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… the brick and ochre plaster mouldings on the façade are of special interest. It was declared a National Monument … therefore, showcases the gorgeous Victorian look and feel of the time. Its elegance is timeless and continues to give … versa. The Railway Station was significant for a number of reasons. Not only did it play a key role in the …

… A. Monkwe; Till We Meet, Mavis Smallberg; In the Shacks of Inanda, Gladman Mvukuzane Ngubo. Essays: The West End Becoming, David Goldblatt; The Renewal of South African Literature, Andries Walter Oliphant; A … Annette Loubser; Movies and Monopolies: The Distribution of Cinema in South Africa,  Jeremy Nathan; Dance in Search of …

… Due to the almost total absence of water, there are few animals or birds and only a few insects. The main attraction of these Hills is their solitude and isolation. When the sun sets, the characteristic sounds of Southern Africa are absent, though the resulting stillness …

… Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No 34 of 1995, investigated what happened under apartheid between … and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of society escaped these abuses. The commission was chaired …

… with its seat in Johannesburg, was established by an act of parliament as the academic home of Afrikaans-speaking students. Through its academic … communities and language groups. Following restructuring of higher education introduced by the minister of education, …

… Transkei Constitution Act No 48 commenced. The history of this Act could be traced back to April 1961 when the … appointed a committee to investigate the possibility of granting self-government to the Transkei. In December 1962 this committee, under chairmanship of Chief Kaiser Matanzima, was granted permission by the …

… the British forces during the Anglo-Boer war. At the end of the war Roworth decided to stay in South Africa. He … would later be the inspiration for his paintings. Most of his paintings depict old farmhouses in Cape Town. He particularly loved painting the landscapes of the Cape and Natal. He was also revered for his portraits. …

… Afrikaner patriot believing in the just and divine right of the Boer to stand against British interference, died during the Second Anglo-Boer War in an inferno of lyddite and shrapnel. Six months prior to the start of the South African War II, Danie Theron was found guilty of …

… entrepreneur and self-made millionaire, former president of the SA Rugby Football Union and politician, was born in … He ventured into politics after he was axed as president of SARFU in May 1998. Luyt founded the Federal Alliance Party … and Luyt was elected to Parliament. He served as a Member of Parliament for two years and was a member of the Judicial …

… Dadoo, Indians observed complete hartal, that is, a day of mourning or protest on which all the shops were shut and … were held in many cities and towns. A mass meeting of over 15 000 people at the Red Square in Durban was … After the meeting, a procession marched to the corner of Gale Street and Umbilo Road where the first batch of …

… self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace Treaty, signed between representatives of the two Boer Republics and Britain on 31 May 1902. The implementation of this term was precipitated by the replacement of the …

… Hundreds of Blacks assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town … a fiery speech to the crowd Dora Tamana, a member of the ANC Women's League and later a founding member of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW), declared: …

… Circular from John Daniels, Vice-President of NUSAS, to SRC Presidents, NUSAS Executive, Local Committee … International Student Organisations, National Unions of Students, regarding the NUSAS Deputation to the Minister of Justice following the banning of the NUSAS President. …

… A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the … Herbert Gladstone to constitute a government in terms of the South Africa's Act. He then became the first Prime …

… white; map showing Bantustans; text: Apartheid: 70% of the population are Africans. They are allocated 13% of the land -- the Bantustans. 17 % of the population are Whites. They own 87% of the land. 13% …

… The achievement of independence in Mozambique inspired the South African … SASO and the South African government. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, banned the rally planned for 25 … But, much publicity had already gone out, and the image of the Black Consciousness Movement was at stake. On the day …

… reflects sustainability includes not only the repurposing of refuse to create fashionable garments, innovative … sculptures and decorative arts, but also the building of awareness of eco-tourism through successful business practices. One …

… the SAP and SADF in 1966, hardly a month after the verdict of the World Court, which South Africa won on a technical … former decision and ruled that South Africa's occupation of South West Africa was illegal and that it should discontinue its administration of the territory. SA rejected the verdict and insisted that …

… Museum illustrate the changes brought about because of the Discovery of Gold on the Witwatersrand and include a Reconstructed 19th … and 1930s Lounge Setting. Also on display, is a selection of the Museum's phenomenal Collection of Decorative Arts that …

… Technical College and later taught at the University of Johannesburg. After his first solo exhibition in 1945 he … African to be awarded a travel grant from the Institute of International Education. He left South Africa for good and … in 1959. After moving to Cornwall in 1967, he became part of the British abstract movement of the 1950’s and 1960s. …

… at Cuito Cuanavale in 1988, a turning point in the history of southern Africa, the stalemate condition led all parties … positions. South Africa and Cuba agreed to the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Angola and the South West African … Organisation (SWAPO) undertook to keep its soldiers north of the 16th parallel - that meant at least 200 km north of …

… home and joined the Loreto sisters, an Irish community of nuns, working in India. After teaching at St. Mary's High School, she left the mission to work in the slums of Calcutta. In 1950, she received permission from the Holy … See to establish her own order, called the Missionaries of Charity. The aim of the order was to care for orphans and …

… Province. Rain Queen Modjadji VI is a direct descendent of one of the royal houses of Monomotapa, which ruled over the Zimbabwean people in the …

… to death a fisherman, Onimbo Haulu who refused them use of his canoe for escape. Haulu’s action imperilled   the … they hid his mutilated body in a nearby bush. Under cover of darkness, the political prisoners escaped in a canoe to … but a massive hunt by the authorities led to the killing of three escapees. One of three escapees, Jotham Njoroge, was …

… After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert … and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected president of the Transvaal State (the new name of the Zuid-Afrikaansche … Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences …

… he volunteered for service with the Native Military Corps of the Union Defence Force. While still working at the factory, he became familiar with the use of explosives, which later proved very useful. After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, Masego was one of 10 722 South …

… had been decided to establish a Dutch newspaper, the name of the newspaper, De Burger ("The Citizen"), was decided on. … the newspaper was first published soon after the founding of de Nasionale Pers ("the National Press", now Naspers). Dr. D.F. Malan was elected to be first the editor of this daily paper, and the first issue was published on 26 …

… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was … to be discovered, not in quartz at all, but in the band of conglomerate which formed the main reef. Since then these rocks have produced 40% of the gold ever mined in the world! There is one name in …

… anvils Image source They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million years ago. … previously," said Dr Nick Taylor, from the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. "It's really quite astonishing …

… Mbeki asserted the view that HIV was not the sole cause of AIDS and this viewpoint affected the South African … Mbeki espoused the view that AIDS was linked to the issue of poverty and that poverty should be dealt with broadly, … that his influence on policy resulted in thousands of preventable deaths. The declaration was published to …