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… a rally with Steve Biko. Shortly after her release in 1976, Fatima survived an assassination attempt, when her … of the initiators of the Free Mandela Campaign launched in 1981 to call for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. She was also involved in campaigns to save the lives of African National …

… Eighty thousand Blacks attended a mass funeral in KwaNobuhle township for the twenty-eight people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The demonstrators were observing … March 1960. The incident happened when marchers gathered in Langa, a township on the outskirts of Uitenhage in the …

… Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief, was found dead in his car parked near the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria, with a bullet wound to the head. Mdluli is … for a right-handed person to shoot himself/herself in the forehead also strengthened this belief.Even the Pan …

… reign over Lesotho as he was twice dethroned, first in the 1970s when he was exiled from Lesotho and in 1990 when he was stripped of constitutional powers and … who then installed Moshoeshoe's son,  king Letsie III.  In attempt to bring political stability to Lesotho without …

… Mbulelo Goniwe had been active in the liberation struggle and with the inception of new … the post of African National Congress (ANC) chief whip. In 2006, it was revealed that Goniwe had made sexual advances … toward a twenty-one year old administrative assistant in the ANC's parliamentary office. The incident occurred on …

… (TRC) became an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily to uncover human … era, through public hearings. The lack of racial harmony in the country between 1960 and 1994, alongside the human … South African History Online, ‘His role in the Truth& Reconciliation Commission’ ,From: South African …

… accession, was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. In 1559 Her Majesty enforced the Protestant religion by law and in 1587 she had Mary Queen of Scots executed. The Queen’s conflict with Catholic Spain resulted in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Elizabeth was …

… In 1900, C James, an official of the British colonial … he needed to establish if he could sell any produce in East London, Natal and the Cape areas. The produce would … was therefore no opportunity to obtain reasonable prices. In addition, he had to pay excessive landing rates and heavy …

… African Infantry Brigade was recruited at Potchefstroom in August and September 1915 for service overseas. It was … there was successful and they were sent to France to train in trench warfare. On 31 May 1916, the brigade left its … the 1st South African Infantry was killed on 6 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. He was the first South African …

… World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United States by attacking their naval base in Peal Harbor, Hawaii. The Americans then entered the war … actual bombing and the after-effects killed 80,000 people in Nagasaki. The majority of casualties were civilians, and …

… South African Party (SAP) won the majority number of seats in the House Assembly forming the first government of the Union of South Africa. The Union was formed in 1910 after the South Africa Act was passed in Britain granting dominion to the White minority over …

… Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of … unit should henceforth speak with one voice, meet and act in unity in all matters of national concern, This Convention resolves …

… away and make what they like with them.' Lillian Ngoyi In 1953 the government passed the Bantu Education Act, which … make them good for what the government wanted: to work in the factories and so on; they must not learn properly at … three hours a day, two shifts of children every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, so that more …

… anniversary of the signing of the Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact in March 1947. This significant revolutionary pact, signed on … Democratic Front (UDF), the broad democratic movement in our country today. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact took place … between the African and Indian communities. It was also in 1946 that the Government of India broke relations with the …

… march to its headquarters is unnecessary and an exercise in adventurism. We further we view it as a provocative and … Our democratic order has also created a platform to engage in a manner that is not an anarchic and these include amongst … the organization and enhanced by input from stakeholders in society. The DA has different policies to the African …

… 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa . The name is of Afrikaans origin and means 'aloe hillock'. Located in the Dipaleseng   Gert Sibande District Municipality, … also graces the many untouched landscapes of South Africa. In addition, this versatile succulent is used to make …

… to the South African Communist Party (SACP) and leftists in exile. BOSS was at the cutting edge of Apartheid South … to infer that the ANC was also a tool of the Soviet Union in its aspirations to spread its influence and gain a … by the South African Police. Van Den Bergh was interviewed in a weekly slot called "The South African Scene" which was …

… Clifford Hume Knight purchased the land in 1901, and subsequently built his residence upon it, a large dwelling designed in a neo-Renaissance style with features reminiscent of a Venetian palazzo. The property was bought in 1939 by Princess Ida Labia. It was declared a National …

… began to expand along an east-west axis. The first houses in this neighborhood were probably built in 1790 but between 1795 and 1820 an increasing number of … The influx of Malays into this quarter probably began in the 1830s when slavery was abolished and Malay residents …

… lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. … Cape Town’s, Table Mountain . Kirstenbosch was established in 1913 to promote, conserve and display the extraordinarily … flora of Southern Africa, and was the first botanic garden in the world to be devoted to a country's indigenous flora. …

… . The spectacular Kenilworth Racecourse is found in the midst of the suburb of the same name, which is … Racecourse Conservation Area (KRCA), established in 1985 , is a seasonal wetland that spans some 52 hectares in the centre of the racecourse’s borders. This nature …

… of Whites, Indians and Africans. The Islands remained in French hands until the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. … was ceded to Britain under ' The Treaty of Paris ', in 1814.  During this period Seychelles came to know the … and Sugar Cane, very similar to South African agriculture in Eshowe and the Province of Kwa-Zulu-Natal. During this …

… van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile … three former National Party (NP) ministers were involved in a child smuggling network with his father that involved selling girls for cash. In 1996 Absa Bank donated Van Rooyen's former house to the …

… and is one of the most important tourist attractions in South Africa.   Although Africa includes both low- and … poverty rates are still high. The majority of women work in insecure, poorly paid jobs, with few opportunities for … human and legal rights.” It includes articles on equality in marriage, access to justice and political participation, …

… Sandra Reynolds was born on 4 March 1934 in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the … She claimed the South African women’s singles titles in 1959 and 1961, and then she went on to win the German Open in the years 1960 till 1962.[iii] She more famously known for …

… Hamilton Hope, the third resident magistrate at Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, and his staff to Sulenkama where they … defeat the Basotho during the Gun War of 1880-1881. In return, the British government would supply the Mpondomise … We are harshly treated. We came under the Government in order to gain peace and quietude, instead of which we have …

… workers were dismissed by Volkswagen on 3 February 2000 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, for not returning to work after … Metalworkers of South Africa) leadership and VW management in 1998 to ensure that the production of vehicles would be doubled the following year. A similar agreement in 1994 saw the union commit to promoting productivity and …

… The stone shown in PHOTO is off the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade. (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built on layers of … secret stairways and the stories behind them- PROVIDED IN THE LINK. Bo-Kaap is famous for its vivid houses and …

… [A joint appeal to all "suppressed" people in South Africa, whether European or Non-European, to form a … Congress and the Natal Indian Congress, at a function in Cape Town in July 1948.] Dr. Dadoo said Indians all over the Union were …

… Africanist Congress (PAC) is far from over as two factions in the party battle with each other over the legitimacy of … Mphahlele – is taking place at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape and, according to Mphahlele, it is going … the liberation struggle party a force to be reckoned with in the 2009 elections is also on the agenda. A president – …