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… Notice of the 21st anniversary of the execution of Solomon "Kalushi" Mahlangu, and a photograph of him. Yellow, black, green and red poster. Meeting at …

… Green and white poster. Notice of a meeting at New JISS centre, corner Battery and Queens, Mayfair. Two items on Agenda and list of speakers. Also notice of AGM of Johannesburg West Branch of the ANC on Saturday …

… White poster with black lettering and artwork of a politician in centre holding a machine gun. Notice of a meeting of Association of Democratic Journalists Launch. Friday 3rd …

… at top with black lettering. Yellow background. Outline of map of South Africa with black and white artwork of people marching. Border of small cubes containing various …

… Green, gold, black and white poster. Artwork of a map of Africa. Black and white image of people protesting at the southern tip of Africa. Artwork …

… Black, white, red and blue poster. Artwork of a man with soldiers running out of his head. Artwork of a crowd of girls in uniform. Coloured artwork of Cuban …

… by Thibault. The gable is generally considered to be one of the earliest usages in the Cape of a rectangular pediment. The cost of building this house must have ruined Teubes, for he …

… A Ravine at the Eastern end of Badspoort, 16 km South-East of Calitzdorp. The name is Afrikaans for 'Alum Gorge', which refers to the occurence of the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, found … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper …

… While at the JMTS, he became involved with the affairs of the Johannesburg Municipal Transport Workers' Union and was elected to the executive committee of the union. He served in several influential positions in … the Johannesburg Municipal Sports Club. He was a member of South African Council of Transport Workers and the Special …

… Simonstown. This property originally formed part of a loan farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 … with the Brand family. Henricus Brand was a member of the Court of Justice; his son Christoffel was the first speaker of the …

… Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive president. This was a newly created … in 1984. The constitution further created three houses of parliament, namely the House of Assembly for Whites, the …

… the South African government proceeded with its plan of incorporation. The incorporation of Botshabelo doubled the population of Qwa Qwa and severely stretched its meager resources. …

… Brigadier Joshua Oupa Qqozo, military leader of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to murder, relating to the killing of Lieutenant Charles Sebe during a coup attempt in January, …

… with precision the multi-layered and intersectional voice of black bodies – the students, workers and staff who have come together with the aim of subverting white supremacy, institutionalized patriarchy and racism at the University of Cape Town (UCT), other institutions of higher learning and …

… After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of independence marked “the end” of intermittent clashes with …

… Pan-Africanist and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was a leader who strived for a united Africa. Nkrumah was one of the founders of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and its first … SAHO,  Organisation of African Unity (OAU) , from South African History Online,  …

… crisis following MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé's declaration of independence for Katanga province on 11 July. The … African countries and the United Nations. The secession of Katanga fuelled the province of South Kasai to declare independence on 8 August 1960, … crisis following Moïse-Kapenda Tshombe's declaration of independence for Kata’ , [online], available at …

… African journalist, newspaper proprietor and former editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the Evening Despatch and was wounded three times in the First World War before joining the parliamentary staff of The Times. He moved to South Africa and became editor of …

… National War Memorial was opened outside the village of Longueval, France, next to the historic Delville Wood. The Memorial was unveiled by mrs Annie Botha, the widow of General Louis Botha, after an address by the then Prime Minister, Gen J.B.M. Hertzog in commemoration of the thousands of South Africans who fought during the …

… The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He succeeded Zech De Beer as the leader …

… After amalgamation of the weather services of the four provinces on 1 April 1912, the first weather forecast for the Union of South Africa as a whole was issued by A.G. Howard of the … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 360. …

… Adam Kok III, founder and chief of Griqualand East, was killed in an accident when he fell … unilaterally annexed Griqualand East in 1874 as result of disturbances in that region; they relieved Kok of his duties as chief and granted him an annual pension. The …

… Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries … Voortrekker commando to defeat Zulu warriors in the battle of Blood River. Apart of his military achievements, Pretorius was also instrumental … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 115. …

… (NP) merged, indicates that it represents a coalition of the policies of the National, United and Progressive parties, and outlines … 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal members of the United Party (UP) broke away to …

… South African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The World newspaper, Percy Qoboza, died on his fiftieth … and falling into a coma. Qoboza was known for the barrage of criticism he directed at the Apartheid regime especially … after the June 16 Uprisings in Soweto . At the time of his death, Qoboza was editor of the weekly newspaper City …

… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network held a summit in Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in which global … This association, which falls under the umbrella of the London  based think tank known as The Policy Network, …

… and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo … from the Limpopo government department and municipalities of Malamulele and Bolubedu. The Member of Executive Council, (MEC) for Health and Welfare, Seaparo …

… - Ian Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd, reached the summit of Mount Everest. This was the first official South African … in the world. Their jubilation was dampened when a member of their team, British photographer Bruce Herrod, went … and is thought to have died on his descent. Until the end of apartheid, South Africans had not been able to get a …

… the African Opera is the biographical opera in the life of Nelson Mandela whose libretto was written by the late … with Orchestration by KutlwanoMasote. The idea of the Opera was born from Mtirara’s wish to document the history of the Thembu Royal Family and Nation. He soon realized that …

… at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest the leader of the local branch of the South Africa Students Movement (SASM), Enos Ngutshane. … stoned the police and burned their car. The first sign of Black unrest in Soweto schools was noticed by government …