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… Report by the Border Council of Churches on problems faced by Black families who were forcibly removed from their homes because of the policy of separate development and resettled at Whittlesea. …

… Situated in the Highveld of Gauteng, just outside Cullinan near Pretoria. The … one another! The Prison was once the largest prisoner of war camps by the Allies! Zonderwater was set up in 1941, … and Eastern fronts. At it's largest it held a total of 86 000 men at one time, in 8 seperate blocks.  Individuals …

… had to make their way through the Umsindusi, the Valley of a Thousand Hills and the Umgeni. Ian Player was the only one out of the eight people, who reached the final destination in 6 … went on to publish a book about the development of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in 1964, titled Men, Rivers and …

… South African cricket team on tour. This was as a result of the reaction caused by the all-White composition of the South African team among the anti-Apartheid activists … countries that were opposed to the Apartheid government of South Africa. For example, Peter Hain led a campaign …

… this the Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act in the wake of wide-spread labour unrest to set up a limited system of collective bargaining rights for Blacks. The conditions … the exclusion from certain essential services categories of workers were laid down. Due to various restrictions and …

… they were succeeded by the Dutch Reformed congregation of Paarl and a small rectangular, thatched-roof church was … the oldest in the district, is a landmark in the history of mission work in South Africa. It is still used by the people of Bovlei The Bovlei Mission Church near Wellington has an …

… in 1907. It is an imposing and well-ordered group of Edwardian structures located in a Sylvan setting. The … its first patient in 1892 and is today the biggest of its kind in South Africa, as well as the Oldest … Psychiatric Hospital, in Gauteng. It was Built on the site of the old Botanical Garden, which is situated to the West of …

…   Jacob Hendrik Pierneef is one of South Africa’s most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 and moved to Holland at the time of the Boer War. He studied there and then returned home to … became so prominent in this country.   A collection of his works as well as some of his personal items can be …

… West Africa (renamed Namibia), from Zambia, at the urging of the Liberation Committee of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Kampala in July, 1967. The … 05 September 2014]|Mackie, R., (2013),  A history of Apartheid in South Africa from 1930 until 1960 , from …

… Campbell was born in Durban, Natal, and was considered one of South Africa’s most esteemed English poets. The son of Dr Samuel George Campbell, Campbell attended the Durban … His international fame led to his undertaking a series of lecture tours in Spain, the USA and Canada and his …

… 1899. They were besieged almost a month after the outbreak of the Second South African War (also known as Second … were besieged for equally long periods. At the end of the war on 31 May 1902, shortly before midnight, the two … parties (English and Afrikaneers) signed the peace treaty of Vereeniging at Melrose House in Pretoria. By 54 votes to …

… On 28 January 2013  Victor Mhleli Ntoni  died of heart attack, after he was admitted to hospital on … playing with saxophonist McCoy Mrubata. He was part of the sextet, “The Uptown”, which included the Ngcuka … he received a scholarship to study at the Berkley School of Music in Boston in 1976. Ntoni was a composer and arranger …

… Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was born in the Bahure area of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He is the eldest of nine children.  Tsavangirai joined the Zimbabwe African … ZANU-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and was a strong supporter of then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe . Tsvangirai later grew …

… she completed her degree in Medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1944. In 1946, Dr Singh returned to South … work, she was also known as a novelist and the author of two-three act plays. Dr Singh also lectured widely to students on a range of topics ranging from health and family planning, to the …

… among the Xhosa. He became involved with the Khoi Khoi of the Cape Colony and was interested in alleviating their … equal opportunities with White people saw him fall out of favour with the White settlers. Van der Kemp had a rich background in philology (the study of language) which helped him master the Xhosa and Khoi Khoi …

… 1944. Ahmad Mahir, the son to Muhammad Mahir, was one of the most important figures in the early history of the Wafd party in Egypt. The Wafd party came to prominence … politics after World War I and the Egyptian Revolution of 1919 under the leadership of Sa'd Zaghlul. Just under …

… a mountainous large island in the Indian Ocean, consists of many rivers and high rainfalls. was previously a French … landed in the Bay and Bay Ambararata Mail, just west of the port of Diego Suarez at the northern tip of Madagascar. Britain …

… commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union Airways Company (Pty). On this date the first flight … between Maitland and Port Elizabeth left with five bags of mail. The company, with headquarters in Port Elizabeth, … service was limited to these two cities at first because of financial constraints. References: Potgieter, D.J. et al. …

… (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall during a protest meeting organised by the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). He was later arrested as the protest … postponed and Sachs again tried to address a mass meeting of striking garment workers in front of the city hall. He was …

… in the late 1950s). Blame Me on History was an examination of what apartheid did to the character and self-esteem of the educated Black man. The book was banned in South … died in 1986 in Dortmund, West Germany and is rated as one of the finest Black writers and intellectuals of the 20th …

… Sixty-one Xhosa-speaking workers, under the leadership of their Headman known as One O'clock, went on strike at the … complained about beatings that they received at the hands of the resident engineer, who regularly sjambokked workers. The magistrate responded by accusing the workers of falsely accusing their employers of ill treatment in order …

… the 'First Hottentot War' (though it was rather a series of skirmishes), started at the Cape. This was in line with an … The Burgher Militia acted at first only in support of the garrison, consisting of professional soldiers, but later developed into burgher …

… Light yellow poster. Black lettering. Green artwork of continent of Africa outlined in black, yellow and white. African woman with fist raised and a gun on her back. Head of African man shouting. …

… White poster with black lettering. Notice of prayer meeting at Methodist Church, old Eldorado Park. Black and white image of boy behind bars. Issued by Eldorado Park Detainees Committee. List of grievances. …

… Cream poster with black and red lettering. Notice of a meeting at Woodstock Town Hall on Thursday, March 18th. List of Speakers. Issued by the Communist Party of South Africa, Cape Town. …

… White poster with black lettering. Notice of a cultural event at Mayfair Boxing Hall, Mayfair, on … 22nd February. Issued by Women's Cultural Group. Artwork of a man blowing a trumpet. List of attractions. …

… with yellow lettering. Nine black and white photographs of short history of the ANC. Coloured photograph of a man and a woman casting their vote. ANC logo. …

… Green background. Multicoloured photographs of stamps issued in 1995 in commemoration of South Africa winning the Rugby World Cup. Half a gold cup on left hand side. White outline of cup in centre. …

… Red and white with artwork of protestors holding banners which read: "The boycott continues" and "Each one teach one". Notice of a rally taking place at the University of Western Cape (UWC) stadium …

… Black and white poster with image of Ayanda Silika who was shot dead in Crossroads while allegedly escaping from the custody of members of the Unrest Investigation Unit on 12 May 1986. …