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… Cape. This initiate seeks to address persisting problems of farm evictions, working conditions and the previous … the Western Cape, underscores the commitment and urgency of resolving farm workers problems. The ANC is happy that representatives of various farmers organizations and unions were invited and …

… Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent leaves, erect spikes of flowers and bitter juice, extracted from certain species.  … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper …

… attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J.T. Venter. It is one of the smaller towns that currently forms part of the Gariep Local Municipality, with its seat in … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. …

… illuminate Table Bay Harbour, 10 years before the rest of Cape Town. The building dates back to 1892.  At the beginning of the 19th century an improved system of water supply was introduced whereby water from the …

… Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the Northern bank of the Jackals Creek, near the rustic seaside town of Lamberts Bay. The small boutique vineyard overlooks the nutrient rich kelp coast of the Atlantic Ocean, five kilometres to the West. During …

… On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the Southwest point of Jutten Island and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people aboard the Merestein survived. Jutten Island is part of a marine protected area.  The Cape Cormorant uses it as …

… Zimbabwe, Mann intended to procure arms to equip a group of mercenaries to overthrow the government of President Teodoro Obiang, allegedly on the instigation of Severo Moto, the leader of the opposition in Equatorial … at: www.channel4.com [Accessed 26 July 2010]| Will the Dog of War Simon Mann put Mark Thatcher behind bars?  [online] …

… languages. In 1968, he became an assistant professor of English at New York State University. A year later he … published in 1974. Following three other publications, one of which won Britain's Booker Prize, Coetzee taught … in the United States, while also holding a number of prominent positions at the University of Cape Town. On 25 …

… House on 31 August 1988. The building was the headquarters of the South African Council of Churches(SACC) and housed a number of other progressive organisations. Van der Merwe claims that … Release By Deputy President Mr TM Mbeki On The Statement of The Bombing of Khotso House  from  South African …

… In a long-anticipated move the recently appointed Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel announced the government's … to tighter fiscal policy and the steady liberalisation of foreign exchange controls. He emphasised that the … pledged to reduce the budget deficit from 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 4.0 per cent GDP in the …

… on his subjects to take part in the election. The details of the meeting were not made public. Independent Electoral … broken the election deadlock, side-stepped the question of international mediation which led to the breakthrough and … democratic polls the following week. The main elements of the Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace were:   the IFP …

… acrimony. On 18 July 1966 the International Court of Justice ruled in a split vote that they had no power to … (Britain, France and Malawi) to terminate the mandate of South Africa over South West Africa and to declare the administration of the region the responsibility of the United Nations. The …

… The 'Luthuli Detachment', made up of units of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, and the Zimbabwean … crossed the Zambezi River from the Zambian banks of the river into Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) at the …

… and overcrowded. These factors contributed to the spread of disease. There was a shortage of both medical supplies and medical staff. At least 25 000 children and women died from epidemics of dysentery, measles, and enteric fever. Emily Hobhouse …

… Cape). During the 1940s, he enrolled at the University of Fort Hare where he became active in politics. Tambo was … student boycott at Fort Hare, calling for the formation of a democratically elected Student's Representative Council … from the institution and could not complete his Bachelor of Science honours degree. The son of Nzimeni and Julia, …

… dire conditions prevailing in the camps to the attention of the British parliament, resulting in the appointment of a Ladies' Commission (Fawset Commission) to investigate … conditions in the camps. Lord Kitchener, supreme commander of British forces in SA and responsible for the policy of …

… Stewart  (Bill) Ainslie, South African artist and founder of several art training projects, was born in Bedford, Eastern Cape as a descendent of an early British settler who had arrived in the Cape … graphic artist and sculptor himself, he was keenly aware of the damage Apartheid inflicted on local art. To combat …

… Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, a soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), who was executed by … Central Prison, was born on 10 July 1956 in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. Mahlangu left the country to join the ANC's …

… newspaper focused on Indian rights, poor living conditions of indentured labourers and racial discrimination. It provided an important historical record of the social and political lives of the Indian community in South Africa and also publicised …

… students nationwide should close down Black institutions of higher education through lecture boycotts in support of the expelled Onkgopotse Abram Tiro from the University of the North (now University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus). … ' Graduation Speech by Pnkgopotse Tiro at the University of the North ', from South African history online , 29 April, …

… Deby on 10 October. Thus the small West African republic of Chad joined the group of oil-producing African nations. The opening of this pipeline raised hopes for many of the country's …

… Restoration of South African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 … four months before the first South Africa non-racial polls of 27 April, 1994. More than seven million people in the former homelands, forced to accept citizenship of their various homelands, regained their South African …

… inside South Africa and abroad to oppose the legality of the South African Government, was published by the ANC Department of Religious Affairs in Zambia. Phakamani acknowledged the role of religion in the oppression of many South Africans and …

… Yellow, red, green, black and white poster. Artwork of face of Nelson Mandela. Artwork of map of Africa. Artwork of people protesting. Issued by the …

… and comments on them, and he marvels at the growth of grandchildren. They come with their mothers as infants in … you look well and it pleases me very much to see you full of smiles, to know you are with close family friends. Zazi's picture at once reminded me of you shortly after your Mum returned from Baragwanath …

… You wrote on the back page of my last essay ("Political Education in The Republic") "Good ideas, but style too literary. Use of images evades the final point." When I left, you thought me still evasive, trying to pass off my own fear of suffering as a form of wisdom. I'd said, "There's nothing …

… was achieved by 1988. Josephine Mill's is a little slice of history in the heart of the green, leafy suburb of Newlands. It is situated on the banks of the Liesbeek …

… in Tshwane, built by Alexander Anderson at the corner of Pretorius and Paul Kruger streets, has an appealing … for all intents and purposes, and was sentenced to a year of hard labour by the Provincial Government. He somehow … that should he build the prison in under an allocated time of 12 months, he would be pardoned. He built a shoddy …

… artifacts. Particularly noteworthy is a collection of late 18th and early 19th century Cape furniture. The … Johannes Theophilus Rhenius and he was assisted by a board of burger heemraden and subordinates like secretary and a … who, with the resident magistrate, replaced the board of Landdrost and heemraden when they were abolished by the …

… Regina Mundi Catholic Church is located in the Township of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the rich History of Soweto and is the largest Catholic … ica.net/na/en/travel/article/take-a-journey-into-the-centre-of-africa-s-rich-heritage-at-the-regina-mundi-church …