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… Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa … Cliffs, pillars and rock pools. The site's diversity of Habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally important plants. The Site harbors …

… over 35,000 workers, who were demanding a wage increase of 9 percent across the board and 10 percent for workers … traffic and creating chaos. Blood flowed in the streets of Johannesburg as striking truck drivers turn violently on other truckers on the first day of the pay strike, causing police to open fire with rubber …

… started in the kitchen but soon spread. SA Eagle, insurer of the clubhouse, approached the Johannesburg City Council … admitted Johannesburg's response times lagged behind those of the rest of the province. The Club was originally established on the …

… Dunant; a Swiss national, who witnessed the suffering of the wounded, dying, and displaced in a battle in Northern Italy. Among the notable successes of this organisation is that they have achieved a 75% decrease in the cases of measles in Africa and are among the leaders in their …

… to #RhodesMustFall?: The Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976’, which will be held at UCL Institute of Education on 16 June. The event marks the 40th anniversary of the uprising; with activists, journalists and academics …

… (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a Polish … Clive Derby-Lewis, a Conservative Party (CP) Member of Parliament (MP)and his wife Gaye. During the Truth and … fired a second shot at his head." Hani was killed in front of his 15-year-old daughter Nomakhwezi. The death of the …

… Hendrik Egnatius Botha was born on the 27 of February 1958 in Breyten, in the Eastern Transvaal (now … He schooled in Pretoria, where he participated in a number of sporting codes including cricket, tennis, athletics and rugby. While Botha was studying at the University of Pretoria he was selected to play for the South African …

… The Japanese- influenced building is actually a complex of theatres. At the time of construction, it was the first of its kind in Southern Africa.  The theatre consists of five …

… born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare time … studying, especially subjects like mathematics. At the age of 19, he became an assistant at a school, and went on to …

… Ntsikelelo Sandi will lead you with questions on behalf of the Commission. ADV SANDI: Thank you Mr Chairman. Let me … today to tell us about Mr Sobukwe. We all know him. Some of us read about himself in books, but today we find … briefly about Mr Sobukwe. MRS SOBUKWE: In 1963 on the 30th of May, my husband was to be released on the 30th of May, but …

… Hill 23 km East of Aggeneys and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. … the Town was founded to service a nearby Mine.  This range of Hills,Mountains and Inselbergs in the Area, display some …

… 1840 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) acquired a portion of the Farm; Mooi Meisiejie Fontein for the purpose of establishing a Kerkplaats. The village of Riebeek was established in 1842, and was named in honour …

… Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, Anglican bishop of Zululand and Swaziland was born in Nquthu, Natal. He was the only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu and was a member of the Zulu Royal Dynasty. In the early 1960s he was elected …

… to search for a trading route to India, by King John II of Portugal. Without realizing it he had actually rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Dias' excursion ashore ended hastily though, … because the locals chased him off the land, with a hail of stones.  Mossel Bay's History can also be traced back more …

… The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the nearby deposits of limestone. Its name was derived from the Dutch term for …   https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/the-hidden-history-of-cape-towns-secret-stairways/     …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the town clerk of Durban on 6 December 1872 asking for an increase in their … Archives. We, the undersigned Coolies in the services of the Corporation, beg most respectfully to submit the …

… After a brief period of transitional government Dr Manuel Pinto da Costa, the leader of the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and PrÁ­ncipe(CLSTP) became the first president …

… Voster was elected to the unprecedented honorary position of State President. However, his spell in the new office was … scandal, named after Dr Connie Mulder, then Minister of Information. Vorster was implicated in the use of a secret slush-fund to buy loyalty of the English …

… dissected by meandering streams. In 1763 the burgers of Cape Town planted a number of oaks around this area, and in 1806 the city treasury voted money for the erection of a fountain and the planting of more trees. The fountain …

… Siad Barre shared the fate of many post liberation leaders in Africa. Having started out as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World War Two, Barre was found to excel in the sphere of politics. After Somalia gained independence he rapidly …

… The rioting spread from the Schotche Kloof Malay section of Cape Town. Rioting started when groups of women wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Troops Out" … who were permanently stationed in townships because of the state of emergency, pull out of the townships. The …

… Council (SRC) Vice-president at the University of Transkei and staunch opponent of Transkei government, Batandwa Ndondo, was shot by police on the outskirts of Cala, Transkei. Ndondo became one of the forty-nine … Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights …

… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Politics. Abstract: The …

… Programme Friday, 18 October 2013 17:00 – Opening of festival market and entertainment Saturday, 19 October … – Zumba Dance Exercise Group Market and demonstrations of handicraft, Book stalls, Boere-orkes marathon 09:00 – Tug-of-war competition kick-off 10:00 – 10:30 - Boer War …

… I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when Angola-based guerrillas of the Front for the National Liberation of Congo (Front pour la Liberation Nationale de Congo (FLNC) … Bobb, S.F.(2010), Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , (Scarecrow …

… Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his Masters in … Brink, Ingrid Jonker and Breyten Breytenbach were part of the Afrikaans literary movement, Die Sestigers ("The …

… and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan following years of colonial rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th … while in the 1890s the British decided to gain control of Sudan. Following a series of campaigns between 1896 and …

… cemetery Tana Baru (meaning 'New Ground'), where some of the earliest and most respected Muslim settlers of South Africa were buried, was closed in terms of the Public Health Act No. 4 of 1883. Following the … [Accessed on 3 December 2013]| Tana Baru HISTORY OF THE TANA BARU AT A GLANCE [online] Available at: …

… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were members of the National Party in the Ladybrand local branch. He …

… Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, Dr Zola Sidney Themba …