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… at the Lonmin platinum mine. This was the biggest incident of police brutality since the dawn of democracy and it revived memories of security-police brutality suffered under Apartheid. …

… Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria after it gained independence. He served his term … term was tumultuous due to tensions in the western Region of the country. Nigeria was comprised of three regions each with a considerable amount of …

… a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed by Nadine Cloete under Ma'engere Film Productions, it documents the life of slain anti-apartheid activist, Ashley Kriel. The narrative paints a picture of a young man, loved and idolised by many of his peers and …

… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) … Inkosi Sigweje the previous leader, related the history of his people and their struggle to find land security in an … Rural Advancement (AFRA).  This interview forms the basis of a report as well on AFRA’s findings on the history of …

… As a matter of crude shorthand, the South African photographer David … as his country’s Walker Evans. Though Evans was one of Goldblatt’s models when he was starting out more than a … at this point serves only to hint at the moral clarity of his vision, the seriousness of his purpose and the scope …

… richly decorated gable, was completed in 1896 and is one of the last surviving structures of the old Transvaal railway system. It was declared a … began in 1895 on two other important station buildings of the Rand Tram, Krugersdorp and Jeppe. The former was …

… The village of Mowbray was established in about 1853 on the farm … an area more commonly known as Drie Koppen. This name was of Dutch origin, and was given to a road intersection where the heads of three slaves had been impaled, following their execution …

… African traders who visited south Saharan states in search of gold. The powerful Sudanese empires dominate the history of the Ivory Coast. It was from these empires that Islam spread to the northern regions of the Ivory Coast. After the collapse of the Sudanic empires …

… in Table Bay. Its name was first recorded in Dutch records of 1661, and probably refers to a defensive chain which … Three Anchor Bay, easily overlooked by Visitors because of the apparent seamless fusion of Green Point into Sea Point, lies in fact right where the …

… If you leave the "Mother City" of South Africa and follow the M3 towards Muizenberg , you will have a great view of the Coasts of False Bay (Afrikaans: Valsbaai) at the end of the route. …

… in the old Transvaal Province in 1895. She was the eldest of five children. At the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, the family moved to … Estcourt in Natal . It is here that she attended the first of thirteen schools. Two years after the end of the war the …

… Between 1962 and 1995 he was the Honorary Secretary of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement. Minty played an … International Olympic Committee in 1963 for the suspension of the South African Olympic Committee from the Olympics. In 1969 he published his study on the defence strategy of the apartheid government in South Africa. His publication …

… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the … years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the centre of the largest known kingdom in the African sub-continent. … sanparks,' The Route of Lost Kingdoms ', [Online],Available at: www.sanparks.org …

… as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch. Vorster was instrumental in the founding of the anti-British Ossewa-Brandwag (OB), and also became a … Africa's participation in WWII. The Conservative section of the NP were impressed by Vorster's membership of and …

… in England, as well as degree in law at the University of Amsterdam. He became increasingly disillusioned by the treatment of Afrikaners by the British colonial government and … attempted to challenge this injustice through the study of law. Upon his return to South Africa, he worked as an …

… in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833 was passed by the British House of Commons and by the House of Lords. Although the Bill was passed in August 1833 it came … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Cape Town: NASOU. v. 9, p. 659-660.| …

… the semi-completed fortress, the Fort de Goede Hoop (Fort of Good Hope). Here their son, Bernert Willemz, was born on 6 … was appointed on a five-year contract as an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His task was to set up … on their way to the spice-rich Far East. The construction of a fort as a place of safety was a matter of great urgency …

… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to … in 1781-84 , was registered in 1788 as security for a debt of 4,000 Florins, he had incurred with Jan Winterbach. In …

… states that the tree grew to its size because the chief of an Indeigneous tribe is buried underneath its roots. The … about 1000 people, or 22 ox wagons with 20 oxens in front of each. The tree has subsequently been damaged by fire in … The reserve has a small waterfall, and guards the remains of Fort Wonderboompoort, a fort built at the time of the …

… It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay . The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty. G. M. Theal …

… The First Battle of Aboukir was a decisive victory for the French and secured France's occupation of Eqypt. In June 1798 Napoleon's army departed France to conquer Egypt, then a province of the Ottoman Empire. Eluding the Royal Navy en route, … History World, ‘History of Egypt’ , [online], www.historyworld.ne (Accessed: 12 July …

… on which this house is situated originally formed part of the farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman Hendricks in 1661. The subdivided piece of land was given to Francois Pieter de Necker in 1785. De Necker was presumably the builder of the Cape Dutch house, Westoe. Molenvliet dates from the …

… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education homelands ”” those territories reserved for black people and around which the principle of segregation in South Africa was organised; sometimes … influence banning order ”” a document issued in terms of South African security legislation by which a person’s …

… Minutes of an international meeting with the South African Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassadors of Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, United …

… The Republic of South Africa Constitution Bill received its third reading. Among its provisions were the abolition of the Senate and the creation of a sixty-member President's Council comprising of White, … Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , …

… Ravenswood House is the only known example in Cape Town of the late classical Georgian Architectural Style of the beginning of the 19th Century. This Double-Storeyed Building was …

… The district of Carnarvon was proclaimed on 1 January 1880, incorporating within its boundaries portions of the divisions of Fraserburg and Victoria West. It is located in the …

… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine quality, list of clientele, building's architecture, friendly employees, History of slaves and their traditions ! "All of these added to the …

… post office was opened on the site during the latter half of 1905, it was realised that its name coincided with that of Langverwacht,in the division of Oudtshoorn, and its name was changed to Carmel in November …

… the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay . At the source of the Orange River, in Lesotho , which has an average rainfall of about 2000 mm per Year. It decreases Westwards, so that at … is less than 50 mm per Year. The total catchment Area of the Orange River (including that of a major tributary, the …