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… Baker for De Beer Cold Storage Syndicate, a meat outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil Rhodes. From 1903 to 1921 it was … Standard Bank of South Africa. They established a branch in the building and used it as such until 1974 when it was …

… place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the site where the Declaration of … back to the late 18th century. The historical building in front of this square has been converted into a hotel from …

… KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. This town developed into the …

… gas explosion at the Hlobane coal mine near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal . The gas explosion was caused by poor … A week before the explosion a miner who also died in the explosion discovered methane underground. The mine … Coal Surface Mining,Shibang,M, ‘Methane Explosion In Coal Mines’ ,from  Coal Surface Mining ,  [online], …

… mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the … and Viljoen attended the celebration. It later emerged in Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings that …

… The women are the predominant gender, 57.29%, because like in most villages of South Africa, the men venture off to … to find work and support their family. The Population in 2011 was 5453, over an area of 5.31km squared. …

… of political prisoners, return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence by … considered the possibility of continuing military campaign in Bophutatswana. …

… of the South African Defence Force (SADF), leads a coup in the homeland of Ciskei. His aim was to overthrow the rule … society based on democratic principles can be established" in the homeland. On 5 March Gqozo requested that the South … 2013]| LA Times South Africa Sends Troops to Restore Order in Ciskei : Black homelands: A coup leads to rioting and …

… who was working at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in Tanzania in March 1990, made the photograph on the left of Mr …

… of the Gift Of The Givers Foundation, announced in Johannesburg that the foundation would fly forty tons of … a go-ahead from the United Nations to aid tsunami victims in Somalia on 30 January. This was the first humanitarian …

… Following a win over Botswana national team in a Cosafa Castle Cup earlier, Bafana Bafana coach Trott … Most of the foreign-based players who were missing in the match against Botswana were recalled. Despite the …

… talks after accusing the government of complicity in the violence sweeping the country. This had been soon … Congress decided to suspend his party's participation in the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa) . …

… sanctions against Libya because of its alleged involvement in the destruction of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie on 21 … December 1988 and the bombing of a French plane over Niger in 1989. However, Organisation of African Unity (OAU) …

… Political parties in parliament tabled more than 300 amendments to the … call. They were both (ANC and NNP) accused of negotiating in private. …

… and other serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. These measures were aimed at … an ambush on a motorist at Eikenhof, near Johannesburg, in which his wife, son and a friend of his son had been …

… Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, of the Commission of Inquiry … the SACC, including its management and functions, the ways in whih finance is obtained, for what purpose the money or …

… Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, of the Commission of Inquiry … the SACC, including its management and functions, the ways in whih finance is obtained, for what purpose the money or …

… Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, of the Commission of Inquiry … the SACC, including its management and functions, the ways in whih finance is obtained, for what purpose the money or …

… that Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi proposed to visit him in Pollsmoor Prison. The telegram said Nelson Mandela … for government’s permission for visiting Nelson Mandela in prison.   …

… call was issued to all South Africans, Black and White, in commemoration of the Youth of 1976, who were killed in the streets of Soweto while protesting against the Bantu …

… week strike of black journalists ends. Six days later, in the Rand Supreme Court, Justice Coetzee, refused to lift … the banning order on the four aforementioned newspapers. In addition to that, the security police served the president …

… and are still separated from each other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the … Peace Treaty of Vereeniging by all the parties involved in the war. … (Accessed: 15 April 2013)| Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 15 May’ , from About African History, …

… Foreign Press Association award for best documentary in 1974 for 'Beautiful People'. 'The Gods Must be Crazy' enjoyed three years of uninterrupted screening in the United States of America. Jamie Uys passed away on 29 …

… Christopher. This marked one of the greatest episodes in South African history. He was arrested the following day … the Satyagraha Campaign (Passive Resistance Campaign). In this public meeting, Naidoo represented the Satyagraha …

… President Ahmed Sékou Touré, Conte’ who was a Lieutenant in the army at the time, toppled the government just hours … Guinea. Conte’ was president of Guinea up until his death in 2008. His regime survived a few coup attempts and he once …

… In 1987 when I was first approached by Christopher Till of … about separating a particular racial group, however, in virtually all cases, the idea was positively received …

… of less than a million, one of the least populous in Africa. France, which had colonized the country, had named … France. At the time, it was the last of France’s colonies in Africa. The country changed its name to Djibouti, after …

… concern over the “continuing presence of Cuban forces” in the country. The US was the only member that opposed … accusing the Soviet Union of continued interference in Angola. Amongst the council members who voted for Angola … Blade , (1976 ), ‘Angola becomes U.N. Member; US abstain in voting’ , 1 December, [online], available at …

… one of South Africa’s most renowned artists. He was born in Kroonstad on 23 December 1949. Botha studied drama at the … vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys and has performed in a few productions. His first love is painting; he admitted …

… Transkei within the Republic of South Africa.  This was in accordance with the Transkei Self-Government Bill. This was endorsed by the Transkei Territorial Authority in December 1962. The Act provided for a legislative assembly …