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… Force (SADF) raid in Lesotho . The bomb attack was part of Operation Butterfly, conducted by MK, mainly from Swaziland . The aim of the Operation was to integrate the ANC's political and … to establish strong and viable underground structures of MK in the Durban area and to launch guerrilla activities …

… six crew members and 111 passengers from different parts of the world, including British and US diplomats. The … through an electrical storm. President Olusagan Obasanjo of Nigeria ordered that all flags fly at half mast, marking three days of mourning in respect to those killed in the crash. …

… which begins on April 1, would see growth in excess of 4 percent," Manuel said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) … to sustain the growth rate and to cut a jobless rate of 28 percent. Though the economy is still strong and … rates have been steadily raised since the beginning of 2006. …

… Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's largest producer of AIDS drugs, announced it would reduce the price of its popular AIDS medication. Combivir, a leading AIDS … according to Glaxo. The world's biggest maker of HIV drugs has significant operations in the Philadelphia …

… African and two Caribbean countries during his State of the Union address at a congress session in the USA. The … the AIDS virus, including 3 million children under the age of fifteen. Yet across the continent, only 50,000 victims … life extending drugs and provide humane care for millions of people suffering from Aids or for children orphaned by …

… Johannesburg and Pretoria, named after the then minister of transport, was opened on this date. In the forty years of its existence, traffic volume has increased to such an … system (ITS), serving to monitor and improve the flow of traffic, has been implemented. SA National Roads Agency …

… on video. Charles Taylor, who would later face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC), became head of the Provisional Government. In April 1980, Doe overthrew … guilty by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 11 charges of aiding and abetting the rebels who went on a bloody …

… control. The test, code named Gerboise Bleue, had a yield of 60-70 kilotons. This test put France in the same atomic … the USSR and Great Britain. The test would be the first of many by France. Despite protests from the international … the bombs did not affect people living in remote parts of the areas where the tests were taking place. …

… 1899 in Pretoria. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School from 1916 to 1918.  He graduated at the London School of Medicine in 1922. Theiler joined the Rockefeller … Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, as professor of epidemiology and microbiology. Theiler died in 1972. He …

… Free State. At this point he was the commando-in-chief of the greater part of the Free State commandos. A day before the assault De Wet, … a few gun shots, General De Wet sent a burgher with a flag of truce to the British commander. His message read that the … BarnardC.J. ‘Studies in the Generalship of the Boer Commanders’ ,in the Military History Journal Vol …

…  United Nations Organisation (UNO) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) task force and closed to commercial … out in 1991. The civil war erupted after the downfall of President Siad Barre. It was between the faction … to be monitored by UN observers, and on the protection of humanitarian convoys by UN security personnel. In April, …

… Innes moved from Cape Town to become the first director of the centre. It was officially opened in 1905 and the first … in 1906. The Observatory sits on a hill in the suburb of the same name. The land was owned by the Bezuidenhout … observatory is now open to teachers, learners and members of the public in general. The centre also organizes night …

… was told by the magistrate that the case was not a matter of sudden temptation, but rather the development of a close relationship. Pamela Beira failed to appear in court and a warrant of arrest was issued, but the court learned that she had left … Cape Times, 26 February (Available at National Library of South Africa) …

… J. Lonsdale. Sandile was a son from the Great House of Ngqika. During the Seventh Frontier War (1846-47) Sandile … place as paramount chief. In 1878 Sandile, joined by Kreli of the Galekas, waged war against Colonial forces, which included loyal Fingos, at the Battle of Kentani in attempt to regain his position. He was defeated …

… CONTENTS The Heart of Darkness. Cartoon, Papas. The Pondoland Massacre, Dennis … for a Republic, L.J. Blom-Cooper. The Sacred Trust of South-West Africa, Rev. Michael Scott. The Horror of Mozambique, Chikomuami Mahala. A Portuguese Letter, Joao …

… Tony O’Dowd. A Day to Remember, Christopher Gell. Portrait of a Suburb: Hillbrow, Arnold Benjamin. South West Africa by Jariretunda  Kozonguizi. The Challenge of Federation, Hon. A. Creech Jones. Kampala Diary, M.M. … Fisher. Tennant Street, Cape Town, William Papas. Out of the Darkness, Alex La Guma. Book Reviews, Julius Lewin, …

… first time in SA politics. Hertzog accused Smuts' party of supporting racial equality, and represented a Nationalist … [Accessed 09 June 2010] Chronology of Important Events: South Africa Table of Contents [Online]. Available at: …

… martial law and entered Johannesburg with detachments of the army, supported by the air force. Within four days the revolt was crushed. 153 people, including 72 members of the state forces, had been killed and 534 injured. This … our feature on the Rand Revolt. Read more about History of Labour struggles and organisation in South Africa.     …

… African language but used English to spread the message of worker unity. Formed in the stormy years after World War I with a membership of only twenty-four, the Industrial and Commercial Union made … workers went on strike. From small beginnings as a union of dock workers it quickly spread across the country, …

… Anthony Molebatsi Nkotsi, South African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art … by Dumile Feni. His involvement in the student uprisings of 1976 saw him being detained. On his release he attended … in 1983 and the Hammanskraal Art Project, north of Pretoria. …

… altitude record for light aircraft, by reaching a height of 18, 000 ft. (m). She was also the first woman to fly … the International Aviation League, for champion aviatrix of the world. In 1930, she was awarded a DBE (Dame of the British Empire) for her aviation achievements. …

… Disarmament poster. Artwork of a white dove of peace. …

… They used to come to my house sometimes in the middle of the night and they knock on the door, gong-ong-ong! Loud, … 'Hawu! But how can you come to my house at this time of the night, just to wake me up like this?' 'No, I just … I'll never forget it, I was with Makiwane and them, some of the ANC leaders, and we went to a place called George in …

… Thembinkosi Khumalo is a student activist at the University of Pretoria. He is an active PASMA member. PASMA is a student division of PAC. Khumalo is also involved in community upliftment in his hometown, Madadeni in Newcastle. Dear Students of 1976 I would like to fully, with no restraint and with no …

… Lensfield Road Cambridge England Dear Comrade Your letter of the 5th January has been received last night … didn’t, still we are pleased to see that you still think of our study class here at 11 Main St, Johannesburg. When we … and moved to the Law + Order camp.2' There is no freedom of speech in the I.C.U. at all more especially who are known …

… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a ballot paper. Artwork of election scenes. …

… Proposals for conscientious objections. List of grievances. Image of a rifle. …

… Amended version of "Draft Constitution" of the South African Student's Organisation …

… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of Eiffel Tower and a row of people dancing. …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Correspondence 102, 1895, Natal Archives. I am the wife of Seeniwasa Padayachi residing on the Eastern Vlei. I was … Sondram, Vythalingam, Parvathy and Gurusarny). Out of these a boy named Vythalingam and the girl Parvathy died. …