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… turn of the 20th Century. It consists of five dwellings in Donkin Street, facing on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14 … Heritage Trail links 51 places of Historical interest in the old Hill Area of central Port Elizabeth, now named: … Trail which links 51 places of historical interest in the old Hill area of central Port Elizabeth.    The Donkin …

… mental condition. The case was heard at the Supreme Court in Pretoria before Justice Rumpff, Judge-President of the … Dr. H. F. Verwoerd at the Milner Park Showgrounds in Johannesburg. On 9 April 1960, Dr Verwoerd opened the … address, he took his seat. Shortly afterwards, a man in his 50s, Pratt, walked up to him and fired two shots into …

… The building was opened in 1862 and in its time was the first teaching hospital in South Africa. It was declared a National Monument under …

… Leinster Hall was built in the 1850s by Sebastian Hofmeyr on a plot of land that … is one of the last four remaining historical manor houses in this part of Cape Town. It has an exceptional garden and a … survived a serious blaze just after The Stack moved in. She is back, she has a story to tell and a lot longer …

… milestone, as the Old Arts Building was declared a museum in June 1982.   The foundation stone for this iconic landmark … the building was officially opened by General Jan Smuts in August 1911.  The designer of the Old Arts Building was … Stained glass windows feature the old TUC coat of arms.   In 1968, the Old Arts building was declared a National …

… (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk) family issued a statement in which apartheid in church and politics was categorically rejected on … reinforced the changed viewpoint by telling a conference in Harare that the NGK no longer justified apartheid. …

… Congress (ANC) members were injured when the truck in which Mwanza was a driver detonated outside an ANC transit house in Bulawayo. This was a South African security operation undertaken by agents located in Zimbabwe . Philip Masiza Conjwayo, one of the agents was a …

… decision to repeal it and the corresponding legislation in the four nominally independent Bantustans, Transkei, … and the South African Defence Force (SADF) was to be put in place. The South African Police (SAP) was to be replaced … the control of a political organisation that would be in power. …

… of all charges relating to the murder of thirteen people in KwaMakutha in 1987. The case centred on allegations that the former … the TRC was still likely to call them to account as it was in a better position of extracting the truth than the courts. … An Investigation into Vigilantes and Political Violence in KwaZulu-Natal, 1985 - 1994 , Pretoria: UP| "> Keesing's …

… Party under Dr H.F. Verwoerd claimed majority of votes in a parliamentary general election, Verwoerd's last election before his assassination in office six months later.  Of the 166 seats representing … yet. The number of Assembly seats for White voters in South Africa had been increased from 150 to 160 by the …

… Zwelakhe Sisulu was a prominent journalist in the apartheid era who fought for justice and freedom. … Congress (ANC) leaders, Walter and Albertina Sisulu. In 1981 he was arrested under the Terrorism Act, detained … editor of the New Nation, Sisulu was abducted at his home in Soweto, Johannesburg,by four armed White men who wore …

… Speke and James Grant, on their return from an expedition in Africa announced that Lake Victoria is the source of the … earlier findings. Speke’s first expedition to Africa was in 1856 when he accepted an invitation by Richard Burton to … At one point Speke had to leave Burton behind and go in search of the great lake, which he found and named Lake …

… local government to clear informal dwellings at Crossroads in close proximity to the Cape Town International airport. …   It emerged the bloody fights that were prevalent in 1983, between  United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters … the ‘witdoeke’ instigated the mounting violence in the ensuing period, carrying weapons and attacking …

… Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta was born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a … other explorers’ accounts. He was later appointed a judge in Morocco and is said to have died either in 1368 or 1369. … Fordham, " Medieval Sourcebook:Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354 ",From: Fordham , [online] …

… by King Leopold II of Belgium. Congo was a large region in central Africa that had been able to resist European … the rule of Leopold range from 5 million to 22 million. In 1908, the Belgian parliament eventually annexed the Congo, … colony of Belgium to be run by state rather than the King. In 1960 the region gained its independence.  It was renamed …

… League Of Nations. Africans South West Africa no share in government therefore take no part in incorporation Negotiations. South Africa itself denies … Africans. Only 40 per cent African Children accommodated in Mission Schools. 95 per cent africans are imprisoned under …

… Revolutions are Not Abnormal, Michael Harmel. Revolution in South Africa, Edward Roux. Satyagrapha in South Africa, Fatima Meer. The Abduction of a Community by … to Independence, Dr. Kalu Ezera. Foreign Aid and Self-Help in West Africa, L.A. Fabunmi. The Art of Africa(III). West …

… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several … occasions and is currently effective as Act 29 of 1993. In terms of the Act, the SABS is controlled by a Council … South Africa's interests are advanced and protected. In addition to its role as a standardiser, the SABS runs a …

… territory. By March 1878 drums of war were beating again in Sekhukhuneland. Captain Clarke who was sent to subdue … on October 6,1878. Sekhukhune was ultimately defeated in 1879 and imprisoned in Pretoria. Click here to read more about the Bapedi Kingdom. …

… Glenshiel is a National Monument in Westcliff , Johannesburg! It was built in 1908, and designed by Sir Herbert Baker. It’s a gorgeous …

… Minutes of a Meeting of the State Security Council in which Mr Ian Smith participated and discussions revolved around the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe. …

… from members of the ANC to the United Democratic Front in the Western Cape on the state of organisation in the region. …

… of a Sached/Ravan book, entitled Working Women. Red block in top right hand corner with title in white letters. Fourteen photos of women. …

… Voter education poster. Eight steps for voting shown in blocks around a flag in the centre, possibly Cuban. …

… Interview with Imrann Moosa who is an advocate active in AZAPO. The interview took place in his Durban law office on July 11, 1989. …

… SRC initials in yellow. White background with blue lettering and artwork. … figures going west one on skateboard. SRC Stamp. Meetings in D J Du Plessis. …

… a man ringing a church bell. No.13 - Stormklockan Dec 1948 in bottom left hand corner. Albin Amelin in bottom right hand corner. …

… growth over the past three years has been highlighted in a report submitted to the second FOSATU congress held in Hammanskraal this month. …

… Large natural semi-circular hollow in the Drakensburg Mountain Range, North of the Lesetho border, in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Takes its name from its shape!  …

… Bird Sanctuary in Pietermaritzburg, North of Town Hill, Hospital. It was named in honour of AT Allison, a former Mayor of Pietermaritzburg, …