive Commanders of the Cape as a country Residence, where they could …

… The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was … tender by Daanen & Dorlas was accepted. The corner stone of the church was laid by Paul Kruger on 10 October 1896 … which a lead tube, with information and documentations of the Reformed Church and otherS of the time, was plastered …

… impressive tourists attractions! It is the Capital City of the Northern Cape and surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers, two of them being the Orange and Vaal Rivers.  Kimberley has an …

… and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds of friends, and talk about what being a friend means to you. … More here .   Monday 14 th March, 6 for 6.30pm – Launch of The Sword and the Pen: Six Decades on the Political … journalist Allister Sparks has spent 60 years at the heart of South African politics. He will be here to talk about his …

… prepares to assemble for its new session, the people of South Africa face the grim prospect of more fascist attacks from the Strijdom police state on … rights. Our African womenfolk face the ghastly possibility of having to carry passes and suffer all the indignity and …

… Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa . The name is of Afrikaans origin and means …   New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper …

… A passionate lecturer pioneering the teaching of radical political philosophy, Dr. Richard Turner was … assassinated. Turner met his untimely death on the night of 8 January 1978 when he was shot through a window of his home in Durban and died in the arms of his 13-year old …