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… Africa. Where we live, it is very dry. The big rains come in January, February and March but for the rest of the year, … never falls. During the season of the rain, water collects in pans. The largest of these is Gautscha. The happy people … of Gautscha who live on the banks of the pan, delight in the water. Every day the children play in it, dancing and …

… It is common knowledge that Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured Indians and as 'free' … Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Preface PART 1: ALIENS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1860-1914 Social situations Introduction 1. … protest against an order to uncover and remove their boots in court 8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India …

… of the Transvaal Republic after it was occupied by Britain in 1877. This link between the land-locked Transvaal Republic … Kruger as it would give the Republic access to the port in Delagoa Bay, thereby making it independent of the harbours of the British Colonies located in Natal and the Cape. Subsequent to discovery of the main …

… Loftus Versfeld received a welcomed revamp and renovation in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, hosted by South … the audio-visual equipment and the scoreboard. In addition, designated areas for the media needed to be … to see its extents and hear about its history and future in the South African sporting world. Loftus Versfeld is …

… Rikhado Makhado, stage name Riky Rick, was born in the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on … throughout South Africa. He released another hit single in 2013 titled, “Amantombazane” which featured another South … released numerous South African hits such as “Boss Zonke” in 2014 and “Sondela” in 2015, which formed part of his debut …

… which centred on the brutal killing of Stompie Seipei in 1988. The TRC heard from a series of witnesses who … four youths and dismissed the claim that she was not in Soweto at the time of the said incident, whereas Katiza … who disappeared on the eve of Madikizela-Mandela's trial in 1991, repeated his allegations in his book Katiza' Journey …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Former South African Defence Force … and 19 other former senior military officers were charged in the Durban Magistrates' Court with murder and for having … also charged with the 1987 massacre of thirteen people in KwaZulu-Natal's Kwamakutha Township. It was alleged that …

… UN Force Commander Lieutenant General Dallaire argued that in terms of the Arusha Accords, the Prime Minister should … Ultimately, it was the rebel advances and a victory in mid-July that ended the genocide. The Tutsi military … mainly to Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) in one of the largest migrations of people in history. …

… Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1957 a message came through from SACTU that we must … to write something about this pound a day on everything! In Port Elizabeth we first called the meetings in the halls and explained to the workers what this campaign …

… Published and launched in January 2009 in partnership with Vivalia Press. Editors :  Cornelius … readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations genuinely and seriously, could create the …

… as they realised that Islands could also become engulfed in a war of a global scale and play a strategic role. The … commissioned an inquiry about the Islands which resulted in a decision to send a South African warship to the islands … formal control of both Prince Edward and Marion Islands in the name of South Africa. G. Brand van Zyl who was the …

… ashore on 7 April, barely one day after dropping anchor in Table Bay, to select the best site. 100 men were occupied … rampart, Reijger, was completed and everyone moved in. The fort collapsed partly as result of winter rains in 1663, which led to the erection of the Castle of Good …

… under the command of Katangan authorities. He was put in a line up and shot. The execution is thought to have taken … up and dismembering the corpses, then dissolving them in sulfuric acid while the bones were ground and scattered In later years it has now come to light that the …

… Hill. Takes its name from a flat-topped Hill nearby, which in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the … Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited Natal in 1903 on an Immigration Commission. (when Richard Webster became Chief Justice of England in 1900, he chose the title Lord Alverstone because it was …

… An Anglican Mission in the Xuka River valley, 4 km East of Ngcobo. Established in 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named thus because the Land … had been allocated to Archdeacon HT Waters by Chief Faku in 1859 on All Saints' Day, the 1st of November! This Feast …

… wed journalist and television personality Elna Botha in the St. Stephens church in Cape Town. Prior to this Boesak had resigned as president … affair could be investigated, but was reinstated in 2004. …

… on two soldiers, Michael Leisanyane and Gilmore van Wyk, in an apparent rightwing-inspired ammunition theft at Tempe, Bloemfontein, in June 1998. Du Preez's younger brother Petrus was acquitted … death. Leisanyane and Van Wyk were transporting ammunition in an army truck from De Burg to Ladybrand when they were …

… Ramzi Yousef, who is known by many aliases, was born in Kuwait and is of Pakistani descent. Yousef was later … Intelligence and the U.S Diplomatic Security Service in 1995, and was extradited to the United States. On 5 August … and was sentence to life imprisonment without parole in January 1998. …

… under the leadership of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, a Tutsi. In 1965, a Hutu rebellion broke out, leading to brutal Tutsi … Subsequently, Mwambutsa was deposed by his son, Ntaré V, in 1966. Less than a year after he toppled his father Ntaré was overthrown in a military coup by Premier Michel Micombero, also a Tutsi. …

… its shock and sharing its concern for the lives taken in the Marikana Massacre. They joined all South Africans who lost their loved ones in their grief and the country that was in a state of shock over this tragic event. It was and is the …

… Henry Morton Stanley, an English explorer who lived in America, was commissioned by The New York Herald with the … No one had heard from Livingstone since he left for Africa in 1840. Finding Livingstone in 1871 brought fame for Stanley and he became known as the …

… Percival Colin Montgomery was born in Walvis Bay, Windhoek (now known as Namibia). He is a … and at one time, was the most capped Springbok player in the country. He was also the first player to earn a … announced his retirement from international test rugby in 2008 and has been working as kicking coach for the …

… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first permanent political … to strive to maintain and protect the rights of Indians in South Africa. The NIC, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and …

… Mthembu Mkhabela, conducted by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, … The interviewee, nee Sibongile Susan Mthembu, was a leader 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. …

… The African National Congress in the Frances Baard Region will be launching the Luthuli … Jim Summers Hall at 14h00. All volunteers will be engaged in a programme at the arena from 10h00 which will be followed … these programs will be Comrade John Block, ANC chairperson in Northern Cape and Comrade Zweli Mkhize, ANC Treasurer …

… appreciation of the world community. We need to take pride in our ability to appreciate the positive step that has rebuilt in us a new sense of belonging and appreciation of the … people. Let us use this moment to recommit ourselves in re-cultivating an even deeper sense of our nationhood and …

… present Venterstad district, Eastern Cape. It was laid out in 1875 and attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was … forms part of the Gariep Local Municipality, with its seat in Burgersdorp. The town and its surrounding areas are served …

… claims that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid … modern radar systems, while the gas cylinders have utility in a potential nuclear industry. South Africa recalled its … cohorts were released on bail and were due to appear in court on 14 May 1984, while the South Africans were …

… Church members which took place towards the end of 1986 in Pretoria,  where a resolution to appoint a committee to … founding a new church was taken. That decision culminated in the formation of a new church known as Afrikaans … Church included the continuing influence of Methodism in the DRC and the method of translation used for the 1983 …

… Set in the Roodepoort Civic Centre on Christiaan de Wet Road, the … back to 1884, despite having had to shut its doors briefly in 2006 due to budgetary constraints.  Re-opened due to the … Community’s tireless Campaigning. The permanent displays in Roodepoort Museum illustrate the changes brought about …