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… South West Africa to fight against Imperial German Forces. In May of the following year, German troops sought a treaty … Major Leish. The treaty that saw the end of German rule in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was signed by … Paterson H. (n.d.), ‘The South African Campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914 – 1915’ from South African …

… African Communist Party(SACP), which had been unbanned in February 1990, was formally re-launched as a legal organisation at a mass rally in Soweto which was attended by approximately 45 000 people. … the close co-operation between the SACP, ANC and COSATU. In celebration of the anniversary of the re-launching of the …

… Several Stellenbosch University students engaged in a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i] According to reports, the crowd had gathered at a local café in order to purchase the late edition of the Cape Argus.  …

… by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The Netherlands for the Cape of Good Hope. Van Riebeeck … 82 men and 8 women. When Van Riebeeck left The Netherlands in 1651, the Council of Policy, a bureaucratic governing … Riebeeck and his crew was extremely harsh, as they lived in wooden huts and their gardens were washed away by the …

… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National … Native Land Act of 1913 and to chart a way forward. Also in the agenda of the meeting was a report from a delegation, … the passage of the act to please the Afrikaner community in the Free State and Lord Gladstone would not agree to …

… plaque was erected by the Historical Monuments Commission in 1954 in honour of the fallen heroes of Rorke's Drift. In 1999 another side to the story was remembered when a …

… Daizer Mqhaba; The Voortrekkers by Sheila Fugard; Silence in Jail! by Peter Horn;  A Letter to Bandi by Kriben Pillay; … on Mzimhlophe by Landi Themba; Shaka by Bika; Gravity in the Hole by Nhlanhla Maake; Reluctant Neighbour by … by Frank Chipasula; The Answer by Joseph Moladira;  Except in Poems I Won't Look Back by John Eppel; Song of the …

… of the Opposition, House of Assembly, CAPE TOWN Sir, In one week's time, the Verwoerd  Government intends to … satisfaction from this developing crisis. We, on our part, in the name of the African people – a majority of South … this most important organisation - the main organisation in fact of anti-Nationalist opinion amongst the European …

… appointed Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence was taken on the extent of the …

… by Bartolomeu Dias on his epic voyage around the Cape, in 1487. It was the last landfall sighted before a wild storm … virtually unihabited until James Alexander's discovery in 1852 of copper, 160km inland from the bay at Okiep.  …

… and offer guided tours. After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparatively warm waters of the False Bay. …

… (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (54), passed away in the Kimberley General Hospital between midnight and 01h00 … died of lung complications after having been hospitalised in 1977. His medical doctors requested that he should be …

… on the Historic Montagu Pass this bridge was built in 1847. This solid bridge was designed by Charles Michell … The official opening took place at the Keur River bridge in the pass. The honour of naming the pass fell to Mrs Geesje …

… Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional … by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This important pass connected the Warm Bokkeveld …

… The Partnership against HIV/AIDS was launched in 1998 by the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki . He made a … The 6th anniversary celebration of the day was held in Greenhills stadium, Randfontein. The keynote address was …

… month Be Legal  campaign at the Jack Mincer Taxi Rank in Johannesburg, aiming to improve and legalise the taxi … minibus taxi operators to apply for operating licences in terms of the National Land Transport Transition Act and to …

… According to the report APLA's high command was based in Transkei and the homeland was used as a springboard for … immediately dispatched 1 000 troops to blockade Transkei in order to stop the movement of APLA members. …

… 2,500 men are arrested in Kenya as part of the continuing crackdown by British … people were killed and scores of others injured at Lari in Kiambu region when Mau Mau freedom fighters attacked the … Online , ‘Scores of people including a Chief are killed in Lari, Kenya following an attack by Mau Mau freedom …

… of white members occupying any position of importance in the N.L.L. would be against the Principles of the League as laid down in the Programme; which states the officers shall be …

… at Saldana Bay, about 128 kilometres north of Cape Town. In 1958 Botha became Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs … Minister under the ruling National Party (NP). Later, in August 1961, Verwoed endorsed Botha for the cabinet … Westport: Greenwood|Evans, B.A., ‘Biography of P.W. Botha, Apartheid Era President’, from About African History , …

… Black women in what was then the Orange Free State protested when they were included in Pass legislation previously reserved for African men only. … Bobby-Evans, A., Woman's Anti-Pass Law Campaigns in South Africa , from About.com, [online], Available at  …

… from the African National Congress Consultative Conference in Johannesburg, December 14-16, 1990. Includes speech by … of Action, Statament of Oliver Tambo at a public rally in Johannesburg, 16 December, 1990, and speech by Nelson …

… to campaign for equal franchise rights for all White men in the Transvaal. The union became an instrument of … to bring about the abortive putsch, the Jameson Raid, in 1896. …

… made by NUSAS to the Commonwealth Students Conference held in Kumasi, Ghana, in January 1971, as well as the relationship between NUSAS …

… the Vet and Vaal Rivers from the Bataung captain, Makwana, in exchange for forty-nine head of cattle and the promise of … of this event, some sources state the date as somewhere in 1836. …

… of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the world's first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine under complete control of the …

… and native levies fighting againist some 20,000 Zulus. In the event, the British were successful in defeating the Zulus, with Wood’s force suffering 83 …

… SABC than outside‚ passing comment from the side-lines. “In the process the prevailing‚ corrosive atmosphere has … negatively on my moral judgment and has made me complicit in many decision which I am not proud of. “What is happening …

… Non-Align Movement, and non-governmental organisations in South Africa, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court commuted James … applauded the achievements of this international campaign. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Alfred Nzo, … south african freedom fighter, sentenced to death by the apartheid regime .', [online], Available at  …

… of the original commercial activities once carried out in Market Square. Feather Market Centre, which has played … for over a Century, was proclaimed a National Monument in 1980.  It has since been beautifully refurbished and …