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… wing of the African National Congress (ANC). It was formed in co-operation with the South African Communist Party (SACP) … on 16 December 1961. The headquarters of MK, located in Rivonia, Johannesburg, was raided in 1963. This resulted in the arrest of 19 ANC and MK …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from the Dutch for "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern Africa, formerly … to groups of Khoikhoi (Topnaars) and Aoni, who had lived in the area for thousands of years. This area was first …

… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the … into secession on 23 December 1961. Tshombe was born in 1919 in the southern region of Katanga. His father was said to be … J.A (2011). ‘Tshombe, Moïse Kapenda (1919”“1969)’ from Black Past [online]. Available at www.blackpast.org …

… of the way we have been together through many stages in the struggle for liberation. Today`s ceremony evokes the … rare privilege of education and also learnt early lessons in the costs of defending political principle. It brings to mind our shared participation in the founding of the ANC Youth League, when our people …

… of the way we have been together through many stages in the struggle for liberation. Today's ceremony evokes the … rare privilege of education and also learnt early lessons in the costs of defending political principle. It brings to mind our shared participation in the founding of the ANC Youth League, when our people …

… Johann Georg Rathfelder was born in Stuttgart in 1811 and emigrated to the Cape in 1835. Following his marriage in the colony, he inherited a …  https://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/diep-river.php …

… writes on the passing of the foremost scholar of slavery in the Cape Robert Shell: my friend Today I learnt the news I … Rob Shell had died. Sandy, his lovely wife, broke the news in an email. All day I have had him in the corner of my mind, for Rob was truly a lovely man. For …

… Anti-Apartheid Movement arrived at Rhodes House Library in Oxford in 1996 and it is planned that the cataloguing process will … to researchers by the spring of 2002. The earliest papers in the collection date from 1959 and record the activities of …

… and the ANC for having given me the opportunity to serve in public office during the last 14 years as the Deputy … ANC as it prosecuted a difficult and dangerous struggle in the decades before the attainment of our freedom in 1994.  Among other things, the vision, principles and …

… In the general election of May 1948, the Nationalist Party … were almost exclusively anti-Nationalist, 76,279 votes. In nineteen constituencies, where the workers had the … vote of only 9,400. They obtained a majority of seven in the new Parliament, but once in power, pursued a ruthless …

… of the Summit We join those who have spoken before us in expressing our thanks to the Cuban Government and people … this important South Summit. At its XII Summit Conference in Durban, South Africa in 1998, the Non-Aligned Movement made the following …

… of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyanda Municipality of the Northern Cape. It was … after Trechardt who was the only Voortrekker leader in the Great Trek Era, who kept a diary. The Voortrekkers … softened and after shaping was completed, dried rock hard, in the sun. Thus the name Alabaster 'klip'/stone, was given …

… This imposing Victorian dwelling was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of … entrance, is a main feature of the design. The ivy which in summer completely covers the tower and portion of the … from the Bourke Trust by the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in June 1945. After slight restoration Barton Keep is being …

… Libode, Ngqeleni, Port St John's, Tabankulu, and Umsikaba. In 1899 provisions of Proclamation 314 allowed for Umsikaba … . Although the amaMpondo were never directly involved in the border conflicts between their Southern neighbours and … unscathed from the incursions of European Colonialism. In 1845 Faku, Paramount Chief of the amaMpondo, signed the …

… Standards Statute. Although this announcement is in line with the department of Labour's five year plan, it … of giving rights to workers has been given a new impetus in the long road to rid our country of the ugly past. COSATU will study the green paper in the few coming weeks and make detailed considered …

… the stolen resources are due. From the experience of many in this room, we know that that corruption is not necessarily caused by poverty. In any case, by definition and in general, the poor are so excluded from the levers of power …

… the millions of heroic South African women who engaged in struggle both before and after 9 August 1956, to whom we … and local governments will continue to work together, in a People's Contract with the women's organisations, with … which brought thousands of women to the Union Buildings in 1956. Our freedom is only twelve years old. During these …

… make to ensure that we achieve these objectives speedily. In 1994, we set out on a path intended to lead to fundamental change in the nation's model of health care delivery. In the first instance, we committed ourselves to building a …

… and students; Distinguished guests. I was honoured indeed in 1992 by your award to me of an honorary degree. It is an … such occasion - and there have been many, over many years, in many countries involving every kind of institution, … unique. Each one involves a relationship between peoples, in this case the people of South Africa and the people of …

… viaduct bridge (the first of its kind to be built in South Africa ) The bridge is simultaneously curved and … follows the track of the road, so ignore the steep spike in the middle of the vertical profile!") The Huguenot-Tunne l … over the Mountain. Geological surveys and design started in 1973, and excavation followed in 1984, tunneling from both …

… Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the … Reserve, where it proposed to erect a grammar school. In September 1856 a Mr Archibald was commissioned to prepare … of 1858 the school was ready for occupation. It was named in honour of the Governor, in recognition of his contribution …

… poetry and fiction. She wrote a few plays and appeared in some theatre productions, but it was only when her first … named because of the use of large font) was published in 1970 that she was taken seriously as a writer. Her poetry … use of language. Wilma showcased her acting abilities in television shows such as Mannakwalanners and Die …

… the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). was banned in 1950.  On 20 June 1950, only a few days before the … of Communism Act became law, Sam Kahn announced in the House of Assembly that the CPSA had disbanded. The … made on 4 May by the CPSA’s central committee, which met in Cape Town (15 votes to 2 votes). By this step the party …

… Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was born in Bondo, Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic …

… life sentences escaped from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria in a canoe. This was after the prisoners hacked to death a … operation. After killing him they hid his mutilated body in a nearby bush. Under cover of darkness, the political prisoners escaped in a canoe to Usenge.  On arrival in Usenge, Kenya, they …

… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo … the Congolese. Atrocities committed by colonial officials in the Congo were circulated in Europe, provoking widespread condemnation of Leopold's …

… South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. In December 1487 Dias sailed down the African coast, landing in among other places present-day Angola and Walvis Bay, … (Cape of Good Hope). On 3 February 1488 Dias landed in Mossel Bay. On 12 March 1488 Dias erected his first …

… Angela Thoko Didiza was born in Durban in 1965. Didiza became Minister of Agriculture and Land  Affairs in 1999 and in 2006 she became Minister of Public works under …

… better arrangements for the defence of the Transvaal and, in particular, Pretoria . The raiders had penetrated to … . Even though General Piet Cronje had succeeded in trapping them at Doornkloof on 2 January 1896 and forcing … Daspoortrand; Magaliesberg-Wes; Wonderboompoort (as seen in banner) ; Derdepoort; Strubenkop; Klapperkop in Pretoria …

… wealth or celebrity. If one wants to impact people, even in small ways, it’s best done through showing one’s humanity, one’s generosity and one’s friendship. And, in the case of an artist as Joe Louis was, from the effect of … photographer Ranjith Kally. Like Joe Louis’, the funeral in Ranjith’s home town of Durban seemed filled with tears. …