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… The Ciskeian police disrupted a residents' meeting, which was … of Peelton unable to attend a previous meeting, of the incorporation of the whole of Peelton into the Ciskei on 12 August 1988. The …

… and was formally established on about 2 April 1883, when the Railway Line from Cradock was inaugurated. Due to its location at the junction of the Western, Midland and Eastern Railway Systems, the village …

… The government discharged 2,221 trainees who had gone absent without leave in October from the newly instituted South African National Defence Force … for their return. More than 4000 trainees complied with the minister's deadline and returned to camp. The trainees …

… Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of South Africa. This …

… of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This election changed the history of South Africa. It paved the way towards a new … SA.Info, ‘South African History: the death of apartheid’ , from  South Africa. Info  [online], …

… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, … who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in 1908. As an introduction to …

… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, … who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in 1908. As an introduction to …

… Six residents and their descendants will campaign for the area to become a National Heritage site. District Six was … a whites-only residential zone on 11 February 1966 under the Group Areas Act. In the years that followed, 60,000 people were evicted from …

… From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of … a World Heritage Site and museum, a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom.- more info The prison was …

… Johannesburg has many historic landmarks and the Rissik Street Post Office is one of them. Built in 1897, it’s among the city’s oldest surviving buildings and was named a … and a tower that comprised clock hands and bells. The municipality-owned building was leased to the South …

… The Federated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre was … artists, writers, actors and musicians in Johannesburg . The objective was to work with artists in their various forms … as to resolve legal issues of ownership and distribution.  The Centre evolved into a full-time arts school, known as the …

… Minister Nathi Mthethwa has sent his condolences to the family and friends of legendary poet and short story … on Sunday. "It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of legendary poet and short story writer, Pascal … our condolences to his family, relatives, friends and the writing fraternity in the country, continent and all over …

… Context In the 1960s, Senegal was a new, independent nation. It had previously been ruled in succession by the Portuguese, the Dutch and finally the French, becoming a part of French … London: Heinemann, 1981.|Bernard, Patrick S. "Mapping the Woman's Body: Race, Sex, and Gender in Mariama Bâ’s …

… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial resumed in Pretoria. The defence team lawyer, Bram Fischer told the court that …

… Since the 1820’s there was a strong move locally for the Capital of the Colony to be situated in Uitenhage. When the Town Hall …

… In the middle of the night, a group of migrant workers aligned with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ransacked the Phola Park squatter camp of East Rand leaving scores of … Koch, E. (1990) " Who are these whites behind the Rooidoeke? "  Weekly Mail  , vol. 6 no 35 14 September - …

… South Africa entered WWI on 8 September 1914, on the side of the Allied Forces. On 15 July 1916, the S.A. Infantry Brigade under Major-General H.T. Lukin was … Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. (eds)(1993). South Africa in the 20th Century , Pretoria: Van Schaik Academic, p. 115.| …

… The fountain was, in reality, only an ornamental trough used for the watering of horses, and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in the form of horses' hooves. A post topped by a lantern rises …

… The simple brick structure and its adjacent chimney contained the boiler and blower house of a blast furnace and formed part of the iron works established by Cornelis Delfos, better known …

… Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the prettiest and oldest suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre between Emmarentia and …

… Monrovia, Liberia. Ellen Johnson was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, amongst the descendants of original colonists of Liberia (ex-African … from America, who promptly on arrival set about enslaving the indigenous people using the social system of their old …

… The African National Congress wishes to reiterate its position on Zimbabwe as per the discussions and decisions of its last National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which took place from the 5 - 7th May 2000 in Johannesburg as follows; The ANC is …

… The site of Freedom Park was carefully chosen, a 52 hectare undeveloped hill overlooking the city of Pretoria. It was here that the nation’s heroes would be honoured and the complex story …

… Kareedouw, on Route 62 , Joubertina is a little town in the Eastern Cape that, until the establishment of the famous and very long wine route, suffered little …

… The charming little village known as Elim, is dominated by … fishermen’s cottages and fig trees. This town is one of the few surviving South African mission stations . It was founded in 1824 as the third Moravian mission station in the Cape. Today it is …

… The Cape government established the settlement of Kamastone in the Queenstown area, in 1854. In 1874 the government received …

… Mother Teresa, the nun who captured the world's attention and accolades with her selfless devotion to the poor, was buried on 13 September 1997 in Culcutta, India. …

… The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is dubbed the 90-Day Act as it provides for any person to be detained, … B. J. & Spies, S. B. (eds)(1993). South African in the 20th Century, Pretoria: van Schaik|Legislations., ' …