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… the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House in Paris, France. The UN had been vocal about the apartheid … the early 1950s. On 1 April 1960, the UN Security Council, in its first action on South Africa, adopted Resolution 134 … the policies and actions of the South African government in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre, where nearly 70 …

… publisher and anti apartheid activist. She was born in East London on 5 December 1953. After graduating at the … the Windhoek Advertiser as a political Correspondent. In Namibia  Lister focussed on exposing the atrocities of apartheid both in South Africa and Namibia. The South African government …

… the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins. He would appear in Aix-en-Provence for extradition proceedings on 31 July … African government. Rhoodie was one of the key players in the 1978-79 ‘Information Scandal’. He served as the … is also reported to have seized secret funds deposited in private accounts outside the country. …

… forces of our people who have conducted armed struggle, in view of the situation in which all peaceful avenues have been closed. Noting that: … our people difficult, if not impossible. 3. Repression in many forms continues, including detention without trial, …

… later, forces led by Maj-Gen Metsing Lekhanya who had been in talks with the apartheid government in South Africa seized power. The National Assembly was … and executive and legislative powers were vested in the king. Maj-Gen Metsing Lekhanya became head of a …

… community welfare and pensions. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980. …

… on his way home from a concert.   Gito Baloi was born in Mozambique on 30 September 1964. He gained fame as a bass … guitarist and vocalist of the South African band Tananas. In his lifetime he released four solo albums, namely Ekhaya … rhandza (1997), herbs and seeds (2001) and Beyond released in 2008, four years after his death. During his career, he …

… Burkina Faso ) and the Ivory Coast. He started his tour in Zaire, where Roman Catholicism had recently been … order and a guarantee of workers rights. The Pope believed in speaking on behalf of those who did not have a voice, in this case the Africans. Source: …

… eye over most of South Africa. The comet was yellowish in colour and remained visible for the next month (until 25 … was first spotted by astronomers at the Royal Observatory in Cape of Good Hope, and a certain Mr. Innes was the first … made further observations, the latter describing the comet in a telegram dated 24 April 1901, stating 'saw a comet this …

… Special Operations Unit, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Shaik was recruited and trained by Aboobaker and was involved in sabotage operations until 1988. His main targets were … force personnel or buildings. He carried out the attacks in a way to achieve maximum propaganda for the African …

… Force of the Defence Force before joining General Beyers in protest against the government's attack on German South … we enter the valley of death). His death caused an outrage in Afrikaner circles, and was a potent factor in the rise of the National Party (NP). …

… Jan van Riebeeck, commander at the Cape, wrote in his diary that a school for slaves has been started. … van Riebeeck for the slave children brought to the Cape in the Dutch ship, the Amersfoort, which had captured them … White children, four slaves and one Khoi-Khoi, was opened in 1661. …

… journal devoted to proletarian socialist revolution in Southern Africa, published in England by "a group of South African and Southern African … long histories of devotion to the struggle for freedom in Southern Africa". Ikwezi claimed to work within the …

… and his second wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born in a year of turmoil, during which the ANC was banned and … Her parents were always on the run from the police. In 1977 Winnie Mandela was banned to Brandfort in the Orange Free State for eight years. Zindzi accompanied …

… Political Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. Content include: The ethical framework; … present political position; The present political position in South Africa; Political aspects of separate development; … "Separate Development'; Democratic stability and consesus in a divided plural society: a critique of …

… launch of our film  Democrats  which focuses on politics in Zimbabwe, and are looking to invite members within your … to the screening on the 28th,29th and 30th November in Cape Town and Johannesburg.  Douglas Mwonzora will be at each screening and will partake in a discussion after the screening. We are compiling an …

… Johannes Paulus Kruger), son of Casper Kruger, was born in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape on his grandfather's farm.  In 1842 he married Maria du Plessis with whom he had one son. … the Krugerrand coin was named after him after his death  in 1904. …

…   In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the South … based organizations as well as the involvement of women in politics. They were mobilising for bread and butter issues … the provision of basic needs. On 11 August 1943, in response to increasing food prices and unequal food …

… The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of  Nelson Mandela , the World's … wife, Evelyn , and later with his second wife, Winnie , in this four-room house, just off Vilakazi St. The museum …

… hall was Mark Shuttleworth, who was also the first African in space. "The first thing that you will notice about the rooms in Smuts Hall is that they are considerably Larger than those in any other Men's Residence at UCT. Your room will become …

… the last President of the Free State, who bought the land in 1897, and settled here in 1905, after his return from Europe. The tree is reputed to … whose declarations also celebrated old tree stumps, holes in the ground, and the holiday homes of retired politicians. …

… pastel hues against the dunes. The Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape Town has been abandoned to let nature reclaim the … Dunes Reserve which is comprised of 2,760 acres. Signs in the reserve warn of “dunes on the move,” and they don’t … Sheikh of Yusuf, a Macassar nobleman who died at the Cape in 1699, whose grave is nearby.   …

… 1978 Desmond Tutu served as Bishop of the Anglican Church in Lesotho and as Secretary-General of the South African … the Nobel Peace Prize award for his untiring efforts in calling for an end to minority rule in South Africa, the unbanning of liberation organisations …

… (So if you’re visiting on a Friday make sure you get there in time to watch a bread baking demonstration in the old working Victorian kitchen – you might even be … of the area before the Group Areas Act was put into place in the 1950’s.  … /www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/caledon-museum/https://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/westerncape/caledon-museum/ …

… Three people died and sixty-nine are injured in a bomb explosion in Magoo's Bar on the Durban beach. An ANC's arm wing, … we Sizwe (MK) cell, led by Robert McBride, planted a bomb in a car outside the popular "Why Not Magoo's Bar", with the …

… Party (PFP), resigned as leader of the PFP and as a MP. In his dramatic announcement he stated that he came to the … a book, The Last White Parliament, after his resignation. In the book he explains his reasons for resigning and his predictions for South Africa. In 2002, then President Thabo Mbeki appointed him to head a …

… business enterprises, Oppenheimer played a crucial role in politics and openly opposed apartheid. In 1998, commenting on apartheid he said: "Disagreeable … here over the last 40 years has made South Africa stink in the nostrils of decent, humane people around the world." …

… Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in 1995. Former President Nelson Mandela dismissed her … of financial mismanagement and her improper conduct in the public. Following this she was forced to apologise. In addition the lawyers stated that the amount included the …