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… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s … annual conference which was held in East London in January of the same year. As war agitation mounted, the pressure on … the anti-war section led by William H. Andrews walked of the conference. Later this anti-war faction formed the …

… theatre productions, but it was only when her first book of poetry, Vir die bysiende leser, (aptly named because of the use of large font) was published in 1970 that she was taken … StellenboschWriters.com, n.d. ‘Alphabetical list of authors: Wilma Stockenström’ from Stellenbosch …

… Six political refugees,  Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George … position. It could not expel the men into the hands of the police, but it sat with an embarrassing use of their consulate. They did everything in their power to …

… The unbanning of the South African liberation movements on 2 February 1990 … political structures. This transformation was the focus of the Groote Schuur and Pretoria talks, which discussed the removal of repressive apartheid measures, and the creation of a free …

… to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 at his house Die Anker near Wilderness in the Western … his presidential position to the then minister of education and South Africa's last white president F.W. de … the TRC hearings that he personally ordered the bombing of Khotso House, the headquarters of the anti-apartheid South …

… openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists hoping … about AIDS and contribute towards the destigmitisation of the disease. Buthelezi said: "We have done too little. How … to the disease that is unmercifully mowing down many of our people. ...The feeling of despair and hopelessness …

… year old Sphiwe Mpungose were under the fatalities. Nine of the injured remained on the critical list. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but eyewitnesses said there were many thousands … were still outside the stadium as the match started. Most of the deaths occurred when the waiting crowd rushed the …

… planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this … on undermining traditional authorities and the power of Zulu Chiefs. The ANC saw it as a power struggle as the demise of apartheid was finalised. The IFP is based on a Zulu …

… The 1996 Atlanta Olympics marked the 100 year celebration of the Olympic Games. The event, unofficially known as the … marred by a terrorist bomb explosion. This was the first of four bombings, carried out by Eric Robert Rudolph, a … attack, according to Rudolph, was to publically disapprove of the Olympic Games as a platform for the celebration of …

… where Nelson Mandela planned the Democratic takeover of the South African Government, has been sold to Union … Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990, and was the site of a 1994 Massacre that threatened to undo preparations for … to be turned into affordable rental Accommodation as part of a growing portfolio of such units owned by HCI. …

… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Village is mainly known as being the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, whose family serves as its chiefly …

… globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does the price of textbooks for already overburdened students in South … costs to date by adopting open textbooks, the University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Network reported in October 2105 The purpose of the summit is to introduce the world of open textbooks and …

… Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe Josiah Makgatho of the Makgatho chieftaincy at GaMphahlele. Before embarking … Congress (ANC). He became its president at the tail end of World War I, in 1917. As President of the SANNC, Makgatho …

… at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been … herders and the San, who had been hunters. The arrival of the settlers meant that both the Khoikhoi and the San … reduce the Khoikhoi to servants. Thus, the story of the European encounter with the Cape's native population …

… him to grant her a divorce and he refused. With the help of a Women’s Legal Aid Centre, Gabr was finally able to … her husband and become the first woman to do so on grounds of incompatibility. The new law, which was approved by then … law allowing women to file for divorce only on grounds of physical or psychological abuse. Under the new law, a …

… full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School of Mines, which was established in Kimberley in 1896 and … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970).  Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 437.| …

… arrived in Algoa Bay, (now Port Elizabeth) on board of twenty-one ships, the first being the Chapman. They … about 4500 and included artisans, tradesmen, ministers of religion, merchants, teachers, bookbinders, blacksmiths, … men and farmers. They were placed on the eastern border of the Cape Colony, later called British Kaffraria, to …

… Lord Grey intended to establish a penal colony for 'ticket-of-leave' prisoners, as was the case in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and Australia. Many of these convicts were Irish political offenders. However, the residents of the Cape were outraged at this proposal, and a resistance …

… Black and white poster of map of South Africa , with images of masked faces behind prison bars. …

… Black and white poster. Photograph of a man reading a book to a group of children. Notice of a Readathon Day. …

… Record of the death of two of the contributors to this issue—Professor G. D. H. Cole …

… Black and white poster. Photograph of William C. Steere Jr., CEO of Pfizer. Demand to reduce price of fluconazole. …

… Red, black and white poster. Notice of a concert of Jazz, poetry and dance. Artwork of a cello and a drum. …

… Black poster with white lettering. Image of world with tools coming out of it and crowd of people. …

… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a hand holding a gun on top of pyramids of sand. Quote by A. Sandino. Nicaragua poster. …

… its hospitality and in the 1840's became the headquarters of the Cape Hunt. It also became a popular destination for … house the Eaton Convalescent Home. In 1858 the name of the village was changed to Diep River. The Cape … Diep River on 15 December 1882.   Diep River has a River of the same name running through it, lies wedged in between …

… Resolution of the Rustenburg Declaration of the National Conference of Church Leaders held in South Africa in November 1990. …

… Black, white and red poster. Artwork of bloodstained arm and a large piece of coal. National Union of Mineworkers logo. …

… Cream background. Black lettering. NUM Logo. Photo of a miner. Details of disaster. NUM demands fair settlement out of court. …

… Black and white collection of 14 posters. Poster exhibition designed by Ian Denning. Short piece of history of apartheid. …