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… Mluleki George, SA deputy defence minister, attended the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to … 1916. Thousands lost their lives in a fierce battle in the woods, dubbed by South African soldiers as the 'Devil's …

… killing all 143 passengers (some reports state 142/141). The plane departed from Port Harcourt destined for Lagos … TIX 185 that was heading for Enugu. It was reported that the air traffic controller delayed to clear the wrong plane to descend thus causing the crash. He then …

… Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new world … Brown, G., Abebe on the Appian Way , [Online],Available at:   infoplease.com/ …

… Forty years ago, in the early hours of January 8th 1978, a 36-year old political … to students, colleagues and friends as Rick) was coming to the end of a five year banning order imposed on him for his anti-apartheid political activities. This fact, the fact that he was shot with a 9mm bullet identical to …

… in your beautiful country, we have been treated with the kind of hospitality which makes us feel exceptionally … deeply grateful. What must strike any visitor to Japan is the complete recovery you have made from the devastating effects of war. You have also been repeatedly …

… A consensus was reached following the fall-out between the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the …

… The police in Adderley street, Cape Town used their new water cannons to suppress a Cape riot that had, for the third time, spread to White areas. The rioting spread from the Schotche Kloof Malay section of …

… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Politics. Abstract: The thesis is concerned …

… In a joint declaration the leaders of the United Party (UP), Sir de Villiers Graaff and the Democratic Party (DP), Theo Gerdener, expressed their … his retirement from politics, having been leader of the opposition from 1956 until the dissolution’ , from  South …

… APDUSA shows concern in how the Herrenvolk and the Broederbond, and particularly in the Western province, attempts to split-up the Non-Whites …

… From: South Africa Freedom News, Dar es Salaam The University of Algiers has conferred an honorary Doctorate … of Literature on Chief A.J. Luthuli, President-General of the ANC of South Africa. The people of Algeria deserve many high honours in …

… Not the Philadelphia one attributes to the Eastern parts of North America, this Philadelphia lies … Town, past Durbanville.   Rural Philadelphia is located on the West Coast Way Tractor Route. Rural Philadelphia is just …

… The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an … as a private preparatory school for boys and in 1982 the building was restored by the Seardel Investment …

… designed by Architect; D.W. Wentink and built by H. Heath. The cornerstone was laid on 7 June 1898 by President Steyn, and the building was completed on 15 February 1899. Later that year, from 31 May to 4 June, it was the location of unsuccessful negotiations between Presidents …

… The Pioneer open air Museum in Silverton, is set in a … and threshing floor, farming implements intact. A visit to the three hectare area to the Museum gives one a real sense of early farming Culture in …

… to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders from the vibrant 14th Street shopping precinct in the nearby …

… this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the Meaning of Mandela the previous week. The event was meant to be part of a series … The Washington Post, (2006),  Nelson Mandela Celebrates 88th Birthday ,  18 July [online], from  The Associated Press , Available at  www.washingtonpost.com …

… de Klerk that he is ready to set up a Zulu state covering the KwaZulu homeland  and Natal province as an act of insubordination against the government and African National Congress  (ANC). The ANC replied claiming it remained worried that King … non, (n.d.), 'The History of Apartheid in South Africa' , from …

… and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter of Moosa Meer who was the editor and publisher of Indian Views a weekly publication … Biography of Fatima Meer , from Choices for the 21st century program , [online], Available at …

… South African artist, was found guilty on 16 March 2017 at the Western Cape High Court of murdering Nokuphila Kumalo, a young sex worker, aged 23, on the 13th of April 2013, in Woodstock, Cape Town.  Judge Patricia Goliath sentenced Mthethwa with intent in the form of dolus eventualis, meaning Mthethwa foresaw the …

… Party (NP) leader F W de Klerk's failure to accept that the former NP government's policies had given security forces … Thursday after being asked by a journalist to comment on the NP's second submission to the TRC this week. Tutu said he could not understand how De …

…  A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named after Alice Slessor, wife of the engineer who constructed the railway. Its Xhosa name is: 'EQora' Alicedale is a …

… Aircraft was shot to ground by Ethiopian military forces. The incident claimed the life of the two occupants of the Jet. The plane was en route from …

… contributing over 50 percent of government revenue. The nationalisation of Zambian copper mines was in line with … based on socialist principles. This policy gave the Zambian government the powers to use revenues collected from these mines to …

… The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into sections and transported it to Port Elizabeth, where it was re-erected under the supervision of Mr Fraser of Boyds. It was officially …

… Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and encouraging others through a … working for Justice and Peace, Respect and learn from all the great faith traditions and desire to be known by the Love we have for one another. Our Lady Of Montserrat is …

… Representatives of the diamond industry and government, from more than thirty … of rough diamonds, in an unprecedented effort to weed out the 'Black market' trade in gems that has been used to fund civil wars in Africa. This came at the time when the civil wars in West Africa - most notably in …

… of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with a report by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) that it had recorded 266 political killings in Natal since the beginning of March, the highest death toll in three years. According to De Klerk … DE KLERK ORDERS ARMY TO PROTECT VOTERS IN ZULU AREA , from The New York Times , 01 April [online], Available at …

… At the instigation of a letter titled the Question of South Africa from the Charge D'affaires of the permanent mission of Madagascar …

… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War (WW2), Proclamation 276 of Government … Gazette 2699 was published. This proclamation changed the name of the South African Corps of Military Police …