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… rights activist Rev. Michael Guthrie Scott, who lived in South Africa, besieged the United Nations(UN) for justice … of Man (now the International League for Human Rights). In the same year (1948) Rev. Scott was banned in South Africa and Namibia. Rev. Scott was not a stranger to …

… to grips with a specific issue that is causing concern in Africa: that of child soldiers who are victims of … continuity and change are particularly acute for children in Africa. Increasingly, the potency and potential of young … people are being exploited to sustain the power of those in authority as well as those seeking to replace them. Thus, …

… as Wellington. Retief grew up on the vineyard, Welvanpas, in what became the Cape Colony under British rule. At the age of 27 he left for Stellenbosch, but eventually settled in Grahamstown, where he acquired his wealth through livestock farming following in his father’s foot-steps. During this period many …

… to rule Gabon after she achieved independence, but early in the 1990s Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new … was first explored by the Portuguese navigator Diego Cam in the 15th century. In 1472, the Portuguese explorers encountered the mouth of … Alistair Boddy-Evans, (2012), ' This Day in History - Gabon Achieves Independence ' . from African …

… Cape, laid the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town. The hospital was established in 1818, after Dr S. Bailey saw the need for a public hospital in Cape Town. Dr. Bailey used his own funds to build the …

… Goldberg is dead. But he lives on. One of the characters in the sell-out play, “Cincinatti”, was based on Sam, who died in Johannesburg this week. Sam was alisted person under the … of Communism Act. This means he was not able to be quoted in life – and the ban on anything he said continues after his …

… an African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament in South Africa for 20 years. Turok is the sole surviving … of deployee, you have room to maneuver. Take the BEE [Black Economic Empowerment] legislation, Rob Davies was chair … you see Masiphumelele [a large, informal settlement of black residents] just up the road. It is an absolute scandal. …

… , on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 1876 and proclaimed a town in 1890. Named after the city in the Netherlands, by its Founder, F Lion Cachet.  The Five …

… lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal … and intellectual whose life and work played a leading role in giving form to the debate about ‘a people’s culture’ in …

… In a low key event in Crystal Palace, England, South African born athlete Zola … demonstrators as South Africa was banned from competing in any sporting code with other countries. Budd was granted British citizenship early in 1984 in order to participate in the Olympic Games. …

… making him one of the longest serving non-monarch rulers in the world. In 1990, under intense pressure from its citizens, Gabon … country under a one party system since he came into power in 1967. During his 41 years in office, he was implicated in …

… Christopher Katongo was born on 31 August 1982 in Mufulira, Zambia. After playing for a few local teams, he … moved to South Africa and joined Jomo Cosmos Football Club in 2004. In 2007 he moved to the Danish side, Brondby. He later moved …

… who later became president of Senegal.  He was educated in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After his studies, Senghor remained in Paris and earned his citizenship. He later joined the … for independence. When Senegal gained independence in 1960, Senghor became the country’s first democratically …

… After nearly five years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Ethiopia to … with the help of the British. Selassie lost his throne in 1936 after he was defeated by Italians and fled to … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African History: 5 May’ , from About.com African History , …

… Armistice Day is observed annually in South Africa to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I. The day is observed world-wide, though under various names. In Malta it is also called Poppy Day. In Australia, Canada … Poppies ,from Lemhhl home page,[online],Available at  www.sa-transport.co.za  [Accessed: 07 November 2013]   …

… African National Congress (ANC), led the Defiance Campaign in 1952, a non- violent protest against the pass laws. Yet … government hence they gave Luthuli many banning orders. In consequence Luthuli was first banned in 1952 for two years; the ban was renewed in 1954 when he …

…  1. WHEREAS there existed in the Provinces of the Union of South Africa several small … of general interest to and affected the whole Bantu people in South Africa; 3. AND WHEREAS the good work of the … between one another; 4. AND WHEREAS there also existed in some of the Protectorates and Territories in South Africa …

… of the Battle of Amalinda between Gaika and Ndlambe, in October 1818. The long standing rivalry between the senior … of Xhosaland, Ngqika, and his uncle, Ndlambe, erupted in a battle of epic proportions that was to go down in Xhosa tradition as the battle of Amalinde. This …

… was established sometime before December 1896, and in August 1898 its name was changed to Philippi. Philippi is one of Cape Town’s Townships formed, in the 1980s, at more-or-less the same time as Khayelitsha … or The Dunes - used, predominantly, as grazing for Farms in the area. Today it is still home to small-scale Farms that …

… When the VoC granted land in Rondebosch to the first free Burghers, Governor Jan van … of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the Company. In February of that year the first bricks were made for a … one of them being Commander Hakius, who died here in 1671. In 1683 Simon van der Stel made it his preferred …

… This former government building, an architectural treasure in itself, containing some impressive artifacts. Particularly … Drostdy Museum was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1747 to serve as residence and official headquarters for … they were abolished by the British colonial government. In 1846 the government sold the Drostdy and the property was …

… An incident occurred in December 1988 which shocked the nation and forever changed … community of Trust Feeds, a rural village near New Hanover in the Natal Midlands. On 15 October a group of people, mostly women, had gathered in the Sithole homestead the wake of a man who had died of …

… farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was laid out in 1869 on the farm Roodepoort, and named  Frankfurt by … van Gordon. The town later received municipality status in 1896. Frankfort is now the capital town to Villiers, …

… The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to … Bantu Authorities Act of 1951. During a protest gathering in the district of Bizana, Saul Mabude, a tribal authority, … destroyed his house and livestock. The police were called in and a number of people were hurt in the chaos or arrested. …

… The time comes in the life of all oppressed peoples that some among them … able to speak to us today, observing the world we live in, he would ask to live his life over again. For it is not … aside while the uprooted Palestinian nation bled to death in the ghettos of Beirut. He could not have stood aside while …

… Mariam for his warm words of welcome. We are happy to be in Addis Ababa once again, attending this premier event in the African political calendar, the OAU Summit Meeting of … because during his brilliant presentation, he has dealt in a frank and realistic manner with the problems facing our …

… been very different without events that have taken place in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein is an important part of the … you are honouring this achievement of our whole nation in creating a non-racial democracy. I accept it in their name, in all humility. This was the birthplace of …

… up with the law, and yet who died a convicted prisoner. In a letter to the magistrate Bram Fischer explained why he … any punishment I may incur. I can no longer serve justice in the way I have attempted to do during the past thirty years. I can do it only in the way I have now chosen." Dit is een van die tragiese …

… the young Charles Back I, landed on these shores in 1902. With a strong work ethic and passion for wine, he … a booming wine export business.  After starting his life in South Africa as a butcher boy in what is now the Cape Town CBD, he later opened his very …

… my life and shaped my future – Trafalgar High School in cobbled Burchington Street near de Waal Drive, and the … I attended Trafalgar High from 1962 until I matriculated in 1966, and early in 1967 I began my working career as a cadet journalist with …