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… demon of racism, our previous rulers chose to keep them in prison, house arrest and exile. Others they decided to … away. But her memory remains vivid in our minds. Helen sacrificed a lot in the course of the struggle. She came to South Africa from …

… Communist Party (SACP) drew attention to the fact that, in the 1960s and 1970s, Chaskalson was "an underground member … as the party emissary at the constitutional negotiations in the 1990s. In fact, Chaskalson’s official role at the negotiations was …

… Nations, Distinguished Delegates: This historic meeting in Monterrey is a declaration of hope to the peoples of the … development. The mission which brought us here started, in earnest, at the Millennium Summit eighteen months ago … been through the meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Doha, which committed to a development trade round. In …

… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine quality, list of clientele, building's … time. Truly a conservation miracle, not found to often!"   In 1679, Simon van der Stel requested land, from the Dutch … He occasionally sent out scouts too collect soil samples. In 1685 he chose 763 Hectares, for its wine growing potential …

… of European settlement upon their ancestral lands, rose in revolt against the British. They were given support by … lands were formed into the territory of British Kaffraria. In due course this was annexed to the Cape. Throughout this … then separated from Tembuland and was annexed to the Cape. In 1865 attempts were made to persuade the amaThembu to …

… Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, is one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in South Africa. Founded in 1820, this peaceful little Village on the left bank of the … Prehistory to the year 2000 ", unpublished papers with SA History Online.|Potgieter, D. J. (ed)(1970). Standard …

… the Minister of Defence and leader of the National Party in the Cape Province as new Prime Minister and Party leader. … that had rocked the Department of Information. The scandal in the department compromised the reputation of its minister, … Connie Mulder, who was also contending for the position. In a series of speeches as Prime Minister, Botha seemed to …

… Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918. … on 11 November 1918, the Peace Treaty was signed only in 1919. What Kimberley archives do reveal is that Ethel Annie Pickering, who lost both Sons in the War, fired the first shell from the Long Cecil gun, …

… German speaking farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2 August 1896. By that time a church had already been built in Kroondal and was consecrated on 24 June 1896. Prior to this, from about 1891, regular services were held in the dining room of the Ottermann house. From its …

… NMC legislation on 29 June 1938. After the Jameson Raid in 1896, President Paul Kruger of the "Zuid-Afrikaansche … of the four Forts constructed during 1897 and completed in 1897. It was Built in such a way to Protect against attacks from the …

… The town was founded by General Johan Fick in 1867 who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. Ficksburg is situated in the Eastern Free State between the Maluti Mountains. … https://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsfs/ficksburg.php …

… In early 1966 John Lennon was reading about Christianity and … me." The comment was typically provocative and was ignored in Britain. Only five months later when an American teen … of the quote on its front cover did controversy erupt. In the piously conservative southern and Midwest states of …

… wish to draw your attention to the dangerous implications in the resolutions on in farm labour which will be moved at a special congress of the Transvaal Agricultural Union in Pretoria on August 17. The main points contained in the …

… involved the Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa. White settlement led to the … was the general dissatisfaction with British colonial rule in the Cape Colony. The language (Afrikaans), religion and … Voortrekkers created a common identity. This was expressed in the form of Afrikaner nationalism which had reached its …

… Council of Provinces since the new government was formed in June. I would therefore like to take this opportunity, … Premiers, to whom we extend our best wishes for success in the discharge of the heavy responsibilities that fall on … better life for all, to which all right thinking people in our country are committed. We have established the …

… seized power from president Obote Milton. However, in 1979 he suffers the same fate when he is overthrown by a … launched by rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces. In October 1978 Amin launched an attack on western Tanzania. This resulted in a counter-attack by the Tanzanian army, which managed to …

… moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike in Algiers, Algeria. Bella became Algeria’s Prime Minister in 1962 and was elected President in 1963. In March 1962, African National Congress (ANC) … (accessed: 10 October 2013)| Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 13 November’ , [online], available at …

… Victoria West is a small town in the Western Cape. In 1844 the Dutch Reformed Church bought a farm in the area and named it Victoria, after Queen Victoria. It …

… Oral interview, conducted in Mafeteng, with Ashby Peter Solomzi "A. P." Mda (1916-1993) who grew up in the Herschel district of the Transkei. He was prominent among the founders of the ANC Youth League in 1943-44, and served as its president after the death of …

… Lucas Seage, South African artist, was born in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in Johannesburg in 1976. In that same year he also attended …

… that the Federation chose to hold this General Assembly in South Africa and Africa, and wish our foreign visitors a successful stay in our country. As you know so well, our country and … respond to the consequences of war and military conflict in an appropriate manner that reaffirms respect for human …

… The prison was rebuilt and we politicals were held in another prison known as Beverley Hills, gallows’ humour … executions, on many evenings they sang our freedom songs in the most beautiful harmony. I tried to play the melodies … player from Beverley Hills. My musical answer in the deathly nights had told them that I was still alive …

… South African people, to thank our brothers and sisters in this country with whom we engaged in a common titanic struggle to defeat the apartheid crime against humanity, which represented itself here in Namibia also as a colonial monster. As we prosecuted that …

… Ladies and Gentlemen. It is always refreshing for me to be in this town. During the early days of our underground … are launching today cannot be overemphasised. The presence in our midst of His Majesty King Zwelithini demonstrates how … the Siyakha initiative we aim to develop infrastructure in rural areas which are home to 45 000 small-scale farmers …

… of western Africa. Lomé, the capital, is situated in the south-west of the Country and is the largest city and … of Asante and Dahomey, and its various ethnic groups lived in general isolation from each other. In 1884 it had became part of the Togoland German …

… In  search of peace two Southern African presidents, Joaquim … successor to Samora Machel who mysteriously died in a plane crash in South Africa, met his South African counterpart P.W. Botha …

… Marais Steyn, died of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he stood for the United Party (UP) against the National Party MP for Alberton, Hendrik Verwoerd. In the face of all predictions, he beat him. More surprised …

… Party (SACP) since December 1991. Chris Hani was born in the rural village of Sabalele, in the Cofimvaba region of the former Transkei. He was the … of the disapproval of his father he was moved to study in Matanzima Secondary School in Cala, Eastern Cape. Hani’s …

… of Provinces. As I did when I spoke to the NCOP as it met in KwaZulu-Natal in October last year, again I would like to congratulate the … of the reconstruction and development of our country in all spheres of human endeavour. The masses of our people …

… she's going to travel very far I was born in 1925 and grew up near Hermitage Street, on the hill in Paarl. We were four brothers and four sisters. My father, … a butcher. When he became ill, the doctor said the climate in Paarl was not good for his health so we moved to Cape Town …