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… Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater, or in the atmosphere. The treaty was hailed as an important … the Soviet Union concerning a ban on nuclear testing began in the mid-1950s. Officials from both nations came to believe …

… Act" was designed to curtail Indian property ownership in White areas in Natal. Natal was divided into controlled and uncontrolled … areas. The controlled areas would be White areas in which Indians were no longer allowed to purchase land. The …

… was founded as an Afrikaans nationalist organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership of Colonel J.C.C. Laas. The OB was evidence of the surging Afrikaner Nationalism in the centenary year of the Great trek (1938) and the … When the Second World War (WWII) broke out in 1939, the OB opposed South Africa's involvement on the …

… the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in twelve tests. After a semi-retirement from South African Rugby in 2004, Skinstad returned in 2007, following a lengthy stay …

… This was one of the earliest Churches established in Polokwane (then Pietersburg). Building began in 1895, and the church was completed in 1897. Prior to completion occasional services were held by …

… Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda since independence from Britain in 1964 concedes defeat to Bakili Muluzi in the country's first multi-party election. With 30 years at … would be able to usher Malawi into a new era. Banda died in a hospital in South Africa in 1997, at the age of 101 and …

… Rev. Robert Selby Taylor was born in the United Kingdom in 1909. His parents later sent him to New Zealand in the hope of broadening his experience. Taylor later … on 21 January 2014]| Tengatenga J. (2010)  The UMCA in Malawi: A History of the Anglican Church, 1861-2010 . …

… Habib Mohamed (A.M.) Rajab was born in Durban. He was a trader and collector of oriental art, remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street complex from being handed over … and educational development of the Indian community. In 1968, at the inaugural meeting of the South African Indian …

… Mauch, allegedly the first person to discover gold in South Africa, died in poverty in Stuttgart, Germany. He made geologic and archaeological …

… 1963-1973. Member of Parliament, 1994-1999. Author: Island In Chains By Prisoner 885/63. Ten Years on Robben Island … and house arrested after his release from Robben Island in 1973, Indres Naidoo immediately began playing an influential role in the development of a pro-Congress radical politics in …

… of the challenge of good governance and stability. In most instances, these societies were multi-ethnic, … were a tiny minority. They were concentrated especially in the capital. Many among these saw themselves having … seen to be powerful and therefore awe-inspiring. Inherent in this is the imperative that these powerful persons should …

… it is struck’”, ice was chipped away and the area doused in water. The effects of different water temperatures were … if any areas were still frozen. Variations of these tests in more gruesome forms were performed.” Other “experiments” … you can think of, they did it. I spend a lot of time in Japan. My girlfriend is Japanese. Let me tell you?—?the …

… alongside late anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first sitting of the … Essop recounted painful memories of the torture he endured in the hands of the apartheid security police after he and …

… 1828. A memorial stone was erected over Shakas grave in 1932 by the Zulu nation and was declared a national … by leaping from the rock into the sea. High Rock is in the Shakas Rock area on to seashore off Rock Lane. Follow … and get his drinking water from an underground spring in this valley. This can be found on the outskirts of …

… and Bridglal Pachai One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban on 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the … and proposed guidelines for a democratic South Africa in a Charter for Change, a document that was adopted by the meeting. It is reproduced here as it appeared in the Sunday Tribune , 18 October 1981. We South African …

… Kraal' . On 2 September 1836 it was renamed; "D'Urban" in honour of Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Governor of the Cape. … facilities for kids and parents alike. There are 12 farms in the Valley and all are worth exploring : "Altydgedacht; …

… known as the Zwaanswyk, was granted to Catherina Ustings in 1688 and was one of the first farms in the Western Cape. Its Cape Dutch homestead was erected in about 1740, and its verandah and outbuildings were added …

… Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the …   Linden is named after the Linden farm, which stood in this part of Johannesburg over a hundred years ago. The original farmhouse still exists somewhere in the heart of the suburb, restored to its former glory, the …

… of captured cattle with them. The British soon followed in pursuit and on 31 March they crossed over the Keiskamma … signed on 17 September 1835 allowed the Xhosa to remain in specifically designated areas, the bulk of their lands … not meet with the approval of the British Colonial Office in London, and on 5 December 1836 the proclamation of the …

… name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an Xhosa name, the language of the local … original name for the Baakens River and Walmer Township in the area. The name change was part of a broader effort to … or apartheid legacy.  Port Elizabeth is the largest City in the Eastern Cape Province , it is known as 'The Windy …

… Comrades, the ANC has held many national conferences in its history. One of these was the 1949 Conference, which was held here in Bloemfontein. That Conference was the closing of a chapter … the Natives Representative Council which was established in 1936 for Africans;the Bunga, which was supposed to be the …

… for few, if any, other countries have been as successful in negotiating a political settlement. This is especially … of a nation. The success of the negotiations lay in both the agreed constitutional provisions as well as the … the determination of South Africans not to succumb in times of adversity. When political violence and civil …

… of all this is the thesis which succeeded to gain currency in some circles at home and abroad that during the years I … Republic I made it a point to centralise political power in my hands. It has therefore been stated as a fact that I centralised this power in the Government Presidency, the Union Buildings, and …

… troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an address by … Tambo to thousands of members and supporters of the ANC in Maputo.] The crime perpetrated against the people of … and the people of South Africa, members of the ANC in this city has a lesson for us. It was unprovoked. It was …

… Wayne Richard Ferreira was born on 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg.[i] Wayne Ferreira and his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won a silver medal in the men’s tennis doubles at the Barcelona Olympic Games of … his best career ranking ever, when he was placed 6th in the world in May 1995.[iii] Ferreira competed in the 1996 …

… River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub … 15 km South of Citrusdal. The name of the river in Afrikaans and means ' the hindmost river', the River at the back. In contrast to Voorsterivier, the River in the Front. …

… The original building was apparently already in existence in 1890 when it was converted to use as a gaol for the mining … house on the corner of Goldman Street and Seventh Avenue in Florida to be the scene of the latest ghost hunt. The … //roodepoortrecord.co.za/2017/05/04/watch-was-there-a-ghost-in-the-cell/ …

… Ivory Coast is a West African State bordering Ghana in the East, Burkina Faso, Mali in the North, and Guinea and Liberia in the East. To the South lies, the Atlantic Ocean. The first …

… In 1772 the Masonic Order established its first lodge in the Cape under a warrant obtained from the Grand Lodge … National of the Netherlands. Initially meetings were held in new buildings rented for this purpose, but after 1794 they …