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… Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime kingdom of Tarshish. Jan Kempdorp was laid out on the Farm Andalusia … came from! During the Second World War, it was the site of a concentration camp housing German men, regarded as …

… National Diploma and started her career at the Department of State Expenditure in 1992. In 1994, she applied for a job in the office of the first Democratic Presidency. In 1999 President Mandela … Executive Personal Assistant, Spokesperson, Manager of Stakeholder relations, Aide-de-camp and Manager of his …

… The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower is an icon of the old Cape Town Harbour. It was the original Port … in the 1800's, having been carefully matched to scrapings of the original paint. On the second floor there is a … mirror room which allowed the captain an overall view of Harbour activities. On the ground floor is a tidal gauge …

… Clarendon Hall has two large granite bowls either side of it which is the same as the Viceroy's House in New Delhi, … that Sir Gordon Leith knew Edwin Lutyens (the architect of Viceroy's House, in India.) Click on image to enlarge 21 of June 2017, a 1000 members of the South African Municipal …

… genre. He found inspiration from his local surroundings of Riversdale and the Langeberg range served as the subject matter for most of his work. He held very few exhibitions during his art … made a contribution to natural history with his collection of more than 4000 beetle specimens. He also did a lot of …

… There vision is for the positive transformation of Individuals and Communities through the creation of a School environment that fosters Academic excellence, … to holistic learner development and the promotion of value-based learning that stimulates independent enquiry …

… as the Orion Hotel Promenade, used to be the town hall of Nelspruit. The town started out as a prime grazing area, … Once the original town hall. This historic hotel is one of the town’s landmarks, with its stately tower overlooking … warm personal service, and genuine local hospitality. Some of the features of the hotel include an inviting pub, a …

… a verbal treaty with Gaika, the supposed paramount chief of the Western Xhosas. Unfortunately this agreement between … led by the 'prophet' Makana, which led to a renewal of the civil war between Gaika and Ndlambe. The Xhosa prophet … and urging his men to swim to shore, drowned. Only four of the prisoners survived. Makana became a lasting symbol of …

… 23 August 1942. As a teenager she joined the cast of the play King Kong and toured the US with other artists like Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. At the end of the tour Mbulu returned to South Africa, but did not stay long because of the apartheid government policies. She returned to the US …

… player, who was awarded Kick Off's accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in … with Bafana Bafana in Zimbabwe, that he used to play most of his matches under the influence of dagga. Mngomeni was also embroiled in a contractual …

… to boarding school in India and grew up there. At the age of seventeen he and his family left Zanzibar and settled in … Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Queen was one of the most successful bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Mercury wrote most of the hit songs …

… Head was born in Pietermaritzburg. Being the daughter of a White mother (who was disowned by her parents when she … started writing extensively in her adoptive country. Some of her works such as When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru have … Her untimely death in 1986 cut her career short. Some of her material was published posthumously and received …

… Margaret Rheeder, found guilty of poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman, was hung in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy in Kempston Road, Port Elizabeth to buy a bottle of Antexit ant-killer. Before she left the pharmacy, Rheeder …

… found that there was a substantial increase in the number of families who inhabited the Farm. Ther estimated number of families at the time was approximately 235. The people … area Intshela, meaning the burnt bit left at the bottom of a pot of mealie-meal. AFRA worked on land rights and …

… you they open the door and they kick it in, and maybe some of it spills but they don't mind. Then you must pick it up … was no water or anything. There was a toilet in the corner of the cell, but no tap or anything, and no water. I had to … light on. You can't sleep. I was so thin when I came out of there! I remember one person who met me when I came out of …

… A Mountain, 2 106 m high about 30 km North-West of Queenstown and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of 'KwaHelisi', derived from the surname 'Halse', who was a … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper. …

… was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the deposition of the unpopular Frank Ravhele regime, was lifted after the … Ravhele's forced resignation culminated in the six weeks of widespread demonstrations and strikes by public servants. …

… 1 January 1989. He also removes him from the leadership of the Indian House of Parliament, and the Indian "mini- cabinet", as well as Minister of Housing for Indians. …

… correspondence, video-cassettes, related to the activities of the UDF, TIC, NIC,RMC, AYCO, SOYCO and FEDSAW with regard to the Commission of the offence of treason. …

… on 21 October 1969, discussing: legislative power of regions, racial inequalities, separate development, bantu education, banning orders, detention powers of security police, misuse of power. …

… on 20 October 1964. Mentioned: United Nations, role of white South Africans in Apartheid, overview of Apartheid structures and principles, detention without trial, statistics of Apartheid including trials and punishments. …

… and white calendar with title in red letters. Photograph of a black woman holding a straw mat. Government poster with words - Office on the status of women in the presidency. Words "A life free of violence - blow the whistle on violence against women". …

… Red, grey, black and white poster. Cartoon image of Mrs Thatcher and Mr F W De Klerk by kind permission of Luck and Flaw. Notice of a rally on Sunday 25th March, assemble at Hyde Park, march …

… Black and white poster with artwork of Mother Theresa standing next to a rope hanging and a map of Africa. Words on the bottom of the poster: Imprisonement shall only be for serious crimes …

… menial jobs and sold his first artworks, images on pieces of glass made with a lump of tar and a tin of red paint, all randomly found, for 75c each, was born in …

… Black and white, with artwork of soldiers sitting on a tanker, holding weapons. Notice of a mass meeting to be held at the Nonzwakazi Methodist Church 0n 13 October 1985 at 2pm. At the bottom of the poster are the words: We will not be silenced. …

… Yellow, Blue, red, black, green and white poster. Notice of an event at UCT Arena '84. Quad Theatre, Orange Street. 8th to 22nd December. Artwork of a figure holding placard with title on it. Lots of nicknames on figure. Red Fence and green windmill. …

… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, deputy president of South Africa and wife of former public prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka, was born in … a gender-friendly move on 22 June 2005 after his dismissal of Jacob Zuma  …

… White poster with black lettering. Notice of an oral history research project and photographic … Joubert Park. Black and white drawing in block in centre of poster, of Johannesburg with two people in front. Convened by IDASA, …

… Some of the old timers believe that Chief Gatsha Buthelezi will free the Black People. This famous "daddy" of the "Zulus" with his "tricks" manages to confuse so many … Mr. Buthelezi that he pauses and examines the amount of responsibility he has assumed. He must try, with …