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… their 100 most favourite personalities. The ranking of the rest of the top 10 had yet to be decided. SABC3 intended to screen … over the next nine weeks until December 9, the culmination of the vote. The top nine, following Mandela, were in …

… With the processes of the dismantling of the apartheid system and preparations for democratic rule under way, the Republic of South Africa opened itself to the outside world. … Relations and Cooperation Vietnam (The Socialist Republic of) [online] Available at: www.dfa.gov.za [Accessed on 30 …

… 1964, the United Nations Secretary-General named a team of four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa. … called on South Africa to cease the continued imposition of discriminatory and repressive measures,  called on South … to manufacture or maintain armaments for the enforcement of apartheid. The resolution also asked the Secretary-General …

… The final report of the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, released on this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial policies since 6 … by the General Assembly - under resolution 1761 (XVII) of November 6, 1962, with a view to keep the racial policies …

… African artist Gerard Bhengu was born at an outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station at Centecow, Bulwer district … from a largely white patronage. Despite the support of some of these patrons, he was ultimately prevented from embarking … References: Loots A. (2001) The Early Pioneer Artists of South Africa  Gerard Bhengu ( 1910 - 1990 )  from V …

… Mzimhlophe, an area about 60m km north of Kranskop in central Natal was founded on Trust land in the Nkandla district of KwaZulu as a  place of relocation, The name means “white home”, named as it was …

… The former Prime Minister of South Africa and apartheid mastermind, Dr H.F. Verwoerd … Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty kilometres West of Pretoria. The installation was not intended for the production of nuclear energy on a commercial scale, but was employed for …

… was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During the 1952 revolution which saw the end of British rule in Egypt, Sadat, who would become the third President of Egypt, joined Gamal Abdel Nasser and later served as Vice …

… Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the previous year. … France as well as unemployed soldiers, such as members of the Swiss regiments who had served the unpopular Bourbon … the Legion quickly developed an incredibly austere code of discipline, far exceeding that of other contemporary …

… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. … establishing a South African non-stop flight record of eight-and-a-half minutes in his Weston-Farman biplane. His energy and drive led to the formation of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa in 1911. It was …

… On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial … In 1472, the Portuguese explorers encountered the mouth of the Como River and named it "Rio de Gabao," river of Gabon, which later became the name of the country. The …

… These 9 dwellings form part of a unique Street Block that dates from the 1880s, and consisted of two terraced rows, of identical late-Victorian Double-storey, Semi-detached …

… This impressive building was erected at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long Street, one of the few streets of Cape Town whose …

… Illustrated resumé of the activities of the National Union of South African Students during 1982. The theme for 1982, …

… This event is an initiative of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Solution Space   and the Bertha Centre for Social …

… in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for … culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The primary aim of these lectures is to inspire the present generation of artists and academics to revisit the pivotal role of …

… The so-called Tree of Conspiracy stands on the farm Onze Rust, and once belonged to Marthinus Steyn, the last President of the Free State, who bought the land in 1897, and settled … return from Europe. The tree is reputed to have been one of the president's favourite places of repose but, sadly, no …

… outside parliament while leading a protest march (one of many) against the death sentence of the 'Sharpeville Six'. Tutu was freed a few hours later. … and Francis Mokhesi were convicted for the 1984 mob murder of Sharpeville deputy mayor Jacob Khuzwayo Dhlamini.  There …

… Following major American television's first airing of the famine crisis in Ethiopia, the world celebrated the … as famine anniversary. The day was used to mark the end of famine and the successful international food aid. More … left their relief camps and returned home with bags of seed and agricultural tools to help them in the process of …

… The United States invasion of Afghanistan, codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom, took place after the destruction of the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001 in New York, United States of America, by the Al-Qaeda terrorist group. The event marked …

… 18 August 1994, the first democratically elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked his first 100 …

… in South Africa. It shares the day with the anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, which occurred in 1960. This gross violation of human life happened when a march by ordinary South … bloodbath. The day marked a turning point for the future of South Africa and the struggle for liberation, which …

… Though he was the younger brother of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Gamal al-Banna was a liberal scholar and a critic of the Muslim traditional narrative. Al-Banna held a …

… first free elections in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe, president of ZANU since 1977, became the prime minister. Joshua Nkomo … in the new 100-seat parliament. Mugabe formed a Government of National Unity by drawing its members from all major political parties of the fifteen-year conflict. Nkomo was offered the …

… Constance Annie Nothard, nursing sister and recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award of the International Red Cross Society, was born in the … service in France. She received the first Gold Medal of the South African Nursing Association on 12 May 1961 in …

… Clarion Call was published as the official journal of the KwaZulu Government, as a record of their activities, and as a mouthpiece of the Inkatha Institute developed to foster the aims of …

… orchestras, was born in Nylstroom, Transvaal. At the age of 16, she gave her first public performance of the Dvorak cello concert. A year later she was regarded in … Pack founded the Young South African Chamber Orchestra of which she was a conductor. During August, 1975, she was …

… were inaugurated in South Africa with the amalgamation of a London-based company, the South African Aerial … African Aerial Transports Ltd company, under the name of the latter. The headquarters of the service was at Barangwanath airport, near … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 1, p. 612. …

… concerned with Alexandra, since that was the home location of Ditshwantsho, it held that Alexandra was but a part of South Africa and shared in the general struggle of the country as a whole. The underlying philosophy of this …