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… Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after he had tried to boycott participation in South Africa's first democratic elections. Mangope … Electoral Commission's pleas for free political activity in Bophuthatswana, a member of the anti-election Freedom …

… The Rev. Allan Hendrickse, former minister in President P.W. Botha's cabinet, stepped down after … Congress (ANC) and was appointed as an ANC senator in the upper house of the new democratic Parliament. … against apartheid and for the positive role he played in the transition to democracy, especially for his defiance …

… we only regret that it is so short. However, there is much in the document with which we disagree, in its philosophy and outlook, in its political and economic perspectives, and other …

… of speeches of Dr Monty Naicker is an invaluable chapter in the history of our struggle for liberation. Monty, as we … Natal Indian Congress, founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894, a new lease of life when he assumed its presidency in 1945 and galvanised the Indian people into militant …

… from Belgium on  30 June, 1960. Kasavubu was born in the village of Kuma-Dizi in the Mayombe district of the Lower Congo region.  He was a … him to a nearby Catholic mission where he was baptized in 1925. On 25 November, 1965, Army Chief of Staff Joseph … Black Past , ‘Kasavubu, Joseph (ca. 1910- 1969)’ , [online], …

… According to News 24 Archives, Raw rose to prominence in the now-defunct United Party (UP) as the party's fortunes declined after it was voted out of office in a landslide defeat by the National Party (NP) in 1948, which then introduced Apartheid policy. He became …

… was charged under South Africa's anti-mercenary laws in connection with an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. He was released later in the day on R2 million bail. Thatcher was accused of …

… UNO and OAU, to curb a prolonged civil war that broke out in 1991. The civil war erupted after the downfall of … Mohamed and that supporting General Mohamed Farah Aidid. In January 1992, the UN Security Council imposed an arms … of humanitarian convoys by UN security personnel. In April, the Council established the United Nations …

… and colonial Administrator.  Milner came to South Africa in May 1897. In South Africa he became governor of the Cape. The cape was … State President Paul Kruger. After the discovery of gold in Johannesburg, Milner and Kruger became involved in a …

… was shot dead by two armed men who entered the house in Vosloorus township, near Johannesburg,where he was at the … of Orlando Pirates squad when they won a “Double Treble” in both 2010\11 and 2011\12, taking with them two MTN8 … Nedbank Cup.   Senzo Meyiwa was born on 24 September 1987 in Umlazi , Durban. His last appearance on  television …

… journalist Joseph Louw, 23, was sentenced to six months in the Johannesburg Regional Court for conspiring with Pamela … of a close relationship. Pamela Beira failed to appear in court and a warrant of arrest was issued, but the court learned that she had left South Africa. In 1950 the ban on "mixed" marriages was followed by an …

… "As Christian people we dare not remain silent and passive in the face of injustices inflicted on members of the … be permitted to offer an excuse or pretext for injustice." In February 1977, they decided to uphold the rights of … disturbance over reports of police cruelty and deaths in detention. Bishops called for an investigation into and …

… as prime minister and then as president from independence in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period shortly after independence … African National Union (TANU), the country's ruling party. In May 1963 the Organization of African Unity was founded, …

… the first president of the new United Arab Republic. In February 1958, Egypt joined with Syria in the United Arab Republic- a symbol of pan-Arabism (the … gain for Egypt. Nasser's schemes for Arab unity were all in vain. It was his successor, Anwar al-Sadat, who made peace …

… on repression of youth regarding repression of students in 1984 as over 50 students were detained, an article on … fun run to launch the International year of the youth in Soweto that has been organised by a community organisation in the same month, an artilcle on Sowetan regarding youth …

… Report in booklet format of the first African National Congress National Fundraising Workshop held in March 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in Tanzania and where strategies and re-structuring were …

… National Executive Committee of the ANC on the situation in South Africa and the conduct of armed struggle in South Africa in the past six months. Concern expressed over the spate of …

… a visit to King Mpondombini Sigcau and traditional leaders in one of ANC`s strongholds in the province - the birthplace of the late ANC leader … should be remembered for the role they have played in the struggle for liberation. They are the ones who started …

… the Memory of those Local Volunteers who lost their lives in the service of the Empire, during the South African Boer War of 1899-1901.’ The marble Memorial is located in the Northern end of the Garden of Remembrance, after being moved from the Western end of nearby Chatswood Park in 1952. The square upper canopy is supported by carved …

… The school was founded in 1897 and is the oldest surviving school in Pretoria. The original portion of the building was … & Weijers, erected by GJ Dorlas, and was first occupied in January 1904. It was declared a National Monument under …

… who died during WWII. Initially the project was conceived in 1950 and Architect Mr JA Hoogterp, had offered to carry … but had to later withdraw. Mr RF McGAW was appointed in his place. The design for the Memorial allowed for a small cenotaph formed of a concrete shell clad externally in thin granite slabs with granite external facing and …

… Parliament is today taking part in celebrating the first decade of freedom and democracy in our country. And as we so, we remain cognisant of the … that all our people put to ensure the birth of democracy. In the same measure, we continue to value highly the heroic …

… The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, Governor of the Cape … architecture which eventually became ubiquitous in the central, more arid regions of the Cape. Residents were …

… detonator from another bomb exploded at a Buddhist temple in Bronkhorstspruit, about 30 kilometers east of Pretoria, … police commissioner, Jackie Selebi, the explosive used in the blasts was ammonium nitrate. The direct and indirect … day of the bombings made an impact on the local economy in Gauteng. News of the bomb blasts initially caused the Rand …

… and tactics of the ANC, adopted at the Morogoro Conference in Tanzania in 1969. Analyses the history of the movement, the forces at work in Southern Africa as a whole and the future of the struggle. …

… Report of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society relating to separate development and inequality in apartheid South Africa. Contents include: What is SPRO-CAS?; Introduction; Notes on the papers; Distress in the reserves; Malnutrition; Poverty; African resettlement …

… The first road in Africa south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and … main road, was opened. The road, linking Maputo in Mozambique to Walvis Bay in Namibia, passes through South Africa and Botswana. …

… The opening address of the Chief Prosecutor, Percy Yutar, in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and nine others, held in the Supreme Court of South Africa, in Pretoria. The trial became known as the Rivonia Treason …

… Article on economics in post-apartheid South Africa by Vella Pillay, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare, Zimbabwe, in April and May 1990. Covers initial macroeconomic and …

… In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain … It is generally assumed that his son, Dirk, built the mill in 1796. Dirk's daughter inherited the property and … a number of private mills that used to work at that time in the vicinity of Cape Town. It was restored in 1936 by the …