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… popular at the time. He later started his own band, in which he was the lead singer. Ngatane was buried at Doornkop farm cemetery in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg.   …

… the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in 1940 on the site of the old Opera House. The exterior … At the time of its completion it was the tallest building in Africa. Today, the Banking Hall is used as an indoor …

… originally formed part of the historic estate established in 1751 by Governor Ryk Tulbagh. Long Cottage was built as … of the early Cape – this home is, a historical monument in a unique setting at the end of a tree-lined driveway, is …

… been married for twelve years. He got married to Barbara in 1970, a year after divorcing his first wife. In spite of Barnard publicly declaring his love for Barbara, … People," Dr. Christiaan Barnard Is Back in the Heart Transplant Hothead ",From: People ,[Online], …

… Groote Schuur Minute at discussions held at the Presidency in Pretoria. The discussion group reached consensus on … of political prisoners, return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence by …

… was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of … from South Africa, but was granted self-government in 1973. However, like the other nine homelands, the rest of …

… The United Nations Tribunal on Rwanda, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania, passed a life imprisonment verdict on … guilty to all counts of genocide pressed against him in May. Despite his cooperativeness, Kambanda's Defence …

… and self-determination. The march was the first event in the ANC's mass action campaign in Kwazulu-Natal. …

… When Steve Biko was found dead on a cold cement floor in a Pretoria prison, police claimed that he died of hunger … and was officially closed on 17 May 1978.It was only in 1985 that the real circumstances surrounding Biko’s death …

… amid nationwide unrest which started on 3 September 1984 in Sebokeng, Vaal. The UDF was an umbrella organisation of … Act. The UDF was launched at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town.  …

… White residents, have discovered over 150 bodies lying in the town's main streets. Most have been badly mutilated. … this month, are blamed. Zairian troops, who had been sent in a week ago, appear to have joined with the Katangese …

… Maggie Laubser was born on Bloublommetjieskloof farm in the district of Malmesbury, Cape Colony. Laubser went on … as an artist, Laubser worked with German Expressionists in Berlin, and soon after returning to South Africa she …

… analysis and illustrates the results of the elections held in 1981, in which the government offered the SAIC to the Indian …

… of South Africa Eric Louw for his offensive speech in the General Assembly. A staunch defender of apartheid, … his claims that other countries had no right to interfere in South Africa's internal matters. …

… and unlawfully aiding or abetting certain Asiatic persons in entering the province of Transvaal from Natal, knowing that the said persons were prohibited in terms of Section 4 (a), read with the Minister's Minutes … SACP,  STATEMENT IN COURT BY DR. YUSUF M. DADOO AND DR G.M. NAICKER, WHEN …

… Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka, an influential businessman, in conjunction with Senator Hyman Basner established the … was finally forced out of the ANC by A B Xuma. Mosaka died in Manzini, Swaziland on 25 April, 1963. …

… Britain) and twenty-five 'representatives of the people' in Green Lodge, Bloemfontein. The convention guaranteed the … of the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers. In addition to the declaration of independence, the document …

… South West Africa to fight against Imperial German Forces. In May of the following year, German troops sought a treaty … Major Leish. The treaty that saw the end of German rule in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was signed by … Paterson H. (n.d.), ‘The South African Campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914 – 1915’ from South African …

… African Communist Party(SACP), which had been unbanned in February 1990, was formally re-launched as a legal organisation at a mass rally in Soweto which was attended by approximately 45 000 people. … the close co-operation between the SACP, ANC and COSATU. In celebration of the anniversary of the re-launching of the …

… Several Stellenbosch University students engaged in a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i] According to reports, the crowd had gathered at a local café in order to purchase the late edition of the Cape Argus.  …

… by his wife and son, Jan van Riebeeck set off from Texel in The Netherlands for the Cape of Good Hope. Van Riebeeck … 82 men and 8 women. When Van Riebeeck left The Netherlands in 1651, the Council of Policy, a bureaucratic governing … Riebeeck and his crew was extremely harsh, as they lived in wooden huts and their gardens were washed away by the …

… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National … Native Land Act of 1913 and to chart a way forward. Also in the agenda of the meeting was a report from a delegation, … the passage of the act to please the Afrikaner community in the Free State and Lord Gladstone would not agree to …

… plaque was erected by the Historical Monuments Commission in 1954 in honour of the fallen heroes of Rorke's Drift. In 1999 another side to the story was remembered when a …

… of the Opposition, House of Assembly, CAPE TOWN Sir, In one week's time, the Verwoerd  Government intends to … satisfaction from this developing crisis. We, on our part, in the name of the African people – a majority of South … this most important organisation - the main organisation in fact of anti-Nationalist opinion amongst the European …

… appointed Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence was taken on the extent of the …

… by Bartolomeu Dias on his epic voyage around the Cape, in 1487. It was the last landfall sighted before a wild storm … virtually unihabited until James Alexander's discovery in 1852 of copper, 160km inland from the bay at Okiep.  …

… and offer guided tours. After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparatively warm waters of the False Bay. …

… (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (54), passed away in the Kimberley General Hospital between midnight and 01h00 … died of lung complications after having been hospitalised in 1977. His medical doctors requested that he should be …

… on the Historic Montagu Pass this bridge was built in 1847. This solid bridge was designed by Charles Michell … The official opening took place at the Keur River bridge in the pass. The honour of naming the pass fell to Mrs Geesje …

… Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional … by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This important pass connected the Warm Bokkeveld …