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… From the book:  Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 Three days before the massacre on Monday 6 December 1982, a baby was born, a …

… On 25 January 1981, Laingsburg in the Western Cape was devastated by a severe flood. The hard rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the houses were …  [Accessed: 20 January, 2009]|SAWDIS, The Lainsburg Flood Disaster: January 1981 , from S.A Weather …

… We, the participants at the Negotiating Forum meeting at the World Trade Centre on 1 and 2 April 1993: NOTING With …

… On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results of the Whites-only referendum held to determine White people’s support for the reform process he started in February 1990. Surprisingly, …

… Port Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Acting Governor of the Cape at the time, and he changed the name of Algoa Bay to …

… of KwaDukuza and about 69 kilometers north of Durban. The name Groutville was acquired from its founding father … wife Charlotte in 1836. Reverend Aldin Grout was part of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission. His … missionary work dates back to 1836 when he established the Inkanyeni Mission near Empangeni. Whilst at Inkanyezi …

… The municipality of Pretoria announced that several … autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM). The following city councils and local authorities amalgamated … The (---, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie …

… The Museum of Military History offers adults a fascinating … vehicles and weapons. And it will captivate children with the visual spectacle of its displays, from planes to trains. … military groups; other visitors can make their way around the exhibits themselves. The museum has a collection of more …

… Jan de Waal, born in Amsterdam, arrived at the Cape in 1715 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company The erf on which this double storey house stands was granted …

… The South African War Memorial was unveiled on May 24, 1910, … Avenue, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Boer War . It was designed by Walter Seymour Allward who was assisted by sculptor Emanuel Hahn . The monument featured a granite base with three sculptures in …

… charges against him regarding his alleged participation in the Rwandan genocide by a Court of Law in Rwanda. Bishop … on 14 April 1999 and charged with helping orchestrate the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left more than 800 000 Tutsi and sympathetic Hutu dead. The main charges related to the fact that the Bishop, refused …

… A year after Ghana gained Independence from Britain under the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah the All African People Conference was held in the capital city Accra in December 1958. Nkrumah felt that … Mazrui, A. 2002. Nkrumahism and the triple heritage: in the shadow of counter-terrorism . …

… I did. Arthur was a mentor to me when I was an advocate. The first time I came close to invoking that tender side was … trial before a hostile judge who had ruled in favour of the doctor. The plaintiff, Barry McGeary, died during the trial. But …

… Jean Gelman Taylor,  THE SOCIAL WORLD OF BATAVIA: EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN IN DUTCH ASIA. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1983 The book indicates that there were many Indians - slave and …

… student at Sastri College in Durban. [A.I. Kazi, leader of the Natal Indian Congress for twenty years (from 1920s to … were fighting his conservative leadership. [He was one of the founders of the Liberal Study Group in Durban in mid-1930s and its  …

… From the book:  Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education acolyte – an assistant or … Broederbond - a secretive, all-male organisation of the Afrikaner elite which had a strong influence on Afrikaner …

… CHENGIAH “ROGERS” RAGAVEN was an arts student at the University of Natal “Non-European” Section and became a close friend of Steve Biko. He was elected president of the university’s first black Student Representative Council, … character. “For a medical student he was an exception to the rule. He mixed with the arts students like myself. We …

… Ceres is the Administrative centre and largest Town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa . Ceres serves as a …

… This was situated almost opposite the Rustenburg Estate, and was used as a camping ground by Batavian forces during the first British invasion of the Cape. However, following an outbreak of dysentery among …

… your letters, for which thanks very much. I take it that the second book was confiscated by the authonties, as I sent them in a single package. I hope you will not create the impression of being"ultra left" as a result. Perhaps you …

… a number of kingdoms as well as political institutions by the 1800's. The interior was penetrated by Arab slave traders in the 1830's, soon followed by British explorers and … 24 November 2009]|Uganda - History. Encyclopedia of the Nations. [online] Available at: nationsencyclopedia.com …

… The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) transformed South African from an agrarian society at the edge of world trade into a globally integrated industrial … which spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the indigenous inhabitants as well as the …

… The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) is honoured to launch … Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with a lecture by the internationally renowned writer and postcolonial theorist … Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o on Friday 3 March at 6pm. The lecture, presented in association with the National …

… from South Africa to London in 1951 to pursue a career in the theater. He changed his name to Harwood after an English … foreign and too Jewish for a stage career. After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he joined the Shakespeare Company of Sir Donald Wolfit, one of the …

… In 1913 the Police Bill and Defence Bill were both enacted and the authorisation for the establishment of a national police force was given. The …  [Accessed: 31 March 2014]|Icon ,  ‘Gallantry Awards Of The South African Police 1913 to 1994’ , [online], Available …

… The prevalent violence in kwaZulu-Natal began with widespread interference during the voter registration process preceding the local government elections scheduled for 29 May 1996. … ‘Inkatha violence delays KwaZulu Natal poll’ , from the Green Left Weekly (GLW), 15 May [online], Available at …

… Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent leaves, erect spikes of … certain species.  In 1873, Prime Minister John Molteno of the Cape Colony commenced work on connecting Port Elizabeth to the developing National Railway network, resulting in the …

… During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the …

… a tip-off that IFP marchers were planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this explanation. The commission's …

… Enon is a small town in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is named after the biblical place mentioned in John. It lies 13 kilometres … known as Witterivier). Enon was formed in 1818 by the Moravian Missionary Society on request of the Area …