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… indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a triangular pact among three governments; and the latter, mainly traders ever alert to new opportunities … SOUTH AFRICA, 1860-1914 Social situations Introduction 1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better …

… in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. In evidence furnished before the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, policemen Eric … and Deon Gouws revealed that May Ledwaba (Squish) had been the target of the attack. The fourth applicant, Jan Hattingh …

… Fort Wiltshire was erected by the British military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was named in honour of Lt-Col Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th Regiment, who commanded the British troops during …

… The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama explored the East African coast in 1498 on his voyage to India. By 1506, the Portuguese claimed control over the entire coast. This …

… History. This vibrant Town is conveniently located near the Chief Albert Luthuli (M 4) highway and is surrounded by a number of factories that offer employment to the people of the Area. Prospecton , the adjacent Industrial Area, is the …

… The African National Congress National Executive Committee … at an undisclosed venue around Johannesburg from Friday, the 30th November until Sunday, the 2nd of December, 2001. The meeting will be opened by a …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The anti-trader sentiments evident in the previous section had a natural concomitant in the …

… In 1821, the British Government took control of the British trading forts. In 1844, Fanti chiefs on the Gold Coast (as Ghana was then known) signed an agreement …

… Mangrove swamps have been rated amongst the rarest and most scientifically interesting eco-systems that occur in the tidal environment. The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical, …

… Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia, is a landlocked country in the East of Africa. It shares one of its borders with Somalia , to the East. Sudan to the West, South Sudan to the South West. Kenya to the South …

… From the hypnotic effects of the circular motions of the spiritual dancing of whirling dervishes to the mesmerising qawwali [1] performances of the likes of the …

… The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between: Johannesburg and Durban , just North of Harrismith . It falls under the jurisdiction of the  Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality.   …

… along Belmont Terrace, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. Built in 1799 on a natural citadel, Fort …

… rule in 1962. In December 1980 Apollo Milton Obote, from the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), who had previously ruled Uganda, returned to power for the second time after multi-party elections. The election outcomes were contested as the opposition, the …

… Quaqua, or Qwaqwa, was a homeland created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been granted to the followers of a relative of Moshoeshoe . It was only 655 …

… The Bantu Women's League (BWL) under its first president … undertook a passive resistance on 7 January 1919 against the application of pass laws to women. What precipitated the 1919 protest was the government's threat to reintroduce …    [Accessed 19, October, 2010] Limb P, (2010), The ANC's Early Years - Nation, Class and Place in South …

… 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only white detainee. I had been released after my first … prisoner, just three years earlier. I had anticipated the possibility of re-arrest and now it happened. The previous year had been mainly one of underground work …

… If a life could be mapped, that of the Honorable Arthur Chaskalson would surely appear as a … to human rights, and leading, without deviation, to the bench of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the position of …

… Situated on the ground floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein, The Wits Art Museum is one of Johannesburg’s foremost tourist …

… Oak Villa is one of the first townhouses in Hout Bay and the first to be erected in the Baviaanskloof area. The original portion of this cottage, …

… Blacks attended a mass funeral in KwaNobuhle township for the twenty-eight people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The demonstrators were observing the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 21 March … Evans B.A., This Day in African History: 13 April , from the African History, [online], Available at:  …

… In 1962, the South African Government created Venda as a Homeland for the Venda-speaking people. The area set aside for the bantustan, or homeland , was in …

… The Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899 and was the result of the British annexation of the Transvaal, soon after gold had …

… I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the worst victims of that system, the oppressed and the …

… I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the worst victims of that system, the oppressed and the …

… The attacks on SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was organised by Solomon Mahlangu of the Umkhonto …

… When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck . They erected a Fort …

… The building is the oldest existing dwelling in the immediate vicinity of Rustenburg. Designed in a … before 1874, when it was acquired by August Schoch. After the South African War, the farm Boschdal was used as a centre …

… t was in 1996 that a court challenge led to the first government provision of a cheap basic water supply to the destitute. The person behind the challenge was Durban African National …

… "The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should be playing. … What I Like, 1978. "Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate …