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… In a precedent-setting judgement, a full bench of the Cape High Court, comprising of Judges Van Zyl, Essa Moosa and Dan Dlodlo, ruled in favour of the request of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation …

… Speaking after the publication of a report on the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) by … issued a stern warning to General Bantu Holomisa, leader of the Transkei homeland, who was accused of aiding the activities of APLA. According to the report … Keesing's Record of World Events : News Digest for March 1994 , p 39350.|ANC, …

… 1984 saw P.W. Botha elected to the position of President, having abolished the position of Prime Minister in 1983. These two events were preceeded by … would take part in a constitutional conference, consisting of a trichameral parliament. Notably absent in the proposed …

… Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, reporting on the reason for opposition to the sale of "instruments of violence" to the Nationalist Government and various …

… For an excellent background history of this complaint by E. S. Reddy, and how it was taken to the … United Nations, read article. For chronological details of the early opposition by India to the new apartheid … government, read article. To read the actual contents of the Indian government document put to the United Nations …

… Two policemen were killed by a group of Zulus near Richmond, Natal, following local resistance to the collection of poll tax, which became payable on 1 January 1906. Twelve people were found guilty of the murders and subsequently executed. The executions, … Oakes, D. (ed)(1988). Reader's Digest Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story, Pleasantville, New York: …

… Prospect Road, was formed through the amalgamation of a Military Museum formerly housed in the Donkin Reserve Complex, and the Regimental Museum of the Prince Alfred's Guard Regiment. In 1856, the Prince … as the Port Elizabeth Volunteer Rifle Corps. The name of the Regiment changed in 1860, after providing protection …

… suffered since 1968. In 1931 Kotane became active member of the South African Communist Party before it was banned in … membership and became National Executive Committee member of the party. Like other prominent political leaders of the time Kotane was harassed by the Apartheid government …

… behalf, was guided from Ferreira’s Camp to the main group of gold reefs by a son of the widow Petronella Oosthuizen, the owner of a farm at Langlaagte, on which the main gold reefs had …

… the old parsonage, as well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance, dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history and development of Durbanville. It was declared a National Monument under old … the years and now has 25 dioceses, found in the countries of Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mocambique, Namibia, South …

… activists. Justice Johan Kriegler ruled in favour of the Vrye Weekblad and accepted Coetzee version of the story while he found Neethling to be an unreliable … Beer stated that: "The fact that the court found in favour of a relatively small newspaper, which is certainly not …

… Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The state argued its … on the alleged evidence that the two were the ring-leaders of a mob that took Mpapne to an open field, poured petrol … was argued by the defence as the collective responsibility of the mob, Nkuma and Mahlalela were sentenced to death. …

… introduced wider press restrictions under the 1986 state of emergency. The state of emergency gave the president powers to rule by decree and … measures deemed necessary to curb resistance. As a result of these powers, the Minister of Home Affairs and … Town, South Africa|Fraser, R (1987). Keesing's Records of World Events London : Longman, p. 42427. …

… mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South African, including the alleged leader of the advance party, Nick du Toit. The funders of the plot, however, were largely British, and included the … ps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/apr/14/thatcher-knew-of-equato... …

… Queen Mother, celebrated her 100th birthday with thousands of people lining up in the streets of London to cheer her. The Queen Mother is the first member of the Royal Family to reach her centenary. Her popularity …

… to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his decision of the re-appointment of disgraced three Members of the Executive Council (MEC) of Mpumalanga, Jacques …

… Judge C.F. Eloff sentenced Polish immigrant and supporter of the Neo-Nazi Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), Janusz … Clive's wife, acquitted. Eloff slammed the two for lack of remorse and their attitude towards the fact that killing … by the African National Congress (ANC), and thousands of supporters of both the ANC and SACP. However, a senior ANC …

… political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). He was later released on bail and in … 1966 his trial began in Pretoria. Fischer was convicted of conspiring with the African National Congress (ANC) …

… active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of the ANC Youth League in the 1950s. After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Ngoyi went underground where he … recruited people to uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 …

… Square police station just 12 days before the release of former president Nelson Mandela . At the time of his arrest, Sithole was in a relationship with Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela , and had fathered her son, who … South Africa Appoints Judicial Inquiry in Death of Black Close to Mandelas , from The New York Times,  01 …

… In 1954 the Minister of Justice C.R. Swart issued African National Congress (ANC) … and another confined him to the magisterial district of Lower Tugela, Natal. He was to report frequently to the SA … ANC or be removed for his chieftainship, involving a loss of power and salary. He chose the latter. On 12 July 1954 …

… This press release is a statement of rejection, by the Black youth of Azania, of the concept of Bantu homelands …

… Black and white background of people. Small blocks of multicoloured artwork of various voting scenes and one of a white dove. …

… Cream poster with brown lettering. University of Cape Town Faculty of Music Notice of a Symposium. Artwork of cave men paintings. …

… R9m. would be written off. He told surprised residents of Soweto and of the independent 'homelands', which he also visited in … time, "we are all South Africans". These visits were part of his 'Total Strategy' plan and policy of abolishing 'petty' …

… The government of South Africa threatened Lesotho and Swaziland with … regard meant their citizens were going to suffer, as both of them were dependent on South Africa for economic and international trade security. Although in support of the banned liberation movement, they could not riske the …

… person was killed in a car bomb explosion at the home of Chris Hani, then Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) commander in Lesotho. Eben Frederick Coetzee, a department head of the SAP Security Branch in the Orange Free State, … testified that he was given orders by senior members of the security branch to kill Hani in 1980, because of …

… house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a historical heritage property of Muizenberg and the Western Cape Province and is currently … privately owned. It is amazing to see a house made out of waterproof paper material, which has endured the Cape’s …

… During the celebration day of independence not recognised by the international community, the President of the Transkei homeland, Tutor Ndamase, announced that his … the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The previous government of Kaiser Matanzima, banned the two parties for their …

… In spite of being refused to visit, the thirteen delegates of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), left for Zimbabwe with …