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… the Netherlands. The quagga had once roamed the pastures of the Karoo and the southern Free State. It differed in … from other zebra in that it was striped on the front half of its body only. The upper part of its body was a creamy, light brown, while its belly and …

… On the 25th of May 2017 the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command … Ndlozi. This event will take place at the University of Cape Town's New Lecture Theatre Building. The lecture seeks to speak into the conversation of liberation movements in Africa post supposed Independence, …

… This book examines-and plays with the boundaries of-the disconcerting, discomfiting meanings that have grown … It argues that coloured identities are a valid part of black and African experiences, while refusing to erase their complexity and specificity. The bondedness of identities is acknowledged, yet the authors stress the …

… One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the previous regime. In building a new, democratic nation, …

… where you’ll experience the colours and hustle and bustle of Africa. This area has a mix of ‘muti’ shops, spazas, a mosque, a Hindu temple and the … diverse and the Mariamman Temple is one such example of this. The temple is famous for its unusual and exotic …

… President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the apartheid homeland Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after he had tried to boycott … for free political activity in Bophuthatswana, a member of the anti-election Freedom Alliance. His stance caused …

… the African National Congress (ANC) called for a blockade of the territory. The President, Lucas Mangope, wished for … South Africa. His attempt to prolong the sham authority of the homeland was met with massive civic resistance, … and mutiny in the local armed forces. On the other side of the divide, members of the rightwing Afrikaner …

… from chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the resignation of vice-chairman Dr. Alex Boraine who had also publicly … Council document that government ordered the elimination of state opponents. De Klerk, in his earlier applications to … claims that the pre-1994 governments ordered the murder of anti-apartheid activists. Because the State Security …

… Former apartheid era Minister of Law and Order, Adriaan Vlok, applied to the Truth and … Commission (TRC) for amnesty for his role in the bombing of a trade union headquarters in Johannesburg in 1987. He … era. His appearance before the commission stunned many of his former colleagues. In his testimony to the TRC, Vlok …

… Democratic Front was granted a court order by the Minister of Law and Order and Divisional Commissioner of Police to go ahead with a meeting to launch the ‘Unban the … granted after the UDF sent out a call for the unbanning of the African National Congress on 5 June 1986. The UDF …

… medium and painted exclusively in it. He joined the group of artists known as Artists Under the Sun. The group … at Joubert Park in the Johannesburg inner city. One of his biggest exhibitions was of a collection of his paintings spanning a period of 25 …

… Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Though Kantor himself … the firm’s funds. The farm served as the headquarters of MK. When the police raided the farm in 1963 several …

… was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the Treason Trial Defence Fund. From the emergence of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1955, Bob Hepple devoted himself … Bates, D. ‘Professor Sir Bob Hepple’ , from  University of Cambridge, [online], available at www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk …

… Adebayor is a Togolese footballer. He was born to parents of Yoruba descent in the city of Lomé. After a talent scout spotted him playing, he was … cup in Germany. The same year, he took part The Africa Cup of Nations. In 2010, Adebayor briefly retired from …

… Survivors Centre in Cape Town reported that almost half of the rapes in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township involved … to July 2006 the Centre treated 743 rape cases, an average of two to three a day. The Simelela Rape Survivors Centre was a response to the high degree of sexual violence against women and children in South …

… Maurice Pope. The Potato Harvest, Tony O’Dowd. The Reply of Makerere, Bernard de Bunsen. The Treason Trial, E.V. Stone with illustration by David Marais. The Question of your Removal, Jenny Joseph. Salisbury Diary, Denis Grundy. … M.P. French West Africa, Basil Davidson. Profile of a President-Tubman of Liberia, David Williams. The Belgian …

… After the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939, SA Prime Minister … attempt was rejected by 80 votes to 67. After the refusal of Governor-General Sir Patrick Duncan to dissolve the … no option but to resign from his position. The minister of justice, Gen. J.C. Smuts, took over and formed a new …

… campaign was probably the first recorded incidence of protest by women against the Union government. About 700 … passes were stringently enforced to control the movement of women residing and working in towns in large numbers. The … and convicted for not having passes. The direct result of this campaign was the establishment of the Bantu Women's …

… and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his father were extremely active in the 1890s on behalf of the Griqua who claimed that they had lost their land …

… Mountain 14 km South-West of Volksrust and 32 km North of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper …

… change in the country: provision for the legal recognition of Black trade unions, abandonment of the legal reservation of certain jobs for Whites only, spread of Africans into …

… Circular letter from the President of the National Union of South African Students, Duncan Innes, reporting on a meeting between a delegation from NUSAS and the Minister of Police and the Interior. Discussion centred around student …

… places emphasis on education and educating the people of Africa as part of the liberals function in ensuring a positive socio-political change of thought. Bearing in mind that education is a Human Right …

… Yellow, red, black and white poster. Notice of an Aboriginal Poster Exhibition. Commemorating 200 years of Aboriginal Resistance in Australia - 1788 - 1988. … Lambeth Town Hall on 24th February to 1st March. Artwork of map of Australia and an Aboriginal. London Strategic …

… Gill Marcus, former Deputy Minister of Finance from 1996-1999, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Manager of Spoornet, was born in Johannesburg. She has since been … Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ... , Graighall: Jonathan …

… Yellow poster. First half of title in white letters on red spear across poster. Second half of title in white letters in green block across bottom of poster. Poem at top in black letters entitled "Message …

… Andries Hendrik Potgieter, the leader of a Voortrekker group which he led during the battle of Vegkop when attacked by the Matabele (Ndebele), was born … Fourth and Fifth Frontier Wars and later was the founder of Potchefstroom, the first town founded north of the Vaal …

… Former graduate of the famous Rorke's Drift School of Art, South African artist Vuminkosi Zulu , was born in … Zulu became a world-renowned artist and his depiction of the 'The Battle of Isandlwana' won him an international … Rankin, E. (1989).  Images of Wood: aspects of the history of sculpture in 20th century …

… Professor Ahmed C Bawa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Durban University of Technology and Mr Don Gumede, Founder of the Archie Gumede Foundation cordially invite you to the …