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… 2,221 trainees who had gone absent without leave in October from the newly instituted South African National … the slow pace of integration into the SANDF and conditions in the camp. All the dismissed recruits were former members … viewed as deserters who missed an opportunity to remain in the SANDF. The ANC Pretoria-Witwatersrand and Vereeniging …

… A short dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in History in the Faculty of Arts, at the Rand Afrikaans University. …

… B. J. Vorster is not only one of the most active speakers in the Republic of South Africa, but also one of the most sought after. As a speaker he is equally at home in Parliament as WELL as in his appearances outside Parliament. There is always a …

… Olaudah Equino was born in the region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into … Indies. He later managed to buy his freedom and settled in the United Kingdom. One of his slave masters had taught …

… Johnny Clegg was born in England in 1953 to an English father and a Zimbabwean mother. He left … music and mixed race public performances. Juluka split in 1985 and Clegg formed another band, Savuka, which …

… and João Silva documented the bloody chaos that took place in South African townships in the early 1990s.   In memory of Oosterbroek, who was killed during a firefight …

… forcibly removed from a whites-only carriage on a train in Pietermaritzburg, for not obeying laws that segregated … to race. Gandhi was practising as a young Indian lawyer in South Africa at the time, and this event proved a … of his political life.   Gandhi was later instrumental in protesting against policies of segregation in South Africa …

… Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, announced in parliament that the party has disbanded. The announcement … Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 was approved in parliament in June 1950 and came into force on 17 July of …

… lived under during segregation and apartheid. Educated in London, and later Edinburgh, Dadoo returned to South Africa in 1936, well-versed in Marxist literature and determined to mobilize a national … History of the Struggle [online] originally published in The African Communist, Vol. 78. Available at: …

… and abolitionists as a home for African slaves freed in England. A Temne king sold a strip of land on the north … of the empire. Sierra Leone became a British crown colony in 1808. Throughout the 19th century, the colony steadily … local chiefs. After the British slave trade was abolished in 1807, the new colony was used as a base from which the act …

… cancer. He died at the age of 80 at Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria after he was released on medical parole from Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in June 2015, after having served 22 years in prison. . Derby-Lewis was convicted for his role in the …

… A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It was laid out in 1882 on the Farms: 'Het bad; Noodshulp; Roodepoort and Tufbult'. This Area attained Municipal status in 1932. The Town was proclaimed as Hartingsburg in 1882 but renamed Warmbad in 1920. Afrikaans for 'hot …

… The monument created by Anton van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the 26 370 Boer women and children who died in prison camps during the South African War . This …

… honoured for his portrayal of social and political life in the country of his birth. David Goldblatt received the 2006 Hasselblad Foundation Award in photography. He received his prize, a golden medal and 500 000 kronor (almost R400 000), at a ceremony in December in Gothenburg, Sweden. The foundation cited that …

… Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. The Million Dollar Tournament was played at the Gary Player Country Club Golf Course in Sun City. Els finished the tournament with a remarkable …

… The Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA) presents a talk by Emery Patrick Effiboley, … the concept of decolonisation has become a clarion call in the academic discourse. In this presentation, Effiboley will discuss what the concept …

… Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was born Mohammed Ghadir in Algeria. He was an Islamist militant who became one of the top three military commanders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a Mali-based militant … Zeid made millions by kidnapping Westerners for ransom. In 2012, AQIM took control of Timbuktu, established sharia …

… into six European languages) and other books, was born in Thaba-Nchu in the Orange Free State. She was principal actor in a documentary, Tshiamelo - Place of Goodness, that …

… Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally recognised in 1925. The South African Academy for Language, Letters and Art society, which was set up in 1909 to reconcile the champions of Dutch and Afrikaans, …

… and devout Muslim, Mohamed Hajee Joosub, died in Pretoria. Joosub left his birth place Ranavav, India where he was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He undertook a voyage to South Africa in 1876 and opened a general dealer’s in 1883. He had …

… White poster. Title in blue letters in oblong boxes outlined with three blue lines. COSAW Logo in blue . Civil Association of Southern Transvaal Logo in …

… White background. Yellow scrollwork in four corners. Grey oval in centre containing replicas of postage stamps issued in Southern African countries in 1990. Philatelic services …

… Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that … but with policies, and there has been no change in this respect. Moreover, however much we may disagree with … it is due to this fact that there has been no trouble in the College this year. After all, even the minor …

… Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that … but with policies, and there has been no change in this respect. Moreover, however much we may disagree with … it is due to this fact that there has been no trouble in the College this year. After all, even the minor …

… The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South African history. Far more than diamonds, this … agricultural society to become the largest gold-producer in the world. "...In chemistry the diamond, being pure …

… of the Gold Coast became part of the Gold Coast management in 1897. Led by Osei Tutu together with his chief priest, … Ashanti changed the constitution and the symbols of office in order to expand the power of the kingdom. That change was made prior the annexation by Great Britain. Located in West Africa, the country (Ghana) became the first nation …

… Montecasino is located in the suburb of Fourways in Northern Johannesburg. The casino and entertainment … and is named after the village of Monte Cassino near Rome in Italy. The property is owned by Tsogo Sun and houses a …

… Karen Muir became the youngest official world record-holder in swimming history when she recorded 1min 8.7sec for the 110 … she became not only the youngest world record-holder in swimming, but she is up to now the youngest athlete ever to set a world record in any sports code. Muir set fifteen world records and was …

… Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the MA degree in History at the the University of Cape Town by Andries du … is aimed both at narrating its growth and development in the context of South Africa in the 1950s and 1960s, and …

… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He distinguished himself as a cricketer by playing in 35 tests and 89 One Day International cricket matches for South Africa in the 1990s.  Hudson was a right-handed batsman and was most …