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… is 590 metres. Variant forms of spelling for Xuxuwa or in other languages is Xhuxhuwa.   The Tributary takes its … was the Brother of Tyali and half-brother Sandile, injured in a skirmish, which led to the Frontier War of 1835. Some … the name predates the chief, who would of been to young in 1809, when the place name was recorded, to have it named …

… newly created South African public holidays.  It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the great diversity of cultures, … and traditions that make up the nation of South Africa. In KwaZulu, the 24th of September was formerly known as Shaka …

… made between the 1960s and the early 1990s, and belong in the series I call The Structure of Things Then. The newer … Although visually the new photographs are quite different, in my mind they continue the process of looking at structures in this country. Johannesburg is the centre of your …

… Cape Town, when it stood at the bottom of Dock Road in the latter months of 1903. I had arrived from England in August of that year, after taking my discharge from the Coldstream Guards in London, following our return from the Anglo-Boer War. Soon …

… Ambassadors; Distinguished Guests; Comrades and friends: In 1940, the Office of Public Opinion Research in the USA conducted a nation wide poll and asked Americans … The results were the following: When asked whether people in Central and South America were dark-skinned, 80% said yes. …

… Ambassadors; Distinguished Guests; Comrades and friends: In 1940, the Office of Public Opinion Research in the USA conducted a nation wide poll and asked Americans … The results were the following: When asked whether people in Central and South America were dark-skinned, 80% said yes. …

… Province, Premier Noxolo Kiviet The Chairperson of the ANC in the Eastern Cape, Comrade Phumulo Masualle Comrades Ronnie … September 1992, more than 80 000 South Africans took part in a peaceful demonstration, to demand basic rights denied to … an end to state violence and repression. They marched in the hope of a better tomorrow for all. They marched in …

… Africa's President, he hasn't lost his touch. Lampooned in the media, jeered in public and now facing calls from inside and outside the … of rand of improper state spending on his private home in Nkandla, the 73-year-old’s grip on power seems like it …

… form and circular letter of the League of African Rights. In taking the initiative in the formation of the League, we have been acting on the … (and also the suggestion of ComradePaul2 when he was here in June) to try to unite "existing embryonic national …

… historical artefacts. These priceless objects are housed in the Iziko Social History Centre, where the collections of … brought together under one roof. The building, historical in itself after being constructed for the insurance company … and extended to facilitate the merger of collections in 2010. The renovated building boasts a range of special …

… of South Africa as we join with the people of Nicaragua in celebrating the eighth anniversary of the triumph of the … National Congress and the entire mass democratic movement in South Africa: from our townships under racist military … from children and youth who face the army and police in the streets, from militant workers and peasants, from …

… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly introduced the Indian … Bill. It sought to amend the 1891 Immigration Act in two respects: firstly, by stipulating that at the end of … on 8 August 1894. This lengthy document can be referred to in the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. I, pp. 232-42. …

… Arms Act and Liquor Act, which affected Indians adversely. In the memorial, reproduced here, he enumerates the reasons. … Your petitioner is a passenger from India, resident in the borough of Durban, and is anxious to obtain a letter … Road, Berea, Durban. 3. The length of time he has resided in the Colony is twelve years and four months. 4. His trade …

… from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His major contribution as an activist was to the … Movement (NEUM) both of which he had an instrumental role in founding between 1943 and 1944. As a theorist he was … born on the 12th December, 1917 to parents of modest means in the working-class community of Woodstock, Cape Town. His …

… Uganda is a landlocked Country in East Africa , whose diverse landscape encompasses the … mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest, is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and … lush riverine woodlands, before bursting through a chasm in the Rift Valley escarpment to form the raging Murchison …

… Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project based in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape is involved in community outreach and youth development. Initially known … located at The Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Dakawa, Tanzania from 1982. The Swedish government funded …

… is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the oldest building left standing in Bloemfontein . It is an extension of the National Museum … walls and a thatch roof terminated by end gables. In November 1848, Maj Henry Warden sold a number of erven in …

… Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South Africa.[ii] His breakthrough single was the song “Cooler as Ekke” in late 2009,[iii] and has released four studio albums since …

… Tebogo Sidney Thapelo Thekisho, stagename ProVerb was born in Kimberley, [i] Northern Cape on 12 April 1981.[ii] He is a … and a rap artist. ProVerb started his hip hop career in 1999, and has released four studio albums, namely his debut album The Book of ProVerb in 2005; Manuscript in 2006; Write of Passage in 2009; and …

… We need each other." The treaty, which was formally signed in New York City, provided for the phased withdrawal of an … for Namibian independence and for supervised elections in the onetime German colony. The accord delicately … German colony of South-West Africa (present-day Namibia).  In 1920 the newly established League of Nations legitimized …

… Congress) operatives attack St. James Church in the Cape Town suburb of Kenilworth during the Sunday … later that year by an attack on the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory in which 4 people were killed. Ballistic tests proved the …

… one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the South African War (1899-1902) and was a leader in the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914. From 1907 to 1910 de Wet …

… Union for the Independence of Angola (UNITA), formed in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi to contest power and access to minerals in Angola, occupied Kuxi in southeastern Kuando Kubango province and Pango-Aluquem in …

… In September 1970 Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasserdied of a heart attack. Nasser had been in power in Egypt since 24 November 1954. He was succeeded by Muhammad … [Accessed: 05 September 2012]| Boddy-Evans A. ‘ This day in African History: 28 September’ , from About African …

… Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family … metres tall. Bol himself was 2.31 m tall. Like most boys in his community, Bol initially played soccer, but his height … the sport for basketball.  An American coach spotted Bol in action and convinced him to move to the United States. In …

… Milton Obote while he was at a Commonwealth meeting in Singapore. Amin was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first … to become the army's chief of staff. Amin became famous in 1976 when he provided a safe refuge for hostage-holding …

… Xhosa Chief Sandile, born in the Ciskei in 1820, was killed in Denge Forest in a skirmish with the Fingos under Captain …

… Moses Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his … it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler studied art in Jerusalem and later in Munich, Paris and London. He settled in South Africa in … (1989) Images of Wood: Aspects of the History of Sculpture in Twentieth-century South Africa . Johannesburg: …

… Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold from the state president in 1992, for his contribution as businessman, philanthropist and humanitarian, was born in Pretoria. He has received several other awards and medals, … degree, conferred by the University of South Africa, in recognition of his keen interest and deep involvement in …

… first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published in Cape Town as an English language morning newspaper with … It sold for the cheap price of a penny and has been in continuous daily production ever since. The history of newspapers in South Africa was closely linked to the struggle for …