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… Elukhanyweni is a small settler village in the foothills of the Amatola Mountains, located some 50km from King William's Town, at the confluence of the Gxulu and Keiskamma Rivers. It has long been known to … Dutch and Khoikhoi roots means, quite literally, "corner of shining waters".   The area was first settled by whites …

… Uganda is an east African country that had a number of kingdoms as well as political institutions by the 1800's. … 1879. East Africa soon developed into the British sphere of influence on the African continent. This was solidified by … The high administrative costs resulted in the end of the charter, however, Uganda still remained under British …

… Many of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his … to imagine a leopard joining your siesta in the shade of a Withaak on the slopes of Abjaterskop Mountain. But that’s all changed and today …

… Party caucus elected Pieter Willem Botha, the Minister of Defence and leader of the National Party in the Cape Province as new Prime … was boosted by the qualities that he earned as a Minister of Defence and the well publicised Information Scandal that … African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, …

… This building was erected in 1900 as part of a general upgrade by the Natal Railways. It replaced an … on 7 March 1986. The Point Railway Station, one of Durban's numerous Railway Station's, was initially built of a basic iron shed with a raised siding for the convenience …

… V.S. Srinivasa Sastri , who was appointed as Agent of the Indian Government , to South Africa in 1927. Designed … by the Architect Hermann Kallenbach , a close friend of Mahatma Gandh i. By agreement with the Smuts … for issues including voluntary repatriation to India, of Indians living in South Africa. As well as, the …

… by free burghers in 1657, and for more than a century most of them travelled into Cape Town to attended religious services. However because of the distances involved, as well as the poor state of local roads, on 7 June 1829 it was resolved to establish a …

… Horse Memorial was unveiled in Athlone as a remembrance of the three victims who were killed by the security police … to quell social unrest and protests in the townships of the Western Cape. In Athlone, the area bordered by … Alexander Sinton High School, had become a gathering place of anti-apartheid protests particularly by students. On the …

… the territory comes under the direct responsibility of the United Nations.     Until then, there was no question of anyone entering the territory without a visa from South … Africa visited South West Africa in 1961 with the approval of the South African Government.]     On 12 May 1967, the …

… Pascal Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in Verulam, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He is the second child of five children of his parents. He matriculated in Inkamana High School in … Pascal Gwala's poetry 'a powerful force' With the passing of one of South Africa's finest poets, we pay tribute to his …

… Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter of Moosa Meer who was the editor and publisher of Indian Views a weekly publication aimed at the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community of Southern Africa. Fatima was the second of nine children in … [Accessed: 05 August 2014]|Choices.edu, Biography of Fatima Meer , from Choices for the 21st century program , …

…   The Berlin Airlift provided tons of supplies to war ravaged Berlin. Under the aid program … western Germany. The Soviets hoped to force the Allies out of Berlin. However, the Allies set up the huge Berlin Airlift and flew tons of supplies into the city every day. The Berlin Airlift …

… Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa. White settlement led to the establishment of the republics of Natalia, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Among … Cameron, T. (ed) (1986) An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg, pp.258-259.| Gilliomee, H. & …

… The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize, The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, Honourable … Ministers and Deputy Ministers Honourable MECs, Leaders of political parties, The Chairperson of the Central Drug …

… Despite the indications of African unrest at Soweto schools being noticed by … authorities on 4 June, who reported it to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development and of Bantu Education, M.C. Botha, the recently appointed deputy … Keesing's Record of World Ev ents, News Digest for June 1996, P41126.| SAHO …

… fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of the railway from Port Elizabeth, it is reputed to be one of the oldest Railway Stations in South Africa. At this …

… Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 Chapter 10 Problems of imprisonment Chapter 11 The escape Chapter 12 Hangings Chapter 13 A negotiated release Chapter 14 Out of prison Chapter 15 Solidarity  Chapter 16 Tee Shirts, Music … Chapter 19 Last thoughts – for now Appendix 1: Time Line of South African history Appendix 2 The Political Landscape …

… The district of George was originally part of the district of Swellendam, and was proclaimed a separate district on 23 …

… Cape Maclear or Chembe is a town in the Mangochi District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, situated on the Nankumba Peninsula, is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake Malawi. Cape Maclear is close to the islands of Domwe and Thumbwe on Lake Malawi and is in Lake Malawi …

… to have a Union Jack (the British flag) in the centre of the national flag. The controversy followed the introduction of a bill to provide a national flag for the Union of South Africa in 1925 by D.F. Malan. The introduction of … (Accessed: 22 May 2012)|FOTW Flags Of The World website(2011), ‘South Africa 1928-1994’ , 10 …

… Libyan capital in this World War Two battle. This was part of a series of battles that initially started with the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. This thrust was eventually supported by the …

… a Christian monthly journal, reflects a theological point of view towards the ideologies of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on such issues as conscientious objection, equality of economic opportunity, education for social change, …

… did not publicly announce its existence until the state of emergency was declared by the government after the police massacres of Sharpeville and Langa in 1960. The delay had been due to … as a whole. But growing pressure from the rank and file of the SACP for a more structured system of propagating …

… Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini … Settler in the Lowveld and he subsequently became head of the Magwamba Tribe, Vice-Consul for Portugal and Superintendent of the African peoples in the Soutpansberg under the ZAR. The …

… Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, the first Black archbishop of Cape Town rose to fame in the 1980’s. After the1976 Soweto Uprising, Tutu supported an economic boycott of South Africa. The boycott became successful as … disinvestments took place and the rand plunged. At the end of apartheid, Tutu was appointed head of the Truth and …

… for financial gain. She married three times and killed two of her husbands and her son. All the men she married were … two that she allegedly poisoned, left her with large sums of money. She used the substance Strychnine to poison both … and arsenic, to kill her son. De Melker was only convicted of the murder of her son and not of her two husbands because …

… confrontation with the Botha constitution. Thousands of millions of people around the world, including the Security Council of the United Nations, are confident of a total rejection of …

… General Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronje, commandant-general of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR, also known as … and his wife Hester, with about 1 000 Republican prisoners of war, left Cape Town for St Helena as prisoners of war during Anglo-Boer War 2 (1899-1902). Cronje …

… Day was first celebrated in 1989 to increase awareness of haemophilia and to bring the needs of those affected by the disorder to the attention of the wider public. The day is celebrated by haemophilia …

… in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of South Africa. This thesis …