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… Inqaba ya basebenzi, published in London by the Marxist Workers' Tendency of the African … wage and exploitation of workers. Trade union action in the struggle for power by united workers is documented at … factory workers and transport workers are discussed in the context of increasing resistance to the repressive …

… line linking Durban and Pietermaritzburg was completed in 1880, the twentieth anniversary of railways in South Africa. The line was constructed as result of a … mounting need for transport, as Natal had to hold its own in the advance of commerce and the general progress in South …

… Michael Leonard Roberts was born on 17 May 1954 in Cape Town.[i] Roberts was one of South Africa’s most … registered as a member of the South African Jockey Academy in Shongweni, Pinetown, Durban, as a fourteen year old boy … won the South African national jockey title for 11 times in a row, before immigrating to England in 1978.[iv] One of …

… 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ temple in Africa and one of the finest examples of temple architecture in South Africa , the ' Ganesha Temple ', was built in 1898 by indentured bricklayer and temple architect …

… The relationship of the South African and Lesotho in the 1970s and early 1980s was fraught with friction. This … Chief Leabua Jonathan who came to power as Prime Minister in 1966. For instance, Jonathan repeatedly criticized the … elections scheduled for 1985 by Jonathan resulted in increased tensions and attacks on BNP targets by the LLA. …

… (UN) Security Council finally lifted the arms embargo in force against South Africa since 1977, opening the … to double arms exports as a result and to gain 25,000 jobs in the arms industry. South Africa participated in several major arms exhibitions throughout the year. …

… taking up the role of Supreme Commander of British forces in 1900 helped turn the tide in the Anglo-Boer War. In the early stages of the war, the Boer Commandos were …

… As the Great Depression set in, many countries (including Great Britain) abandoned their … and farmers were hard hit when the resulting spike in the cost of South African goods devastated exports, … economic expansion. Soon after leaving the Gold Standard in 1932 revenue from the sale of gold increased remarkably …

… Africa, this system was replaced by French colonial rule in 1893. From 1904-1958, CÁ´te d’Ivoire was incorporated into … were granted the right to organize themselves politically. In 1958, CÁ´te d’Ivoire became an autonomous country within … chief, Houphouët-Boigny formed the first trade union in 1944. He was elected to the French Parliament in Paris, …

… Verney Lovett Cameron entered the British navy in 1857, taking part in the Abyssinian campaign of 1868 and in the suppression of the East African slave trade. In 1872 …

… Antartic. It is reputed to be, the richest fishing area in the Southern Hemisphere! Unlike its better known relative, … which is the name of  the first recorded shipwreck in 1673. He was very influential in the area and founded Bredasdorp, in 1838. He campaigned …

… on the eastern shores of the vast Atlantic Ocean. Even in the mind's eye we can see that the Mediterranean waters … Chile disguises the fact that historical circumstance has in time past and in future time, determined that the South African heartbeat …

… relax and enjoy themselves; and not spend too many hours in public meetings. I am not going to be long so that we can … Trade Unions) for making it possible for me to be here in Swellendam today. To be here in the Overberg and to spend a little bit of time with the …

… prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand was extracted by … prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first …

… Kommetjie was established in 1902 when a consortium of Cape Town businessmen purchased … and Government surveyor Henry Teubes. Rubbi, who was born in Padova, Italy, in 1873, trained as a carpenter, and emigrated to the Cape in …

… remained and no cannons were left. Today, the fort is in ruins, and is now part of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. … forces. This area was proclaimed a nature reserve in 1937. The reserve is in the North of the Magaliesberg Mountains in Pretoria. The …

… conference and study tour will be convened in South Africa on March 18-19, 2019 (international … contextualise the praxis of Palestine as a justice issue in its multiple manifestations and nuanced dialectics. The … 2019 will take place at two sponsoring universities (in Johannesburg and Pretoria) in a formal conference setting. …

… Forbes, popularly known by his stage name AKA was born in Cape Town on 28 January 1988.[1] He started out his hip … record is “Touch N Go”, however the group disbanded in 2006, and AKA ventured out into his solo music career. … he co-founded The I.V. League with Kamza and Buks in 2007.[2] AKA released hit singles such as “Mistakes”; “Do …

… of a "cookhouse". Cookhouse is now a small Village located in Eastern Cape Province some 170 km North of Port Elizabeth … Station, once vital and bustling, and now, though still in use, a shadow of what it was in its heyday. The sense of the ghosts of the past hovering …

… He supported Aiyar's stand, which was apparently reported in the newspapers before the manifesto had been presented to … and as tillers of the soil and permanent settlers in the country, we say that the Congress is doing great … am glad at least one man has come forward to show them up in their true colours. In order to get more trade licences …

… the African National Congress (ANC),Oliver “OR” Tambo died in Johannesburg after a long battle with illness. Tambo was born in the village of Bizana in Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was the first back person …

… Oral interview, conducted in Mbabane, with John Daniel, a student leader at the … African Students (1966 and 1968). He then spent 23 years in exile, including over a decade in Swaziland where he taught at the national university in …

… Smuts, who became South Africa's second Prime Minister in 1919, was born on the farm Bovenplaats near Riebeeck West in the Cape. Smuts had a distinguished political career as an international statesman and a general in the South African Army. He also participated in the Second …

… Founded in 1998 by Royston Stoffels and Warrick Grier, the Cape Town Theatre Laboratory was established in Woodstock, Cape Town. In October-November 2000, the theatre hosted five original …

… Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of multiple organ failure. His eight-year rule in Uganda had been characterised by torture and mass killings …

… Ten years since President Jacob Zuma’s rape trial ended in a controversial “not guilty” verdict, his rape accuser has … On Friday, Khwezi’s poem, which she performed dressed in a khanga in the Netherlands in 2008, was widely shared on Facebook. It …

… Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: 'Ferreira'. In 1849 it was purchased by John Goodrick who, with the help … it. The following year, it was sold to a Mr Hoorsing, who in his turn sold it to George Robinson in 1858. Robinson was the publisher of the Natal Mercury, the …

… this day the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in London, England, was bombed. General Johann Coetzee, … with Britain. The decision to bomb the offices of the ANC in London was made as a result of a number of bombings conducted by the ANC in South Africa. The most prominent of these was a rocket …

… for its quality diamonds , the largest man-made excavation in the World and various other impressive tourists … rainfall of about 450mm. Kimberley is situated almost in the centre of South Africa between Cape Town and … Anglo-Boer war , most notably the ' Siege of Kimberley', in 1899  with the famous " Long Cecil " on display, and the …

… like adultery. One of the first instances when Sharia law in Nigeria was challenged internationally was by 31 year-old … having had a child as a result, was accused of adultery. In 2003, an Islamic court of law sentenced her to death by stoning. The following year, in the Bauchi state of Nigeria, 18 year-old Hajara Ibrahim …