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… on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort West's "coloured" community resides. The larger … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. … twest.net/explore/beaufort-west/history/beaufort-west-place-of-pioneers.html …

… Calitzdorp is a Town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and lies on South Africa's, Route 62 . The … (in the North), Rooiberge (to the South) and the Mountains of the Huisrivier Pass (to the West), which surrounds …

… Leon Grunberg and Sam Leon were responsible for the design of the fort, which was completed 12 November 1898 and cost … French and Italian mechanics were involved in the building of this fort, namely Carlos Prina, Petro Testan and Joseph Allias. The commander of the fort was Lieutenant F. Townsend. This hexagonal fort …

… and a Black unnamed father. Due to the apartheid policies of the day, her parents were  not allowed to marry, and her mother was forced to spend the term of her pregnancy in a state institution.  She was raised in … the Golden City Post and Drum magazine. At the beginning of 1960, she joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). On 1 …

… South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda … away on the 9th September 2006 in Cape Town at the age of 91 from an aneurysm. In 1932 Bernstein and her mother … when she joined the South African Labour Party League of Youth, of which she remained a member until 1940, when she …

… The founding conference of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) took place in Cape Town from 30 July … and announced the establishment, aims and character of the new Party. The conference formally established the …

… from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air Force (SAAF) up until today. The … apartheid, particularly with regard to the availability of spare parts and technology, many of these aircraft's were covertly reconfigured for military …

… in the Eastern Cape on 24 December 1906.  At the age of five she joined theatre and continued to perform until … which began in 1938. In 1952 she was the co organiser of the Van Riebeeck celebrations in Cape Town and also played … in Cape Town. She was instrumental in the formation of the Cape Afrikaans Theatrical Society, the volksteater in …

… Its beautiful heavily wooded Valley became the main source of timber for the building and repairs of ships and also for buildings such as the Castle of Good Hope . Protective Mountains and a good fishing Area …

… The Most Reverend Janani Luwum, Anglican archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-ZaÁƒÂƒÂ¯re, together with two government ministers, were arrested on the charge of an alleged plot to overthrow Ugandan President Idi Amin … sedition and arms smuggling. Although the official cause of death was given as a car crash, it was revealed that they …

… parties and severe criticism by the Bar and a number of judges. The Bill contained far-reaching provisions and restrictions affecting the administration of justice and the disclosure of evidence. Security matters were now defined as including …

… The circular tower was erected in 1796 on the orders of James Craig to improve the defence system of Simonstown. It has been claimed that this is the oldest British structure of its kind in the world, as well as the first building to be …

… Africa Railway Co, for their own occupation. It is one of the last remaining examples of the mansions that characterised this part of Pretoria during the latter years of the 19th century. It …

… Stalwart anti-apartheid campaigner of South Africa, Albertina Sisulu, wife of African National Congress (ANC) leader Walter Sisulu, was … time since 1963. Click here to read more about the life of Albertina Nontsikelelo (Blessings) Sisulu, lately known as …

… Former Director of the Office of West African Affairs and Ambassador to Liberia, Edward … in efforts to end Apartheid and get Nelson Mandela out of prison. He served in this post until 1989, when he left to …

… High Court set aside Western Cape provincial Department of Environmental Affair's decision to permit the construction of a pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station , north of Cape Town. Judge Ben Griesel ruled that Environment …

… One month prior to the establishment of the democratic dispensation, South Africa was readmitted … Olympic Committee (IOC). The terms included the abolition of Apartheid laws, the non-racial unification of sports bodies and normalisation of relations with sports …

… that based on its homicide rate, this country was one of the most violent in the world. COMSA, a fifteen-member team, which consisted of police, military, legal and political experts, further concluded that South Africa's best hope of containing the violence was to move speedily toward …

… On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) on 8 January 1992, … address at Gwala's funeral that it was 'precisely because of the recognition of Mphephethwa's tenacity that the ANC … Sonderling, N.E.  New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2  ,  Pretoria: Vista .|South …

… Cyril Ramaphosa, secretary-general of the African National Congress (ANC) and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly, announced his intention to … is agreed upon. He will become deputy executive chairman of New Africa Investment Ltd (NAIL). Ramaphosa was the only a …

… came four years after the famous speech “The winds of change” by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The … country’s independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming … Online , ‘Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)’ , [online], available at …

… aside Winnie Madikizela Mandela's sentence of five years' imprisonment for kidnapping four youths and a one year sentence related to a charge of being an accessory to assault. This was imposed by the lower court judge in favour of a fine that was a payment of the victims’ and a suspended …

… Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Joint African Conference of Planners, Statisticians, and Demographers. The day is …

… in Amsterdam, Holland in 1693 with a passenger capacity of 315, is wrecked off Jutten Island on the West Cape coast. It sunk with a cargo of gold and silver. Of the 200 people on board, 101 lost their lives. The wreck …

… Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, eldest son of King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon and his second wife, … Zulu customs while he was at his father's residence of Khethomtandayo. Zwelithini was installed as the eighth monarch of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony attended by 20 000 …

… Report of the Education Commission of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society … apartheid rule. Content include: The nature and function of SPRO-CAS; Introduction; The acceptable society: long-term …

… Togo is a country of western Africa. Lomé, the capital, is situated in the south-west of the Country and is the largest city and port. Until 1884, … is now Togo was an intermediate zone between the States of Asante and Dahomey, and its various ethnic groups lived in …

… Town on the banks of the Orange River, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the … London. It was founded in 1849 and named by the Governor of the Cape Sir Henry Smith, 1847-1852. To commemorate his … as: 'the Joe Gqabi District Municipality'. The Settlement of the Area and its development into a Town probably is …

… FM and they began featuring ‘Peru and Bala’ (personas of two old men) for ten minutes every Saturday morning on … no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio … serve as a significant reminder to South African Indians of their past in this country, because it made fun of …

… The pass measures were aimed at controlling the mobility of the Black population in White urban areas. Bloemfontein … Waaihoek. Women played a significant role in the provision of labour services, both skilled and unskilled. Thus, the passes posed a hindrance to their sources of income. The first anti-pass protest march in Bloemfontein …