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… Enginasi or Ignatius), ambitious and charismatic founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), was laid to rest in … date has since been sanctified by the ZCC, the largest of the African Independent Churches. Sources: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. …

… black background with white and yellow lettering. Notice of fourth Wits Autumn Festival from 2nd to 6th May 1990 and contact number. Issued by the University of the Witwatersrand. Photo: Bob Cnoops. Image: Karel Nel "Forwards Omega Point". Poster with list of attractions on certain dates. White background with yellow …

… to plan tactics and tie up crucial loose ends in the face of dicouraging government reaction to its proposals, in the … a refendum would definitely be held to test the opinions of the people of natal …

… The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 616(VII) to … Nations Commission on the Racial Situation in the Union of South Africa (UNCORS). Its mandate was to study the racial … in South Africa. Thirty-five delegates voted in favour of the commission, one voted against it, with twenty-three …

… Former leader of South African Communist Party (SACP) Bram Fischer died of cancer at his brother Dr Paul Fischer's house in Bloemfontein. After news of his illness became known, liberal newspapers and political … [Accessed: 27 May 2014]|Fischer, B., (2007), ' Biography of Bram Fischer ', from zar.co.za [online], Available at …

… Inlet on the Coast of the Indian Ocean, South-West of Mossel Bay. Old name for Vleesbaai. It was given its name … 'Vleeschbaai', by Paulus van Caerden.  Portuguese for 'bay of cows', thus named after the cows the Portuguese Mariners … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E Raper …

… has been used since 1925 as the official residence of the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. It was declared a National Monument under old …

… A combined force of seven thousand South African Defence Force (SADF) troops … Police (SAP) sealed off the Vaal Triangle townships of Sebokeng, Sharpeville and Boipatong. They carried out house-to-house searches, arresting 358 people, some of who were immediately charged in special courts. The …

… His party will be based on three pillars: the restoration of family values and the fear of God, the deepening of democracy, and a market based developmental state to …

… bring into government political parties that were not part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This was his part of nation building and reconciliation amongst political … for the degree; Magister Artium (History) in the faculty of Humanities , University of Pretoria,[online], Available at …

… List of documents found by the South African Police at Plot No 9, Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in Rivonia on 11 July 1963, Most of the list is typed in Afrikaans but some handwritten …

… an active role in SA sports as, inter alia, president of the South African Football Association (SAFA).  Singh was also a regular contributor to the sports page of the Natal Daily News. Source: Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2. …

… the Western Desert Force was upgraded with the addition of two complete corps: the XIII and XXX. General Sir Alan Cunningham was given overall command of the newly created Eighth Army. Troops included South … Polish soldiers. World War II started in the early hours of 1 September 1939 when Germany attacked Poland. …

… This prompted opposition parties to oppose this provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including confinement to a particular district, prohibition from attending any kind of meeting and prevention from being quoted. It also provided …

… grievances regarding voting rights, President Paul Kruger of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) (South African … for controlling local matters. All citizens over the age of sixteen, including foreigners who had been naturalised for … Volksraad, whose resolutions were subject to the approval of the First Volksraad. …

… This book contains a collection of papers presented at the NUSAS Art and Liberation Week, … "IIdeology, the State and South African film", "The right of the people to censor the arts" and "The abortion of the intellect". …

… at the Black Renaissance Convention: The educational world of Blacks in South Africa; The Christian challenge of Black Theology; Towards the practical manifestations of Black Consciousness; The Black women in South Africa; …

… Africa, and the need for unity. Requests the convening of an international meeting. Expresses concern at the situation in China and the departure of the Mao Tse-Tung leadership from the principles of scientific communism. …

… his father, Jozua Franchoise NaudÁƒÂƒ©, a founding member of the Broederbond. He was one of eight children and was raised in the heart of Afrikanerdom. Sources: Gastrow .S. (1983). Who's Who in …

… The second Black minister of defence, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is born in … served six years on Robben Island after being found guilty of sabotage under the Terrorism Act of 1967. …

… Front cover of Labour Bulletin, May 1990. Volume 14, Number 8. Black and white photo of public sector workers on the march outside OK in … with POTWA, SAMWU, SARHWU AND NEHAWU Logos. Small image of Joe Slovo in orange triangle at top right hand corner. …

… on 25 November 1992. Covers shifts in the balance of forces, negotiations, phases in the democratic revolution, goals of the National Liberation Struggle and immediate objectives, … engaging the National Party, the need for a Government of National Unity, minimising the threat to stability and …

… authorities should act strongly to stop the activities of the National Union of South African Students and that, if this didn't happen, … supporting this statement, as well as from representatives of NUSAS. …

… too, because people used to tell you where there are lots of mice you must know there are snakes too. They put me in … had the clothes I was wearing” and a little coat, a sort of jersey. I waited there for them to come back. I stayed … and all those things, and they gave me a bag, a big bag of mealie meal, and they gave me salt and dripping. Salt, …

… who it might be. I left my sons at home; it may be one of my sons . . . Well now, this person who was giving … man who was giving evidence against me was the chairman of our group, and so he knew everything that we had done and … has told them everything. I am not going to make a fool of myself and say what-what, they can just do what they …

… Town some 77 km East of Ermelo. It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander … where the State Secratary, Eduard Bok was born and out of gratitude for Dutch sympathy, during the First Anglo Boer … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper …

… Umkhonto we Sizwe commander, was awarded the Soviet Order of the People and the Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria First Class on his sixtieth birthday. He … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC, p. 147.   …

… its position by forging an alliance with six members of the Coloured Persons Representative Council (CPRC). Unity … the government that the present political dispensation of apartheid was unacceptable. They rejected the “dialogue policy” of the government, which they considered as an attempt to …

… Archive, situated in the Main Library at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) campus. The Mayibuye Archive is one of the largest archives of liberation struggle materials in the country – the …

… site in 1967. It was originally built in 1871 as a result of the efforts of John Pilkington Richardson and is one of the oldest Anglican Churches in the Transvaal. It was …