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…  [ANC, Daily Management Committee]     Civil servants from the Department of Constitutional Development and the Consultative Business Movement [CODESA Administration] …

… in 1912-13 and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the Minister of Railways & Harbours, Mr Henry Burton. It was … a National Monument under old NMC legislation in 1982. The Edwardian-era red brick Muizenberg Station with its … entrances and beautiful teak clock tower is reminiscent of the golden days of Muizenberg. The fine proportions and …

… These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a Boundary to the newly established Settlement at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck, an employee of the Dutch East …

…   Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next to the Johannesburg Zoo, houses weapons and other artefacts from …

… Born in the Ogani District of Nigeria, Ken Saro Wiwa studied English at the Government College Umuahia. He took up a post as a Civil Administrator during the Nigerian Civil War and wrote a novel based on his …

… On 1 June 1773, the Jonge Thomas, a Dutch East India ship, was anchored at the mouth of the Salt River in Table Bay. In the early hours of the … jaar. Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau.| Schirmer, P. (1980) The concise illustrated South African encyclopaedia . Central …

… President Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser into dropping the charges against him. The book, called Khwezi and written by journalist and radio … she called “Malume”, and who was her father’s best friend. The book includes allegations that: - Kuzwayo was persuaded, …

… Senegal is bounded to the north and northeast by the Sénégal River, which separates it from Mauritania; to the east by Mali; to the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau; …

… Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is said to have been given because the compass needle was seen to point due north and that is with no magnetic deviation. Therefore the Portuguese name of 'Cabo das Agulhas' was given. The …

… Dadoo and Dr. G. M. Naicker, respectively Presidents of the Transvaal Indian Congress and the Natal Indian Congress, at a function in Cape Town in July 1948.] Dr. Dadoo said Indians all over the Union were now faced with the question of what to do …

… The transition in the South African Defence Force (later SANDF) was not achieved without difficulties. It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between British military advisers and the commanders of the SANDF over the integration process. The …

… The group’s acting CEO is gone and one of its most popular … where comrade journalists whisper conspiratorially around the water cooler, it would be the SABC. The group’s acting CEO is gone, and one of its most …

… One morning, in the middle-class suburb of Johannesburg where he lives, David … found his camper van on bricks. "Someone had stolen the wheels during the night," he explains. Men armed with knives have burgled …

… about 14 km  from Central Pinetown, on land owned by the Roman Catholic diocese of Mariannhill and individual African Plot Holders. The Wendolins Area was Settled by the Maphumulo and Mangangeni Ethnic Groups, before the … 15 March 2013]|  Forced Removals In South Africa – The Surplus People’s Reports, Natal, January 1983, …

… Following the Kinross mine disaster killing 177 miners (all migrant … fellow mine workers held memorial services throughout the mining industry to mourn these deaths, under the supervision of NUM (National Union of Mineworkers). An …

… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African … from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The meeting was convened to discuss the conditions caused by the Native Land Act of 1913 and to …

… Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West . It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named after, the Confederate Raider, CSS Alabama, which was a War …

… July 1986 which has now reached me, and greatly appreciate the trouble you have taken to communicate to us your views on the South African situation.     With regard to the penultimate paragraph of the letter, it will regrettably …

… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to become known as, Albert Road. The Area was named after Pieter van Papendorp who settled …

… Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, a few months earlier. It was agreed that SA will curb the Lesotho Liberation Army (LLA), the military wing of the …

… African Prime Minister since 1966, John Vorster , shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the grounds of ill health. Surprisingly, he was available to …

… uncovers new evidence linking Madikizela-Mandela to the murder of Dr Abu Baker Asvat. One of the two men convicted of the killing of Dr Abu Baker Asvat at his Soweto surgery on …

… (prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign Parts. It was …

… The Michaelis School of Fine Art, the namesake of the Fine Art Department of the University of Cape Town , is …

… Close to Hermanus, the town of Hawston with its long, white unspoilt beach lies cosily between the sea and the mountain. It is thought that long ago the Quena … Village of the Sea. The Story of Hermanus by Arderne Tredgold Pale Huise - (Pole …

… TO MY LETTER of 20 April 1961, to which you do not have the courtesy to reply or acknowledge receipt. In the letter referred to above I informed you of the resolutions passed by the All-In African National …

… stampede that killed twelve people. Among those killed in the stampede were four children, the youngest age five. The stadium was filled to capacity with spectators. At the …

… and was first named for Mr J.D. Ellis who initially made the land for the stadium available. The stadium is home to Johannesburg's rugby team, the …

… Durban like you’ve never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and …

… The South African Archive is made up of records pertaining … to Titles Deeds, Wedding, Birth and Death Certificates. The South African National Archive has repositories in: Cape Town; Pretoria ; The Free State , in Bloemfontein . The Old Cape Archives, a …