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… Commission under Advocate Louis Skweyiya, appointed in March 1992, found that there was abuse in some African National Congress (ANC) camps in exile. Following public criticism, President Nelson …

… on two counts,  for  attempted murder and assault in a Potchefstroom court and sentenced to six years in jail. This sentence was handed down for the brutal assault … a Mr Paul Motshabi, whom he beat over the head and neck in March 1996.  Mr Motshabi suffered brain damage in this …

… the Government of India as being most opportune and timely in view of the present political situation in South Africa . South Africa can ill afford to incur the … of South Africa hope that the Union Government will act in terms of the United Nations Assembly's resolution and …

… South Africa Company (BSAC). This was the final step in the process of the formation of Zambesia (as it was then … concession with C.D. Rudd, a partner of Rhodes, by which, in return for a thousand Martini-Henry rifles, 100 000 rounds … and his partners a monopoly of all the metals and minerals in his kingdom and the right to mining companies to do …

… In an attempt to organise a broad-based and inter-racial … Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg. Ray Simons, who was the brain behind the … of men and women of all races; equality of opportunity in employment; equal pay for equal work; equal rights in …

… to provide accurate time, especially for the ships in Table Bay. In 1865, a system was devised where an electrical signal would drop time balls at the Observatory, in Simons Town and Port Elizabeth. These days the Observatory …

… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up … and a balcony facing South, where the garden was.    "In 1902, Baker was a lucky man - he had the patronage of Lord … time you could build a house that looked like a House back in England or Scotland, by ordering the materials from …

… Press reports Mr. Louw, Union delegate, as saying in Fourth Committee on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told … and had done all menial work of the country, but in spite of this they had not been able to satisfy the … but felt that because of their own contribution in labour to the country's wealth they should be given …

… The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a meeting held in Cape Town on 2 June 1948, where it was agreed that the …

… outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the … Dutch house reflects a bygone era. The Homestead, built in a predominantly Cape-Dutch style, in 1814.  Was the homestead of Jacob Glen Cuyler, Uitenhage …

… 1983.  Donkin Street is a famous tourist street located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The street is lined with the … a completely unique charm. It consists of five dwellings in Donkin Street, facing on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14 … Street and two at 8 and 10 Whitlock Street. Donkin Street in its entirety was declared a national monument in 1967 due …

… exception of the Castle, the oldest military establishment in South Africa. Its history has long been neglected.  … 1797 and 1807 have been demolished; a few of those built in the latter half of the nineteenth century still remain scattered in between the more modern architecture. One building of note …

… leader and Anglican clergyman, James Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become its secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of the 1949 Programme …

… and its president, James Motlatsi, were arrested in Newcastle, Natal. The two men and fifty-nine other union … which turned out to be the longest and costliest strike in the history of the mining industry. The strike was also … the NUM as the mining companies fired over 40,000 workers in breaking the strike. Click here to read more about the …

… finally took the stand at the Durban High Court to testify in the fraud and corruption charges against Durban … after she sounded alarm on the possible irregularities in South Africa's multi-billion rand arms acquisition … relates to count three of corruption against Shaik in which the state alleges he solicited a R500 000 per annum …

… involving a Nigerian Air Force transport aircraft, in which over 160 military officers were killed. The Hercules C-130 crashed in Ejigbo, Lagos. The plane was said to have broken into two … mourning. The cancellation of the celebrations was done in honour of those who had died in the crash and to give …

… Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. … chapters on the role of South African Defence Force in perpetuating the apartheid state; The emergence of …

… detection and treatment. The day was inaugurated in 2002 by a consortium of governmental and non-governmental … year. According to the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC), 681 000 new cancer cases and 512 400 cancer deaths were reported in Africa in 2008. These figures are projected to nearly …

… The Uganda railway line in Kenya was seen as a very ambitious infrastructure at its … from Mombasa to Kisimu. Construction of the railway began in the 1890s and was completed in 1901. The railway line, administered by a single body, the …

… (UN) Economic Commission for Africa at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution … is commemorated annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa. Proclaiming the Day in 1966, …

… at the most delicate stage of negotiations.  Violence in the townships was still widespread, and growing more brutal. In what became known as the Groote Schuur Minute the parties … on conditions to be met for ending political conflict in South Africa. The conditions included the release of …

… An Indian mass meeting in Durban  unanimously endorsed the agreement between General … agreement between Smuts and Gandhi had been reached in Pretoria  earlier in January. The official ratification took place on 30 June …

… Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet, is born in Magagamatala (Brakfontein or Mmitse), Groblersdal … for his work Kgorong ya Mosate (At the king's court) in 1964 and Meyokgo ya bjoko (Tears of the brain) in 1973. His father was a senior police sergeant and his …

… West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 … became the country's leading party following independence in 1990. SWAPO, led by one of its co-founders Sam Nujoma, … using guerrilla tactics to fight the South African forces. In 1966 SWAPO was recognised by the United Nations as the …

… A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between … found that it was likely that the ship had overturned in a gale of exceptional strength. Her disappearance on her return maiden voyage from Australia to England in 1909, without any trace of wreckage or survivors despite a …

… naturalist, traveller, artist, and author was born in 1792. The son of a wealthy nurseryman.  Burchell travelled … specimens of animals and plants. He described his journey in a book titled Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa.  His collection contains …

… Handwritten letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe, in Dar es Salaam, to Ray Simons in Lusaka, regarding problems and opportunism in exile. …

… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which operations in Angola, the situation in Zimbabwe and other items were discussed. …

… In the largest pay out in a labour dispute in South Africa, workers at Braitex, a Transvaal textile …