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… The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Ste l … De Wet family in 1809 when it was purchased by the widow of Hendrik de Wet. She and with her three sons lived in this … an advocate and played a leading role in the public life of Cape Town . Among the many eminent men who visited his …

… is the fourth such to have been Built by the old Republic of the Orange Free State. Following the abolition of the Orange River Sovereignty in 1854, the Republic's … was able to build its own Building, located at the top of Maitland Street However, by the early 1880s the Republic's …

… Society (ACS) in 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although Liberia has … managed to maintain its independence despite the existence of British and French imperialism in the West African region. Following a period of relative stability throughout the 20th century, Liberia …

… when she was thirty-one years old. Nightingale led a group of nurses working at a military hospital during the Crimean … and began gathering extensive statistics about the health of the soldiers she treated. She often worked around the … at The Times newspaper, Nightingale was given the task of improving the quality of the sanitation in the military …

… a Botanical Garden for the cultivation and display of the varied Flora of the Province. Several Sites were investigated in the City Centre, on the Slopes of Naval Hill, part of the Farm Brandkop and the Farm Winter …

… In 1801, William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer , of the London Missionary Society, established a Missionary … little better than their first, and for many years a lack of water prevented any further development. The name of the Settlement was changed later to Griquatown or …

… African region in which the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) lies has been pervaded by conflict and … with local chiefs, but it was only in 1867 that the heart of the Congo was penetrated by European explorers. One in … to Europe to report on the vast commercial opportunity of Africa. At this stage, the Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese …

… especially subjects like mathematics, and at the early age of 19 he became an assistant at a school. He went on to … but yet to be constructed, observatory at the Cape of Good Hope.    Together with his six crew men Fallows arrived in the Cape of Good Hope on 21 August 1821. He investigated possible …

… that year, from 31 May to 4 June, it was the location of unsuccessful negotiations between Presidents Steyn and … in a centrally located station site on the corner of Maitland and Harvey streets, East of Kings Park. Centrally located in both the City and the …

… The colonization of Congo was precipitated by the persistently violent and cunning efforts of King Leopold II as well as the European explorer, Henry … the region from 1908-1960 with a highly paternal state of governance. [iii] There was no legislation and chiefs were …

… the Waratah did not reach its destination, and no trace of the wreckage was found. A number of wreckages, bearing similarities to the outline of the steamer, were spotted along the cost of South Africa …

… This represented an about turn from his announcement of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965. On this occasion, Smith … intensified armed incursions into Rhodesia. Another round of talks followed and a settlement was reached with moderate …

… (now Eastern Cape). He studied chemistry at the University of Stellenbosch, and completed his PhD at Oxford. After he … Smith gradually switched over to Ichthyology, the branch of zoology which focuses on the study of fish. During this time, he became a prominent figure in …

… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as … the West with regard to being the premier trading partner of many countries on the African continent. Coupled with this … the countries that they trade with through the provision of low interest loans, aid and direct investment. However due …

… Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn in as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United … by her husband Bulelani Ngcuka, the former Head of the National Prosecuting Authority. Mlambo-Ngcuka will be … and women empowerment. Ngcuka was also the first President of the Natal Organisation of Women (NOW). NOW was formed in …

… The sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917 became one of South Africa's worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1919). A total of 616 South …

… in 1885, then at Windhuk in 1891.  It covered the core of what is today Namibia. Over the next hundred years, … in Southwest Africa, inland from the arid coastal strip of the Namibian desert, suffered some of the harshest experiences of modern colonial history - …

… out 300 000 flights and transported two million tons of supplies during the 406 days of the airlift. Some 441 American aircraft were used in total and they carried over three-quarters of the entire load into Berlin.  At the commencement of the … The Berlin Airlift, 1948-9 "  The Military History Journal of The South African Military History Society. Vol 11 No 2. …

… The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) transformed South African from an agrarian society at the edge of world trade into a globally integrated industrial economy, … wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the indigenous inhabitants as well as the conflicts …

… Frederick Lugard was the British colonial administrator of West Africa from 1895. He was one of the foremost practitioners of the colonial system of indirect rule, whereby traditional … Nwabughuogu.A.I,(1981), The Role of Propaganda in the Development of Indirect Rule in Nigeria, …

… proceeded to Otongwe near Cape Corrientes. During his stay of seven weeks in Cape Corrientes, he instructed and baptized the Makaranga chief, Gamba, and about 450 people of his kraal. Towards the end of the year, he began his expedition up the Zambezi River to …

… adhesive postage stamp in Africa was issued in the Cape of Good Hope, a British colony at the time. The triangular … by Charles Davidson Bell, who was the Surveyor General of the Cape Colony at the time. The stamps depicted the reclining figure of Hope, in homage to the Cape of Good Hope. The triangular …

… Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population particularly centring on White urban … demand answers from the Mayor, Ivan Haarburgen on the 29th of May 1913. He told the women that the pass laws were subject to the authority of the Union government and not in the power of local …

… in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange Free State … in Kimberley creating a South African a flight record of eight-and-a-half minutes in his Weston-Farman biplane. Fearing numerous attempts of this nature, the Aeronautical Society of South Africa was …

… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report contained … that central government officials may have been aware of some aspects of the irregular deals, but decided to turn a …

… The seven-month trial of former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan ended on 11 October when he and other officials were cleared of all charges relating to the murder of thirteen people in … 1985 - 1994 , Pretoria: UP| "> Keesing's Record of World Events , News Digest for October 1995, P.41304.| …

… in Africa when 24,000 Zulu soldiers overran a British camp of 1 800 near Isandlwana Mountain. Over 1 300 of the British force were killed with over 1 000 Zulu … the Zulu kingdom, led by King Cetshwayo The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 ended on July 4 at the last ritual battle of Ulundi …

… Members of the South African Industrial Federation (SAIF), a miners … mineworkers strike was the biggest strike in the history of the sector and resulted in the execution of three of the union members. Samuel Long, who was arrested … 15 February 2012]|Verwey E.J. (1995) New Dictionary of South African Biography ( HSRC Publishers ) pg 143 …

… Leander Starr Jameson led a group of about six hundred men of the Mashonaland Mounted Police from Bechuanaland (now Botswana) over the border of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (also called Republic of … Muller, C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 291.| …

… (prison) sentence, and prohibited the offer or acceptance of financial or other assistance for any organized resistance against the laws of the Union. In addition, the Act stated that anyone accompanying a person found guilty of offences committed while "protest[ing], or in support of …