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… Africa did not lose a single series until 1956. The game of ruby developed along with the political ideology of apartheid, and soon became representative of the exclusion that the Black majority faced from South …

… Nana Sita G.H.I. Pahad J. Nanabhai R. Stuttaford (Minister of Interior) V.S.C. Pather Manilal Gandhi Dayabhai Govindji …

… known as the Johannesburg Art Foundation. The core idea of a school was of a network of people, artists, writers and benefactors coming together …

… The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 kilometres off the Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The Reef is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft corals and a variety of tropical and … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper …

… Representatives of South Africa, the United States (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence for Namibia. These negotiations heralded the end of foreign intervention in the war in Angola and the ultimate …

… Reactor Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty km West of Pretoria. The installation was not intended for the production of nuclear energy on a commercial scale, but was employed for research and the production of isotopes, useful in several fields. Nuclear power would be …

… exhibition reflects three years in the life and household of long-time Harrington Street resident, Elizabeth Barrett, … to community living against the rapid gentrification of the inner city. Mrs Barrett recently made headlines by … house, which now stands in ruins. The exhibition consists of 30 photographs - still lives, portraits and intimate …

… man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs of being ill but after seven days he started to show flu-like … results came back negative, although he had all the signs of SARS. Media organisations reported that health officials … looking into whether the SARS was actually a combination of viruses. If this case was confirmed, it would have been …

… used as a cover up for a political meeting at the house of Lillian Ngoyi.  They were charged with contravening section 9(1) of Act 44 of 1950. The case was later withdrawn because there was no …

… in the Eastern Cape into a literary family. From the age of thirteen, she was schooled in England, and continued to live there for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and journalists. The Ochre People is one of her two autobiographical works; the other is Drawn in …

… as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the royal Princess of Wales. Their tumultuous marriage ended in 1996. At the … [Accessed on 20 August 2012] | Biography online Biography of Diana, Princess of Wales [online] Available at: …

… time, the inquest revealed full and horryfying details of how political detainees are treated. What exactly happened … known only to his interrogators. But from a close reading of the inquest proceedings, given in this book, it is … once again the inherently ruthless and oppressive nature of apartheid state. Content I - Introduction II - The Life of …

… Nine months after the Lari Massacre of 26 March 1953, twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen were sentenced … event happened 10 years before the independence of the country from Britain in 1963 and aggravated an already … political situation. The massacre followed the eruption of violence on 20 October 1952, as the Mau Mau protested the …

… 0n 6 April 1994, an extraordinary event in the history of the African continent took place in Kigali, Rwanda when … from two countries were assassinated. Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and his Burundian counterpart Cyprian Ntayamira … Habyarimana and Ntayamira were returning from a meeting of east and central African leaders in Dar-es-Salaam, …

… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van … the city by Cecil John Rhodes, a politician and financier of the late 19th century. Near this statue, at the bottom end of Adderley Street, are statues of Bartholomew Dias, a …

… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It was realised … did not have crude oil reserves, the country's balance of payments had to be protected against increasing crude oil …

… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) … Act . The first provided for the compulsory classification of the population into racially defined groups and the second … was enacted to effect the total urban spatial segregation of the various population groups, as defined by the …

… campaigns in Burma, Kenya, and Somalia.  He was also one of two 'Black' Ugandan soldiers to be promoted to the rank of officer in 1961 just before Uganda attained independence. In 1965, Milton Obote, then Prime Minister of Uganda, promoted Amin to the rank of commander of the …

… soccer player who later became a coach. He spent most of his soccer career playing midfield for Cosmos, though he … teams like FC Zurich and FC Baden. He was one of the first few players to play for the national team, … time when South Africans were still warming up to the idea of competing on the international stage. Makalakalane went on …

… for, its gold mining opportunities, and lies on the banks of the Vaal River . Although a relatively quiet Town … just about 180 kilometres from the bustling urban hub of Johannesburg and its International Airport . The Town was … originally from the Orkney Islands off the Northern Coast of Scotland , and named the Town that developed after these. …

… John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the leg fell, said she heard something hitting the top of the garage roof before bouncing into the backyard. Upon … grass. More human remains were found inside the wheel well of the aircraft after it landed at the airport. The aircraft …

… 1958. The agreement was signed by presidents Quwwatli of Syria and Nasser of Egypt, after a public referendum in both countries. These two countries adopted a flag made of three horizontal red-white-and-black stripes, with two …

… In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following … Africans would be shifted. Indians will lose 2,891 acres of land and 2,444 dwellings valued at £1,685,350. Coloureds and Africans will lose over 70 acres of land and 133 dwellings valued at £25,940'. This forced …

… The undeclared Korean War ended after three years of fighting between North Korean and Chinese Communists … Korean and American). The war started when armed forces of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel without warning and … No 2 Squadron, known as Cheetah Squadron, comprised of 50 officers and 157 other ranks, including 38 pilots, all …

… 25 June 1960 marked the end of 73 years of British regime in Somaliland. Fireworks and singing crowds marked the Independence of Somaliland and celebrations continued throughout the … 27 June 1960, [Available at the National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus] …

… The decision to open the beaches was made after a number of protest multiracial swim-ins by anti-apartheid activists. He further promised the scrapping of the Separate Amenities Act of 1953, which prevented the sharing of public facilities … 1000 jaar , Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. Keesing's Record of World Events , News Digest for November, 1989, p. 37033. …

… Gazankulu was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the Kruger National Park, and its capital was at Giyani. … in 1973. However, like the other nine homelands, the rest of the world did not accept it as a state. Since 1994, the …

… One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the previous regime. In building a new, democratic nation, …

… General circular from the Deputy Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students. The circular discusses the structure of the National Union and the relation between it and the …

… which was delivered by E G Malherbe, who held the position of Principal of Natal University College at the time. In this lecture, he tries to analyse the concepts of belief and specifically attitudes of people of various …