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… The Railway Siding of Centlivres was probably named in honour of John Centlivres Chase, a British settler who emigrated to South Africa in 1820, and served as Civil Commissioner of the Uitenhage District from 1849 until his retirement in …

… Disease, also known as green Monkey disease is a variant of HemorrhagicFever that was first identified in green monkeys. It gets its namefrom the city of Marburg, Germany, where it caused small epidemics. In … hundred people in Northern Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Sudan. On 14 October 1974 Scientist finally …

… cooling towers also know by locals as “The two ladies of Athlone” were demolished in just eight seconds during a "surprise" implosion on 22 August 2010 by the City of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at … 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and scores of people who dared a drizzling Cape Town weather missed the …

… Less than a year following the arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck, the first enslaved person arrived at the … to have run away from slaveholder Cornelis Lichthart of Batavia.  Abram worked at the Cape in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until he was sent back …

… in the Bantustans or homelands. He describes the feelings of those Black citizens who live in the Bantustans and raises the question of independence and freedom and the relations between the government of the Republic and the Bantustan. …

… Cecil John Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape Colony, was severely censured for his involvement … resign by the British government. The raid failed because of swift reaction by the forces of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR or Transvaal … Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences …

… This pamphlet wishes to clear some fears and anxieties of those members with regards to the consequences of them not casting a vote or registration to vote. Some of the fears that face the members are that they will lose …

… At the outset, APDUSA mentions how it warned its people of the dangers of accepting the formation of police reserves and that this warning was warmly received …

… Ngoako Ramathlodi, former premier of the Northern Transvaal Province (now Limpopo) and current … to proceed with his law studies at the University of the North, Ramathlodi left the country for Lesotho. After … ANC 1994 election victory, he was appointed first premier of Northern Transvaal Province. …

… to make orange juice and so forth. There were quite a lot of jobs in these factories around that time because they were … gloves, our fingers and clothes were eaten up by the juice of the fruit. Of course, there were some aprons and things, but they were …

… security is paramount at Xanadu and this Estate was one of the first in South Africa to install thermal cameras on … and guard dogs it is hardly surprising that incidences of crime are virtually non-existent.  The PLG Hartbeespoort … Education and is within a safe walking/cycling distance of the Estate. PLG Hartbeespoort Academy is an eco-school and …

… Happy Joyce Mashamba passed away at the age of 67 after battling with a long illness, the details of which have not yet been disclosed to the public. [i] Born … the South African Communist Party. [iii] Mashamba was one of the longest serving MEC’s and at the time of her death had …

… first visit to South Africa since he was elected President of the United States of America. He and his family visited Cape Town, where they … Island, as well as Johannesburg where they met members of Mandela's family privately. During his visit he also … , [ Accessed: 10 February 2017].|Africa.com.Highlights of President Obama in South Africa. [Online],[Available: …

… in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the Royal Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited … Commission. (when Richard Webster became Chief Justice of England in 1900, he chose the title Lord Alverstone … permitted to choose which was "closest" to Sandown, one of his favourite Locales) …

… An Anglican Mission in the Xuka River valley, 4 km East of Ngcobo. Established in 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named … Waters by Chief Faku in 1859 on All Saints' Day, the 1st of November! This Feast is also commemorated by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church as well as some Protestant …

… Newlands House originally formed part of the historic estate established in 1751 by Governor Ryk … legislation on 27 December 1985.  Now offered is a taste of the early Cape – this home is, a historical monument in a unique setting at the end of a tree-lined driveway, is now a quant B&B! …

… and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on 12 April 1824. The original building consisted of a tower surrounded by two lanterns. The present light was … Standing 19.5m above high water, its light has a range of over 20 km. It was declared a National Monument under old …

… Cape Town. Prior to this Boesak had resigned as president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and as minister and moderator of the Uniting Reformed Church and had divorced his wife …

… A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in … his win to his late baby daughter who died at the age of eighteen months in February 2000. He won the down run marathon in the second-fastest time of 5 hours 25 min 51 sec, the first SA Black man to win since …

… The SA soccer team, Bafana Bafana, won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria 2 - 1 at the … John "Shoes" Moshoue scored Bafana Bafana's second goal of the match. Bafana Bafana went on to the final to win their … activities in 1992. The team was then under the tutelage of Clive "The Dog" Baker.   …

… Umsebenzi, mouthpiece of the South African Communist Party, deals with issues … liberation struggle, from a Communist ideological point of view. Other ideologies such as Marxism and Socialism are also discussed. Profiles of prominent South African communists are included as are …

… a revered actor, most famous for his chilling portrayal of the Zulu King, Shaka in the 1985 mini-series, Shaka Zulu. … international acclaim and the series would prove to be one of the most iconic television series. After Shaka Zulu, Cele … roles in a few international films and starred in a number of local productions. …

… Anglo-Boer War II, the fourth and last Creusot 'Long Tom' of the state Artillery of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, … into British hands at Bergplaas, 46 kilometres east of Pietersburg (Polokwane). According to General Viljoen this …

… Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. … to the Cape Colony in 1834. They settled in the district of Albany, Eastern Cape, shortly before the sixth Frontier … portrayed life on the frontier and included portraits of the Khoikhoi and Africans as well as landscapes. …

… by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The interviewee, nee … in the Soweto Students Representative Council at the time of the 1976 Soweto uprising. She subsequently was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have …

… with 20 abstentions, to censure the Foreign Minister of South Africa Eric Louw for his offensive speech in the General Assembly. A staunch defender of apartheid, Louw was also infamous for his characterisation of Chief Albert Luthuli's Nobel Prize acceptance speech as …

… Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The Asiatic Bill was one of the many anti-Indian legislation bills passed by the South African government. Dr G M Naicker, President of the Natal Indian Congress addressed the demonstrators. During the gathering, representatives of Black African and mixed race communities declared their …

… 3 issues published during 1988 and 1989. The aim of the publication was to stimulate debate and discussion by … the democratic movement, thereby increasing the level of political education. Phambili was not designed for mass distribution but questions were posed at the end of articles to stimulate debate at a mass level. …

… Herero Revolt . Violence also erupted at Omarasa, north of the Waterberg. The Ovaherero conquered the Waterberg military station. All soldiers under the command of Sergeant G. Rademacher were killed. Samuel Maharero allowed missionary Eich with his small party of German women and children safe passage from Waterberg to …